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alfiedotwtf 15 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Android Developer Verification: Threat masqueradin...

Yes!

But as a Plan B, why aren’t we emulating Android on these devices (or is it the Secure Enclave that’s the spicy bit that these apps need)?

hurutparittya 15 days ago [–]

Fortunately Google thought about this, so government ID and banking apps usually check that they are running on a sufficiently locked down and officially blessed phone through the Play Integrity API.

This makes emulation basically impossible.

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