Private Screenshots

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About this app

⬛ Came here to get rid of that annoying black screen?
🚫 Bad news: we're powerless, and you'll be keeping it.

We capture the very same screenshot your phone does — so wherever you already get a black screen, our outcome will be exactly the same.
Screenshot protection can't be bypassed. Not by us, not by any app out there. No magic tricks, no exceptions.

So no, we can't rescue your screenshot from:
❌ Streaming and video subscription apps
❌ Banking and payment apps
❌ Secret or disappearing chats that block screenshots
❌ Anything that already turns black when you try to capture it

✅ WHAT IT'S PERFECT FOR

👉 Photo-messaging and social apps
👉 Save snaps, stories and chat photos privately
👉 Keep moments that would otherwise disappear

❓ HOW IT KEEPS THINGS PRIVATE
🔒 Screenshots are stored in a hidden folder inside the app
👻 Your gallery and other apps can't see them
🗄️ Nothing is uploaded, files never leave your device
☺️ Only you can view, share or delete them

❓ HOW IT WORKS
The app captures the current screen and saves it into a private file.
A small floating shutter button lets you capture any screen with a single tap.

1️⃣ Press START and grant all the permissions needed
2️⃣ Tap the floating shutter button to take a screenshot
3️⃣ Press STOP when you're done

🔐 PERMISSIONS

Required:
- Notifications — an ongoing notification shows that capture is active; tap it to stop.
- Display over other apps — draws the floating shutter button.

Optional:
- Screen recording — a common way to capture the screen; confirmed in a system dialog on every start.
- Accessibility service — an alternative way to take a screenshot: a longer one-time setup, but every start after that is faster; see details below.
- Camera — an extra feature: shoot photos and keep them inside the app.
- Storage — only when you export a file to your gallery.

ℹ️ HOW THIS APP USES THE ACCESSIBILITY SERVICE
The app can use the accessibility service as an optional alternative way to take a screenshot — and for nothing else.
Why: screen recording has to be confirmed on every start. The accessibility service is enabled once, so every start after that is faster.
What it does: it calls one system function that takes a screenshot, only when you ask for it. It does not request access to window content, does not read the screen or what you type, does not observe your actions and changes nothing on your device.
What is collected: nothing. Screenshots go to the app's private folder and no data is sent anywhere.
Your choice: the app asks for your explicit consent; you can decline and keep using the app without it. You can turn it off at any time in the app settings or in Android Settings → Accessibility.

😎 MORE THAN JUST SCREENSHOTS
🔒 App lock — protect your screenshots with your fingerprint or device PIN
🫥 Blur previews — hide a thumbnail from a quick glance over your shoulder
📝 Notes — attach a text note to any screenshot
🔎 Search — find screenshots by note or by date
📳 Shake to capture — take a screenshot just by shaking your phone (handy when a finger is busy holding a story)
🖼️ Move to gallery anytime — "reveal" a screenshot into your normal gallery when you choose
💻 Transfer to PC over your local Wi-Fi (for advanced users)

Reminder: Private Screenshots keeps YOUR OWN screenshots private. It does not, and cannot, defeat other apps' screenshot protection.
Take a screenshot without them knowing. No screenshot notification is sent.
Updated on
Aug 6, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
    Learn more about how developers declare sharing
  • This app may collect these data types
    App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

17.1K reviews
Lizzy Abear
August 5, 2026
would be great if things went to your gallery automatically instead of being in the app, because when you transfer it the dates get all messed up. also wish the new mode was a bit faster. it takes so long to take the screenshot that it misses things a lot. but the other one tells people your recording
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ShamanLand
August 6, 2026
On Android 10+, the system (MediaStore/scoped storage) no longer lets apps set a custom creation date when exporting to the gallery - not via metadata, not even via real EXIF tags embedded in the file. It's a platform-level restriction, confirmed by testing, so unfortunately there's no workaround on our side.
Kries Prahladsingh
August 5, 2026
The app worked perfectly before the new Snapchat update now it sends a notification, and with the accessibility setting it works no notification but on my phone it gives an error after closing the app so I have to remove and enable the app in accessibility settings everytime. Edit: Device: Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 pro+ 5g Android 16 All I see in the accessibility settings under this app says "This service is malfunctioning." and "Not working. Tap for more info."
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ShamanLand
August 5, 2026
Could you share more details about the error?
AMNEET SANGHA
August 9, 2026
loved the app since you can "Take a screenshot without them knowing. No screenshot notification is sent." ..but with the new update on Snapchat and here its not working so theres no point of the app. I wpuld change the review once this is changed. I emailed in and got no response either...
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ShamanLand
August 9, 2026
The solution is already found. Use the second approach the app suggests. The app shows dialog when you click "start" as usual. If you don't see it, then click "there dots" menu -> Settings -> scroll to "Choose the capture method" -> Accessibility service. Then follow instructions, enable our app in System Settings and it will work great again.

What’s new

Fixed a crash that could occur when using the accessibility screenshot capture method.