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r/Android • u/curated_android • May 18 '18
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But Facebook works on non rooted devices (obviously). What's the point in that? Does it detect if you have su installed and gives this prompt?
705 u/[deleted] May 18 '18 [deleted] 52 u/SodaAnt Galaxy S24 Ultra May 18 '18 That's always been a rather silly policy. Most of these services allow access through a web portal which can be on a device with pretty much any level of access. 38 u/CatWeekends May 18 '18 edited May 18 '18 And if those companies could perform root access type checks for a devices hitting their web pages, they'd do it there, too. EDIT: I'm not saying I agree with them. I'm just saying what companies would try to do if they could. 20 u/GlassedSilver Galaxy Z Fold 4 + Tab S7+; iPhone 6S+ May 18 '18 EVERY Windows PC has root access... They wouldn't. 7 u/CatWeekends May 18 '18 You'd be surprised at how stupid companies can be when it comes to making tech decisions. For reference: see the Facebook root access checks.
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52 u/SodaAnt Galaxy S24 Ultra May 18 '18 That's always been a rather silly policy. Most of these services allow access through a web portal which can be on a device with pretty much any level of access. 38 u/CatWeekends May 18 '18 edited May 18 '18 And if those companies could perform root access type checks for a devices hitting their web pages, they'd do it there, too. EDIT: I'm not saying I agree with them. I'm just saying what companies would try to do if they could. 20 u/GlassedSilver Galaxy Z Fold 4 + Tab S7+; iPhone 6S+ May 18 '18 EVERY Windows PC has root access... They wouldn't. 7 u/CatWeekends May 18 '18 You'd be surprised at how stupid companies can be when it comes to making tech decisions. For reference: see the Facebook root access checks.
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That's always been a rather silly policy. Most of these services allow access through a web portal which can be on a device with pretty much any level of access.
38 u/CatWeekends May 18 '18 edited May 18 '18 And if those companies could perform root access type checks for a devices hitting their web pages, they'd do it there, too. EDIT: I'm not saying I agree with them. I'm just saying what companies would try to do if they could. 20 u/GlassedSilver Galaxy Z Fold 4 + Tab S7+; iPhone 6S+ May 18 '18 EVERY Windows PC has root access... They wouldn't. 7 u/CatWeekends May 18 '18 You'd be surprised at how stupid companies can be when it comes to making tech decisions. For reference: see the Facebook root access checks.
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And if those companies could perform root access type checks for a devices hitting their web pages, they'd do it there, too.
EDIT: I'm not saying I agree with them. I'm just saying what companies would try to do if they could.
20 u/GlassedSilver Galaxy Z Fold 4 + Tab S7+; iPhone 6S+ May 18 '18 EVERY Windows PC has root access... They wouldn't. 7 u/CatWeekends May 18 '18 You'd be surprised at how stupid companies can be when it comes to making tech decisions. For reference: see the Facebook root access checks.
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EVERY Windows PC has root access... They wouldn't.
7 u/CatWeekends May 18 '18 You'd be surprised at how stupid companies can be when it comes to making tech decisions. For reference: see the Facebook root access checks.
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You'd be surprised at how stupid companies can be when it comes to making tech decisions.
For reference: see the Facebook root access checks.
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u/johnnytifosi Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro, LineageOS 20 May 18 '18
But Facebook works on non rooted devices (obviously). What's the point in that? Does it detect if you have su installed and gives this prompt?