SkieCan Skie disable screenshots on student tablets?
Yes. Disabling screenshots is an optional Skie protection using Android's screen capture policy, and it is off by default. When it is on, screenshots and screen recordings are blocked on the device, and the recent apps view shows a blank preview. It is most useful for exams and for confidential material.
Screenshots are the simplest way to share what is on a screen. During an exam, a student could capture a question and send it to someone outside. A teacher showing a marked paper or a document with personal data might not want it copied either.
Skie sets Android's screen capture disabled policy as the device owner. The capture shortcut does nothing, and screen recording apps get a blank picture. The effect is on the device as a whole, not just in one app, which is stronger than the way some apps block capture for their own windows.
It is optional because screenshots are also useful for learning. Students save a diagram, record a step in a worked problem, or show a teacher an error message. If your school encourages that, leave it off and use a group for exam time instead.
Admins see one toggle in the hardening section. The state is read back from Android after each apply and included in the compliance score. Skie itself does not capture or record the screen of a managed device and has no hidden mode.
A phone outside the tablet can still photograph a screen, of course. This protection covers the device's own capture functions. Practical tip: pair it with the camera switch and a one-app allow list for exam sessions, and move devices back to the normal group afterwards.