Google's dreaded SafetyNet hardware check has been spotted in the wild

The end of an era — unless a solution is found

If you're part of the root and ROM Android enthusiast crowd, then you probably freaked out a bit back in March when it was revealed Google's SafetyNet check was getting a hardware-backed component with no easy workaround. Now, these changes have been spotted live in the wild, and some phones are already using hardware-backed SafetyNet attestation. Cue "the end is nigh" wailing.

Until the change hits critical mass and more Android devices are using hardware-backed SafetyNet, it probably won't affect most of us, especially since some hardware has seemingly buggy implementations.

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