Quibi finally lets you take screenshots, but it doesn’t work how you might think - Android

Given how Quibi is all about short, bite-sized mobile TV shows, it seemed strange that the streaming service launched without the ability to take screenshots of its content. After all, what better way to spread the word about the struggling platform for free than with memes and funny screenshots? For context, streaming video services like...

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Given how Quibi is all about short, bite-sized mobile TV shows, it seemed strange that the streaming service launched without the ability to take screenshots of its content.

After all, what better way to spread the word about the struggling platform for free than with memes and funny screenshots?

For context, streaming video services like Netflix and Apple TV+ feature DRM that prevents users from capturing screenshots of the apps’ content. This makes it harder to record and pirate TV shows and movies from the services. Still, it seems strange that Quibi also blocked this functionality since it emphasizes mobile so heavily.

Of course, it wouldn’t be Quibi if we didn’t give the Twitterverse something to dunk on, so here’s the opening: it’s not your grandfather’s screenshotting. Yep, screenshotting the way pop-pop did it in ‘09 still produces ugly, blank rectangles straight to your camera roll. 2/6

— Tom Conrad (@tconrad) July 23, 2020