To be fair this is useful for discovering bluesky from screenshots getting posted on other platforms. Their product UI kind of looks like X, so it's helpful to know the source of a post
I don't think anyone doubts that it benefits the company.
How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots
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Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots
#32Nobody in the comments talking about snapchat where like one of the core pillars of what "sets their service apart" is the difficulty of taking a screenshot without notifying the other party
Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots
#33This is in fact a watermark to promote the application, which otherwise wouldn't be recognizable since Bluesky looks like every other microblogging app. I didn't know that Sam literally named the file GrowthHack.tsx, which is pretty funny.
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#34Well, I have not once found a single case where an app reacting to screenshots and controlling the process in any way was anything to me but hostile and annoying. This one does not help. It somehow is perfect example of how modern software engineering feels to go astray for me. A feature in my device working completely in benefit of the one providing said software. I wish, and wish only I can, that this trend goes aw…
It still baffles me that it has become normal for an OS to place the wishes of an app above those of the user. Hijacking the screenshot process is a privilege that you ought to be able to revoke, it's insane to allow software to be given more control. And don't tell me it's anything to do with security when it can be circumvented in any number of ways.
Did you read the post? Nothing is hijacked, but its a trick where they render the normal button in a ui element for secret data, which is blanked by the system on screenshot, revealing the logo underneath. Its a reasonable feature, so its hard for apple to control it better or remove this.
Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots
#35X does the same thing.
Just since Nikita joined (altho now he's gone, doubt they will remove it tho)
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#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
It still baffles me that it has become normal for an OS to place the wishes of an app above those of the user. Hijacking the screenshot process is a privilege that you ought to be able to revoke, it's insane to allow software to be given more control. And don't tell me it's anything to do with security when it can be circumvented in any number of ways.
Did you read the post? Nothing is hijacked, but its a trick where they render the normal button in a ui element for secret data, which is blanked by the system on screenshot, revealing the logo underneath. Its a reasonable feature, so its hard for apple to control it better or remove this.
No, it’s not a reasonable feature. If I take a screenshot, I want the image to include what is displayed on my fucking screen, period. What is so difficult about this?
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#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
And such engineer would have enough organizational clout to just ship it without going through anyone?
That's how a modern organization works. You trust your colleagues will do good work, and will ship something useful and there's not really "someone to go through". I agree this can be defined as cool and very very likely someone did this on their free time/prompted Claude on the side.
It's a Series B company, it needs to make money, and they have to answer to a board and provide information to investors. They have a roadmap, direction, and leadership. Yes, trust and good intentions is an awesome thing and I hope they have that indeed, but I would think reality lies in the middle of both sides.
Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots
#38Well, I have not once found a single case where an app reacting to screenshots and controlling the process in any way was anything to me but hostile and annoying. This one does not help. It somehow is perfect example of how modern software engineering feels to go astray for me. A feature in my device working completely in benefit of the one providing said software. I wish, and wish only I can, that this trend goes aw…
It is actually astonishing to me that this is not something which can be turned off at the OS level, or as a permission setting in the app permissions.
The app knowing I took a screenshot feels adjacent to me to a keylogger. Imagine how many apps are capturing that information silently. To my mind, a screenshot is something that is happening outside of the app context, the app knowing about it is a security flaw imo.
Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots
#39To be fair this is useful for discovering bluesky from screenshots getting posted on other platforms. Their product UI kind of looks like X, so it's helpful to know the source of a post
If only there was some uniform way to identify a resource. But it might lead people out of the walled garden so best not to risk it.
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's equally possible there was one engineer with some free time who thought it would be cool.
Implementing a watermark isn't a thing anyone thinks is a cool feature they want to try out.
what do you mean, it's a very normal cool thing that everyone loves
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