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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 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 [[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==
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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


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*Uber Driver
*Uber Driver
*Twitter/X
*Twitter/X
*Twilio Authy Authenticator
*[[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}}</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 |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==
==References==
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