• @sarchar
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    131 year ago

    That privacy-protecting screenshot detection “feature” sounds like DRM. Android will likely prevent screenshots on websites and content that requests it.

    (android can already tell if you take a screenshot…)

    • JWBananas
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      281 year 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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        51 year ago

        That sounds much more reasonable. Thanks for the details.

    • @[email protected]
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      151 year ago

      Some apps already implement a similar feature. My banking app always returns a blank screen if I try to take a screenshot.