Google Play consistently introduces novel features, yet these frequently impact only those who actively engage with them. Recently, Google enacted a significant security upgrade that fundamentally altered how Android users distribute and utilize apps. This initiative involves the full deployment of the new Play Integrity API, which enhances device security verification, particularly ensuring that apps operate on "unmodified" devices through hardware-level checks. This shift affects users who root or flash their phones, as well as those with older devices, potentially barring them from accessing critical apps like games, banking, medical, and payment applications. Google emphasizes that this measure is aimed at further safeguarding the rights and usage security of both users and developers, and that the impact on the majority of ordinary users will be minimal.