Doubt about safetynet / rootbeer

One of the things I like about eOS is the information available and its community, which is always willing to help. But of course, for this, one has to have a determined intention to get into this world of freer android distributions.

When I wanted to enter eOS, looking at the list of supported devices, I paid attention to the “Apps Compatibility” column. Trying to think like an end user, who has no knowledge about it, I intuited that if SafetyNet and RootBeer are in “yes” and in green color, it means that I won’t have problems with my apps. Around that, I searched the list to see which phones have that level of compatibility and which ones are available on the second hand market in my country. So I chose the moto g7 power codename ocean.

Now, while I’m organizing the next eOS installation workshop, I realize that I didn’t quite understand what those safetynet and rootbeer “checks” are. And I have another doubt. If those checks are indeed “yes”, does it mean that it all works, what does it imply specifically that those checks are “yes”? And by everything I mean mainly banking and / or state applications. I ask this question because it is the basic thing that is needed for an end user to think about migrating to eOS. For example, in my ocean, there is a banking app that does not work, even though I have the compatibility checks.

Thank you very much and best regards :slight_smile:

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Yes there is always an exception. Look here the Revolut issue, has nothing to do with Rootbeer or SafetyNet:

It is my view that the apps that do these checks are worth very little. For instance I have two versions of RootBeer, which would the reader prefer to believe? The status of SE linux Flag is not an indicator of “Rooted” what ever that means in this context.

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Many app devs and organisations, if wishing to follow “Googles Guide” might be more likely in 2025 to use Play Integrity API.