Comment by Neil44
9 days ago
Same with Lineage OS, may daughter has an old Samsung with Lineage on it and the Wallet app doesn't work because the phone's been rooted.
9 days ago
Same with Lineage OS, may daughter has an old Samsung with Lineage on it and the Wallet app doesn't work because the phone's been rooted.
You're doomed to this issue with old phones in general.
Even un-modified you'll then be stuck with an old version of Android that doesn't support the latest versions of apps and the old versions of apps won't work properly.
It's really a shame because a lot of old phones work perfectly fine otherwise.
Generally Lineage is the latest. Unfortunately, there are other issues (such as the blobs that Lineage needs drifting out of date, and it's usually suggested that you'll should backup and then wipe to upgrade to the next major release, etc.)
Wallet app is still impossible to get working, but there’s been some development recently: https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/issues/361
Some other apps are often willing to accept my current setup (Lineage for microG [0], plus Magisk, if you don’t need root – Magisk Hide does some magic I don’t really understand, but even without Play Integrity passing, apps just start working).
With more tweaks, you might be able to get Play Integrity to work to some extent, but it’s hit or miss. I’ve just stopped using apps that demand it.
[0]: https://lineage.microg.org/
Well, I’ve jinxed it. My current “neobank” of choice, TNG eWallet, is onto me now :(
(Not because of my comment, probably – I’ve upgraded LineageOS and had to reinstall everything. But just in case you guys read this – please, just let me bypass it, I’m aware of the risks :)
Okay, I am pleasantly surprised. The fix was to... remove Magisk. Apparently they’re not looking at the Play Integrity, so no workarounds needed. The more you know!
This is way offtopic, so I’ll stop here, but final note in case anybody is looking to get Play Integrity working as well: try the built-in microG implementation first, and if it doesn’t work, go for KernelSU, it seems more stealthy than Magisk. Good luck!