Google Pixel phones may get a Samsung-style screen recording feature

Google is reportedly working on a screen recording feature for Pixel phones that takes inspiration from Samsung's screen recorder. That is the main claim from an Android Authority report. If it pans out, Pixel owners could get a better way to capture what is on their phones.

What we know

The report says Google is drawing inspiration from Samsung's tool. Samsung's screen recorder is known as one of the best screen recording options on Android. A screen recorder is a built-in tool that saves a video of what happens on your phone display, so you can replay it or send it to someone.

Who it affects

Anyone with a Pixel who records their screen could notice the change. People do this to show a relative how to change a setting, to walk a coworker through an app, or to keep proof of a payment, a message or an error. A stronger recorder would save time in all of those cases.

What is not known yet

The details are thin. The material does not say which parts of Samsung's recorder Google is borrowing, what the new feature will do, or when it might arrive. It also does not say which Pixel models would get it. Those points are all open.

What happens next

Reports about unreleased features can change before launch, or the features can be dropped. The thing to watch for is Google's own word on what the feature does and when it ships. Until then, the current screen recorder on a Pixel works as it always has.