Pedro Lamas • 1/20/2014

Disabling screenshot functionality in a Windows Phone app

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This article provides a detailed technical tutorial for Windows Phone 8 developers. It explains how to programmatically disable the screenshot feature on a per-page basis using the hidden `PhoneApplicationPage.IsScreenCaptureEnabled` property, which requires reflection. The post includes C# extension methods, version checks, and sample code to implement this security and privacy feature.

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