{"id":445604,"date":"2022-05-11T23:00:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T20:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/google-cracks-down-on-android-game-cheating-with-new-api\/"},"modified":"2022-05-11T23:00:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T20:00:18","slug":"google-cracks-down-on-android-game-cheating-with-new-api","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-cracks-down-on-android-game-cheating-with-new-api\/","title":{"rendered":"#Google Cracks Down on Android Game Cheating With New API"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ebe1ccd46a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ebe1ccd46a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-cracks-down-on-android-game-cheating-with-new-api\/#%E2%80%9CGoogle_Cracks_Down_on_Android_Game_Cheating_With_New_API%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Google Cracks Down on Android Game Cheating With New API&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGoogle_Cracks_Down_on_Android_Game_Cheating_With_New_API%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Google Cracks Down on Android Game Cheating With New API&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-804056\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/shutterstock_1933014989.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/shutterstock_1933014989.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/shutterstock_1933014989.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Person playing a game on a phone\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/jakarta-indonesia-march-10-2021-huawei-1933014989\">Lukmanazis\/Shutterstock<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cheating is an ever-present problem for many <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, especially on platforms like PC and Android where it\u2019s easier to modify a game\u2019s files. Google is now rolling out the Play Integrity API on Android, aimed specifically at limiting cheats and other modifications.<\/p>\n<p>Google first released the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/google\/play\/integrity\/overview\">Play Integrity AP<\/a>I in a developer preview last year, as an optional feature for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s and games to implement. \u201cThe Play Integrity API helps protect your apps and games from potentially risky and fraudulent interactions, such as cheating and unauthorized access, allowing you to respond with appropriate actions to prevent attacks and reduce abuse,\u201d the company said in developer documentation.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=\"TyxL78e5Bag\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/TyxL78e5Bag\/hqdefault.jpg');\">\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"lty-playbtn\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"lyt-visually-hidden\">Play Video<\/span><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n<p><small>Explainer video from last year\u2019s preview release<\/small><\/p>\n<p>During today\u2019s Google I\/O event, it was revealed that the Play Integrity API is now available to all apps and games. The API works just like it did in earlier previews \u2014 once an application adds the required code, it can detect if the app or game package has been modified in any way, and perform any action accordingly (such as blocking access or flagging the player for review).<\/p>\n<p>Developers can also use the API to check if someone has a valid license (e.g. the app has been paid for through the Play Store, if it\u2019s a paid app), and if the device running an app or game has been certified by Google to support Google Play Services. Those two features were already accessible through other means, but Google is rolling them into this API too.<\/p>\n<p>Even though cracking down on online game cheaters is the most obvious use case for the new API \u2014 especially given the recent focus on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/playvalorant.com\/en-us\/news\/dev\/valorant-anti-cheat-what-why-and-how\/\">advanced anti-cheat methods in PC games<\/a>\u00a0by other companies \u2014 it will probably be used by many other applications too. Many banking applications already block rooted or modified Android devices, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.xda-developers.com\/t\/no-netflix-in-play-store-play-store-says-device-is-not-certified.3950081\/\">Netflix also doesn\u2019t allow itself to be downloaded with uncertified devices<\/a> (e.g. devices that shipped without Google Play services, like Huawei phones).<\/p>\n<p>Many applications and games have their own anti-cheat solutions, but the new API from Google might be easier to implement than other solutions. The new functionality will be especially helpful as Google works to expand Android games to PC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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