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Is there a notification or other mechanism of being informed that the user is taking a screenshot with the home/power buttons?
I've seen threads about wanting to disable the taking of screenshots, but that's not what I'm looking to do.
I have a photographer client who's concerned that his works will be copied by means of users taking screenshots and I thought that if there was an opportunity to put a watermark across the image before the screenshot was taken, that would allay his fears.
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It turns out there is no official API to do that but there are workarounds to detect if a user has taken a screenshot while using the app. You might have wondered how apps like Snapchat and Instagram can detect screenshots as soon as you take one.
Screenshot detection is a safety feature that allows users to receive notifications when someone screenshots their messages. Often used in secure messaging apps, screenshot detection ensures that your messages and data stay safe.
Tap the "Screenshots" section. Here, you can make the same choices of silencing or turning off screenshot notifications, or you can tap the slider next to "Pop on screen" to disable the heads-up notification behavior and keep the notification among your priority notifications.
You end up worrying if the user is able to see that you've screenshotted their story and the same question keeps playing in your mind: Will they know? In short, the answer is no. If you take a screenshot the person who posted it will not be alerted through the Instagram story screenshot notification 2022.
Here's a way which might work, although it will totally go against user interface guidelines I'm sure. If you force the user to have their finger on the screen for the image to show then I don't think they can create screenshots. Because as soon as you press the home+lock keys to actually take the screenshot, the screen seems to behave as if there are no fingers touching it. Try taking a screenshot while moving between home screens to see what I mean.
Not a perfect solution by any means but you may be able to work it into your app design if you're really clever without it detracting too much from the user experience (a tough challenge though!). Nevertheless, I believe this may allow you to display artwork/photos without allowing users to take screenshots.
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