{"id":12020,"date":"2026-05-21T12:45:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/android-17-qpr1-beta-3-reveals-new-screenshot-buttons-likely-for-aluminium-os\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:45:47","slug":"android-17-qpr1-beta-3-reveals-new-screenshot-buttons-likely-for-aluminium-os","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/android-17-qpr1-beta-3-reveals-new-screenshot-buttons-likely-for-aluminium-os\/","title":{"rendered":"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 reveals new screenshot buttons, likely for Aluminium OS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The topic Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 reveals new screenshot buttons, likely for Aluminium OS<\/strong> is currently the subject of lively discussion \u2014 readers and analysts are keeping a close eye on developments.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s been a very busy week for Google, as we were not only treated to a ton of announcements at Google I\/O 2026, but also had Wear OS 7 and Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 drop alongside. We\u2019ve been digging through the QPR release to find new features, and we\u2019ve spotted two new buttons that will help users who take a lot of screenshots \u2014 but perhaps not on their phones.<\/p>\n

In Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3, we managed to enable two new icons\/buttons in the screenshot overlay. These are \u201cCopy to clipboard\u201d and \u201cOpen in folder.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the name implies, the \u201cCopy to clipboard\u201d icon copies the screenshot to your clipboard, allowing you to paste it directly into other apps that support pasting images into text input fields. Since the screenshot resides in your clipboard (until pasted or cleared), you can also see it as an option in keyboard apps that suggest clipboard contents.<\/p>\n

Note that Gboard already has a built-in feature that users can enable to show recent screenshots, so this feature will be useful for other keyboard apps.<\/p>\n

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The \u201cOpen in folder\u201d icon opens the screenshots folder in the built-in Files app (not to be confused with the Files by Google app).<\/p>\n

When we enabled these two icons, we lost the option to take a long screenshot, as it no longer appears after taking a screenshot. The most plausible reason for this anomaly is that the \u201cCopy to clipboard\u201d and \u201cOpen in folder\u201d options aren\u2019t meant to appear on phones, but instead on big screen devices like tablets or Aluminium OS-powered Googlebooks and laptops. In fact, we also see the two options in the Aluminium OS build leak, further adding weight to the theory.<\/p>\n

For now, Google hasn\u2019t shared information on these two new icons \u2014 what devices they are intended for and when they will roll out. We will keep you updated when we learn more.<\/p>\n

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