Android 14 has an Important Feature that iPhone Users would Pay to Have

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The battle between Android and iOS is a perfect example of what we call an unending battle. At the beginning, it was a question of which is smoother. iPhone users used to have the bragging right in this category. This is because iOS has always been smoother from day one. Android had to play a catch-up game which it sure did.

Then came the question of security which the answer is quite obvious. However, that is not the case anymore. Android smartphones now boast of several security features that are mostly lacking in the iPhone. That’s not to say that Android phones are now more secured than iPhones. However, they are both on equal terms now, as far as security and privacy is concerned.

Now that security and smoothness are out of the way, the argument comes down to features. Even though both Android and iOS have a lot in common, there are some features that are exclusive to each operating system. At least, for the time being. A notable example of such features includes the Live Activity feature on iOS.

Android 14 to Come with Exclusive Screen Recording Feature

Speaking of exclusive features, Android users are about to get a new feature which will be very useful in a special way. Google has recently pushed the second beta version of Android 14 to beta testers. The new Android OS comes with a lot of new features. However, there is this one feature that should definitely make iOS users jealous.

Both mobile operating systems support screen recording. However, Android is about to take a step further with this feature. Some users of the Android 14 beta version have shared the new addition to the screen recording feature on Twitter. The new improvement which was shared by Mishaal Rahman allows users to record a specific app on the screen. Users can omit specific apps while recording their screens.

How the New Android 14 Screen Recording Feature Works

For instance, you can exclusively limit the screen recording to WhatsApp only. With this, the application will only focus on WhatsApp and omit all other applications on the screen. During the recording process, if there is any form of interference, the recording will pause and resume after the user gets back to WhatsApp. For example, if the user moves from WhatsApp to Instagram during the screen recording process, the recording pauses on Instagram until the user gets back to WhatsApp.

The process does not entirely pause, but it does not record the other applications. During playback, users realized that the screen goes black when the user switched to other apps. This is to make sure that the users’ actions on other apps are not recorded. Alternatively, users can decide to record the whole screen and hide sensitive information. With this, pop-up messages, as far as the whole notification bar are not recorded.

Already, some manufacturers such as Samsung have implemented a similar feature in their version of Android. However, this feature will be available to all Android users across the globe since it comes with the stock Android 14.