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Cody: /* McDonalds App invasive and anti-consumer security policies */

2026-05-12T13:55:22Z

McDonalds App invasive and anti-consumer security policies

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	I think this article needs to be extended with a section addressing the "security" policies in the McDonalds global app. Around October 2025, McDonalds implemented very obscure ~~checks~~ in the application for the following, without which, the app ~~simply does~~ not start:		I think this article needs to be extended with a section addressing the "security" policies in the McDonalds global app. Around October 2025, McDonalds implemented very obscure system scans in the application for the following, without which, the app may or may not start:

	- No third party apps installed		- No third party apps installed (reported by others)

	- Play services ~~working and with MEETS_STRONG_INTEGRITY flag~~		- Play services required (confirmed by me)

	- No third party app markets installed (F-Droid, Aptoide...)		- No third party app markets installed (F-Droid, Aptoide...) (reported by others)

	- No mod apps installed (Lucky Patcher, HappyMod...)		- No mod apps installed (Lucky Patcher, HappyMod...) (confirmed by me)

	- No root access enabled		- No root access enabled (reported by others)

	- No developer mode enabled		- No developer mode enabled (reported by others)

	- No custom ROMs		- No custom ROMs (reported by others)

	- Possibly more, but it doesn't say anywhere		Possibly more, but McDonalds doesn't explicitly say anywhere what exactly is required for the app to run, or what will prevent it from running.

	~~The above are all speculative checks~~ that ~~are not confirmed or denied by McDonalds~~.		This has dropped their Google Play reviews to 2.3 stars, but they don't seem to care, and have instead started pushing users to install the app forcefully by removing services previously offered in-store like table service, and only offering that through the app. Possibly more information to be addded to the article.

	~~This has dropped their Google Play reviews~~ to ~~2.3 stars~~, but ~~they don~~'~~t seem~~ to ~~care, and~~ have ~~instead started pushing users to install~~ the ~~app forcefully by removing services previously offered in-store like table service,~~ and ~~only offering that through the app~~.		I have never contributed to the Consumer Rights Wiki, and am not sure how to include this in the article, but I'd be willing to provide as much info as I have on the topic and do further research if needed.

	I ~~have never contributed to~~ the ~~Consumer Rights Wiki~~, ~~and am~~ not ~~sure how~~ to ~~include~~ this in the ~~article~~, ~~but~~ I~~'d be willing to provide as much info as I have on the topic and do further research if needed~~.		I think it is worth noting I am from Spain, so the above may only partially, or not at all apply to the US or other regions, although, this being the supposedly global app, I would assume it does.

	~~I think it is worth noting I am from Spain, so the above may only partially, or not at all apply to the US or other regions, although, this being the supposedly global app, I would assume it does.~~ [[User:Cody\|Cody]] ([[User talk:Cody\|talk]]) 12:49, 12 May 2026 (UTC)		[[User:Cody\|Cody]] ([[User talk:Cody\|talk]]) 12:49, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Cody: /* McDonalds App invasive and anti-consumer security policies */

2026-05-12T12:56:56Z

McDonalds App invasive and anti-consumer security policies

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	I think this article needs to be extended with a section addressing the "security" policies in the McDonalds global app. Around October 2025, McDonalds implemented very obscure checks in the application for the following:		I think this article needs to be extended with a section addressing the "security" policies in the McDonalds global app. Around October 2025, McDonalds implemented very obscure checks in the application for the following, without which, the app simply does not start:

	- No third party apps installed		- No third party apps installed

Cody: /* McDonalds App invasive and anti-consumer security policies */ new section

2026-05-12T12:49:00Z

McDonalds App invasive and anti-consumer security policies: new section

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== McDonalds App invasive and anti-consumer security policies ==

I think this article needs to be extended with a section addressing the "security" policies in the McDonalds global app. Around October 2025, McDonalds implemented very obscure checks in the application for the following:

- No third party apps installed

- Play services working and with MEETS_STRONG_INTEGRITY flag

- No third party app markets installed (F-Droid, Aptoide...)

- No mod apps installed (Lucky Patcher, HappyMod...)

- No root access enabled

- No developer mode enabled

- No custom ROMs

- Possibly more, but it doesn't say anywhere

The above are all speculative checks that are not confirmed or denied by McDonalds.

This has dropped their Google Play reviews to 2.3 stars, but they don't seem to care, and have instead started pushing users to install the app forcefully by removing services previously offered in-store like table service, and only offering that through the app.

I have never contributed to the Consumer Rights Wiki, and am not sure how to include this in the article, but I'd be willing to provide as much info as I have on the topic and do further research if needed.

I think it is worth noting I am from Spain, so the above may only partially, or not at all apply to the US or other regions, although, this being the supposedly global app, I would assume it does. [[User:Cody|Cody]] ([[User talk:Cody|talk]]) 12:49, 12 May 2026 (UTC)