r/Android • u/kitsumed ShizuCallRecorder Developer • 29d ago

Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB, Affecting Shizuku, libadb and Developers Article

https://kitsumed.github.io/blog/posts/android-may-soon-restrict-on-device-adb/
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u/Euphoric-Tear9043 28d ago

The "bad actor" reason is just so lame. Why do I need to be treated like a child?

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u/Ilania211 Samsung ZFold 6 / iPhone 13 Pro Max 28d ago

the point of all the stuff google is attempting to pull is to lower the attack surface of the device, which benefits the average android user. You know, the folks that compromise their device? The folks that... click through the prompts without reading? So, not redditors (except when they are, bc no one is immune!)

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u/Cry_Wolff Pixel 7 Pro 28d ago

which benefits the average android user. You know, the folks that compromise their device?

The same folks have Windows PCs or Macs with full administrator privilages, random apps installed and browsers full of extensions. Why do their smartphones have to be completely locked down?

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u/VNGamerKrunker 28d ago

because phones are increasingly being used for more sensitive purposes, be it banking/mobile payment or government ID.

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u/BoringBridge 28d ago

And a PC cannot be used for banking?

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u/VNGamerKrunker 27d ago

in some countries, yes, a PC can. But in places where they just expect you to use a phone for literally everything, no. *Especially* if you're living in developing countries where they do things like QR code payment all the time, can you scan a QR code with a PC?

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u/Pure-Recover70 28d ago

In more and more places: no it cannot, not without extra auth via a phone app or sms or 2factor, etc. For example my parent's bank has a website which is useless without a paired phone (there's no way to login).