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Private Screenshots on Windows Pc

Developed By: Shaman Land

License: Free

Rating: 4,1/5 - 15.232 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.18.11
Size 10.2 MB
Release Date April 17, 24
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to access information about networks. [see more (8)]

What's New:
Changes for Android 14: now after rotating the device, screen capture must be restarted according to OS requirements. [see more]

Description from Developer:
Intro
Some of the messaging apps detect screenshots you made from conversations. They notify person, you're chatting with, about the fact that you save a screenshot. Now you ca... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Private Screenshots and install on Windows PC. Private Screenshots is free Tools app, developed by Shaman Land. Latest version of Private Screenshots is 1.18.11, was released on 2024-04-17 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000,000. Overall rating of Private Screenshots is 4,1. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 15,232 users, 2,460 users had rated it 5*, 10,506 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Private Screenshots on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Private Screenshots on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Private Screenshots on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Private Screenshots using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Private Screenshots" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Private Screenshots on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Private Screenshots" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.18.11 , 1.18.9 , 1.18.3.

Download Private Screenshots 1.18.11 on Windows PC – 10.2 MB

Download Private Screenshots 1.18.9 on Windows PC – 10.4 MB

Download Private Screenshots 1.18.3 on Windows PC – 9 MB

Intro
Some of the messaging apps detect screenshots you made from conversations. They notify person, you're chatting with, about the fact that you save a screenshot. Now you can save screenshots absolutely confidential.

Note
This app doesn't work with protected apps, like Netflix, Chrome incognito, Tor Browser, private Telegram chat, banking apps, etc. You will get black screen or just an error.

How it ensures privacy?
All files are saved into hidden directory. The app doesn't broadcast any message about new screenshot. Any other app can't access screenshots directly. Only you can browse them, share or delete.

How it works?
The app launches 'presentation' mode on your device and captures the whole screen's content. It displays draggable button which saves the current picture from screen into a file.

How to use?
● Press START button
● Grant permissions to allow capturing content of display
● Press screenshot button in order to make screenshot
● Press and hold screenshot button in order to return back to app
● Press STOP button in order to exit from 'presentation' mode

Advanced
● Android 7 and higher: you can put a shortcut into the Quick Settings drawer
● Android 7.1 and higher: hold app's icon to reveal shortcut for quick Start/Stop
Changes for Android 14: now after rotating the device, screen capture must be restarted according to OS requirements.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows an app to use fingerprint hardware.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.