Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android

From	Marion <marion@facts.com>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android, alt.comp.os.windows-10, rec.photo.digital
Subject	Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android
Date	2025-04-05 20:27 +0000
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On Sat, 5 Apr 2025 07:46:36 -0700, sms wrote :


> Ironically, iOS doesn't have the capability for apps to restrict 
> screenshots. I've used an iPhone, on at least two occasions, to do a 
> screenshot of a virtual ID card that I wanted to add to my Google 
> Wallet. Transferred the image from the iPhone to my Android phone.

As far as I am aware, Steve is correct that iOS is designed completely 
differently than Android in that iOS traditionally has not provided the 
same level of granular control to applications (like mirroring software) to 
prevent screenshots on a system level or on a per-application basis as 
Android does.

In fact, I've written tutorials posted to Usenet of the differences.
 <https://i.postimg.cc/xjz3V8Gs/vysor32.jpg> ScrCpy vs Vysor PC mirror 

I've compared screen copying with my iPads with that of Android also.
 <https://i.postimg.cc/k5gv0yw8/vysor34.jpg> Apple iOS & Android mirroring

In general, I find the screen mirroring for iOS only works with Vysor.
 <https://i.postimg.cc/TYvqdxCT/vysor35.jpg> iOS & Android PC mirroring

As Steve has astutely correctly noted, Android applications can implement 
the FLAG_SECURE window flag, which signals to the operating system that
the content of that window should not be captured in screenshots. 

Apple's iOS works differently in that when you take a screenshot on iOS, 
the system captures the entire screen content visible at that moment. There 
isn't a native iOS feature to selectively disable this for mirroring 
sessions on external devices like a Windows PC running Vysor.

Interestingly, since Windows is involved here, if you are in a managed 
environment using Microsoft Intune, it's App Protection Policies can 
prevent screenshots within specific work applications on the iOS device, 
which would then be reflected as a blank screen in Vysor.

Luckily I have plenty of iOS devices to test Steve's suggestion upon.
Although I generally do not create an account on either iOS or Android.
 <https://i.postimg.cc/TY9fbqJP/ios18-4-update.jpg>

Which doesn't hurt Android at all but which turns iOS into an even 
dumber terminal than iOS normally is (since iOS needs the net to work).

I will use this information that Steve kindly provided to try it out!
Since I always strive to add value for the next person, here are links.

iOS "Voila"
 <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/voil%C3%A0-ai-artist-cartoon-ghibli/id1558421405>
Android "Voila"
 <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wemagineai.voila>

iOS "ToonMe"
 <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/toonme-ai-cartoon-face-maker/id1508120751
Android "ToonMe" 
 <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vicman.toonmeapp>

iOS "Photo Lab"
 <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/photo-lab-playground-ai/id6443653724>
Android "Photo Lab"
 <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=vsin.t16_funny_photo>

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Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-04 22:01 +0000
  Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android David <David.is@home.today> - 2025-04-04 23:42 +0100
    Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-05 08:09 +0000
      Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android David <David.is@home.today> - 2025-04-05 09:54 +0100
        Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-05 09:18 +0000
          Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-05 09:32 +0000
            Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android David <David.is@home.today> - 2025-04-05 12:04 +0100
      Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-04-09 09:15 +0100
        Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2025-04-10 09:44 -0700
          Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-11 11:14 +0000
    Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2025-04-05 07:46 -0700
      Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-05 20:27 +0000
        Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-06 05:22 +0000
          Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-06 05:47 +0000
            Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-06 03:03 -0400
              Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-06 08:07 +0000
                Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-06 04:59 -0400
                Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-06 10:42 +0000
  Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-04-04 15:49 -0700
    Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2025-04-04 19:56 -0500
      Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-06 08:57 +0000
        Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-06 11:06 +0000
  Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-04 22:25 -0400
    Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-05 07:29 +0000
  Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-04-06 13:35 +0200
  Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-04-11 19:33 -0700

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