Feb 19, 2021

Recording your Android screen

By Paolo Amoroso • Issue #55 • View online

Hello,

I bought my first Android phone in 2009, a year after the launch of the first consumer Android device.

A feature of the rival iOS I was envious of is taking screenshots. Google took its time to provide the feature which came in 2011 with Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich. Google took more to release native screen recording in 2020 with Android 11. By then, however, there were many built-in and third-party solutions.

This issue’s opening article rounds up the main Android screen recording solutions.

— Paolo Amoroso

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Android

How to record your phone screen on an Android phone

Some Android manufacturers provide built-in custom screen recording features. Android does it natively since version 11. And there are third-party apps. Here’s an overview of the Android screen recording options and tools.

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Chrome and Chrome OS

How to preserve your Chrome Tab Groups after restarting your computer

Do you use Chrome Tab Groups? They’re a great organizing feature for, well, grouping related content. But part of their convenience comes from being able to quickly restore them in new sessions, which Chrome doesn’t do out of the box. Here’s a quick tip to fix this.

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The artist’s guide to sketching and drawing on a Chromebook

When Google still produced Pixelbooks, it promoted them as creator tools for designers and artists. This article expands on this use case with an overview of using Chromebooks for sketching and drawing. It covers graphics tablets, apps, and the best Chromebook models for the task.

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Google Sheets, Stadia

How to create a grid chart In Google Sheets

Grid charts are charts that show the breakdown of a whole into constituent parts. This tutorial goes over how to use Google Sheets to create grid charts and color them, as well as providing a ready-to-use template.

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How to set up Stadia family sharing

A likely consequence of the pandemic is many people play more games at home. Google Stadia now lets you share games with a family group, which is especially convenient in a household. Learn how.

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Android apps

Screen Mirror

Screen Mirror is an app for streaming the screen of an Android device to a desktop computer or nearly any device with a browser. It works wirelessly over Wi-Fi, no need for a cable. It’s ideal for demonstrating Android apps in educational settings or meetings.

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Web apps

Numbr

An elegant text editor for interactively working out problems that involve calculations. You can enter text to describe the calculations, reference previous results, evaluate JavaScript expressions, and share the projects.

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