A new Android 17 beta has landed and it brings an exciting Screen Reactions feature for social media creators

Date:
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:31:38 +0000

Description:
Screen Reactions has landed in the latest Android 17 beta, letting you record yourself and your screen at the same time.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Android 17 QPR1 beta 4 is now available This includes the Screen Reactions feature that Google recently announced Beyond that, it mostly contains bug fixes Android 17 QPR1 beta 4
has started rolling out, and while this isnt as feature-packed as the
previous beta, it does include one major addition, along with numerous bug fixes.

The feature in question is Screen Reactions, a new tool that was unveiled at the Android Show , and which allows you to take recordings of both yourself and the screen of your phone at the same time.

It will turn on your selfie camera and record you in a movable and resizable window on top of whatevers on your display, so its a really convenient way to record reaction videos without having to manually combine two pieces of footage. Latest Videos From Watch full video here: (Image credit: Google) Beating the bugs But even if reaction videos arent your thing, this beta
could still be worth grabbing, as it also fixes various bugs, such as one
that would cause the mouse pointer to become invisible on external displays, one that causes the settings app to crash, one that causes recording with the 5x camera to exhibit frame jumps and jitter, and one that causes severe 3D performance drops, among others.

Of course, these are fixes for issues in the previous beta, so if youre not already running an Android 17 beta, you might just be introducing more bugs
by downloading this, rather than fixing any but you will gain new features too, like the one above. You may like 7 major Android 17 announcements from Google's pre-I/O showcase Android 17 may allow Pixel users to hide the home screen search bar Google announced more Android 17 features than expected except these

If you do want to grab this beta, youll need a Google Pixel 6a or newer with the standard Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro not currently being eligible for it,
even though they can get previous Android 17 betas.

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