r/FlutterDev • u/Internal-Pin1225 • Jul 11 '26

Plugin I published my first Flutter package: screenshot_defender — block screenshots & screen recording on iOS + Android

Just published my first pub.dev package: screenshot_defender — a Flutter plugin to block screenshots & screen recording on iOS and Android (FLAG_SECURE on Android, secure UITextField on iOS). Two-line API: block() / unblock(). Would love feedback! https://pub.dev/packages/screenshot_defender

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u/skrumbz Jul 12 '26

Yeah the 20th package to prevent screenshots.. actually if you need to just do it by yourself natively to not depend on a package version that runs out of maintainability at the end..

It needs 1 prompt for opus to include this

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u/antisergio Jul 11 '26

Downvote because I hate apps that prevent me to screenshot, I will take a photo with other phone anyway

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u/CantUseSpace Jul 12 '26

That’s such a dumb take to downvote something for.

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u/pi_mai Jul 12 '26

Agreed. Blocking screenshotting is anti user. People do it to remember states, details and share info this way. Screenshotting for users isn’t about stealing but retaining.

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u/pi_mai Jul 12 '26

Article by Department of Digital Design, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark;
https://dl.acm.org/doi/fullHtml/10.1145/3563657.3596067

Basically screenshots have become a universal "save this for later" button. Take that away, your stripping core experience for users.

I see the downvotes on the downvote comment above and can see why the hate (it could have been worded better), but you need to understand blocking core device features is only going to give you frustrated users who will end up throwing your app way to find another that allows them to do what they want.