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The security policy that prevents you from taking screenshots. Bug or intended, it's the same functionality.

• andybak 6y ago
  Any idea when it actually applies? Have you seen it in the wild? I don't recall having that message appear legitimately at any point but I guess it might be for corporate phones. Any Android devs know if it's something that any arbitrary app can turn on?
  • sdwolfz 6y ago
    Try the Tesco Clubcard app. On taking a screenshot you will get a toast saying: "Can't take screenshot due to security policy". This is what I'm referring to in my post above.
    • andybak 6y ago
      Like "disable right click" on websites I really struggle to see how this is useful to Tesco in any way. It's trivial to bypass. What's their threat model here?
      • crummy 6y ago
        I don't know about Tesco but I believe it's common on bank apps to prevent malware from screen grabbing your details when your bank app is open.
        • eythian 6y ago
          Yeah, I've seen it on other apps where the payment flow screens block screenshots for this reason.