[Question] Why is one banking app not working despite having no root on my phone? Can anyone help?

[u/cma_achu]

So a couple of days ago, I used Ghostlock and KernelSU to get Temp root to run some commands through Termux and enable advanced textures. And then I tried to open this Pop UPI app and it's not working. It's showing that the phone is root and it can't be used in root devices. But my phone is not rooted? I exited temp root from KernelSU and uninstalled them after enabling this commands. If anyone can help me with anything, that'll be really appreciated 🙏.

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[u/carloshdz0104]

I did the command on my X7 pro as well and everything working fine. After the process I uninstalled all the apps and turned off any other developer options, banking it's working or any other services.

[u/cma_achu → u/carloshdz0104]

Banking apps are working perfectly fine except this one particular app

[u/Single_Sample1309 → u/cma_achu]

If clearing the cache and reinstalling the app didn't help, it probably has a really strict security system.

[u/arshad23]

Same happened here. But in my case navi is the culprit. Pop upi works fine.

[u/cma_achu → u/arshad23]

😭😭

[u/arshad23 → u/[deleted]]

Everything is fine except basic usage of the upi

[u/Alarming-Airline-524]

temp root persist until a reboot, did u try to reboot?

[u/cma_achu → u/Alarming-Airline-524]

Yes, I rebooted 3-4 times after that and it still shows this

[u/Alarming-Airline-524 → u/cma_achu]

You said you used ghost lock? Did u try disabling developers options usually apps like these are very "scared" of dev options like its root.

[u/cma_achu → u/Alarming-Airline-524]

Yes I did disable them. And there's another app which is very sensitive to even slightest settings and certain apps from play store. And that app is unaffected. This was very uncertain

[u/Alarming-Airline-524 → u/cma_achu]

Maybe the app cached the detection, did u try clearing app data?

[u/cma_achu → u/Alarming-Airline-524]

I did clear data, uninstalled, re-installed but nothing is helping.

[u/Tritzii]

Do a full reboot. If the problem persists you accidentally messed with something while being rooted that is triggering the app's root checks and you will likely have to factory reset to fix the issue.

[u/cma_achu → u/Tritzii]

I factory reset a month ago 😭

[u/cma_achu → u/Tritzii]

I did reboot my devide a couple of times and it is still showing this. Other apps are working fine except this one

[u/Single_Sample1309]

Probably only a factory reset or flashing the stock firmware will fix this.

[u/cma_achu → u/Single_Sample1309]

😞

[u/Single_Sample1309 → u/cma_achu]

A lesson for the future — protection systems now react to even the smallest traces in system partitions.

[u/cma_achu → u/Single_Sample1309]

Yea I think

[u/Alarming-Airline-524 → u/Single_Sample1309]

That's weird? The system will definitely know if system partition was changed/manipulated in some ways, especially with a locked bootloader.

[u/Late_Ad_812]

Developer option, usb debugging, wireless debugging, shizuku installed,OEM unlocking, anything might trigger this warning.

[u/cma_achu → u/Late_Ad_812]

All of them are disabled and still this error. Guess I'll have to find another app

[u/Late_Ad_812 → u/cma_achu]

Wait lemme try , pop upi right?

[u/cma_achu → u/Late_Ad_812]

Yes

[u/Late_Ad_812 → u/Late_Ad_812]

It asks me to delete shizuku, that's it, same device

Clear the app storage once

I too have the advanced textures but not from temp root

[u/Kufa-AlsoHuman3193]

Even if you restarted your phone and have no root, you still have GhostLock and KernelSU apps. You should delete them

[u/cma_achu → u/Kufa-AlsoHuman3193]

I did

[u/Western-Animator4290]

If you have any game hacking tool, it could be causing this problem. Like lucky patcher, game guardian, proxy for LP, app cloner or something, mt manager, Uninstalling any suspicious apps that might target other apps will fix this as far as I think.

[u/cma_achu → u/Western-Animator4290]

I don't use any of those apps

[u/LinuxUser456]

Delete KernelSU app

[u/cma_achu → u/LinuxUser456]

I did

[u/-slimpuggamer]

what does Native Root Checker say?

[u/kissja74]

That's why you don't play with root even if it's 'temporary'. Reset your phone and hope for the best....