Hi. I'm developing an Android application, but I want to restrict my application to only be accessible by hardware that is not running a rooted/custom ROM. I know about Android's Forward Locking content protection, but would like to double check this protection from within my app. Is there any way to get the signature of the device along with a trusted signature of the ROM using android API's so that I lock my app out from Custom ROMs?
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A:
There is no fail-proof way that I can think of, sorry. The main point of a ROM or root is that you can change whatever you want. Therefore, none of the Android API calls are safe from modifications e.g. there is no call that would 100% let you know you are running on a legit device.
Hamy
2010-10-02 00:30:15