While Google is on the process of fixing the vulnerabilities in Google Wallet, they dropped the Google Wallet support for the Rooted devices.
Last month, Joshua Rubin, a security researcher at zvelo discovered that Google Wallet PIN can be cracked easily by brute forcing on a device that is "rooted". Google immediately confirmed the vulnerability and encouraged users to not install Google Wallet on rooted devices.
Now Google reinforces that recommendation by restricting the Wallet’s installation on rooted devices.
According to the Droid Life report, Google wallet app started showing a little yellow bar at the top along with an “Unsupported device” note over the weekend.
Following the "Learn more" link will direct you to the page which explains the risk of using Google Wallet in rooted devices.
Last month, Joshua Rubin, a security researcher at zvelo discovered that Google Wallet PIN can be cracked easily by brute forcing on a device that is "rooted". Google immediately confirmed the vulnerability and encouraged users to not install Google Wallet on rooted devices.
Now Google reinforces that recommendation by restricting the Wallet’s installation on rooted devices.
According to the Droid Life report, Google wallet app started showing a little yellow bar at the top along with an “Unsupported device” note over the weekend.
Following the "Learn more" link will direct you to the page which explains the risk of using Google Wallet in rooted devices.
"Some users may disable important security mechanisms in order to gain system-level "root" access to their phone. We strongly discourage doing so if you plan to use Google Wallet. We are unable to support devices with unauthorized operating systems as the security layers of the device may be limited." reads Unsupported Device Policy page.
