Comment by andyjohnson0
3 months ago
> They will just add a flag in the SafetyNet service to let other apps know if non "verified" apps have been installed.
Sincere question: do you have any evidence for this?
I don't see anything in the article that backs it up, and your asserion seems to be at odds with the description of a side load capability for "risk tolerant" users. What you describe would certainly break much of the usefulness of side loading for me.
I certainly don't trust Google, or underestimate their capacity for duplicity. I'm just not sure about the outcome you describe.
It a projection of what they could do. ie. logical step
The whole SafetyNet and "secure chain" things are PITA, eg. ChatGPT app wouldn't work if the phone bootloader isn't signed by Google. Lots of banking app wouldn't work, HSBC banking app for instance wouldn't allow login if Android developer mode is enabled.
Some apps do this because of some minor audit crap with relation to screenshots (the devmode part) afaik. Others just always blank the screen image and tell the auditor to [insert crude metaphor].
Same none sense with root enabled. You must have a check, doesn't specify which one and as long as you can show it works once you are fine.