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Already a thing on Android. Google "Safety"Net API is used by many apps to verify that the system is not rooted or modified. These days it's combined with hardware attestation from the phone to verify that the installed OS is properly signed by the manufacturer and unmodified. So there's no workaround to using an alternative Android distribution, or rooting your phone, and still being able to use media / banking / other apps.

Of course using the bank website with the phone's browser still works...




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