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  • Banking apps have updated and are now complaining about root

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Tryptamine
If it requires unnecessary permissions would it be good to use it in its own profile only?

mhbcrypto
As long as it's monero. Public wallets attract 5$ wrench "visitors".

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        Just came across the below from lloyds bank
        "We’re aware of an issue currently impacting some android phones that’s causing apps to crash. If you’re affected by this, you can fix it by updating Android System WebView or Google Chrome apps in the Google Play store."
        Link
        https://www.facebook.com/lloydsbank/posts/were-aware-of-an-issue-currently-impacting-some-android-phones-thats-causing-app/3931142980286246/

            I installed a Pixel 7 Pro with GOS 20231115 today. Installed Google Play Services, Aurora and then made a new profile with them in. Installed the Lloyds app from Aurora, it installed and configured fine. Once in it refused to show me transactions but I logged out of the app, restarted the app, logged in again and everything worked.

              Foggy Please give us more details. As reported here in this thread and on github the app looks to be using the play integrity api so it's strange that it's working on your end. Did you come across it complaining about your phone being jailbroken/rooted as well? Is it on the newest version? Which of the relevant settings as seen in the github post do you have enabled/disabled?

                For me it worked initially after setting it up but then the next day it complained about "root" and refuses to work.

                I tried it again just now, it logged in fine and I could see my transactions, no complaints.

                Version 126.01
                com.grppl.android.shell.CMBlloydsTSB73
                Exploit protection compatibility mode: off
                Notifications: off
                Permissions: network and sensors

                Sandboxed Google play
                GMS version 23.42.12
                Same permissions as above

                Pixel 7 Pro
                OS build UP1A.231105.003.2023111500
                Native code debugging: enabled

                Running in the third profile on my phone. No PIN/password/fingerprint lock set. Developer mode turned off in the banking profile.

                • ntop replied to this.

                  Foggy
                  I tired to download the app and also have Google play service running but I am getting jailbroken..
                  Tired again but same result
                  Google pixel 8

                    @luigi @DeletedUser28 @Foggy @ntop @galaxyegg

                    Thank you for trying to debug this. What keyboard do you all use? There have been instances of an app causing trouble because it doesn't consider your keyboard to be safe to use. There are now 2 reports indicating that Lloyds does in fact work fine but also plenty of negative experiences. Also are you running it in the owner or a secondary profile?

                      spring-onion I've been using a fork of OpenBoard, but I just switched to the GrapheneOS (AOSP?) keyboard and it gave the same error. Owner profile.

                        Same problem, same banks. I've tried from the Play Store and Aurora and with without/with all permissions enabled - no luck. The reason I switched to these banks was that they're not app only - glad I did now - it doesn't bode well for other banking apps. Seems like there's some kind of dark Google witchcraft afoot!

                        spring-onion

                        I've tried with the stock GOS keyboard and gboard (network revoked).

                          I’m using the stock GOS keyboard in a tertiary profile - there are no apps in it besides Aurora and Lloyds (not even the Play Store app)

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                          spring-onion There have been instances of an app causing trouble because it doesn't consider your keyboard to be safe to use.

                          That's a really dumb thing to do. Just provide your own in-app keyboard if you're so concerned about users using insecure keyboards.

                            Here are my steps to having it working:

                            1. Create a new profile
                            2. Go to ‘install available apps’. Select Aurora Store, Google Play Services, Google Services Framework. Leave other profile settings at defaults
                            3. Switch to that profile, elect to ‘set up now’
                            4. Start, English UK, allow location, skip fingerprint, skip PIN, skip restore, start
                            5. Start Aurora, accept all the defaults, grant permissions, login as anonymous
                            6. Search for Lloyds Bank, select ‘Lloyds Bank Mobile Banking’, install (now it’s version 127.01)
                            7. Open the Lloyds Bank app, it briefly says ‘authenticating your device’ and then asks you to login or open an account.

                            When I did this flow and logged in to the app a few days ago, it worked. I have not tried logging in on the new profile I made just now to write the above, but it evidently passed the ‘authenticating your device’ check.

                            Can folks who are having problems try these steps and see if you get different results? No account needed to try them.

                            • ntop replied to this.

                              Hi all, I just hit this issue too, so thought I'd do a quick reply. I'm won't go into technicalities, but I basically run two phones with separate profiles for 'Google apps'. I install them through Aurora, have never logged in to Google directly. Bank of Scotland App on my Pixel 5 suddenly started with the 'rooted' message. It wont play at all. I then tried my Pixel 6, which has a similar setup, it's working fine so far.

                              I notice Aurora is suggesting a Bank of Scotland updated to version 127.01. which is the borked version on the Pixel 5. The working version on Pixel 6 is 126.01.

                              So looks like the Lloyds banking world has decided to turn the screw. Is this part of the Farage fandango? [not a political comment, just the way things are going with these banks, as already mentioned above regards fiat v crypto]

                              Also have a Nationwide app, so far working fine. Looks like I'm gonna need to get away from Lloyds Banking Group.

                              The Marriott app just joined the fray and throws a "Magisk detected by app" error. Like mentioned above, I think it's a generic error looking for something on the phone. I have the same issue on my other profile that has Google Services installed.

                                Foggy
                                Hi Thanks for taking time for the steps.
                                I did below steps:
                                Create a new profile
                                Go to ‘install available apps’. Select Aurora Store
                                used gos app to install "google play services" in sandboxed"
                                Start Aurora, accept all the defaults, grant permissions, login as anonymous
                                Search for Lloyds Bank, select ‘Lloyds Bank Mobile Banking’, install (now it’s version 127.01)
                                tired to log in but same result and i didn't get "authenticating your device"

                                Thanks