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by Mediterraneo10 1927 days ago
How are these phones with regard to an unlocked bootloader and passing Safety Net? Online banking apps refuse to launch on some de-Googled Android versions, on the grounds that the device is now supposedly insecure. The new COVID vaccine passports, which several governments have announced will exist only as an Android/iOS app producing limited-time QR codes (because paper certificates are too easily forged), might have the same demands for the Android they are running on.
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This is really a problem. Ideally this would be approached in a similar way to TLS errors in browsers - scary warning, but ability to proceed anyway if you understand the risks. Certainly for banking apps etc at least
It's not going to pass SafetyNet without workarounds using Magisk Hide.
In my experience, it's not going to pass SafetyNet with Magisk Hide either. As far as I can tell, Magisk is of little practical value any more.