Apps deliberately refusing to work on modded devices - Revision history

Rudxain: link Bloatware

2026-03-15T13:06:03Z

link Bloatware

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	*update the device operating system once it is no longer supported by the device manufacturer		*update the device operating system once it is no longer supported by the device manufacturer
	*use alternative operating systems such as Linux or other Android-based operating systems that add new features		*use alternative operating systems such as Linux or other Android-based operating systems that add new features
	*remove all bloatware		*remove all [[bloatware]]
	*access all data stored on the device		*access all data stored on the device

Rudxain: link OS; move some links to become Style-Guide compliant

2026-03-15T12:38:21Z

link OS; move some links to become Style-Guide compliant

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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://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 [[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>

	Effective March 1st 2026, all banking apps in Vietnam must detect whether the app is running on a device that has an ~~[[Bootloader unlocking\|~~unlocked bootloader]], is ~~[[Jailbreak\|~~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>		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>

	==How it works==		==How it works==

Rudxain: link: BL unlock, root, ADB

2026-03-15T12:32:22Z

link: BL unlock, root, ADB

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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://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 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 [[Bootloader unlocking\|unlocked bootloader]], is [[Jailbreak\|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>

	==How it works==		==How it works==

Andrew V: /* Android[1] */

2026-03-05T16:46:45Z

Android[1]

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	==References==		==References==

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	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Common terms]]		[[Category:Common terms]]

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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.ph/~~xgtcn~~ \|archive-date=~~8 Jan~~ 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 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>

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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.ph/xgtcn \|archive-date=8 Jan 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}}</ref>		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.ph/xgtcn \|archive-date=8 Jan 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}}</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>

	==How it works==		==How it works==

H0l0: Added type & description

2026-02-02T20:57:30Z

Added type & description

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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.ph/xgtcn \|archive-date=8 Jan 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}}</ref>		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.ph/xgtcn \|archive-date=8 Jan 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}}</ref>

Bythmusters: added cargo

2026-01-31T19:26:16Z

added cargo

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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.ph/xgtcn \|archive-date=8 Jan 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}}</ref>		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.ph/xgtcn \|archive-date=8 Jan 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}}</ref>

Magnusmaster: Added new Vietnam banking regulation

2026-01-09T20:42:47Z

Added new Vietnam banking regulation

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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.ph/xgtcn \|archive-date=8 Jan 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}}</ref>		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.ph/xgtcn \|archive-date=8 Jan 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}}</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}}</ref>

	==How it works==		==How it works==