Is there an existing issue for this?
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What happened?
I am developing an Android application using the View/XML approach and need to prevent screenshots and screen recordings. To achieve this, I have enabled FLAG_SECURE using:
window?.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SECURE)
window?.setFlags(
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SECURE,
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SECURE
)
This works as expected on most devices, where screenshots and screen recordings are blocked successfully.
However, I have observed different behavior on Google Pixel devices (tested on Pixel 4 and Pixel 9). When a video is played in fullscreen mode using JW Player, users are still able to capture the screen, suggesting that FLAG_SECURE is not being enforced for the fullscreen video view.
Am I missing any additional configuration or implementation step for fullscreen video playback with JW Player? Does JW Player create a separate window/activity that requires FLAG_SECURE to be applied separately?
Additional details:
UI framework: View/XML (not Compose)
Video player: JW Player
Devices tested: Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 9
Android versions: 16 & 13
No errors or crashes are observed; the issue is only that screen capture is not blocked during fullscreen playback.
What could be causing FLAG_SECURE to be ineffective in this specific fullscreen video scenario on Pixel devices?
Relevant logcat output
Code of Conduct
Is there an existing issue for this?
Is there a StackOverflow question about this issue?
What happened?
I am developing an Android application using the View/XML approach and need to prevent screenshots and screen recordings. To achieve this, I have enabled FLAG_SECURE using:
window?.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SECURE)
window?.setFlags(
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SECURE,
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SECURE
)
This works as expected on most devices, where screenshots and screen recordings are blocked successfully.
However, I have observed different behavior on Google Pixel devices (tested on Pixel 4 and Pixel 9). When a video is played in fullscreen mode using JW Player, users are still able to capture the screen, suggesting that FLAG_SECURE is not being enforced for the fullscreen video view.
Am I missing any additional configuration or implementation step for fullscreen video playback with JW Player? Does JW Player create a separate window/activity that requires FLAG_SECURE to be applied separately?
Additional details:
UI framework: View/XML (not Compose)
Video player: JW Player
Devices tested: Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 9
Android versions: 16 & 13
No errors or crashes are observed; the issue is only that screen capture is not blocked during fullscreen playback.
What could be causing FLAG_SECURE to be ineffective in this specific fullscreen video scenario on Pixel devices?
Relevant logcat output
Code of Conduct