With claims that sideloaded apps are 50 times more likely to contain malware, Google is tightening restrictions for ...

Google's Play Integrity API is making it harder for users with rooted phones or custom ROMs to access certain apps. Here's what's changing.

We've got some bad news for the craftiest of Android users: If you're device is rooted, you will no longer be able to rent movies from the Android Market, according to a report from Wired.com.

Still, there has been a growing trend of relatively low-security requirement apps also using these checks. This leads to locking out rooted phones and phones with custom ROMs on vague grounds.

As noted by Google expert @AssembleDebug on X (formerly Twitter) and members of the AndroidRoot subreddit, the Apple Music app is now presenting rooted Android users with a message stating that it ...