SkieCan we block screenshots on hostel devices?
Yes. Disabling screenshots is an optional policy switch, applied per group. The camera can also be disabled. Both are off by default, so a hostel turns them on only when it wants them. They stop the device from taking the picture, but they cannot stop a student photographing a screen with another phone.
Screenshots matter in a hostel for a few reasons: capturing exam material, saving private images of other students, or keeping evidence of a conversation that then gets shared. Skie has a switch to disable screenshots on the managed device. It is optional and not on unless you set it.
The same applies to the camera. Disabling it is an optional switch for the group. Some hostels turn it off in the dormitory block for privacy and leave it on in the study block, using different groups. Others never touch it because students use the camera for learning.
The limits are simple. A screenshot block works on the managed device. It cannot stop a student from photographing a screen with a second phone, and Skie manages only the device it is on. It also does nothing about content on devices Skie does not control.
Be careful about fairness. A student who is bullied may need a screenshot to prove it. If the screenshot block is on, give them another route, such as telling the warden, who can then act. Photo capture and remote screen view by the school are not available yet, and Skie does not read messages.
Because both settings are per policy, you can apply them to exam weeks only and take them off afterwards, using the impact preview to see which devices will change.
A practical tip: if privacy in dormitories is the goal, say so in the rule. A rule explained as protecting students from being photographed gets more support than a rule that looks like surveillance.