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Re: Is pragmatically taking a screenshot possible?

 

screenshot also needed for purpose of test , as for now .. i need to use
another camera phone to screenshot errors, bugs fixed and etc .. :)


On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 1:12 AM, Roman Shchekin <mrqtros@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On MeeGo even third party app can take a screenshot :)
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> 2013/9/29 Shuduo Sang <sangshuduo@xxxxxxxxx>
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>> On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 12:36 AM, Marc Deslauriers
>> <marc.deslauriers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > On 13-09-29 12:27 PM, Shuduo Sang wrote:
>> >> Hmm, both of iOS and Android allow user to take screenshot with a
>> >> global hot key. This function be used very frequently to quick share
>> >> something to friend, at least to me.
>> >
>> > Users will be allowed to take screenshots, as it will be done by a
>> trusted
>> > application. Applications in the store won't be allowed to take
>> screenshots for
>> > security reasons.
>> >
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>> Good to know. Thanks.
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>> > Marc.
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>> >
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 9:52 PM, Marc Deslauriers
>> >> <marc.deslauriers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>> On 13-09-29 06:28 AM, James Mugford wrote:
>> >>>> Wow, as easy as that?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Would there not be any security restrictions or hoops to jump
>> through?
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>> The application confinement won't allow applications to take
>> screenshots of any
>> >>> window they don't own, so this won't be possible for security reasons.
>> >>>
>> >>> Marc.
>> >>>
>> >>>
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