Adding CAPTOR to iPhone Lock Screen & Control Center

This article explains how to add CAPTOR to the iPhone lock screen and Control Center, which make launching the app easier and faster. This applies to CAPTOR (iOS) v5.3.0 and later.

How do I add CAPTOR to my iPhone Lock Screen?

1) Lock your iPhone so the screen is off.

2) Tap on the screen to “wake it up”.

3) Long-press and hold in the lower middle part of the screen, between the two action buttons (Flashlight and Camera, if they have not been altered already).

4) Tap Customize.

5) Tap on the Lock Screen.

6) Tap the “-” button on one of the two default action buttons (Flashlight or Camera).

7) Tap the “+” button to add a new action button in it’s place.

8) Tap on “Open CAPTOR” beneath the CAPTOR app icon.

9) Tap Done.

Now you can access CAPTOR directly from the lock screen by long-pressing on the CAPTOR icon.

How do I add CAPTOR to my iPhone Control Center?

1) Swipe down from the top right of the iPhone to reveal the Control Center.

2) Tap the “+” button on the top left.

3) Tap “Add a Control”.

4) Tap “Open CAPTOR” beneath the CAPTOR app icon.

5) Tap anywhere on the screen to save and exit that mode.

6) Test by swiping down from the top right, and tapping the CAPTOR icon. This should launch CAPTOR.

Here is a short video of the steps outlined above.

Adding Notes to CAPTOR Content in Bulk

All CAPTOR content has a notes section where you can add text description to the content. This will transfer as metadata for all content types, and for visual media (photos and videos) it will also be included in the caption. The notes are also searchable. The content Notes can be found by opening the content, and tapping on the “i” info button.

Beginning with CAPTOR (iOS) v5.2.2, you can now add notes to multiple content in one step. There are two ways to do this, outlined below. Also with this release we increased the character limit to 255 so you can add longer notes than ever before. If some of the content has an existing note, the newly added note will be appended to the existing note.

Option 1: Add the same note to all content within a specific folder or Favorites.

Go to the Folder screen and swipe right on the folder to reveal a hidden Note button. Tap it, and type a note into the box. That note has now been added to every content item within the folder. This works on Favorites as well. Here is a quick video demo.

Option 2: Add the same note to content you select within a folder.

Go to a folder, tap Select at the bottom. Tap to highlight the content you want to add notes to, and then tap Note at the bottom. The note you enter into the pop-up box will be added to all of the selected content. Here is a short video demo of this option:

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CAPTOR Now Supports Screenshot Blocking Across All App Versions

We’re excited to introduce a powerful new security feature in CAPTOR for Ivanti and CAPTOR for Enterprise —the ability to block screenshots and screen recordings.

Taking screenshots and screen recordings with smart phones has always represented a clear and present danger to data leakage prevention efforts. The screenshots and recordings are saved to the native photos app, outside of the secure container and mixed in with personal photos (if the device is BYOD or COPE).

Android has long had app configuration options to help organizations prevent screenshots. iOS has been a vastly different story. Apple has only enabled screenshot restrictions when the device is supervised, which left MAM deployments unprotected.

In the last year, however, things are starting to change. BlackBerry Dynamics and Microsoft Intune now include options to block screenshots and screen recordings for iOS MAM deployments.

With the release of CAPTOR (iOS) v5.2.1 we can now make the claim that all versions of CAPTOR, iOS and Android, support this critical functionality.

Below is a video demo of the new restriction. You will notice that when it is enabled, the screen recording is blacked out, since we are using the exact iOS functionality that the feature blocks.

As a secure camera and document capture solution, CAPTOR empowers organizations to capture, manage, and protect sensitive photos and content within a controlled environment. However, until now, screenshots and screen recordings posed a security risk—they were saved directly to the native photos app, bypassing corporate security policies.

With this new feature for appconfig and Ivanti customers, CAPTOR now prevents screenshots and screen recordings, ensuring that captured content remains secure and within company control. This eliminates a major data leakage risk and further strengthens compliance for industries handling sensitive information, such as government, healthcare, and financial services.

Security and compliance are at the core of CAPTOR, and this enhancement is another step toward providing organizations with the most secure mobile capture solution available.