Got it. So it’s something similar to latest security proposals like not letting me download files on Windows because they are not normally downloaded. Or visiting a website with self signed certificates. So it’s more secure.

The apps complain: “You need Google Play services to use this app”.

So it’s about security. Right. What kind of security does McDonaldss need? Does it need security for their coupons?

Besides that, I thought payment gateway provided very good security by themselves.

But let’s steer from what happens on mainstream apps a little.

Isn’t Google Wallet or Online payments insecure too? Don’t they have tons security failures also? Human security failures, like if someone robs my phone and my info they would have access to my money?

Google and the smartphone industry employ accelerometers and other methods to make sure robbers can’t get to the system. They admit themselves that the systems aren’t safe and they’re working on AI and electronic methods to avoid access to sensitive information.

Is this the security you’re talking about? Maybe we should just steer the industry another way, like those Custom OSs do. Alternatives aren’t security potential threats. They’re the solution for the problem.

Making a monopoly based on making it “safe” isn’t secure at all.