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Meta announces always online DRM for all existing and future Quest VR devices (mixed-news.com)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by drmoose@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

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Meta sneakily introduced "Platform Integrity Attestation API" which basically calls home to see whether the user has a valid license to play.

This means that to run apps user has to have online connection to perform an integrity test. Whether it's only a test on launch or continues call home like Denuvo-like DRMs is not yet clear. This could also mean that modified headsets could fail to pass this test essentially closing down the device for modifications that could damage "platform integrity". Not all details are clear yet but this doesn't look good.

Currently it's optional and up to app developers to enable it.

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[-] Yoz@lemmy.world 61 points 11 months ago

Who the fuck are buying shit from google and Facebook? No wonder fucking internet is going to shits

[-] forgotaboutlaye@lemmy.world 31 points 11 months ago

Google Pixel phones are the only phones compatible with GrapheneOS, so there's one reason.

[-] Onionizer@geddit.social 14 points 11 months ago

They're also easy to unlock and relock the bootloader on

[-] BubblyMango@lemmy.wtf 5 points 11 months ago

You can relock the bootloader? Basically "unrooting" the device??

[-] scutiger@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

It's not "unrooting" it's just preventing your OS from being replaced. It's an easy change for anyone with physical access to the device who can get past the lock screen, but can't be done by accident. So you won't be accidentally installing malicious software that will reinstall your OS, for example.

The unlock/lock and install can be done through a website, but it requires your phone to be plugged in to a computer, and you can enable/disable unlocking through the developer menu in the phone's settings.

[-] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You can also use the standard android CLI tools to lock and unlock the bootloader, but that web app is really convenient.

Edit: and for anyone wondering, you can re-lock it with any ROM, or after rooting (you don't lose root). I'm running grapheneos with a locked bootloader. Only difference between this and the stock ROM is a message that's displayed when you boot that warns you the phone isn't stock.

[-] Onionizer@geddit.social 1 points 11 months ago

Yes but beware it will wipe everything on your phone!

[-] BubblyMango@lemmy.wtf 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

So it just wiprs out the new OS?

[-] 0XiDE@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Just user data

[-] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

They're also absolutely the best phones you can buy, in my opinion.

And you literally can't buy phones that don't have anti-consumer software.

No one sells the old Nokia bricks, and even if they did, the networks they run on have been deprecated.

[-] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 14 points 11 months ago

The quest is amazing. It’s cheap and completely standalone while also giving you the ability to use it with pc vr games.

[-] Zoot@reddthat.com 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Cant figure out how to delete my own comment. Ignore me

[-] Graphine@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

If you got a good PC for VR the Quest is great to use. I played HL Alyx on it which was incredible.

But the DRM BS though....at this point the Pico is looking better for standalone use

[-] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 0 points 11 months ago

What DRM BS? This article? I’ve explained why it’s a whole bunch of fear mongering. There have been apps and games that require always online long before this api came around.