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Great, the worst of both worlds.

I can't root my phone because I don't have an image for it (Moto G73) although I'd like to, but for some reason my banking app thinks it's rooted and refuses to work. This happened just after I updated it, it wasn't happening before.

Edit: I'm regretting not getting the Motorola Edge 40 Neo, which also costs £250, but is slightly better in multiple ways, and seems like it has better root support.

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  • This might help:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juKRQWzC8qM

    • Can't hide root if I'm not actually rooted.

      • Root so you can hide it?

        Seriously though, that might actually work.

        Either way, shit like this is why DRM is stupid.

        • If might work if I could work out how to root it. I can't find a stock image for my device to patch with magisk. Just out of interest, I wonder if there's one available for the edge 40 Neo, if I had got that. I don't have it, but if it supports root, I just might see if I can trade in my phone.

          • I haven't kept up with the rooting scene but if you want to get into that and are on a budget, a used Pixel might just be the ticket: They're very root friendly and well documented. Good luck!

            • The thing is, I need the device to support a micro SD card and have decent specs (8GB/256GB/120hz/5Ah) more than I need to be able to root it, but if I can get both I'd be very happy.

              • Sony Xperia has some nice stuff that might fit those requirements, pretty sure Moto makes at least once phone that meets those specs too but I can't recall the name off hand. Someone was just telling me about it last week and it was made in 2023. I'll let you know if I can remember the name of it.

      • Oh, sorry if you tried this already but you could also try resetting app data for that app and reloading to see if that helps?

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