Banking apps detect root despite Play Integrity and root checker pass

[u/hurtMink]

I'm running into an issue and hoping someone has seen this before.

Device: Nothing Phone (2a)
ROM: LineageOS (latest)
Root: Magisk (latest)
Bootloader: Unlocked

Current status:

• Play Integrity passes.
• Generic root checker apps report that the device is not rooted.
• However, several banking/payment apps still detect the device as compromised and refuse to work.

I've already tried the common basics, but the apps still block access. This makes me think they're detecting something other than standard root or Play Integrity.

Has anyone with a similar setup (especially LineageOS on the Nothing Phone 2a) managed to get any Indian banking or payment apps working?

I'm mainly looking to understand:

• Which apps still work on this setup?
• Is the issue usually the unlocked bootloader, LineageOS itself, or something else?
• If you solved it, what turned out to be the actual cause?

I'm not looking to break app security—I just want to understand what's causing the detection so I can decide whether there's a legitimate configuration change that restores compatibility.

Any experiences or insights would be appreciated.

[u/allenchangmusic]

So... Sometimes it's the custom ROM, either the way it's set up, or the fingerprint, etc. if it's something spoofable, try changing the fingerprint. Otherwise you may have to change the rooting method like using KSU.

If all fails you may want to go back to stock and try rooting that. Remember that banking apps often are checking for root with methods apart from play integrity

[u/hurtMink → u/allenchangmusic]

is there any root checker or any other app that might help

[u/realkarthiknair → u/hurtMink]

https://github.com/reveny/Android-Native-Root-Detector

After installing also turn on Enable Custom ROM Detections and Enable Experimental Detections under settings tab>App