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When you use the microg lineage build does that only fake the check for microg or does it also allow any other app to?
by baroffoos 7y ago
When you use the microg lineage build does that only fake the check for microg or does it also allow any other app to?
- afiori 7y agoMicroG claims that it is disabled during normal usage and should pose no security risk.
- krageon 7y agoYou can look at the patch that makes it possible, it's not just that they claim this is the case. It is the case.
- afiori 7y agoI agree, I was trying (usuccessfully) not to take a position in the microG - Lineage OS controversy.
- krageon 7y agoFundamentally the controversy is about what users should be able to do, not whether or not the proposed patches do what they claim. Or if it is, that is a part of that particular discussion that I missed.
- afiori 7y agoI am not well versed in the topic, but as far as I understood Lineage OS has a strong policy not to circumvent security measures in Android. Liked from microG FAQ https://review.lineageos.org/c/LineageOS/android_frameworks_base/+/195284 https://review.lineageos.org/c/LineageOS/android_frameworks_... Apparently one of the given motivation from Lineage OS is that it can break API compatibility, I am definitely far away from my competence so I won't try to summarize more.
- baroffoos 7y agoI think the reason is because LineageOS is listed as an approved Google ROM which passes the safetynet tests that google added to block custom roms. Some apps use safetynet to block users who have higher levels of access to their system. Allowing microg to work would put the google tick of approval at risk.