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The SafetyNet Attestation API (one of the four APIs under the SafetyNet umbrella) has been deprecated.<ref name="timeline">{{Cite web|title=SafetyNet Deprecation Timeline|url=https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/safetynet/deprecation-timeline|website=Android Developers|language=en-US}} {{Retrieved|access-date=2023-10-06}}</ref> {{As of|2023|10|6|post=,}} Google planned to replace it with the '''Play Integrity API''' by the end of January 2025.<ref name="timeline" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Migrating from the SafetyNet Attestation API {{!}} Google Play |url=https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/migrate |website=Android Developers |language=en}}</ref> The replacement ended on {{Date|2025-05-20}}, all applications which weren't updated broke.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-21 |title=Google deprecates old SafetyNet API in favor of Play Integrity API |url=https://linustechtips.com/topic/1612681-google-deprecates-old-safetynet-api-in-favor-of-play-integrity-api/ |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=Linus Tech Tips |language=en-US}}</ref> These attestations are offered by Google Play Services and thus are not available on [[Free software|free]] Android environments, like [[Android Open Source Project|AOSP]]. Therefore, developers can require the API to be available and may refuse to execute on AOSP builds.
== Google Play Protect ==
Under the same umbrela, Play Protect is a mechanism of scanning and removal of "vulnerable" apps from one's Android device as well as store apps. Although it's meant to scan for malware-containing apps, it also looks for non-DRM compliant apps.
== Criticism ==
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