Google Chrome to Add Scrolling Screenshots Feature on Android
Oct. 29, 2020Earlier this year, Google wasspotted testing scrolling screenshotsonAndroid 11. The featuredidn’t make its way to the final buildthough. Now, Android may not be living up to its promise of a scrolling screenshots feature, a new report hints that Google is planning to add it to the Chrome browser for Android.
Once the feature goes live, you will be able tocapture, edit, and share scrolling screenshots from Chrome browser. Unfortunately, the flag isnot live even in the Canary channel of Chromeyet. We could expect Google to add the scrolling screenshot option to Chrome’s share sheet, which already has a screenshot button.
Of course, this is not an entirely new or revolutionary feature by any means. Several OEM skins including One UI, MIUI, and OxygenOS have had this feature for quite some time now. In fact, there are a lot of third-party apps, such as LongShot totake scrolling screenshots on any Android device.
In a recent Reddit AMA, Dan Sandler, who’s part of the Android team clarified that the company’s goal is to build scrolling screenshots in such a way that any app can make use of it, regardless of the app’s current implementation. This is easier said than done, and naturally, it takes time to effectively implement the feature.
Until then, this upcoming scrolling screenshots feature should help users, at least within the Chrome browser. That said, we will have to wait until Chrome team makes the feature available, which should hopefully happen over the coming weeks.
Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.
