{"id":814713,"date":"2026-05-22T14:06:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/814713\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:06:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:06:26","slug":"android-17-finally-enables-partial-screenshots-but-not-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/814713\/","title":{"rendered":"Android 17 finally enables partial screenshots, but not for everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_rg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Photo of new screen recorder toolbar on an Android tablet\"  alt=\"Photo of new screen recorder toolbar on an Android tablet\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-of-new-screen-recorder-toolbar-on-an-Android-tablet-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mishaal Rahman \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 enables, by default, previously hidden partial screenshot features.<\/li>\n<li>The upgraded screen recording toolbar allows users of large-screen devices to also screenshot specific split-screen windows, custom selected areas, or the entire screen.<\/li>\n<li>While the features work on large displays, enabling them on phones results in an unoptimized, enlarged toolbar UI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Google has been working to improve the screenshot and screen recording experience on Android for a while now. We spotted changes coming to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-screen-recorder-toolbar-rumor-3608449\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">screen recording experience for Android tablets and PCs<\/a> last year. Google\u00a0later released this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-17-beta-3-rollout-3652342\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">redesigned experience with Android 17 Beta 3<\/a>, but some features, like partial screen recording and partial screenshots, weren\u2019t live at the time. Thankfully, with the latest Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 release, the partial screenshot feature is now enabled by default, but you\u2019d still need a large-screen device.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_pn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_rg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_rg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><img class=\"e_rg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 New screen recording toolbar with screenshots watermarked (1)\"  alt=\"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 New screen recording toolbar with screenshots watermarked (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Android-17-QPR1-Beta-3-New-screen-recording-toolbar-with-screenshots-watermarked-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>AssembleDebug \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>For screenshots, the screen recording toolbar offers three options:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Take a screenshot of the selected window in split-screen mode<\/li>\n<li>Take a screenshot of the selected area<\/li>\n<li>Take a screenshot of the entire screen<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img class=\"e_rg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 New screen recording toolbar with screenshots watermarked (3) watermarked (1)\"  alt=\"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 New screen recording toolbar with screenshots watermarked (3) watermarked (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Android-17-QPR1-Beta-3-New-screen-recording-toolbar-with-screenshots-watermarked-3-watermarked-1.jpg\"\/><img class=\"e_rg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 New screen recording toolbar with screenshots watermarked (2) watermarked (1)\"  alt=\"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 New screen recording toolbar with screenshots watermarked (2) watermarked (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Android-17-QPR1-Beta-3-New-screen-recording-toolbar-with-screenshots-watermarked-2-watermarked-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The first option also works for App Bubbles to capture only the selection in the bubble. It should also work similarly for apps opened in windows in Aluminium OS.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_rg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 New screen recording toolbar with screenshots watermarked (4)\"  alt=\"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 New screen recording toolbar with screenshots watermarked (4)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Android-17-QPR1-Beta-3-New-screen-recording-toolbar-with-screenshots-watermarked-4.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>AssembleDebug \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>The above screenshot shows the partial screenshot UI in action on a large-screen device.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re hoping the partial screenshot feature makes its way to phones, there\u2019s good news and bad news. In the current release, forcefully enabling the features results in a broken, enlarged toolbar UI that isn\u2019t optimized for smaller screens like phones.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_rg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 New screen recording toolbar with screenshots (2)\"  alt=\"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 New screen recording toolbar with screenshots (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Android-17-QPR1-Beta-3-New-screen-recording-toolbar-with-screenshots-2.jpg\"\/><img class=\"e_rg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 New screen recording toolbar with screenshots (1)\"  alt=\"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 New screen recording toolbar with screenshots (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Android-17-QPR1-Beta-3-New-screen-recording-toolbar-with-screenshots-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, the partial screenshot feature still works, so perhaps a future release could fix the UI to bring over the functionality.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the partial screen recording feature still isn\u2019t enabled by default.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_rg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 New screen recording toolbar (1) watermarked\"  alt=\"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 New screen recording toolbar (1) watermarked\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Android-17-QPR1-Beta-3-New-screen-recording-toolbar-1-watermarked.jpg\"\/><img class=\"e_rg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 New screen recording toolbar (2) watermarked\"  alt=\"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 New screen recording toolbar (2) watermarked\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Android-17-QPR1-Beta-3-New-screen-recording-toolbar-2-watermarked.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Users can only screen record an active window or the whole screen with the screen recording toolbar. We hope the feature gets enabled in future releases.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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