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Taking screenshots isn't allowed by the app after upgrading to Android 11

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Re: Taking screenshots isn't allowed by the app after upgrading to Android 11

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Post by shawnz »

WesolyKubeczek wrote: post #49
shawnz wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If a user initiated screenshot was distinguishable from an API initiated one, then you could argue third party screenshotting apps aren't first class citizens on the platform

Okay, here’s a question: why should third party screenshooting apps exist? What benefits do they offer over the stock functionality?

Consider for example an app that lets you set triggers based on different events, like a hardware button remapping app or an IFTTT-style service. Should the user be able to program such an app to take screenshots?

Re: Taking screenshots isn't allowed by the app after upgrading to Android 11

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Post by shawnz »

_Microft wrote: post #33
db48x wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a weird problem. Some application running on the device must accept some user event, such as a key press, mouse click or touch event and turn that in to a request for a screenshot. This is true regardless of operating system. I agree that it should always be possible for a physically present user to take a screenshot and save it, but how can the OS really know if its really the user initiating the action and not…

This exists on the web. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Event/isTru...

Even if you can be sure that the event originated from a real user action, that doesn't tell you that the user did the action with the intention of taking a screenshot. For example, they could have been "clickjacked" into clicking the screenshot button.

Re: Taking screenshots isn't allowed by the app after upgrading to Android 11

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Post by ffpip »

rzk wrote: post #3

Anyone else noticed that you can't take screenshots on Android when using Chrome Incognito mode? "Can't take screenshot due to security policy". I don't understand the rationale behind it. Why can't I take a screenshot of my own phone?

To prevent accidental screenshots of you watching porn?

Re: Taking screenshots isn't allowed by the app after upgrading to Android 11

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Post by alisonkisk »

_odey wrote: post #27

You can use scrcpy ( https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy ) to bypass the policy if you really need to have a screenshot. All you need is to have a Linux laptop at hand, debug mode enabled, and a USB cable plugged in. Super simple stuff right? (this is satire!) Now, I'm as frustrated as anybody else here that I'm forbidden to use whatever feature I want from MY phone, for which I paid, with MY MOENY (and nobody else'…

You can choose not to download their app to your phone.

Re: Taking screenshots isn't allowed by the app after upgrading to Android 11

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Post by rightbyte »

tpxl wrote: post #44
rbecker wrote: post #19

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> prevent screenshotting licensed content. [..] good for 99% of the people Is this a parody, or do you truly think DRM is good?

>DRM is good In principle is DRM bad? Sure, the current implementations are pure cancers, but if they weren't, wouldn't DRM be a rather good thing?

Why would the user want DRM.

Re: Taking screenshots isn't allowed by the app after upgrading to Android 11

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Post by alisonkisk »

rbecker wrote: post #19
asutekku wrote: post #7

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It’s to prevent you screenshotting snaps / disappearing messages sent to you or to prevent screenshotting licensed content. This is good for 99% of the people.

> prevent screenshotting licensed content. [..] good for 99% of the people Is this a parody, or do you truly think DRM is good?

DRM enables consenting relationships between content creators and consumers. There's no need for you to interfere other people's relationships.

Re: Taking screenshots isn't allowed by the app after upgrading to Android 11

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Post by Cantbekhan »

Alternatively on Android you can use Smali Patcher https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/module-smali-pa... with a rooted Android. This program will generate a magisk module that will enable disabling the secure flag for the pesky apps disallowing screenshots. It will also allow you to enable mock locations. At your own risk.

Re: Taking screenshots isn't allowed by the app after upgrading to Android 11

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Post by [deleted] »

shawnz wrote: post #45
Razengan wrote: post #4

At least Apple has not done anything as user-hostile as this, yet. On iOS the balance of control is still in the user's favor, not the apps', and increasing with every release (like discrete permissions, limited location sharing, being able to choose which photos each app can see).

The balance of control is in the users favour on iOS even though it doesn't allow such basic affordances as sideloading apps?

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Re: Taking screenshots isn't allowed by the app after upgrading to Android 11

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Post by flyinghamster »

alisonkisk wrote: post #56
rbecker wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> prevent screenshotting licensed content. [..] good for 99% of the people Is this a parody, or do you truly think DRM is good?

DRM enables consenting relationships between content creators and consumers. There's no need for you to interfere other people's relationships.

For values of "consent" that amount to "we can do whatever we damn well please to you, take it or leave it."
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