Confide Launches ScreenShield SDK To Help iOS App Makers Completely Block Screenshots

Confide became popular last year after the crypto-messaging service was existence allegedly used past existing White House staffers when President Donald Trump took office. However, political printing aside, the app actually is a really practiced messaging app for people who are extra-concerned about their online privacy. Non only are the letters end-to-end encrypted, they are also ephemeral and so they are erased after the recipient reads them.

Non only that, the app likewise provides screenshot protection on devices. That means users cannot take screenshots of messages they have received on Confide. That said, the feature only worked fully on Android, Mac, and PC, and only partially on iOS because of platform restrictions.

Withal, an official blog mail by the visitor claims that they have successfully made iOS completely screenshot-proof beyond all media formats including text, images, videos, documents, stickers, and more. Confide achieved this by developing their own proprietary technology called ScreenShield. In the words of Confide,

"ScreenShield is a patent-awaiting technology that allows y'all to view an app's content on your screen simply prevents you from taking a screenshot of information technology. If you try to have a screenshot on Confide, you lot will now simply capture a blank screen."

Not only that, ScreenShield also protects against other forms of screen capture including AirPlay screen mirroring, QuickTime screen recording and iOS 11 screen recording, among others.

confide in action

Confide is also making ScreenShield technology bachelor to third-party developers through its ScreenShieldKit. ScreenShieldKit is an SDK which any iOS app developer can include in their apps to make them screenshot-proof but like confide. The best part of the ScreenShot technology is that cypher has to be done on user's part. One time their app is ScreenShield enabled, it volition do all the work to preclude screenshots. You lot can download the latest version of Confide to see ScreenShield technology in work.