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Re:Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB by londons_explore on Saturday July 25, 2026 @06:16AM (#49046283)
It isn't being done behind-the-back of proxy operators.

It's one more revenue stream to be able to remote control real android phones to pass device attestation checks etc.

It's marketed to users with phrases like "earn money from your phone whilst you sleep".

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Re:Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB by xg15 on Saturday July 25, 2026 @06:19AM (#49046308)
Ok, that makes more sense. Hooray for stuff getting even worse...
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Re:Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB by TeMPOraL on Saturday July 25, 2026 @06:31AM (#49046358)
Remote attestation itself being a questionable idea at best, so it's bad things creating a market for even worse workarounds.
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Re:Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB by xg15 on Saturday July 25, 2026 @06:35AM (#49046381)
No objection there.

Also telling that advertising and locking down devices are driven by the same companies...

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Re:Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB by inigyou on Saturday July 25, 2026 @03:03PM (#49050547)
And it's entirely Cloudflare's and Google's fault. When you say you need to have X to do Y, people are going to find ways to get X.
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