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TL;DR
- A new European initiative called UnifiedAttestation aims to build an open-source alternative to Google’s Play Integrity checks.
- Many banking, financial, and government apps use Play Integrity checks as a security measure, but this measure isn’t available on custom ROMs.
- The initiative is backed by smartphone maker Volla, along with partners like Murena.
One of the biggest issues with running a custom ROM or a Google-free version of Android is that banking clients and other financial apps often don’t work. That’s because most of these apps rely on Google’s Play Integrity API. This security measure is meant to combat fraud and protect users, but it typically doesn’t support devices with custom ROMs or Google-free Android forks. Fortunately, a European initiative might have a solution.
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