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	The Play Integrity API is an API provided by [[Google]] for the [[Android]] Operating System that allows applications to verify the genuineness of the app's binary and Android version.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Overview of the Play Integrity API \|url=https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/overview \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250607124755/https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/overview \|archive-date=2025-06-07 \|access-date=2025-06-10 \|website=Android Developers}}</ref> It is the successor of the now deprecated SafetyNet Attestation API.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=About the SafetyNet Attestation API deprecation \|url=https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/safetynet/deprecation-timeline \|website=Android Developers}}</ref> It is part of [[Google Mobile Services]] (GMS). The API offers 4 device integrity labels, which are detailed in the table below.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Integrity verdicts \|url=https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/verdicts#device-integrity-field \|website=Android Developers}}</ref>		The Play Integrity API is an API provided by [[Google]] for the [[Android]] Operating System that allows applications to verify the genuineness of the app's binary and Android version.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Overview of the Play Integrity API \|url=https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/overview \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250607124755/https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/overview \|archive-date=2025-06-07 \|access-date=2025-06-10 \|website=Android Developers}}</ref> It is the successor of the now deprecated SafetyNet Attestation API.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=About the SafetyNet Attestation API deprecation \|url=https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/safetynet/deprecation-timeline \|website=Android Developers \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260127061745/https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/safetynet/deprecation-timeline \|archive-date=27 Jan 2026}}</ref> It is part of [[Google Mobile Services]] (GMS). The API offers 4 device integrity labels, which are detailed in the table below.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Integrity verdicts \|url=https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/verdicts#device-integrity-field \|website=Android Developers \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215112831/https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/verdicts \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
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	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==
	Since the Play Integrity API relies on Google to certify devices, any apps requiring <code>MEETS_DEVICE_INTEGRITY</code> or <code>MEETS_STRONG_INTEGRITY</code> are only allowed on operating systems that Google allows. This allows Google to exert [[Monopoly\|monopolistic]] power by not certifying competitors' operating systems, since many apps choose to use the Play Integrity API instead of the Key Attestation API that is built into Android.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Apps & Games need PI \|url=https://xdaforums.com/t/4677050/ \|website=XDA Forums}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Verify hardware-backed key pairs with key attestation \|url=https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/security-key-attestation \|website=Android Developers}}</ref>		Since the Play Integrity API relies on Google to certify devices, any apps requiring <code>MEETS_DEVICE_INTEGRITY</code> or <code>MEETS_STRONG_INTEGRITY</code> are only allowed on operating systems that Google allows. This allows Google to exert [[Monopoly\|monopolistic]] power by not certifying competitors' operating systems, since many apps choose to use the Play Integrity API instead of the Key Attestation API that is built into Android.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Apps & Games need PI \|url=https://xdaforums.com/t/4677050/ \|website=XDA Forums}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Verify hardware-backed key pairs with key attestation \|url=https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/security-key-attestation \|website=Android Developers \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260126145522/https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/security-key-attestation \|archive-date=26 Jan 2026}}</ref>

	Notable examples of apps requiring Google-certified operating systems:		Notable examples of apps requiring Google-certified operating systems:
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	*ChatGPT<ref>{{Cite web \|title=PlayIntegrity Verification failed - ChatGPT / Bugs \|url=https://community.openai.com/t/1267945 \|website=OpenAI Developer Community}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Question - ChatGPT error: Preauth Playintegrity verification failed \|url=https://xdaforums.com/t/4737618/ \|website=XDA Forums}}</ref>		*ChatGPT<ref>{{Cite web \|title=PlayIntegrity Verification failed - ChatGPT / Bugs \|url=https://community.openai.com/t/1267945 \|website=OpenAI Developer Community}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Question - ChatGPT error: Preauth Playintegrity verification failed \|url=https://xdaforums.com/t/4737618/ \|website=XDA Forums}}</ref>

	This has led to users being unable to use apps on privacy-focused forks of Android, like [[wikipedia:GrapheneOS\|GrapheneOS]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Wallet - Google Pay \|url=https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/475/ \|website=GrapheneOS Discussion Forum}}</ref>		This has led to users being unable to use apps on privacy-focused forks of Android, like [[wikipedia:GrapheneOS\|GrapheneOS]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Wallet - Google Pay \|url=https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/475/ \|website=GrapheneOS Discussion Forum \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708193935/https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/475/ \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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	The Play Integrity API is an API provided by [[Google]] for the [[Android]] Operating System that allows applications to verify the genuineness of the app's binary and Android version.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Overview of the Play Integrity API \|url=https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/overview \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250607124755/https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/overview \|archive-date=2025-06-07 \|access-date=2025-06-10 \|website=Android Developers}}</ref> It is the successor of the now deprecated SafetyNet Attestation API.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=About the SafetyNet Attestation API deprecation \|url=https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/safetynet/deprecation-timeline \|website=Android Developers}}</ref> It is part of [[Google Mobile Services]] (GMS). The API offers 4 device integrity labels, which are detailed in the table below.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Integrity verdicts \|url=https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/verdicts#device-integrity-field \|website=Android Developers}}</ref>		The Play Integrity API is an API provided by [[Google]] for the [[Android]] Operating System that allows applications to verify the genuineness of the app's binary and Android version.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Overview of the Play Integrity API \|url=https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/overview \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250607124755/https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/overview \|archive-date=2025-06-07 \|access-date=2025-06-10 \|website=Android Developers}}</ref> It is the successor of the now deprecated SafetyNet Attestation API.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=About the SafetyNet Attestation API deprecation \|url=https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/safetynet/deprecation-timeline \|website=Android Developers}}</ref> It is part of [[Google Mobile Services]] (GMS). The API offers 4 device integrity labels, which are detailed in the table below.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Integrity verdicts \|url=https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/verdicts#device-integrity-field \|website=Android Developers}}</ref>
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	The Play Integrity API is an API provided by [[Google]] for the [[Android]] Operating System that allows applications to verify the genuineness of the app's binary and Android version.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Overview of the Play Integrity API \|url=https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/overview \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250607124755/https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/overview \|archive-date=2025-06-07 \|access-date=2025-06-10 \|website=Android Developers}}</ref> It is the successor of the now deprecated SafetyNet Attestation API.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=About the SafetyNet Attestation API deprecation \|url=https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/safetynet/deprecation-timeline \|website=Android Developers}}</ref> It is part of [[Google Mobile Services~~\|GMS~~]]. The API offers 4 device integrity labels, which are detailed in the table below.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Integrity verdicts \|url=https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/verdicts#device-integrity-field \|website=Android Developers}}</ref>		The Play Integrity API is an API provided by [[Google]] for the [[Android]] Operating System that allows applications to verify the genuineness of the app's binary and Android version.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Overview of the Play Integrity API \|url=https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/overview \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250607124755/https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/overview \|archive-date=2025-06-07 \|access-date=2025-06-10 \|website=Android Developers}}</ref> It is the successor of the now deprecated SafetyNet Attestation API.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=About the SafetyNet Attestation API deprecation \|url=https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/safetynet/deprecation-timeline \|website=Android Developers}}</ref> It is part of [[Google Mobile Services]] (GMS). The API offers 4 device integrity labels, which are detailed in the table below.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Integrity verdicts \|url=https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/verdicts#device-integrity-field \|website=Android Developers}}</ref>
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	The Play Integrity API is an API provided by [[Google]] for the [[Android]] Operating System that allows applications to verify the genuineness of the app's binary and Android version.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Overview of the Play Integrity API \|url=https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/overview \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250607124755/https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/overview \|archive-date=2025-06-07 \|access-date=2025-06-10 \|website=Android Developers}}</ref> It is the successor of the now deprecated SafetyNet Attestation API.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=About the SafetyNet Attestation API deprecation \|url=https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/safetynet/deprecation-timeline \|website=Android Developers}}</ref> The API offers 4 device integrity labels, which are detailed in the table below.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Integrity verdicts \|url=https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/verdicts#device-integrity-field \|website=Android Developers}}</ref>		The Play Integrity API is an API provided by [[Google]] for the [[Android]] Operating System that allows applications to verify the genuineness of the app's binary and Android version.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Overview of the Play Integrity API \|url=https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/overview \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250607124755/https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/overview \|archive-date=2025-06-07 \|access-date=2025-06-10 \|website=Android Developers}}</ref> It is the successor of the now deprecated SafetyNet Attestation API.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=About the SafetyNet Attestation API deprecation \|url=https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/safetynet/deprecation-timeline \|website=Android Developers}}</ref> It is part of [[Google Mobile Services\|GMS]]. The API offers 4 device integrity labels, which are detailed in the table below.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Integrity verdicts \|url=https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/verdicts#device-integrity-field \|website=Android Developers}}</ref>
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	*ChatGPT<ref>{{Cite web \|title=PlayIntegrity Verification failed - ChatGPT / Bugs \|url=https://community.openai.com/t/1267945 \|website=OpenAI Developer Community}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Question - ChatGPT error: Preauth Playintegrity verification failed \|url=https://xdaforums.com/t/4737618/ \|website=XDA Forums}}</ref>		*ChatGPT<ref>{{Cite web \|title=PlayIntegrity Verification failed - ChatGPT / Bugs \|url=https://community.openai.com/t/1267945 \|website=OpenAI Developer Community}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Question - ChatGPT error: Preauth Playintegrity verification failed \|url=https://xdaforums.com/t/4737618/ \|website=XDA Forums}}</ref>

	This has led to users being unable to use apps on privacy-focused forks of Android, like [[GrapheneOS]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Wallet - Google Pay \|url=https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/475/ \|website=GrapheneOS Discussion Forum}}</ref>		This has led to users being unable to use apps on privacy-focused forks of Android, like [[wikipedia:GrapheneOS\|GrapheneOS]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Wallet - Google Pay \|url=https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/475/ \|website=GrapheneOS Discussion Forum}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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	Since the Play Integrity API relies on Google to certify devices, any apps requiring <code>MEETS_DEVICE_INTEGRITY</code> or <code>MEETS_STRONG_INTEGRITY</code> are only allowed on operating systems that Google allows. This allows Google to exert [[Monopoly\|monopolistic]] power by not certifying competitors' operating systems, since many apps choose to use the Play Integrity API instead of the Key Attestation API that is built into Android.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Apps & Games need PI \|url=https://xdaforums.com/t/4677050/ \|website=XDA Forums}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Verify hardware-backed key pairs with key attestation \|url=https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/security-key-attestation \|website=Android Developers}}</ref>		Since the Play Integrity API relies on Google to certify devices, any apps requiring <code>MEETS_DEVICE_INTEGRITY</code> or <code>MEETS_STRONG_INTEGRITY</code> are only allowed on operating systems that Google allows. This allows Google to exert [[Monopoly\|monopolistic]] power by not certifying competitors' operating systems, since many apps choose to use the Play Integrity API instead of the Key Attestation API that is built into Android.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Apps & Games need PI \|url=https://xdaforums.com/t/4677050/ \|website=XDA Forums}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Verify hardware-backed key pairs with key attestation \|url=https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/security-key-attestation \|website=Android Developers}}</ref>

	Notable examples ~~include~~ of apps requiring Google-certified operating systems:		Notable examples of apps requiring Google-certified operating systems:

	* Google Wallet		*Google Wallet
	* VPN by Google		*VPN by Google
	* Netflix		*Netflix
	* McDonald's		*McDonald's
	* Uber Driver		*Uber Driver
	* Twitter/X		*Twitter/X
	* Twilio Authy Authenticator		*Twilio Authy Authenticator
	* ChatGPT<ref>{{Cite web \|title=PlayIntegrity Verification failed - ChatGPT / Bugs \|url=https://community.openai.com/t/1267945 \|website=OpenAI Developer Community}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Question - ChatGPT error: Preauth Playintegrity verification failed \|url=https://xdaforums.com/t/4737618/ \|website=XDA Forums}}</ref>		*ChatGPT<ref>{{Cite web \|title=PlayIntegrity Verification failed - ChatGPT / Bugs \|url=https://community.openai.com/t/1267945 \|website=OpenAI Developer Community}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Question - ChatGPT error: Preauth Playintegrity verification failed \|url=https://xdaforums.com/t/4737618/ \|website=XDA Forums}}</ref>

	~~The~~ has led to users being unable to use apps on privacy-focused forks of Android, like [[GrapheneOS]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Wallet - Google Pay \|url=https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/475/ \|website=GrapheneOS Discussion Forum}}</ref>		This has led to users being unable to use apps on privacy-focused forks of Android, like [[GrapheneOS]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Wallet - Google Pay \|url=https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/475/ \|website=GrapheneOS Discussion Forum}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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	* ChatGPT<ref>{{Cite web \|title=PlayIntegrity Verification failed - ChatGPT / Bugs \|url=https://community.openai.com/t/1267945 \|website=OpenAI Developer Community}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Question - ChatGPT error: Preauth Playintegrity verification failed \|url=https://xdaforums.com/t/4737618/ \|website=XDA Forums}}</ref>		* ChatGPT<ref>{{Cite web \|title=PlayIntegrity Verification failed - ChatGPT / Bugs \|url=https://community.openai.com/t/1267945 \|website=OpenAI Developer Community}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Question - ChatGPT error: Preauth Playintegrity verification failed \|url=https://xdaforums.com/t/4737618/ \|website=XDA Forums}}</ref>

	The has led to users being unable to use apps on privacy-focused forks on Android, like [[GrapheneOS]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Wallet - Google Pay \|url=https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/475/ \|website=GrapheneOS Discussion Forum}}</ref>		The has led to users being unable to use apps on privacy-focused forks of Android, like [[GrapheneOS]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Wallet - Google Pay \|url=https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/475/ \|website=GrapheneOS Discussion Forum}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==
	Since the Play Integrity API relies on Google to certify devices, any apps requiring <code>MEETS_DEVICE_INTEGRITY</code> or <code>MEETS_STRONG_INTEGRITY</code> are only allowed on operating systems that Google allows. This allows Google to exert [[Monopoly\|monopolistic]] power by not certifying competitors' operating systems, since many apps choose to use the Play Integrity API instead of the Key Attestation API that is built into Android.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Apps & Games need PI \|url=https://xdaforums.com/t/4677050/ \|website=XDA Forums}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Verify hardware-backed key pairs with key attestation \|url=https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/security-key-attestation \|website=Android Developers \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260126145522/https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/security-key-attestation \|archive-date=26 Jan 2026}}</ref>		Since the Play Integrity API relies on Google to certify devices, any apps requiring <code>MEETS_DEVICE_INTEGRITY</code> or <code>MEETS_STRONG_INTEGRITY</code> are only allowed on operating systems that Google allows. This allows Google to exert [[Monopoly\|monopolistic]] power by not certifying competitors' operating systems, since many apps choose to use the Play Integrity API instead of the Key Attestation API that is built into Android.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Apps & Games need PI \|url=https://xdaforums.com/t/4677050/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321132210/https://xdaforums.com/t/apps-games-need-pi-list.4677050/ \|archive-date=21 Mar 2026 \|website=XDA Forums}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Verify hardware-backed key pairs with key attestation \|url=https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/security-key-attestation \|website=Android Developers \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260126145522/https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/security-key-attestation \|archive-date=26 Jan 2026}}</ref>

	Notable examples of apps requiring Google-certified operating systems:		Notable examples of apps requiring Google-certified operating systems:
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	*Twitter/X		*Twitter/X
	*Twilio Authy Authenticator		*Twilio Authy Authenticator
	*ChatGPT<ref>{{Cite web \|title=PlayIntegrity Verification failed - ChatGPT / Bugs \|url=https://community.openai.com/t/1267945 \|website=OpenAI Developer Community}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Question - ChatGPT error: Preauth Playintegrity verification failed \|url=https://xdaforums.com/t/4737618/ \|website=XDA Forums}}</ref>		*ChatGPT<ref>{{Cite web \|title=PlayIntegrity Verification failed - ChatGPT / Bugs \|url=https://community.openai.com/t/1267945 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321132214/https://community.openai.com/t/playintegrity-verification-failed/1267945 \|archive-date=21 Mar 2026 \|website=OpenAI Developer Community}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Question - ChatGPT error: Preauth Playintegrity verification failed \|url=https://xdaforums.com/t/4737618/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321132235/https://xdaforums.com/t/chatgpt-error-preauth-playintegrity-verification-failed.4737618/ \|archive-date=21 Mar 2026 \|website=XDA Forums}}</ref>

	This has led to users being unable to use apps on privacy-focused forks of Android, like [[wikipedia:GrapheneOS\|GrapheneOS]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Wallet - Google Pay \|url=https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/475/ \|website=GrapheneOS Discussion Forum \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708193935/https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/475/ \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref>		This has led to users being unable to use apps on privacy-focused forks of Android, like [[wikipedia:GrapheneOS\|GrapheneOS]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Wallet - Google Pay \|url=https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/475/ \|website=GrapheneOS Discussion Forum \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708193935/https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/475/ \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref>