https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=nocturn9xHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:10:34 +0000This is a load of BS. First off, SafetyNet is long dead and its replacement is called Play Integrity. Second, I'm currently on a rooted af Samsung Z Flip5 that can use banking apps just fine. My primary bank doesn't even block functionality if you use root, and all the others (except Revolut, which is a tough one) are easy to hide root from, and there's plenty of ways to pass even the strictest Play Integrity checks.

]]>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:24:32 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47205444nocturn9xhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47205444https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47205444That's still possible so long as you're on a version of OneUI 8 that allows downgrading to OneUI 7. I did that and then patched the OneUI 8 firmware with Magisk and substituted the new bootloader for the old one and it works. Literally did this like in the past 2 days. Didn't even have the time to sound like a conspiracy theorist.

]]>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:22:36 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47205434nocturn9xhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47205434https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47205434how does this affect users exactly?

]]>Thu, 18 Aug 2022 17:22:37 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32512441nocturn9xhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32512441https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32512441