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dzikimarianyesterday at 6:57 PM1 replyview on HN

Honestly it's extremely annoying my device locks me out from my data - that would be third entry to my list:

* Nextcloud cannot access all files, despite many other file managers can - at least Fdroid version works.

* File manager cannot access /sdcard/android/data - inconvenient workaround via adb

* App is allowed to decide if I can (manually) take screenshot/ocr the screen - usually it's banking app, that wants me to remember some long number - then I write it on closest piece of paper - awesome security. No workaround as far as I know.

If I wanted such treatment I would buy ios :-|


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dotancohentoday at 1:42 AM

  > App is allowed to decide if I can (manually) take screenshot/ocr the screen - usually it's banking app, that wants me to remember some long number - then I write it on closest piece of paper - awesome security. No workaround as far as I know.
The workflow that I've seen was someone I've known for under a month asking me to photograph her screen and send the photograph over Telegram. Surely that is more secure than letting her just screenshot her own device.