Scrcpy opens a black window but i can still click on things.

[HaveSomeRubicon]

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Environment

• OS: Zorin 16 lite with i3 and no compositor
• scrcpy version: 1.23
• installation method: tried manual build and snap
• device model: SM-T290
• Android version: 11

*Scrcpy opens a completely blank window but when I click around on the window it still sends input
Whenever I open scrcpy it opens a blank window except I can click around in the window and it will register the clicks. The command output does not show any signs of anything going

scrcpy 1.23 <https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy>
/usr/local/share/scrcpy/scrcpy-server:...shed. 4.1 MB/s (41123 bytes in 0.010s)
[server] INFO: Device: samsung SM-T290 (Android 11)
INFO: Renderer: opengl
INFO: OpenGL version: 1.4 Mesa 21.2.6
WARN: Trilinear filtering disabled (OpenGL 3.0+ or ES 2.0+ required)
INFO: Initial texture: 1280x800

[HaveSomeRubicon]

Note: ive got scrcpy working fine on other linux and windows instances with the same PC and tablet. I just had a different linux/windows setup this time

[rom1v]

Is the screen black in the recorded file if you record (scrcpy --record file.mp4)?

[HaveSomeRubicon]

I can see everything crystal clear in the recording

[rom1v]

OK, so probably a driver issue.

INFO: OpenGL version: 1.4 Mesa 21.2.6

OpenGL 1.4 😮 That's very old and quite unexpected.

You could try with scrcpy --render-driver=opengles2 (maybe).

[HaveSomeRubicon]

My computer is really old(REALLY OLD) so old drivers were expected. scrcpy --render-driver=opengles2 seemed to work absolutely fine and it rendered everything fine.

[nachtien]

I am running into this issue also. This was working fine up until yesterday. Reinstalling it did not fix the issue.

OS: MacOS 12.3 m1
scrcpy version: 1.24
installation method: Homebrew
device model: Pixel 4a
Android version: 12

[rom1v]

@nachtien On "protected" apps, that's expected on Android 12 (#2129 #36).

[nachtien]

It's not a protected app I don't think. But I do think I just started using android 12.

[AberuSama]

@nachtien On "protected" apps, that's expected on Android 12 (#2129 #36).

I just got my Realme updated to UI 3.0 and I'm having the same problem on "protected" apps.

[rom1v]

It's not a protected app I don't think

Does it work on other apps?

[AberuSama]

Yes

[rom1v]

OK, so when it's black, it's because the app enabled FLAG_SECURE to prevent capture and screenshots.

[AberuSama]

Sorry I didn't read your message before.
The point is that scrcpy worked on the same protected app 2 months ago. Is it possible to make it go through the flag_secure as it used to do?

[msm-code]

As far as I know this is android 12 issue. It's possible you've updated your android version to 12+ 2 months ago (or I guess 7 months ago now).