Android 15 QPR1 brings another new method to stop your screen shares

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• Android 15 QPR1 automatically stops screen sharing when the device is locked.
• In previous versions of Android, apps could continue to see the screen even after the device was locked.
• Google is changing this behavior in Android 15 QPR1, which also introduces new status bar chips for screen sharing sessions.

Improving security and privacy was one of Google’s biggest priorities for this year’s Android 15 release, and one of the features that sorely needed updating was Android’s screen recorder. To fix it, Google introduced partial screen sharing in Android 15, a feature that lets you record or cast a single app instead of the entire screen. Google isn’t done with the screen recorder, though, as it plans to update it yet again in the upcoming Android 15 QPR1 release. As part of that update, Google is changing Android so that it’ll automatically stop screen shares when you lock your phone.

Last month, Google rolled out Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2, which introduces a much better screen recording system. When you cast or record your screen from the system menu in Android 15 QPR1, you’ll see new status bar chips that not only tell you that a screencasting or screen recording session is ongoing but also how long that session has been going on for. In addition, you can tap those chips to show a dialog that lets you stop casting or recording the screen.




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