gooman ([personal profile] gooman) wrote in [personal profile] mjg59 2014-08-11 09:03 am (UTC)

test-keys and root detection

There's another side-effect of use of "test-keys".

It's used as a common test for a rooted device. This means that apps that test for rooted devices will find a false positive where a Custom ROM has been installed.

This screws Flixster, FoxDigitalCopy, and the UK-based Blinkbox, Sky Go and 4oD TV streaming services.

If there was a neat way to replace "test-keys" with something else, this would enable the use of these apps on non-rooted custom ROMs.

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