• Google is making it mandatory to have Play Services for its next-generation reCAPTCHA system on Android.

  • Your phone will need to be running Play Services version 25.41.30 or greater when the system asks you to scan a QR code for verification.

  • This hurdle means that de-Googled phones will fail the verification test by default.

    • hperrin@lemmy.caEnglish
      42·
      12 days ago

      Cool, thanks. Guess I don’t need to pay my water bill anymore.

      • ISOmorph@feddit.orgEnglish
        132·
        12 days ago

        Your water utilities company has no legal basis to force you into using a google product. It’s a hassle, but locking you out of paying your bills for a mandatory utility due to restrictive infrastructure is probably grounds for suing.