• Google is making it mandatory to have Play Services for its next-generation reCAPTCHA system on Android.

  • 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.

  • This hurdle means that de-Googled phones will fail the verification test by default.

  • Dave@lemmy.nz
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    4 hours ago

    The browser shouldn’t even know I have the Play Store.

    Every app on your Android phone knows every other app you have installed. GrapheneOS are trying to solve this but it’s challenging.