New Android 15 privacy feature can protect you from screen recording scams

New Android 15 privacy feature can protect you from screen recording scams

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Google released Android 15 Beta 1 stable this month followed by a minor update and things have been pretty stable so far. If you've been following closely, you might know that Android 15 has received a lot of privacy-related features. However, recent additions to Android's code suggest that Android 15 may soon employ ways to protect your sensitive information when screen recording. This is how you do it.

Android 15 Update: 5 Cool New Features!

Since Android 13, Google has put a lot of effort into strengthening privacy when using Android's built-in screen recorder. For example, Android 14 lets you record a specific app and not the entire screen. Screen recording on Android 14

However, there may still be things in an app that the user can record, which may pose a threat to their privacy.

That's where Android 15's new screen recording privacy option comes in. Android expert Mishaal Rahman enabled a new option in developer options called Disable Screen Sharing Protection. The feature's description says "Turn off system protection for sensitive app content for upcoming screen sharing sessions".

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