Firefox for Android's Play Integrity check hits custom ROMs - OMG! Ubuntu
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Mozilla has added support for Google's Play Integrity API, known for blocking users of custom ROMs from accessing banking apps, to Firefox for Android.

It’s an unintended side effect that the majority of custom ROM users will appreciate.

Firefox being the first and only browser on Android enforcing Google play integrity verification wasn’t on my bingo card

  • XLE@piefed.socialEnglish
    39·
    4 days ago

    Mozilla: insists AI is integral to Firefox now
    Mozilla: locks AI behind Google Play verification

    Truly the last great competitor to Google…

    • atopi@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      those 2 things could be true at once. People who use degoogled android are likely much more knowledgeable on tech and not need features normal people would need

      they arent, but they theoretically could be

      • XLE@piefed.socialEnglish
        6·
        3 days ago

        That is totally unimportant because Mozilla still maintains total control over that source. Same story as people who say Chromium is open-source as if that’d keep Manifest V2 extensions functional.