• CoderKat@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Do custom ROMs still have issues with some apps not allowing them? It’s been an eternity since I tried one and I don’t know if it’s a hard requirement, but at least when I did try it, I had (?) to root my device and my bank apps refused to work after that.

    • sv1sjp@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Many applications especially banks require Google Safetynet to be functional, even without root. I am running DivestOS, a hardened version of LineageOS without gapps, and I can’t have access on my bank because I chose freedom. Democracy at its finest…

    • Gunpachi@lemmings.world
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      1 year ago

      Some banking or payment apps can detect root and won’t let you use them.

      When I used to run Custom ROMs I just used magisk to hide the root and these apps would work fine afterwards.

    • TheMadnessKing@lemdro.id
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      1 year ago

      I haven’t encountered such a thing yet (been using for 5 months).

      There are lot of methods to bypass those checks even now, and often many ROMs do this by default. (LineageOS doesn’t do that afaik)