If you are rooted, Android Pay will not work Find out why!

Android Pay promises to be the revolutionary formula for payments on Android. It is true that the search engine has already tried without much success with Google Wallet, but it is also true that things have changed a lot since then. What we know to date shows us that it looks good, although we will have to wait to see if everything is confirmed as it seems. In any case, the latest comments on XDA Developers forums have made it clear that the new payments functionality will not be compatible with rooted terminals.

For those of you who think that it is about anticipating the facts too much, or a mere whim of Google, below we show you the reason for the decision, which is also official. In reality, the comments that are being shown about it in the photo of XDA Developers are not from a user outside the world of the robot, rather the opposite. The answer is given by one of the engineers who work for Google and, therefore, we must consider that what he says is more than a mere rumor. It is a certainty. Now why is it logical that Android Pay does not support root?

Google whim?

A priori, it might seem to us that the fact that Google wants to block all terminals that use root a feature like Google Pay is a whim. One more than we have experienced in companies like Apple when they launch the jailbreak. A mere attempt to block what is not allowed by rule. However, it must be remembered that when we talk about the Wallet substitute we are talking about a payment tool and, therefore, security becomes something really important. In that sense, it is not a mere whim. And if you are still not sure, you can find out right below.

The official explanation

The new application Android Pay, which will be the one that replaces Google Wallet, it works in a very different way than the previous one. In fact, a CTS compatibility check is performed to check the minimum security standards for NFC payments. In the case of the previous version, the virtualization of the cards was used as a method, and this data was communicated only and exclusively to Google. In this case, the protection is greater, but so are the demands. And there is the reason why Google blocks the root in the case of its payment app.

Keep in mind that payments with mobile devices are advancing and, in the not too distant future, we will use them everywhere. At the moment, in Spain it is not possible to enjoy this technology and seeing how others that were presented before have evolved and have been successful internationally, such as that of the Apple Pay competition, it is more than likely that we will take years to be able to get it out. the maximum game. But, at least, we know that it is being worked on and we will envy those who can already pay with a direct NFC connection from the phone. ¿You would remove the root just to be able to use Android Pay from your mobile?