I think they probably could but I am unsure of the implementation details. Patching out the check might work for now, since they will be supporting older versi

I think they probably could but I am unsure of the implementation details. Patching out the check might work for now, since they will be supporting older versions of the app for a while. If they eventually decide that the server needs to verify the check, it might need to be spoofed rather than removed which can be more difficult (again, depending on implementation details).