Android 13 QPR2: You can no longer take a screenshot of the “Share Wi-Fi” page

According to the latest report, in Android 13 QPR2, you can no longer take a screenshot of the “Share Wi-Fi” page where a QR code is shown that others can scan to join your Wi-Fi network. All you get is a black screen if you do.

This is a rather minor change that I didn’t notice until someone pointed it out on the Google Issue Tracker. Google confirmed this isn’t a bug. It seems that WifiDppConfiguratorActivity now adds the FLAG_SECURE flag. This change was made in QPR2 Beta 1.

There are various tools/methods to create a QR code for your WiFi network manually, though I don’t have a particular one to recommend since I haven’t done it myself. Does anyone care to recommend a good, safe one to use?

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