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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 _odey »

andybak wrote: post #109
_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'…

> bypass the policy Bypass what policy? The post seems to be about a bug when you use .nomedia in the snapshots directory.

The security policy that prevents you from taking screenshots. Bug or intended, it's the same functionality.

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

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Post by indymike »

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?

Lots. Automatic watermarks. Automatic resizing. Different storage options, putting a phone frame around the screenshot, and lots of other things that are really user workflows. And that is the heart of the issue: when we restrict user workflows, we reduce the utility of the tool.

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

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Post by pengstrom »

anonymou2 wrote: post #110
_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'…

Sorry but it is not really your phone if it runs proprietary software. It is like in medieval times, you didn't own the means of production. Welcome your new digital overlords!!

Well, we don't own the means of production today either.

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

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Post by vagrantJin »

jimlikeslimes wrote: post #103
grishka wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> But then again, what choice do I have? Unlock the bootloader, install Xposed and this module: https://repo.xposed.info/module/fi.veetipaananen.android.dis...

Google's play store requires screen grabs of payment screens when submitting. They recommend you photograph the phone with a separate device...

All those highly paid, highly educated people really and truly believe this to be a solution?

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

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Post by icegreentea2 »

Lucasoato wrote: post #11

This is absurd... Why are the apps alerted when the user is taking a screenshot? Why can they even block that action? How can people even change that since Android is directly controlled by Google?

The "least shitty" reason is to enable stuff like snapchat, and to bring some sense of ephemeralism to content.

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

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Post by ffpip »

dalu wrote: post #88
ffpip wrote: post #53

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To prevent accidental screenshots of you watching porn?

Since when does Google allow you to watch porn? They do everything to fight it. You can't even install legit porn apps without manually downloading the apk. And then it only works on your phone and tablet, not the TV where it would actually be desired to work. Also what right does Google have to tell me what I can and can't watch on my TV/device?

> Since when does Google allow you to watch porn?

Porn is not allowed in the app store. They cannot regulate porn videos (child porn might slip through) and the headline next day would be ''Google allows child porn apps on the play store''

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

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Post by pengstrom »

shawnz wrote: post #14
Lucasoato wrote: post #11

This is absurd... Why are the apps alerted when the user is taking a screenshot? Why can they even block that action? How can people even change that since Android is directly controlled by Google?

Presumably, apps could use the screenshot API to extract private information from other apps

This seems simple enough to solve. Display a modal when screenshoting apps marked as "secure", requiring user intervention. If it appears without your input, simply dismiss it and block the screenshot. This allows users to screenshot when they want to.

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

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Post by inquirerofsorts »

inquirerofsorts wrote: post #104
grishka wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> But then again, what choice do I have? Unlock the bootloader, install Xposed and this module: https://repo.xposed.info/module/fi.veetipaananen.android.dis...

> Unlock the bootloader A dangerous game on anything other than Xiaomi phones these days, the only company to provide official bootloader unlock software, but yeah otherwise, go download it from some shady website and not have a care in the world about the most sensitive device you own. > install Xposed Last updated 2014 :\ You'd be safer shooting heroin into your eyeballs than installing Android root software from 6…

Prove me wrong anytime folks, I'm sure you can at least flail around and try, or at least mash the squeal button that you all like so much.

How exactly do you unlock bootloaders from modern phones (past 2 years)? You get jailbreaks from the internet and sideload them right? Do you disassemble the binary code? Does it void your warranty? Which mobile device manufacturers offer official bootloader unlocks today? There's only one I know of.

Did i happen to mention the big bad China company in a good light to warrant such disdain for my as yet undisputed comment? Is that the problem here?

[:)] https://repo.xposed.info/module-overview

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