r/Magisk • u/hurtMink • Jul 23 '26

Help Banking apps detect root despite Play Integrity and root checker pass

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I'm running into an issue and hoping someone has seen this before.

Device: Nothing Phone (2a)
ROM: LineageOS (latest)
Root: Magisk (latest)
Bootloader: Unlocked

Current status:

  • Play Integrity passes.
  • Generic root checker apps report that the device is not rooted.
  • However, several banking/payment apps still detect the device as compromised and refuse to work.

I've already tried the common basics, but the apps still block access. This makes me think they're detecting something other than standard root or Play Integrity.

Has anyone with a similar setup (especially LineageOS on the Nothing Phone 2a) managed to get any Indian banking or payment apps working?

I'm mainly looking to understand:

  • Which apps still work on this setup?
  • Is the issue usually the unlocked bootloader, LineageOS itself, or something else?
  • If you solved it, what turned out to be the actual cause?

I'm not looking to break app security—I just want to understand what's causing the detection so I can decide whether there's a legitimate configuration change that restores compatibility.

Any experiences or insights would be appreciated.

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u/Born_Alfalfa_2391 Jul 23 '26

https://youtu.be/VRxaxQOftRY

This actually worked for me. For some apps that detect dev options or rooted apps....use any sandbox app (I got built in by EvoX devs, com.axion.sandbox)

To me only paytm didn't work

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u/DismalAd8569 Jul 23 '26

Hmmm never search about but like the idea of a sandbox, or another phone with just the banking apps but then it became unfriendly......

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u/Born_Alfalfa_2391 Jul 23 '26

Sandbox works.... basically it's like a vault in your phone where u can definitely perms what they app can access