you can bypass this with a rootkit
i think they do it for security reasons. if you can take screenshots of sensitive data, so can malware. however, you should be able to disable it for netflix for example.
Netflix and other streaming apps do it to prevent screen recording their 'premium' content. These use DRM too and the region of protected content shows in black in scrcpy. These apps are much hostile to users much beyond screenshot and shouldn't be used anyway. Most movies and shows can be pirated from torrent, illegal streaming sites or simply telegram in good quality and watched in say vlc for much better experience than these crappy apps provide.
i think they do it for security reasons.
Yet, on iOS, the same app can't. So it is more like, "ooh a button to twiddle, I'll twiddle it!"
Drives me nuts too! Signal at least has a toggle for it, so the user can decide. I wish more apps would do the same, maybe with a pop up warning explaining the risks.
This thing is super annoying. Maybe there is some xposed module to bypass this . i don't known my phone isn't rooted.
You can root your phone to remove all security features, if you don't mind malware having full access to your data. You should probably cancel your debit and credit cards if you do, and lock your credit score, cause if you're doing stuff like that you won't have to wait long till Have I Been Pwned notifies you you're in a data breach.
Many (maybe even all) banking apps won't even install or launch if your phone is rooted.
I understand the reasoning for it since many apps can see photos on your device so if it is something that should stay private you probably shouldn't be taking screenshots anyway, but I also can see how it could be annoying. I quite like the feature on messaging apps actually.
Some android apps bypass this but don't work 100 percent but sadly, they are the only safe option.
By safe I also mean, the others you must root so you void certain updates from your carrier in many cases, you have to search the APK code and delete a line, or you have to install a certain entity which hinders your security in other ways.
Shopping apps should have, and Amazon usually lets you email a copy of a receipt anyway. Don't know about other shopping apps. Banks and other financial institutions you would just need to contact them for records etc, and I know it is a pain.
Some browsers have settings to bypass if you are using a site that tries to stop a screenshot.
I just open my tab switcher, then take a screenshot from there =P
You mean the "recent apps"?
What Android version?
In any recent Android versions, anything within the app in the "recent apps" would show as all white or all black in any screenshots or screen recordings.
Samsung Internet and Iceraven (probably Firefox, Mull, etc. as well) both disable screenshots in their private modes by default. Thankfully, you can disable this functionality in their settings.
Well I don't want to accidentally screenshot the porn I'm watching.
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