Depending on the media player you’re using, it might be difficult to rapidly take a screenshot or capture a video frame. Some of the elements required to do these activities were missing from even YouTube, particularly if you were attempting to get a screenshot of the video alone without the player controls and buttons. But now that Chrome for desktop is testing a feature, it’s possible to copy YouTube frames directly. There’s good news if you’ve been expecting for your Android smartphone to get something similar.
Video frame copying and saving on Android seems to be in the works, based on a post by code sleuth @Leopeva64 on X (formerly Twitter). Code, however, indicates that the functionality has not yet been approved for live deployment. There is a specific notice stating that it should be listed as disabled until Google approves the functionality.
The functionality may resemble what has previously been handed out for PC when it appears for Android smartphones. For example, in the end of 2023, users saw the appearance of a “Save video frame” option in Chrome Canary. Though erratic, this was considered a follow-up to the functionality that let users copy video frames to their clipboards and started to reduce the need for third-party workaround tools.
To enable the copying and storage of video frames, Google had to modify certain of YouTube’s features in Chrome for desktop users. For example, in order to access the features, you must right-click on the media player twice. This was done on purpose by Google, since the initial right-click is supposed to open YouTube’s context menu. These changes will probably be required if the firm plans to release more features of a similar kind in the future to enhance user interface. These kinds of platforms—like YouTube or Chrome for desktop—often need modifications to accommodate users’ unforeseen, novel demands.
