Android secure layout

Some Android apps use the FLAG_SECURE flag to protect sensitive screens in applications. For details, see the Android Developer documentation. The flag treats the content of a window as secure, preventing it from appearing in screenshots or from being viewed on non-secure displays. In addition, Chrome incognito mode and customized device manufacturer settings, such as the secure layout enabled lock screen on Huawei Nova devices, also employ secure layout.

Android versions 8- 11: Secure layout apps are supported in the remote view.

Android 12 and later:  Secure layout apps are not supported. The window content is not displayed. A message that a secure window was detected is displayed instead. You can exit the window with the back/ home button. To view secure layout apps on these devices, do one of the following:

• Ask your developers to create a version of the app that does not use the FLAG_SECURE flag.
• Use the Android Enabler to remove the flag. For details, see Package an Android app manually.

Chrome incognito tab content does not display

When opening an incognito tab on the Chrome browser, a "Showing secure content" message is displayed and the content of the tab cannot be viewed.

Workaround:

Enable the Incognito Screenshot flag on the Chrome browser.

1. Open the Chrome browser from the Android device

2. Go to chrome://flags.

3. Search for “Incognito Screenshot” in the list and set the value to Enabled.

4. Relaunch the Chrome browser.