Are you someone trying to take screenshot on your Android phone but every time either it comes out as a black picture or says “can’t take screenshot due to security policy” error message?
If yes, then don’t worry because, in this article, we will know everything about it. Why it appears and how to fix this screenshot security error. So stay with us till the end.
What is ‘Can’t Take Screenshot Due to Security Policy’?
Can’t take screenshot due to security policy is an error message that appears mostly in apps like Facebook, Telegram, Netflix, Chrome Browser, Banking apps, etc whenever you start to take a screenshot.
The reason for the can’t take screenshot due to security policy error is that these apps contain private/confidential and copyrighted content which is not legal to take a screenshot of, as per their Security & Privacy Policy.
Firstly, below we are adding some most common places where the security policy message appears and also solutions for the can’t take screenshot due to security policy error message:
*To know solutions for all the apps, scroll down to the section below
1. Facebook’ Can’t take screenshot due to security policy
On Facebook, you are allowed to take screenshots of posts, public images, etc but when it comes to taking screenshots of profile pictures, the “can’t take screenshot due to security policy” error appears.
This is because some profile pictures are made Secured (a feature by Facebook) by the user and are not allowed to be screenshotted or saved by anyone.
Solution:However, Facebook has put this security only to their Facebook apps and the ‘can’t take screenshot due to security policy’ error doesn’t appear when you are surfing Facebook through a browser.So to bypass this, log in to your Facebook account through any browser (we recommend DuckDuckGo) and take a screenshot of the desired photo.
You can also log in to your Facebook account from your desktop browser and then use SNIPPING TOOL to capture the Facebook profile photo. Not just Facebook profile pictures, you can take screenshot anywhere without any restrictions using the Snipping tool.
Here’s how you can do that:
- Open your desktop browser
- Go to Facebook.com and log in to your account.
- Now, search the photo you want take screenshot of.
- Press Windows key on the keyboard and type ‘Snipping’ in the search bar.
- Click on the Snipping tool.
- A dailogue will appear on the screen, click on New at the top left corner.
- Now, select the photo area by keeping press and hold on left cursor and release it when you finish.
- Finally, save it.
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2. Chrome’ Can’t take screenshot due to security policy
You might have noticed the ‘can’t take screenshot due to security policy’ security message on Chrome browser or any other mobile browser when you are browsing in incognito mode.
This is because of the Android OS security policy that restricts users to capture screenshots in incognito mode.
Solution:Chrome browser doesn’t allow users to take screenshots in incognito mode. But, what most people don’t know is that now chrome has an in-built hidden feature that allows users to manually enable taking screenshots in incognito mode.
Here’s how you can enable it:
- Open Chrome browser app on your Android phone.
- Type chrome://flags in the search bar and hit enter.
- Now, chrome experiments page will open. This is the place where you can enable or disable many chrome features.
- Type “Screenshot” in the flags search bar.
- Now, Incognito Screenshot setting will appear on the page.
- Tap on the blue drop down box appearing below the incognito screenshot setting and then select Enabled from the options.
- Chrome will now ask you to restart the browser. Tap on Relaunch Now to restart it.
That’s it, now Chrome won’t show you any warning or stop you from taking screenshots. You can now take as many screenshots as you want on Chrome browser in incognito mode without any issue.
If you want you can use the Firefox browser to take screenshots in incognito mode without enabling any settings. You can also use Chrome Canary, an unstable version of Google Chrome that allows users to capture screenshots in incognito by default.
How to Fix Can’t Take Screenshot Due to Security Policy on any App?
There are a few simple ways you can use to fix the can’t take screenshot due to security policy error message almost on every app. Let’s know what are those:
1. Use Google Assistant
If you want to capture a screenshot that is not allowed because of security policy, follow the steps given below:
- Open the app and locate to screen you want to take screenshot of.
- Tap and hold on Home Button to launch Google Assistant.
- Now, tap on “WHAT’ S ON MY SCREEN” button.
- Finally, tap on Share Screenshot button.
You can also say “take screenshot of my screen” to Google Assistant after launching it on the desired screen portion.
2. Use Inspect Element to bypass Security Error
This method works 100% and will fix can’t take screenshot due to security policy error message. All you need is Chrome browser installed on your phone/desktop. Once you have it, follow the simple steps given below:1. Open the Chrome browser on your mobile/desktop.
2. Go to the website where you want to take screenshots.3. Once you open the image or the desired screen portion for a screenshot, go to the address bar and type “view-source:” before HTTP and load the page again. On desktop, you just have to right-click anywhere on the screen and then click on Inspect.
4. Now, all the source elements of the page will open on the screen.
5. On the phone, tap on the three vertical dots at the top right side of the screen and then tap on Find in Page. On desktop, you need to use the Ctrl+Shift+C shortcut and then click on the image/portion of the screen for the screenshot.
6. On the phone, type ‘img src‘ in Find in Page, and then on the source page click on the link that appears after img src=. On desktop, click on the link that appears after img src=.
7. Now, a new tab will open with the screen image, tap and hold on the image and Save Image on the phone. On desktop, right-click on the image and then click on Save Image.
8. That’s it, enjoy!
3. Capture the Screen from Another Mobile
One of the simple and easiest way to capture screenshots without getting the can’t take screenshot due to security policy error is by using another phone to capture it.
This does compromise the picture quality but if you make a little more effort and capture it smartly, it will come out great.
That’s it, that was all about what is can’t take screenshot due to security policy and how to fix it. We hope this article helped you with that. If you liked our content do check out our other articles too like:
