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.

  • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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    9 days ago

    “Protections” are fine, as long as there’s an override for it.

    User doesn’t like potential malware from “sideloading”? Then don’t enable “Install from Unknown Sources”.

    Same thing with everything else, there should be an override switch.

    • gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de
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      7 days ago

      yeah just like with mounting EFI vars on linux…

      it should be possible because “root can do anything, really”, but also, it’s dangerous and should be disabled by default.