Important points
- Android 15 QPR1 stops screen recording from third-party apps when your phone is locked.
- Android 14 allows third-party screen recording apps to continue capturing your screen even when your device is locked.
- Android 15 QPR1 also features a new status bar chip, making it much easier to record your screen or end a casting session than before.
The release of Android 15 is just around the corner, with October 15th being the likely release date for Pixel phones. At the same time, Google is also working on Android 15 QPR1, which is expected to arrive on Pixel devices with a feature drop in December 2024. We’ve already gotten a glimpse of what Android 15 QPR1 has to offer thanks to betas 1 and 2, the latter of which was released just a few weeks ago. In Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2, we discovered new keyboard accessibility features in development. There will also be improvements to notification management designed for users with multiple phones. Now you can add another useful feature regarding screen recording to the list.
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In a report for Android Authority, Android expert Mishaal Rahman says Google recently updated the Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2 release notes to reflect important changes to how third-party screen recording apps work. Masu. Starting with QPR1, third-party screen recording apps will automatically stop recording when the lock button is pressed.
In Android 14, screen recording sessions from third-party apps continue when you press the power button, but with Android 15 QPR1, that behavior is finally changing as part of Google’s efforts to separate third-party screen recording apps from built-in options. Changed. While this is great for privacy protection against screen recording, Android 15 QPR1 also has another important screen recording-related feature that makes this power button workaround somewhat redundant.
A new status bar tip makes it even easier to end screen recordings
As Rahman wrote for Android Authority last month, Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2 also adds a status bar chip for screen recording and screencasting. In addition to mentioning the duration of your screen recording or casting, you can also tap these chips to stop the session. Therefore, while these two screen recording features may make sense individually, the fact that they are offered together means that users are likely to use one or the other rather than both. I will.
Still, it’s nice to be able to stop screen recording when you accidentally press the power button instead of capturing everything on the screen. On Android, you can now use app screen sharing to capture the content of a specific app instead of the entire screen. It was launched in March with Android 14 QPR2, but has been in development since Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1.
Rahman said this updated screen recording feature will be coming to Android 15 QPR1 for Pixel phones, but most other devices may have to wait until next year’s Android 16 release. Masu. But on the bright side, there are reports that Android 16 is running ahead of schedule, so you might not have to wait too long.
