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Anyone just hates how some apps can disable screenshots? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 years ago by IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/android@lemmy.world

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Not sure if this is the correct place to post, but I just wanna kinda rant a bit.

I'm not the only one that hates this, right?

An app can just do a "This App Does Not Allow Screenshots"? Like... wtf?

Like, its my phone, and some app can just decide to disable a fuction of my phone. It's my phone and if I wanna take a screenshot, I'm taking a screenshot. I don't care about whatever "security" the app developer wants.

Imagine if every online shopping app whether fast food or amazon, just used this to block you from taking a screenshot so you can't save the records in case of a dispute.

Which android developer thought it was a good idea to let an app disable a function on your phone. Even iPhone doesn't have this stupid concept.

Sorry for the rant.

Anyone wanna share your stories?

(P.S. I have a cheap secondary phone to take photos of the screen. "This App Does Not Allow Screenshots" my ass lmao, I'm taking the screenshot whether the app wants it or not.

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[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

Now if Google could explain why toggling wifi through Tasker requires root, I would LOVE to hear the reasoning…

tbf all hardware-functions require root permission by default.

Linux does the same thing. If you want to access /dev/sda, it requires root.

I could guess one of the ways it could interfere with security is that it would probably also allow the app to disable WiFi. If the app does that, it could incur costs as now data is being transmitted over mobile connectivity. Also, it would maybe allow the app to find your mobile-IP address, which could be used to geotrack you. But i don't know, i'm just talking out of my ass here.

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

But it didn't used to. Every phone I had before the S22 could do it

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[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago

interesting

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