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Re:Do I really need to get out the soldering-iron again? by dahart on Sunday December 09, 2018 @10:28AM (#18641244)
> Those apps are making a conscious decision to exclude phones/roms not certified by Google. That's their choice.

Isn’t the entire point of Google’s certification process to encourage app vendors to make that choice?

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Re:Do I really need to get out the soldering-iron again? by ikeboy on Sunday December 09, 2018 @10:32AM (#18641271)
No, only for apps that value certified behavior over accessibility. Typically this is payments (high liability for fraud, higher fraud rates from non-certified users), DRM, and multiplayer gaming (prevent cheating).
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