TL;DR
- Google appears to be working on a markup tool that could let Pixel users draw on their screens while recording, similar to Samsung’s implementation.
- Android 17 QPR3 Beta 2 contains references to the new markup functionality, an overlay, and brush-related functionality.
- The feature is still in early development, with no working interface or confirmed release timeline.
Have you ever tried to record your Pixel’s screen to show someone how to do something, only to realize that, within your phone’s complex menus, it might just be easier to mark where exactly to tap than to show them? That’s a very real limitation of how screen recordings work on Pixel, and Google might just be looking to change that by borrowing this Samsung trick.
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