Add a toggle to allow screenshots through FLAG_SECURE

res/values/strings.xml

@@ -13894,6 +13894,12 @@
     <!-- Developer settings: Summary for disable app and notification screen share protections summary [CHAR LIMIT=150] -->
     <string name="disable_screen_share_protections_for_apps_and_notifications_summary">Turn off system protections for sensitive app content for upcoming screen share sessions</string>
 
+
+    <!-- Developer settings: Title for enabling screenshots in all apps [CHAR LIMIT=50] -->
+    <string name="disable_secure_windows">Enable screenshots in all apps</string>
+    <!-- Developer settings: Summary for enabling screenshots in all apps [CHAR LIMIT=150] -->
+    <string name="disable_secure_windows_summary">Allow screenshots and screen recording in apps that normally prevent it</string>
+
     <!-- Title for media control settings [CHAR LIMIT=50]-->
     <string name="media_controls_title">Media</string>
     <!-- Title of toggle to enable or disable the media resumption feature in quick settings [CHAR LIMIT=50]-->

res/xml/development_settings.xml

@@ -740,6 +740,11 @@
             android:title="@string/disable_screen_share_protections_for_apps_and_notifications"
             android:summary="@string/disable_screen_share_protections_for_apps_and_notifications_summary" />
 
+        <SwitchPreferenceCompat
+                android:key="force_screenshot_secure_windows"
+                android:title="@string/disable_secure_windows"
+                android:summary="@string/disable_secure_windows_summary" />
+
         <Preference
             android:key="asst_importance_reset"
             android:title="@string/asst_importance_reset_title"

src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java

@@ -847,6 +847,7 @@ private static List<AbstractPreferenceController> buildPreferenceControllers(Con
         controllers.add(new ForceEnableNotesRolePreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new GrammaticalGenderPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new SensitiveContentProtectionPreferenceController(context));
+        controllers.add(new DisableSecureWindowsPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new ShadeDisplayAwarenessPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new TextCursorBlinkRatePreferenceController(context));
 

src/com/android/settings/development/DisableSecureWindowsPreferenceController.java

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package com.android.settings.development;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.provider.Settings;
+import androidx.preference.Preference;
+import androidx.preference.SwitchPreferenceCompat;
+import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceControllerMixin;
+import com.android.settingslib.development.DeveloperOptionsPreferenceController;
+
+public class DisableSecureWindowsPreferenceController
+        extends DeveloperOptionsPreferenceController
+        implements Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener, PreferenceControllerMixin {
+
+    private static final String KEY = "force_screenshot_secure_windows";
+
+    public DisableSecureWindowsPreferenceController(Context context) {
+        super(context);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getPreferenceKey() {
+        return KEY;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onPreferenceChange(Preference preference, Object newValue) {
+        Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.FORCE_SCREENSHOT_SECURE_WINDOWS,
+                (Boolean) newValue ? 1 : 0);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void updateState(Preference preference) {
+        final int value = Settings.Secure.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.FORCE_SCREENSHOT_SECURE_WINDOWS, 0);
+        ((SwitchPreferenceCompat) preference).setChecked(value != 0);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled() {
+        super.onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled();
+        Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.FORCE_SCREENSHOT_SECURE_WINDOWS, 0);
+        ((SwitchPreferenceCompat) mPreference).setChecked(false);
+    }
+}

tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/DisableSecureWindowsPreferenceControllerTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.settings.development;
+
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.provider.Settings;
+
+import androidx.preference.PreferenceScreen;
+import androidx.preference.SwitchPreferenceCompat;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
+import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment;
+
+@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
+public class DisableSecureWindowsPreferenceControllerTest {
+
+    @Mock
+    private SwitchPreferenceCompat mPreference;
+    @Mock
+    private PreferenceScreen mScreen;
+
+    private Context mContext;
+    private DisableSecureWindowsPreferenceController mController;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setup() {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
+        mContext = RuntimeEnvironment.application;
+        mController = new DisableSecureWindowsPreferenceController(mContext);
+        when(mScreen.findPreference(mController.getPreferenceKey())).thenReturn(mPreference);
+        mController.displayPreference(mScreen);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void onPreferenceChange_settingEnabled_shouldSetSettingToOne() {
+        mController.onPreferenceChange(mPreference, true);
+
+        assertThat(Settings.Secure.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.FORCE_SCREENSHOT_SECURE_WINDOWS, 0)).isEqualTo(1);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void onPreferenceChange_settingDisabled_shouldSetSettingToZero() {
+        mController.onPreferenceChange(mPreference, false);
+
+        assertThat(Settings.Secure.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.FORCE_SCREENSHOT_SECURE_WINDOWS, 0)).isEqualTo(0);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void updateState_settingEnabled_shouldCheckPreference() {
+        Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.FORCE_SCREENSHOT_SECURE_WINDOWS, 1);
+
+        mController.updateState(mPreference);
+
+        verify(mPreference).setChecked(true);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void updateState_settingDisabled_shouldUncheckPreference() {
+        Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.FORCE_SCREENSHOT_SECURE_WINDOWS, 0);
+
+        mController.updateState(mPreference);
+
+        verify(mPreference).setChecked(false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled_shouldResetSettingAndUncheck() {
+        Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.FORCE_SCREENSHOT_SECURE_WINDOWS, 1);
+
+        mController.onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled();
+
+        assertThat(Settings.Secure.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.FORCE_SCREENSHOT_SECURE_WINDOWS, 1)).isEqualTo(0);
+        verify(mPreference).setChecked(false);
+    }
+}