Back in the day - rooting Android phones and installing custom ROMs were such a big part of Android. I remember so well using titanium backup and Greenify and Cyanogenmod and the list goes on.

Is it still necessary to root in 2023 though?

I have been on vanilla Android without root access for the past couple of years and at this point most root features have made it into the vanilla Android OS. What are your thoughts?

  • pacjo@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Have you tried KernelSU? Also if you’re careful with magisk you can get SafetyNet to work, even Play Integrity API (but only Basic and Device integrity as Strong requires locked bootloader (or a really bad implementation of security mechanisms as seen here))

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      11 months ago

      As said above, don’t want to be stuck without access to payment apps and ID apps even for a day or two. Risk not worth the reward.

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        11 months ago

        That’s your decision. I experience no issues with my setup, but you do what you want.

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      11 months ago

      KernelSU? Hadn’t heard of that one before.

      Do you get proper compliancy with the Integrity API?

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        11 months ago

        KernelSU? Hadn’t heard of that one before.

        It’s relatively new, few months old at most and started as a joke.

        Do you get proper compliancy with the Integrity API?

        Screenshot_20230804-134241_Play Integrity API Checker

        Feel free to ask more questions if you need. For me getting to this point was quite an experience, so I’d be happy to help.