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

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On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:44:12 -0700, sms wrote :


> On 4/9/2025 1:15 AM, Andy Burns wrote:
> 
>> Will the app you wish to screenshot run in an android emulator? If so, 
>> you could presumably screenshot from the host?
> 
> Yes, I just tried this with the Costco App and it does work on Windows 
> with the Bluestacks Android emulator. No black screen! Good advice!

I thank both Andy for suggesting a solution & Steve for testing it out.

Free Android emulators on Windows are Google, Arm, Microsoft, Genymotion,
Andyroid, Bluestacks, Nox, Koplayer, Remixos and MeMu emulators.

I have written a tutorial for every one of them on Windows, so I will try
one of them out when I get a chance to test Andy's helpful suggestion.
(see sig for summary)

If it works, and I think it might, it may work based on the *version* of
the Android operating system (which you can control in some emulators).

Or, it may innately work just because the "FLAG_SECURE" isn't respected
by the PC method that we use (e.g., IrfanView) to snap that screenshot.

When I get a chance, I'll test it out and update this thread accordingly.

While I operate my phone from the PC almost 100% of the time, this has the
advantage that a real phone doesn't even need to exist to get it to work. 
-- 
 C:\app\editor\android\emu\{google,arm,ms,geny,andy,blue,nox,ko,mumu,remix}
  Google (Android ?, fails on older AMD CPUs but is the default for AS)
  Arm (Android ?, nobody recommends as they are too slow to be usable)
  Microsoft (Android 6, works great on older AMD CPUs, integrates into AS)
  Genymotion (Android 7.1, everyone recommends for speed & compatibility)
  Andyroid (Android 7.1.2, simple setup where AS instantly recognized it) 
  Bluestacks (Android 7.1.1, simple setup, runs fast, but AS didn't see it)
  Nox (Android 4.4.2, targeted to gamers)
  Ko (Android ?)
  MeMu (Android Lollipop)
  RemixOS* (Android Marshmallow, incompatible with AMD)
 
 *Google Emulators* (Android 9)
  Google Emulators are the cat's meow, all the way to Android 9
  But they don't work on older AMD CPUs (on Windows only, apparently)
  One great thing about the Google emulators, is some have Google Play
  That allows people to run other software, e.g., NewPipe as one example
  Comes pre-integrated with Android Studio
 
 *Arm Emulators* (Android 9?)
  They are too slow on my machine to be worth the trouble
  Most people suggest ARM eabi-v7a for older AMD CPUs it's slow
  Does not appear to come with Google Play (which is important)
  Comes pre-integrated with Android Studio
 
 *Microsoft Emulators* (Last version, forever, is Android 6)
  The Microsoft Emulators are fantastic - but they stop at Android 6
  The Microsoft emulators don't appear to have Google Play installed
  They're the only emulators that work with Windows 10 Pro Hyper-V enabled!
  Very easy to integrate into Android Studio (as an external tool)
  <https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/msft-android-emulator/>
 <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/aW64zYeBtF0%5B1-25%5D>
 
 *Genymotion Emulator* (Android 4 to 7 - and maybe 8 & 9)
  Generally considered superior to all other emulators on Windows!
  Most complex to set up (if things fail) due to Win10 & VMWare needs
  Very well integrated into Android Studio (even has its own plugin)
  I don't see Google Play (yet)
  <https://www.genymotion.com/fun-zone/>
 <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.android/ix9empN-mxg/07ZmH2AWAQAJ>
 
 *Andyroid Emulator* (Android 7.1.2)
  This is very simple to set up (turn off Windows 10 Hyper-V!)
  This installs Bonjour and VMWare bundled "services"
  Comes with Google Play & F-Droid NewPipe came up, ran, but failed 
  Android Studio recognized it instantly so it's nicely integrated
  <https://www.andyroid.net/>
 <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.android/FkZu5vAswYo/wISRtpUUAQAJ>
 
 *Bluestacks4 Emulator* (Android 7.1.1)
  This is very simple to set up (turn off Windows 10 Hyper-V!)
  They seem to be very focused on running Android games on Windows
  Comes with Google Play & successfully ran F-Droid NewPipe tests
  I need to learn how to integrate it into Android Studio
  Drawback is that it has ads
  <https://www.bluestacks.com/bluestacks-4.html>
  <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/JBRjZ39w4Ok>
 
 *Nox* (Android 4.4.2)
  Targeted to gamers
  No ads
  https://www.bignox.com/
 
 *MeMu (Android Lollipop)
  Targeted to gamers
  Good support for AMD & Nvidia chips
  https://www.memuplay.com
 
 *Ko Player* (Android )
  Targeted to gamers
  Ad supported
  Said to be buggy
  http://www.koplayer.com/ 
  Updated: Nov 26, 2018 Version: 2.0.0 
  http://down1.koplayer.com/Emulator/koplayer-2.0.0.exe
 
 *Remix* (Android Marshmallow)
  Incompatible with AMD chips 
  Jide Technology has stopped supporting this
  It's an Android boot system
  http://www.jide.com/remixos
  Version 3.0.207 Release date: November 25, 2016
  It doesn't seem to be available in 2018

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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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