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Re:OpenAPK – open-source Apps for Android, updated weekly by nopakos on Monday March 10, 2025 @04:35AM (#43318174)
My banking app stopped working when I installed an app with "root" in the name, without actually having a rooted phone.

So the 3dparty component doing the "security" check for the banking apps is a little overzealous.

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Re:OpenAPK – open-source Apps for Android, updated weekly by kopirgan on Monday March 10, 2025 @10:59AM (#43321412)
They could be outsourcing the thing to some external agency so they can cover their behind
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