Image of a Pixel 10 Pro Fold showing Android’s screenshot preview UI. Original photo by Joe Maring, modified with Gemini Nano Banana Pro to show the screenshot UI.
Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority
TL;DR
- We managed to activate two new buttons in the screenshot overlay in Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3.
- The “Copy to clipboard” button copies the screenshot to your clipboard for easier pasting into apps, while the “Open in folder” button opens the screenshot in the Files app.
- These buttons were also spotted in the leaked Aluminium OS build, and enabling them disables long screenshots on phones, suggesting they are intended for Aluminium OS devices.
It’s 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’ve been digging through the QPR release to find new features, and we’ve spotted two new buttons that will help users who take a lot of screenshots — but perhaps not on their phones.
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In Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3, we managed to enable two new icons/buttons in the screenshot overlay. These are “Copy to clipboard” and “Open in folder.”