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.

  • RealM__@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25·
    3 days ago

    Wanna know what’s even more fucked up? Few years back, I had exactly this problem. Searched the internet for a solution. Guess what?

    Enable Google Voice Assistant and say “Ok Google. Take a screenshot.” Google magically has the rights to make a screenshot on the App that doesn’t let you, the user, take the screenshot.

    Next phone I get is gonna be something with a alternate OS, no Android or iOS.

    • woelkchen@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      3 days ago

      That OS won’t have those banking apps in the first place, so what’s the difference to just not installing them on Android?

    • mholiv@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      3 days ago

      Good luck with finding an alternative. I tried running a Pinephone Pro with Linux and it was just too buggy to use.

      If your current phone lasts 4 more years it might be ok software wise but good god is it bad now.

      • RealM__@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        3 days ago

        I realistically only need to have mobile data, run Signal, Discord, possibly WhatsApp, and have a working browser… Hm. I hope that works.

        • mholiv@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          3 days ago

          If you are ok with a 4-5 hour battery life then this should work. They all have Linux clients. The problem is that there is no notification infrastructure. The phone just runs like a desktop the whole time. If you sleep the phone you don’t get alerts.

    • DanVctr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      This is a hot tip, thank you! Just confirmed in my banking app, no overlay or notification but the screenshot appeared in my photos