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Apps running on [[Android]] and potentially other operating systems can detect if the device has been modded and refuse to function if that is the case. This can happen if the device allows the user to run applications as root or administrator, has an unlocked bootloader or runs a different operating system than the one provided by the manufacturer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Apps & Games need PI |url=https://xdaforums.com/t/4677050/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive. | Apps running on [[Android]] and potentially other operating systems can detect if the device has been modded and refuse to function if that is the case. This can happen if the device allows the user to run applications as root or administrator, has an unlocked bootloader or runs a different operating system than the one provided by the manufacturer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Apps & Games need PI |url=https://xdaforums.com/t/4677050/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222211621/https://xdaforums.com/t/apps-games-need-pi-list.4677050/ |archive-date=22 Feb 2026|website=XDA Forums}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Configure API responses |url=https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/setup#configure-api |website=Google |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260204035851/https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/setup |archive-date=4 Feb 2026}}</ref> | ||
Effective March 1st 2026, all banking apps in Vietnam must detect whether the app is running on a device that has an unlocked bootloader, is rooted or has ADB enabled and cease to function if that is the case <ref>{{Cite web |title=[Discussion] The root-and-mod-hiding / fingerprint-spoofing / keybox-stealing cat-and-mouse game |url=https://xdaforums.com/t/discussion-the-root-and-mod-hiding-fingerprint-spoofing-keybox-stealing-cat-and-mouse-game.4425939/page-118#post-90441375 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260129121605/https://xdaforums.com/t/discussion-the-root-and-mod-hiding-fingerprint-spoofing-keybox-stealing-cat-and-mouse-game.4425939/page-118 |archive-date=29 Jan 2026}}</ref> | Effective March 1st 2026, all banking apps in Vietnam must detect whether the app is running on a device that has an unlocked bootloader, is rooted or has ADB enabled and cease to function if that is the case <ref>{{Cite web |title=[Discussion] The root-and-mod-hiding / fingerprint-spoofing / keybox-stealing cat-and-mouse game |url=https://xdaforums.com/t/discussion-the-root-and-mod-hiding-fingerprint-spoofing-keybox-stealing-cat-and-mouse-game.4425939/page-118#post-90441375 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260129121605/https://xdaforums.com/t/discussion-the-root-and-mod-hiding-fingerprint-spoofing-keybox-stealing-cat-and-mouse-game.4425939/page-118 |archive-date=29 Jan 2026}}</ref> | ||