Taking screenshots isn't allowed by the app after upgrading to Android 11

353 点作者 distalx超过 4 年前

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sdwolfz超过 4 年前

You can use scrcpy (<a href="https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy</a>) to bypass the policy if you really need to have a screenshot. All you need is to have a Linux laptop at hand, debug mode enabled, and a USB cable plugged in. Super simple stuff right? (this is satire!)Now, I'm as frustrated as anybody else here that I'm forbidden to use whatever feature I want from MY phone, for which I paid, with MY MOENY (and nobody else's apart from mine). But then again, what choice do I have? Not buy a phone? Switch to what? There are no viable and practical alternatives. It's a "take it or leave it" situation.

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andybak超过 4 年前

This is where a small bit of editorializing in the post title might be useful. The linked page is about a bug when you use .nomedia which is kind of interesting in it's own right. However most replies here seem to be on the broader topic of whether an OS should be able to block screenshots - this is another interesting topic but one that's only vaguely related to the linked page.I'm curious if the /u/distalx posted this because they were interested in a discussion about the former or the latter.If the former then it has largely strayed off topic. If the former then there might be a better page to link to that is more clearly about that specific "feature".

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JosephRedfern超过 4 年前

Fun fact: 5/6 years ago, a bunch of Huawei phones came with world readable /dev/fb0 (framebuffer) device files.This made it trivial for any application to read the display, totally bypassing any Android screenshot/screen recording API (not that one existed at the time). Some of those devices also had readable /dev/event/input* files, which allowed touchscreen interaction to be monitored.

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crazygringo超过 4 年前

A bunch of comments here are assuming this is something intentional on Google's part.Simply from the error message alone, it's obvious that this is a bug. As well as from how easy the workaround is.Google might do many things wrong intentionally, but I see zero evidence this is one of them. Just a bug, folks.

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grishka超过 4 年前

I had a similar problem when I updated to Android 10 and the MediaStore content provider decided to get stuck in an infinite loop trying to upgrade its database. I couldn't take screenshots, use the camera, or use any functionality in any apps that would rely on the photo gallery. Now, that's me, a long time Android app developer, and it took me an hour to figure out what the hell happened (wiping the data for said content provider fixed everything, obviously). Imagine what would a regular user do if they encountered this issue? I had a fully-stock installation too, didn't even unlock the bootloader.I don't understand why modern software has to suck so much. If you can't perform some operation for some reason, for the love of god, at least show a sensible error message so people who haven't spent ridiculous amounts of time reading the source code of your product as part of their job can troubleshoot their systems. Not "something failed, go read logcat, maybe it helps, good luck".

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dannyw超过 4 年前

It's blocking you from taking screenshots today. It's blocking you from disabling location services tomorrow.

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yamrzou超过 4 年前

Anyone else noticed that you can't take screenshots on Android when using Chrome Incognito mode? "Can't take screenshot due to security policy". I don't understand the rationale behind it. Why can't I take a screenshot of my own phone?

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Lucasoato超过 4 年前

This is absurd... Why are the apps alerted when the user is taking a screenshot? Why can they even block that action?How can people even change that since Android is directly controlled by Google?

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grawprog超过 4 年前

I'm a bit confused, reading through comments here, this seemed like some nefarious issue, reading the conversation thread in the op though it seems like an error with the .nomedia file in the folder that's fixed by either appending a second dot to the front of the file name or removing the file.I'm still unclear whether this was some intentional issue or an error.The fix seems easy enough, if a bit opaque and non-obvious.That thread's also from September, does this issue still exist?

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Fiveplus超过 4 年前

>Removing the ".nomedia" file from my snapshot folder solved the issue. Not sure whether I created the file or not, but apparently excluding it from the library breaks snapshots. Hope this helps!That seems like it.

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hfktifjrn超过 4 年前

Signal app also has an option to disable screenshots on Android using this facility. I wonder what HN thinks about that:<a href="https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360043469312-Screen-Security" rel="nofollow">https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360043469312-Sc...</a>

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m4rtink超过 4 年前

Today they take away the ability to make screenshots - what will they take away next ? Being able to run your own scripts and binaries ??No! They already took that away in Android 10... <a href="https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/wiki/Termux-and-Android-10" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/wiki/Termux-and-An...</a>

udia超过 4 年前

Having a Pixel 3 phone, I was annoyed that long-screenshots and call recording weren't available by default. Even when I rooted the stock ROM and disabled automatic updates, I would find that occasionally one morning my root setup would fail SafetyNet (where it was working the night prior). I addressed this by flashing the PixelDust rom on my phone. It now has stable root and I control all updates.As mentioned in many other comments, it's nice to own your device and not have it broken by automatic updates pushed from some external entity (intentional or not).A quick writeup for how to do this is available here: <a href="https://udia.ca/posts/2020/08/root_pixel_3_with_ota/" rel="nofollow">https://udia.ca/posts/2020/08/root_pixel_3_with_ota/</a>

bigjimmyk3超过 4 年前

This seems to be in the same vein as "you can't be allowed to record your call audio," I suppose because you might theoretically use that capability to break the law.

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Cantbekhan超过 4 年前

Alternatively on Android you can use Smali Patcher <a href="https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/module-smali-patcher-0-7-t3680053" rel="nofollow">https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/module-smali-pa...</a> with a rooted Android. This program will generate a magisk module that will enable disabling the secure flag for the pesky apps disallowing screenshots. It will also allow you to enable mock locations. At your own risk.

flyinghamster超过 4 年前

What's exceptionally stupid is that all I have to do is point a camera at the screen. DRM for the fail, yet again.

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raffraffraff超过 4 年前

2021 will be the year of Linux on the ... Phone

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heavyset_go超过 4 年前

Anti-trust action against Google and Apple for holding the mobile OS and app distribution market hostage for over a decade cannot come fast enough.

dvduval超过 4 年前

I will especially hate this when I'm trying to translate something. If I can't copy and paste text into a translate app, the next step would be to take a screenshot and then use OCR. Of course if I'm really determined there are ways to still do a translation. I can only imagine what sort of problem is mighy arise for someone with accessibility issues.

lsb超过 4 年前

As long as the content is coming to your eyes, you can use another device to record it.If you have a separate phone that you use as a second factor for your 2FA, you have a convenient way of photodocumenting any screen that you see.People shakily recording their TV doesn't win any awards, but is evidence enough in a serious pinch.

aitchnyu超过 4 年前

Tangential, but after copying an URL in MS Teams, I can only paste it to another MS app. Pasting it anywhere gives a "your org doesnt allow this lol". I cant open links unless I installed Edge. How did MS get such powers in Android?

vaccinator超过 4 年前

First they block the sd card and now screenshots because they dont trust their app review process?

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LockAndLol超过 4 年前

To everybody complaining about how there are no options, my phone my money, etc., go donate (money, code, documentation) to a project actively working on providing an alternative. Put your money where your mouth is. Actions speak louder than words.

Upvoter33超过 4 年前

just buy one more phone, you know, the one to take pictures of the other phone with. :)

amelius超过 4 年前

Wait a second, does the app know that I'm taking a screenshot?

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5droid超过 4 年前

Maybe should downgrade the android version.<a href="https://5droid.com/fl-studio-mobile/" rel="nofollow">https://5droid.com/fl-studio-mobile/</a>

mensetmanusman超过 4 年前

iOS Screen recording does not work with digital rights controlled content.I wont be surprised if iOS screenshots are eventually also altered/prevented in the future using similar levels of control.

jccalhoun超过 4 年前

I'm on a pixel 4a and haven't encountered this. I just tried it on a couple apps including my bank's app and it worked fine. So this seems like a bug?

ur-whale超过 4 年前

Or you could just have a second phone and take a picture of the screen of the first ...

JaceLightning超过 4 年前

Fake news. Been on Android 11 for awhile. Take screenshots every day.

phendrenad2超过 4 年前

This problem really reminds you that Android is Linux. Everything is a file, even the bugs.

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skee0083超过 4 年前

I'm done with android. The final straw for me was when i needed to call 911 for my grandmother and android thought it was a good idea to play notification sounds in the middle of the conversation. Couldn't even hear the operator over all the loud DING DING DING.

bdcravens超过 4 年前

At least you're not in a walled garden. /s

rbecker超过 4 年前

It was a bug - this time. It's not your phone, you're just using it.

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exabrial超过 4 年前

Take another phone, aim at screen, take screen shot.It's a stupid "feature" that lulls user's into a false sense of security.The real motivation is to prevent badly behaved apps from taking screenshots in the background, but requiring the user shortcut input to do that would be more secure and a better option.

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perryizgr8超过 4 年前

When you buy a pixel, understand you are paying to participate in a beta program designed to further some Google employees careers. You're not buying a phone that is designed to serve your interests.If you want a phone for daily use, get an iPhone or galaxy.

Razengan超过 4 年前

At least Apple has not done anything as user-hostile as this, yet.On iOS the balance of control is still in the user's favor, not the apps', and increasing with every release (like discrete permissions, limited location sharing, being able to choose which photos each app can see).

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