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If this is enforced via Play Protect, then the whole mechanism can likely be disabled with: adb shell settings put global package_verifier_user_consent -1
by chenxiaolong 1y ago
If this is enforced via Play Protect, then the whole mechanism can likely be disabled with:
adb shell settings put global package_verifier_user_consent -1
This does not require root access and prevents Android from invoking Play Protect in the first place. (This is what AOSP's own test suite does, along with other test suites in eg. Unreal Engine, etc.)
I personally won't be doing this verification for my open-source apps. I have no interest in any kind of business relationship with anyone just to publish an .apk. If that limits those who can install it to people who disable Play Protect globally, then oh well.
- prism56 1y agoWhat does this break?
- chenxiaolong 1y agoThere shouldn't be any side effects other than rendering Play Protect inert. No other AOSP component relies on this setting.
- zozbot234 1y agoThere could of course be side effects in the future when this restriction is rolled out, as in your device's Play Integrity status could be affected and your banking app/phone wallet might not let you perform app-based payments from that device.
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- mzajc 1y agoHow long until Google decides to lock it down because "scammers" can "abuse" it?
- rpdillon 1y agoI really hope this ends up being possible! Play Protect seems to jump up every so often and try to scare me into turning it on. Very annoying. I've wanted to disable Play Protect permanently, but never did the query to learn how, so thank you.
- no_time 1y agoWould be a real shame if this also nuked your safetynet trust score if they realize too many people are using this escape hatch...
- nromiun 1y agoI really hope this is done via Play Protect. You can also disable it temporarily in Google Play and install whatever you want.
- gblargg 1y agoIronic that Google's supposed concern for avoiding malware will cause people to turn off their malware scanner.
- hbn 1y agoI kinda feel like they'll make sure any workaround for this will ensure you can't use banking apps, Google Pay, etc.
- iggldiggl 1y agoThere's also the related "Verify apps over USB" setting which is even exposed in the developer mode settings GUI.