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Re: Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users

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Richmond wrote:
>    The requirement forces Android users to run Google¢s proprietary app framework version              
>    25.41.30 or higher just to prove they¢re human.

I just checked, and apparently it's true.
 <https://www.androidauthority.com/google-recaptcha-play-services-requirement-3664806/>

Even iOS is apparently affected!
 <https://support.google.com/recaptcha/answer/16609652?hl=en>
  "If verifying on iOS/iPadOS device with version 15.0-16.4, download
   the reCAPTCHA app in the App Store. After installation, return to 
   the challenge to try again."
 <https://piunikaweb.com/2026/05/07/google-recaptcha-play-services-requirement/>

This requirement kicks in only when reCAPTCHA escalates to the new QR-code 
verification step.
 <https://byteiota.com/google-recaptcha-breaks-de-googled-android-devices/>

Slowly but inexorably, Google is becoming Apple & Apple is becoming Google.
 a. iOS 16.4+ can complete the verification natively
 b. It's only older iOS which requires the reCaptcha app

My USA-unrootable Samsung is partially degoogled so I checked a few things:
1. First I checked if adb was working (since I'm sitting at the PC)
   adb devices -l
    List of devices attached
    SERIAL device product:a32xsq model:SM_A326U device:a32x   transport_id:1

2. Then I checked if I have Google Play Services installed, which I do.
   adb shell pm list packages | grep com.google.android.gms
    package:com.google.android.gms

3. Then I checked if Play Services was disabled, and it's not disabled.
   adb shell pm list packages -d | grep gms
    returns nothing

4. Then I checked if my Play Services version is newer than required
   adb shell dumpsys package com.google.android.gms | grep versionName
    versionName=26.12.33 (190400-892550550)
    versionName=23.16.13 (190400-527363516)

   Google's new reCAPTCHA requires 25.41.30 or higher.

5. Had it not been higher than required, I'd have to install the checker APK.
   <https://github.com/1nikolas/play-integrity-checker-app>
   <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gr.nikolasspyr.integritycheck>
   adb install play-integrity-checker.apk

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