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Re:On non-rooted Android 17, ADB uninstall of system apps fails by bilkow on Thursday August 06, 2026 @02:40PM (#49200596)
It's because of the Play Integrity API, which AFAIK runs downloaded binaries in the DroidGuard environment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_Integrity_API

The strongest levels require hardware key attestation (which, in my understanding, uses a certificate that's baked in secure hardware and signed by Google): - https://grapheneos.org/articles/attestation-compatibility-gu... - https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/security-...

Re:On non-rooted Android 17, ADB uninstall of system apps fails by wolvoleo on Saturday August 08, 2026 @12:24AM (#49218882)
Still. It must be possible to extract such a key. Even hardware key storage is not 100% safe.