Prevent mnemonic capture in mobile screenshots (VZR-105)

ios/Runner/AppDelegate.swift

@@ -178,6 +178,36 @@ import UIKit
       }
     }
 
+    // MethodChannel for the native screenshot/recording privacy shield —
+    // mirrors the macOS `PrivacyExposureChannel` contract on the shared
+    // `privacy_shield` channel. iOS only needs the window-blanking half.
+    let privacyShieldChannel = FlutterMethodChannel(
+      name: "com.zcash.wallet/privacy_shield",
+      binaryMessenger: messenger
+    )
+    privacyShieldChannel.setMethodCallHandler { (call, result) in
+      switch call.method {
+      case "setSensitiveContentVisible":
+        guard
+          let args = call.arguments as? [String: Any],
+          let visible = args["visible"] as? Bool
+        else {
+          result(
+            FlutterError(
+              code: "bad_args",
+              message: "Expected visible argument.",
+              details: nil
+            )
+          )
+          return
+        }
+        SecureScreenshotShield.shared.setSensitiveContentVisible(visible)
+        result(nil)
+      default:
+        result(FlutterMethodNotImplemented)
+      }
+    }
+
     // EventChannel for sync progress (Swift → Dart)
     let eventChannel = FlutterEventChannel(
       name: "com.zcash.wallet/sync_progress",
@@ -244,3 +274,158 @@ class ScreenshotStreamHandler: NSObject, FlutterStreamHandler {
     return nil
   }
 }
+
+/// Blanks the whole app window in OS screenshots and screen recordings while a
+/// sensitive screen (secret passphrase / import) is showing.
+///
+/// Uses the canonical `isSecureTextEntry` layer trick: the key window's layer
+/// is re-parented into a hidden secure `UITextField`'s canvas layer, which
+/// iOS excludes from any capture. Toggling `isSecureTextEntry` then blanks or
+/// reveals the window without touching the layer tree again.
+///
+/// Every step is a defensive no-op on failure (no key window yet, missing
+/// superlayer, missing canvas layer). If the private UIKit layout this relies
+/// on changes in a future iOS release, the app degrades to its prior behavior
+/// (the post-capture screenshot warning sheet) instead of crashing.
+///
+/// Lives in this file so it needs no `project.pbxproj` entry, matching
+/// `ScreenshotStreamHandler`.
+final class SecureScreenshotShield {
+  static let shared = SecureScreenshotShield()
+
+  // Ported from no_screenshot's open-source iOS-26 technique. The secure-canvas
+  // capture exclusion already worked (stills came out black); only geometry was
+  // broken on iOS 26.5. Two fixes vs the old code: (1) find the canvas by the
+  // secure field's private CANVAS SUBVIEW class name instead of sublayer index
+  // (index `.last` grabbed a small offset aux layer on iOS 26.5), and (2) re-pin
+  // the reparented window layer to full window bounds so it no longer collapses
+  // into a corner. The flag stays as the single kill switch, and the screenshot
+  // warning sheet remains the permanent fallback if a future iOS breaks the
+  // private-layer layout this relies on.
+  private static let isNativeBlankingEnabled = true
+
+  private let secureField = UITextField()
+  private var isLayerAttached = false
+  private weak var shieldedWindow: UIWindow?
+  private weak var canvasLayer: CALayer?
+  private var geometryObservers: [NSObjectProtocol] = []
+
+  private init() {}
+
+  /// Idempotent: repeated calls with the same value only toggle the flag, and
+  /// the one-time layer setup runs at most once even across Dart hot restarts.
+  func setSensitiveContentVisible(_ visible: Bool) {
+    guard Self.isNativeBlankingEnabled else { return }
+    // MethodChannel callbacks land on the main thread, but never assume it for
+    // UIKit access — hop explicitly.
+    DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
+      guard let self else { return }
+      self.attachLayerIfNeeded()
+      // If the layer could not be attached (no window yet), a later call
+      // retries; nothing is toggled until the trick is wired up.
+      guard self.isLayerAttached else { return }
+      self.reassertWindowGeometry()
+      self.secureField.isSecureTextEntry = visible
+    }
+  }
+
+  private func attachLayerIfNeeded() {
+    guard !isLayerAttached else { return }
+    guard let window = Self.keyWindow() else { return }
+
+    secureField.isUserInteractionEnabled = false
+    secureField.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
+    // Stop a rightward shift under RTL device languages.
+    secureField.semanticContentAttribute = .forceLeftToRight
+    secureField.textAlignment = .left
+
+    // Build the field's internal (canvas) layer tree, then detach the field as a
+    // SUBVIEW so we never create a circular view hierarchy (an iOS 26 crash
+    // trap); only the LAYERS are grafted below.
+    window.addSubview(secureField)
+    secureField.layoutIfNeeded()
+    secureField.removeFromSuperview()
+
+    // Only re-parent once every dependency is present, so a partial failure
+    // leaves the window untouched.
+    guard let superlayer = window.layer.superlayer else { return }
+    guard let canvas = Self.secureCanvasLayer(of: secureField) else { return }
+
+    // Zero the container so the reparented window layer inherits no offset.
+    secureField.layer.frame = .zero
+    secureField.layer.masksToBounds = false
+    canvas.masksToBounds = false
+
+    superlayer.addSublayer(secureField.layer)
+    canvas.addSublayer(window.layer)
+
+    shieldedWindow = window
+    canvasLayer = canvas
+    isLayerAttached = true
+
+    reassertWindowGeometry()
+    installGeometryObservers()
+  }
+
+  /// Robust canvas identification: prefer the private secure-text canvas subview
+  /// by class name (stable across iOS 15..26, unlike the sublayer index), then
+  /// the largest-frame sublayer, then the historical index heuristic.
+  private static func secureCanvasLayer(of field: UITextField) -> CALayer? {
+    if let byName = field.subviews.first(where: {
+      String(describing: type(of: $0)).contains("CanvasView")
+    }) {
+      return byName.layer
+    }
+    if let biggest = field.layer.sublayers?.max(by: {
+      ($0.bounds.width * $0.bounds.height) < ($1.bounds.width * $1.bounds.height)
+    }) {
+      return biggest
+    }
+    if #available(iOS 17.0, *) { return field.layer.sublayers?.last }
+    return field.layer.sublayers?.first
+  }
+
+  /// Force the reparented window layer (and the canvas above it) back to full
+  /// window bounds at origin zero. UIKit re-lays the window layer on
+  /// rotation/scene changes, so this is re-run from the observers and before
+  /// each visibility toggle.
+  private func reassertWindowGeometry() {
+    guard let window = shieldedWindow, let canvas = canvasLayer else { return }
+    let full = CGRect(origin: .zero, size: window.bounds.size)
+    CATransaction.begin()
+    CATransaction.setDisableActions(true)
+    canvas.frame = full
+    canvas.masksToBounds = false
+    window.layer.frame = full
+    CATransaction.commit()
+  }
+
+  private func installGeometryObservers() {
+    guard geometryObservers.isEmpty else { return }
+    let nc = NotificationCenter.default
+    let reassert: (Notification) -> Void = { [weak self] _ in
+      DispatchQueue.main.async { self?.reassertWindowGeometry() }
+    }
+    geometryObservers = [
+      nc.addObserver(
+        forName: UIDevice.orientationDidChangeNotification,
+        object: nil, queue: .main, using: reassert
+      ),
+      nc.addObserver(
+        forName: UIScene.didActivateNotification,
+        object: nil, queue: .main, using: reassert
+      ),
+      nc.addObserver(
+        forName: UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification,
+        object: nil, queue: .main, using: reassert
+      ),
+    ]
+  }
+
+  private static func keyWindow() -> UIWindow? {
+    return UIApplication.shared.connectedScenes
+      .compactMap { $0 as? UIWindowScene }
+      .flatMap { $0.windows }
+      .first { $0.isKeyWindow }
+  }
+}

lib/src/core/platform/screenshot_observer.dart

@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 const _channel = EventChannel('com.zcash.wallet/screenshots');
 
 /// Emits whenever the OS reports a user screenshot (iOS only — Android
-/// would use FLAG_SECURE instead and never emits here). Errors from a
-/// missing host handler (tests, other platforms) are swallowed so
-/// listeners only ever see real events.
+/// uses FLAG_SECURE and never emits here). iOS now also blanks the window
+/// via the secure-field privacy shield (see `SecureScreenshotShield`), but
+/// keeps this stream as a secondary UX: the OS only reports the capture
+/// after it happens, so the warning sheet explains why the shot is blank.
+/// Errors from a missing host handler (tests, other platforms) are
+/// swallowed so listeners only ever see real events.
 Stream<void> screenshotEvents() {
   if (kIsWeb || !Platform.isIOS) return const Stream.empty();
   return _channel

lib/src/core/privacy/sensitive_privacy_overlay.dart

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ bool get _supportsNativePrivacyShield => supportsNativePrivacyShield(
   isWeb: kIsWeb,
   isMacOS: !kIsWeb && Platform.isMacOS,
   isAndroid: !kIsWeb && Platform.isAndroid,
+  isIOS: !kIsWeb && Platform.isIOS,
 );
 
 @visibleForTesting
@@ -31,13 +32,23 @@ bool supportsPlatformPrivacySignals({
   return !isWeb && isMacOS;
 }
 
+/// Whether the platform can natively blank the app in OS screenshots and
+/// screen recordings via the `com.zcash.wallet/privacy_shield` channel.
+///
+/// - macOS suppresses Mission Control capture of the window.
+/// - Android sets `FLAG_SECURE`.
+/// - iOS re-parents the window layer into a `secureTextEntry` field's canvas
+///   (see `SecureScreenshotShield` in `ios/Runner/AppDelegate.swift`); the
+///   screenshot warning sheet stays as a secondary post-capture UX because
+///   iOS only notifies after the capture completes.
 @visibleForTesting
 bool supportsNativePrivacyShield({
   required bool isWeb,
   required bool isMacOS,
   required bool isAndroid,
+  required bool isIOS,
 }) {
-  return !isWeb && (isMacOS || isAndroid);
+  return !isWeb && (isMacOS || isAndroid || isIOS);
 }
 
 class MacOSPrivacyExposureEvent {
@@ -138,6 +149,7 @@ class SensitivePrivacyOverlayController extends ChangeNotifier {
 
   bool _isSafe;
   bool _authPromptActive = false;
+  bool _screenshotSuppressionActive = false;
 
   /// Whether sensitive content may be shown unobscured.
   bool get isSafe => _isSafe;
@@ -163,6 +175,27 @@ class SensitivePrivacyOverlayController extends ChangeNotifier {
     notifyListeners();
   }
 
+  /// Suppresses the shield through the brief `inactive` transition the iOS
+  /// screenshot preview/editor causes. The native secure-field blanking already
+  /// blacks out the actual capture and the warning sheet already explains it, so
+  /// the extra blur flash during the screenshot flow is pure noise. The
+  /// The caller releases this via [endScreenshotSuppression] when the warning
+  /// sheet closes, so the suppression is scoped to the active screenshot flow
+  /// rather than a fixed timeout — a genuine backgrounding once the sheet is
+  /// gone still blurs.
+  void beginScreenshotSuppression() {
+    if (_screenshotSuppressionActive) return;
+    _screenshotSuppressionActive = true;
+    notifyListeners();
+  }
+
+  /// Releases the [beginScreenshotSuppression] marker.
+  void endScreenshotSuppression() {
+    if (!_screenshotSuppressionActive) return;
+    _screenshotSuppressionActive = false;
+    notifyListeners();
+  }
+
   @protected
   void _setSafe(bool value) {
     if (_isSafe == value) return;
@@ -258,6 +291,20 @@ class SensitivePrivacyEnvironmentController
     }
   }
 
+  @override
+  void beginScreenshotSuppression() {
+    if (_disposed || _screenshotSuppressionActive) return;
+    super.beginScreenshotSuppression();
+    _syncSafety();
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void endScreenshotSuppression() {
+    if (_disposed || !_screenshotSuppressionActive) return;
+    super.endScreenshotSuppression();
+    _syncSafety();
+  }
+
   @override
   void onWindowFocus() => _setWindowSafe(true);
 
@@ -315,8 +362,10 @@ class SensitivePrivacyEnvironmentController
   }
 
   void _syncSafety() {
-    final lifecycleSafe =
-        _lifecycleSafe || (_lifecycleInactive && _authPromptActive);
+    final suppressedInactive =
+        _lifecycleInactive &&
+        (_authPromptActive || _screenshotSuppressionActive);
+    final lifecycleSafe = _lifecycleSafe || suppressedInactive;
     _setSafe(lifecycleSafe && _windowSafe && _macOSNativeSafe);
   }