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In the interests of fairness, might be worth stating more explicitly what the refund included when Stadia was shut down, as it was a pretty decent attempt to make their customers whole (iirc it was a full and automatically applied refund of hardware, software and most subscriptions for anything paid over the lifetime of the device) [[User:Keith|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith|talk]]) 10:15, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

== Google Play Integrity screwing over custom ROMs ==

Google has tightened its Play Integrity, previously named SafetyNet. Now, it requires all devices to be hardware backed to be certified by it's new standards. Custom ROMs like Lineage OS, Pixel OS and Graphene OS all have been affected by this issue. These custom ROMs now cannot access:

- banking apps

- chatgpt

- google wallet with its NFC tap to pay

- various mobile games like Pokemon GO

Source: https://www.androidauthority.com/google-play-integrity-hardware-attestation-3561592/

You could argue that it's for "security" but it doesn't actually make it more secure at all. Those who want to go past security checks like these already go past them through creating patches with rooted phones. And those who just want a phone without google, should have the right to have it their way. This change only serves to reduce user freedom and may signal a future where Google exerts complete, iron-fisted control over the Android ecosystem. [[User:Trunestor|Trunestor]] ([[User talk:Trunestor|talk]]) 13:08, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

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 In the interests of fairness, might be worth stating more explicitly what the refund included when Stadia was shut down, as it was a pretty decent attempt to make their customers whole (iirc it was a full and automatically applied refund of hardware, software and most subscriptions for anything paid over the lifetime of the device) [[User:Keith|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith|talk]]) 10:15, 11 June 2025 (UTC)
+== Google Play Integrity screwing over custom ROMs ==
+Google has tightened its Play Integrity, previously named SafetyNet. Now, it requires all devices to be hardware backed to be certified by it's new standards. Custom ROMs like Lineage OS, Pixel OS and Graphene OS all have been affected by this issue. These custom ROMs now cannot access:
+- banking apps
+- chatgpt
+- google wallet with its NFC tap to pay
+- various mobile games like Pokemon GO
+Source: https://www.androidauthority.com/google-play-integrity-hardware-attestation-3561592/
+You could argue that it's for "security" but it doesn't actually make it more secure at all. Those who want to go past security checks like these already go past them through creating patches with rooted phones. And those who just want a phone without google, should have the right to have it their way. This change only serves to reduce user freedom and may signal a future where Google exerts complete, iron-fisted control over the Android ecosystem. [[User:Trunestor|Trunestor]] ([[User talk:Trunestor|talk]]) 13:08, 12 August 2025 (UTC)