The Play Integrity API is getting some upgrades right now, but better spoof protection could cause headaches for custom ROMs.
  • Zak@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    17 days ago

    When Microsoft first proposed this sort of crap, it was widely seen as a nightmare scenario. Now, it seems as if only a few of us open source nerds care.

  • Kokesh@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    17 days ago

    Fuck Google. Hopefully Magisk & modules will find a way to keep hiding root from crappy bank apps.

    • daddy32@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      17 days ago

      I see you wrote “& modules”, because you certainly know where Magisk developer works and why he removed the option to hide it from other apps. It’s just hopeless. It’s just a matter of time until this kind of crap gets into the legislation in the name of security.

      • Kokesh@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        17 days ago

        Magisk Deny works pretty well. Play Security Fix module does the truck for Google Pay. Sometimes it needs an update, but I’m successfully posting with my phone most of the time. And all my banking apps run OK just with the deny list.

  • Jeena@piefed.jeena.netEnglish
    10·
    17 days ago

    I sideloaded fdroid and install most of my apps over that. From the text I don’t understand what the actually change will be.

    • example@reddthat.comEnglish
      6·
      17 days ago

      the image at the top seems to be the only real hint - it looks like it’s supposed to be for restricting which apps may run in the background while performing “secure” tasks in other apps

      • pivot_root@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        17 days ago

        Oh, yay. I can’t wait until Netflix starts requiring users to temporarily disable <insert video calling app> because it supports screen sharing. Can never have too many layers of user inconvenience assurance for rightsholders, you know?

    • Virkkunen@fedia.io
      61·
      17 days ago

      For apps installed through the play store, developers have the option to add these “layers of security” with Play Integrity. The one the screenshot shows keeps you from opening and using an app if specific apps are detected to be running in the background (like a bank app blocking you from using it if a screen recorder app is running on the background). Another feature is apps blocking them from running if they weren’t installed from the play store (like side loading a bank app and it prevents it from running because it might be malicious).

      For apps distributed outside of the Play Store (and for people side loading them) and those running rooted/bootloader unlocked devices nothing changes, as Play Integrity is no longer in effect in those cases