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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 reaperducer »

jtxx wrote: post #186
_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'…

Linux phones!!! There’s still a lot of dev work to be done but this is exactly why I’m on board with the pinephone. not a daily driver yet, but if you’re a programmer looking for something to contribute to, go check it out

There’s still a lot of dev work to be done

An incomplete choice is not a choice.

He wants to cross a bridge without paying a toll. Telling him that he can take a rickety bridge, an unsupported bridge, build his own bridge, or wait for a new bridge to be finished doesn't get him to the other side.

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

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Post by reaperducer »

zrobotics wrote: post #136
jimlikeslimes wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Sadly reminds me of the very early days of online video, where speed runners would video their televisions because screen capture devices were terribly expensive. What's old is new again?

What's old is new again?

I'm not so sure. Back in my Windows days (95? 98, maybe?) if I played a DVD on my computer, the window that the video was playing in would be black if I took a screenshot.

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

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Post by ashtonian »

bigjimmyk3 wrote: post #119

This seems to be in the same vein as "you can't be allowed to record your call audio," I suppose because you might theoretically use that capability to break the law.

So effing stupid. Every company/ vendor has automatic call recording but the prescience is that I as an individual am too much of a child to take legal liability for recording.. Infuriating. I pay for ring central just so I can record my calls. Even they want to give a warning prompt, had to customize the warning to be an empty message.

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

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Post by m45t3r »

umvi wrote: post #194
crazygringo wrote: post #166

A bunch of comments here are assuming this is something intentional on Google's part. Simply from the error message alone, it's obvious that this is a bug. As well as from how easy the workaround is. Google might do many things wrong intentionally, but I see zero evidence this is one of them. Just a bug, folks.

> "Taking screenshots isn't allowed by the app or your organization." To me that implies Android supports individual apps locking down your device so that you can't use certain features (like screenshots) while the app is open.

iOS and PS4 also does have this block if the developer wishes to do so (generally for "security" reasons).

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

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Post by reaperducer »

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!!

Sorry but it is not really your phone if it runs proprietary software

There isn't a mobile phone on the planet that doesn't run proprietary software at some level.

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

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Post by reaperducer »

graham_paul wrote: post #61
_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'…

Simplest way is to use another phone to take a screenshot

Simplest way is to use another phone to take a screenshot

That's not a screenshot. That's a photograph.

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

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Post by hutzlibu »

reaperducer wrote: post #201
jtxx wrote: post #186

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Linux phones!!! There’s still a lot of dev work to be done but this is exactly why I’m on board with the pinephone. not a daily driver yet, but if you’re a programmer looking for something to contribute to, go check it out

There’s still a lot of dev work to be done An incomplete choice is not a choice. He wants to cross a bridge without paying a toll. Telling him that he can take a rickety bridge, an unsupported bridge, build his own bridge, or wait for a new bridge to be finished doesn't get him to the other side.

He can continue to use the restricted bridge, but if he want to use the free bridge soon, he can support building that bridge, today.

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

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Post by darksaints »

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?

Personally I appreciate it, because for some odd reason my phone manufacturer placed the screenshot button combo in a weird location that I naturally grab when switching from vertical to horizontal, and so I'm always taking accidental screenshots. And if I'm doing something worth being in incognito for, I don't want any accidental screenshots, especially being backed up on Google photos.

Though it would probably be nice if it asked you to confirm with a thumbprint, thereby allowing you to bypass the security.

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

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Post by grenoire »

m45t3r wrote: post #204
umvi wrote: post #194

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> "Taking screenshots isn't allowed by the app or your organization." To me that implies Android supports individual apps locking down your device so that you can't use certain features (like screenshots) while the app is open.

iOS and PS4 also does have this block if the developer wishes to do so (generally for "security" reasons).

or for DRM reasons...
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