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Google is making it mandatory to have Play Services for its next-generation reCAPTCHA system on Android.
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Your phone will need to be running Play Services version 25.41.30 or greater when the system asks you to scan a QR code for verification.
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This hurdle means that de-Googled phones will fail the verification test by default.
Google's next-gen reCAPTCHA system could spell trouble for de-Googled phones
Submitted 5 days ago by Lemmynated@lemmy.zip to technology@lemmy.zip
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-recaptcha-play-services-requirement-3664806
Steve@communick.news 5 days ago
Or you tweak the AOSP build to declare itself a PC or something else?
DFX4509B@lemmy.wtf 5 days ago
What if that’s not enough, what if this reCAPTCHA mandates Windows, macOS, or the upcoming AluminumOS on desktops too, or blocks desktops out entirely other than AluminumOS devices?
Steve@communick.news 5 days ago
They can’t mandate, or block desktops. Too many possibilities. Too many old machines that can’t be updated.