Important Update: Changes to Play Integrity Verdicts
[SOURCE: Android Developers]

Google has introduced some important changes to the Play Integrity API, which helps determine the safety of apps and devices. If you use apps on rooted devices or custom ROMs, these changes could impact you. Here's a breakdown of what these changes mean for you:

1. Integrity Verdicts

We are already aware of these changes, so let's not waste time on it. If you don't know, you can read this post

2. App Integrity Verdicts

LICENSED: The app was installed from Google Play.

UNLICENSED: The app was sideloaded or not from Google Play.

PLAY_RECOGNIZED: The app matches the version on Google Play.

UNRECOGNIZED_VERSION: The app’s version doesn’t match what’s available on Google Play.

How it affects you: If you install apps from other sources, not from playstore, the integrity checks will label the app as UNLICENSED or UNRECOGNIZED_VERSION.

3. Recent Device Activity

This new feature helps goolag to determine suspicious activity on your device based on the number of requests made.

LEVEL_1: Low activity (10 or fewer requests in the last hour).

LEVEL_4: High activity (more than 50 requests).

How it affects you: Devices showing high activity levels might be flagged for suspicious behavior, such as attempts to generate tokens for untrusted devices.

4. Play Protect and App Access Risk

Google now checks if other apps on your device could compromise its security. These apps include screen recorders, remote controllers, and malware.

KNOWN_INSTALLED: Safe apps installed from Google Play.

KNOWN_CAPTURING: Apps that could record or capture data from your device.

KNOWN_CONTROLLING: Apps that could control your device.

How it affects you: If your device has apps like ksu, apatch, magisk etc, it may be flagged for higher app access risk, indicating potential security issues.

Why This Matters?

These changes mean that apps may now be more strict about the devices and accounts they allow. If your device is rooted, using a custom ROM, or if you sideload apps, install apps from unknown source, it may not pass the new Play Integrity checks, and you could face issues with app access or updates.

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