App Screenshot Blocking

The cluster discusses apps and operating systems on Android and iOS that prevent or detect screenshots for privacy or security reasons, including user frustrations, false security senses, and workarounds like external cameras.

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Sample Comments

akvadrako Mar 25, 2021 View on HN

Why don't you just disable the flag in the app which blocks screenshots?

nkrisc Nov 9, 2020 View on HN

No, but it's a false sense of security for users. Nothing stops me from just using a separate camera to take a picture of the screen.

lofaszvanitt Aug 27, 2024 View on HN

Are you not allowed to take screenshots of specific apps? Not gonna buy this phone then :(.

PurpleFoxy Mar 25, 2021 View on HN

Why do random apps get access to the screenshot feature? Why would there ever be a reason to prevent a screenshot when the user presses the hardware buttons for a screenshot?

matheusmoreira Nov 16, 2021 View on HN

I know about camera access, there's a permission prompt for that. Didn't know about screen shots. That's honestly terrifying.

alexaholic Jul 27, 2021 View on HN

I'd be very wary of installing an app that took screenshots randomly

craftyguy Mar 13, 2018 View on HN

The rationale is preventing other apps, that have permission either explicitly or implicitly, from taking screenshots of pages you are viewing.

josephcsible Oct 8, 2022 View on HN

Operating systems shouldn't let apps detect screenshots without the user's permission. (And they shouldn't let apps distinguish between not being granted this permission and the user just never taking any screenshots.)

_odey Nov 8, 2020 View on HN

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

savolai Jan 14, 2022 View on HN

What does it do to prevent taking a photo of a screen?