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From: David <David.is@home.today>
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Subject: Re: Windows can't take cartooning screenshots due to security policy with Android
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2025 23:42:43 +0100
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On 04/04/2025 23:01, Marion wrote:
> Any tricks for taking screenshots that you're not supposed to take?
> (without resorting to a 2FC (two factor camera), of course)
> 
> My Android is always mirrored on Windows (because that makes it 2 feet tall
> and Irfanview is much easier to snap screenshots of the Android screen).
> 
> I have some free cartoonify apps on Android that allow me to snap
> screenshots, so that I can save them BEFORE the watermark is added.
>   <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vicman.toonmeapp>
> 
> But I have a specific Android free cartoonify program that shows the
> resulting cartooned image on the Android phone without a watermark,
> but only saves it with the watermark. So I want to screenshot it 1st.
>   <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wemagineai.voila> 
> 
> While I can always edit out the watermark using the free PhotoShop
> alternative app on Windows (i.e., Paint.NET), I'd rather screenshot it.
> 
> Hence my question...
> 
> Is there a trick you know of which will allow you to mirror an Android
> screen that itself is designed (on Android) not to be screenshotted?
> 
> Note: This problem only started with Android 11. Before that, I could
> screenshot anything on Windows even if Android didn't want me to do it.


I asked ChatGPT on your behalf, Marion! 🙂

Here's the answer given:-

https://chatgpt.com/share/67f06002-92c0-8013-a73b-15b87b5f9a23

HTH

-- 
David