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Google Is Rolling Back Security To Pursue Their Own Interests (twitter.com)

submitted 3 months ago by Genghis@monero.town to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

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I have my respect for GrapheneOS for addressing the Play Integrity API issue.

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[–] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There's nothing wrong with Graphene. I've been using it for months now on my Pixel 7.

[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Did you read the post...? It seems like Google is starting to fuck with app access, unless I'm misunderstanding?

[–] featured@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Play integrity api is implemented by some app developers to check OS integrity. Google blocks all third party OSes from utilizing this verification method, including GrapheneOS. This isn’t new, what’s new are the apps that utilize this integrity API which is where the story comes from. Most apps still work without it. Graphene has full support for hardware anttestation and they’re pushing for this to be the norm rather than relying on Google as the gatekeeper. I use graphene every day, and while I mostly use FOSS apps from other repos, the stuff I personally use from the play store works perfectly

[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Okay, thanks for clearing that up for me! Good to know graphene is still worth getting into :)

[–] zelnix@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hold your horses that hardware attestation stuff is crap. No developer is going to use it instead of the play integrity api. Both authy and relay for reddit don't work on GOS due to this. The play store even hides the existence of these when running on GOS.

I also had a temporary limitation with uber app functionality. They were doing some AB testing that would disable various features if you didn't pass integrity api. That's since gone away for me but i wouldn't be surprised if it comes back

[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Is there a different OS with the relative ease and functionality of graphene (android auto and other such features being big one) that you could recommend to a beginner? Or is graphene still worth it, in your opinion? Ease is important to me as someone with a new baby but cares about privacy.

[–] zelnix@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

What's wrong with GOS?

[–] Persen@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

They didn't change anything. Banking apps rely on play integrity to check if the device is secure (not bootloader unlocked/rooted). Google abuses this, so grapheneos devices also don't get the support.