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| From | Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android |
| Subject | Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users |
| Date | 2026-05-08 22:33 +0100 |
| Organization | Frantic |
| Message-ID | <824ikhr3gx.fsf@example.com> (permalink) |
https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users
"The company that decides whether you're a bot now also requires you run its software to prove
otherwise.
Google has tied its next-generation reCAPTCHA system to Google Play Services on Android,
meaning anyone running a de-Googled phone will automatically fail verification when the system
decides to challenge them.
The requirement forces Android users to run Google’s proprietary app framework version
25.41.30 or higher just to prove they’re human.
When reCAPTCHA flags what it considers suspicious activity, it abandons the old image puzzles
and demands you scan a QR code. That scan requires Play Services running in the background,
communicating with Google’s servers. If you’re using GrapheneOS or any other custom ROM that
strips out Google’s software, the verification fails.
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