[Problem] Android application believes, that it is installed on a rooted device
Hello all,
sometimes we need to get some services through a mobile app, but there is no such native app for the Sailfish OS. For this reason Jolla offers to install Android application on virtual Dalvik vm. And this is very good! But recently I faced with a strange issue: I tried to install the official application of Barclays bank and it said that it won't be installed on a rooted device. I didn't change my Jolla at all, so I have no idea why it shows me that message.
Does anyone know any workaround? is it possible to somehow solve this issue?
Thanks.
I would say, from the point of view of such a security critical app like banking app, the Jolla Alien Dalvik is rooted in fact: You have full access to all resources. If the banking app relies on Google that it is not tampered with, it cannot run on Sailfish ... Get Barclays to provide a properly designed app that is secure on its own.
jgr ( 2014-02-19 02:31:05 +0200 )editI can understand your need for a work around, but this is more of an app problem than a Sailfish problem. Tell your bank to fix the app. If they don't care, well, there's a lot of banks around.
evk ( 2014-02-19 12:01:39 +0200 )edit@evk Good point of view ;)
Thank you guys for your answers. It seems, that there is no easy solution for that issue at the moment :(
w32blaster ( 2014-02-19 12:11:37 +0200 )editDon't use banking apps on your phone. Most of them are horribly insecure.
http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/weak-security-in-most-mobile-banking-apps/d/d-id/1141054
Philippe De Swert ( 2014-06-17 14:37:15 +0200 )edit@Philippe De Swert thanks for the link!
w32blaster ( 2014-06-17 14:49:47 +0200 )edit