Depends where the check is... most likely outside of the app itself. A regular phone with google play services already has a "backdoor" of sorts where google can push any code they want to you... which they have already used for dubious purposes like forcefully uninstalling certain apps from devices under the guise of security.
Revanced gives the app a new app ID (app.revanced.android.youtube) and resigns it, so Google cannot for example just check that apps using the youtube app id have a valid MD5.
I think they probably could but I am unsure of the implementation details.
Patching out the check might work for now, since they will be supporting older versions of the app for a while.
If they eventually decide that the server needs to verify the check, it might need to be spoofed rather than removed which can be more difficult (again, depending on implementation details).
ranger_danger|1 year ago
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wilsonnb3|1 year ago
Patching out the check might work for now, since they will be supporting older versions of the app for a while.
If they eventually decide that the server needs to verify the check, it might need to be spoofed rather than removed which can be more difficult (again, depending on implementation details).