Apps deliberately refusing to work on modded devices: Difference between revisions

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 |Description=Many apps on any kind of device can deliberately refuse to work if the device has been suspected to be modified.
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-Apps running on [[Android]] and potentially other [[wikipedia:Operating_system|operating systems]] (OS) 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 [[Jailbreak|root]] or administrator, has an [[Bootloader unlocking|unlocked bootloader]] or runs a different OS 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>
+Apps running on [[Android]] and potentially other {{Wplink|Operating system|operating systems}} (OS) 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 [[Jailbreak|root]] or administrator, has an [[Bootloader unlocking|unlocked bootloader]] or runs a different OS 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 [[wikipedia:Android_Debug_Bridge|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>
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 ==Examples==
-===Android<ref name=":0" />===
+===Android===
 {{Main|Google Play Integrity API}}
 *Google Wallet
 *VPN by Google for Pixel
-*Netflix
+*[[Netflix]]
 *McDonald's App
 *Google Messages (RCS does not work when device is modded)
 *Uber Driver
-*Twitter/X
+*[[X Corp]]
 *[[Authy|Twilio Authy Authenticator]]
 *ChatGPT<ref>{{Cite web |title=PlayIntegrity Verification failed - ChatGPT / Bugs |url=https://community.openai.com/t/1267945 |website=OpenAI Developer Community |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260223031856/https://community.openai.com/t/playintegrity-verification-failed/1267945 |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Question - ChatGPT error: Preauth Playintegrity verification failed |url=https://xdaforums.com/t/4737618/ |website=XDA Forums |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260223032006/https://xdaforums.com/t/chatgpt-error-preauth-playintegrity-verification-failed.4737618/ |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref>
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
-[[Category:Common terms]]
+[[Category:Anti-consumer practices]]