• JWBananas
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    289 months ago

    That isn’t the purpose of the new API. Apps can already prevent screenshots by using FLAG_SECURE.

    The purpose is to move away from the resource- and privacy-invasive ways that apps implement screenshot detection today, such as through monitoring the directory in which screenshots are saved. The new functionality will require a permission and will no longer require the apps to have access to the screenshots themselves.

    • @sarchar
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      59 months ago

      That sounds much more reasonable. Thanks for the details.