Customization and the freedom to do anything with an Android phone make it stand out in the market. If you are unhappy with the phone’s default UI, you can swap it out for a custom ROM. Again, if you have stopped receiving updates for your phone from your manufacturer, you can try out custom ROMs running on the latest version of Android. So in both scenarios, you get great customization options and control over your smartphone.
But a custom ROM developer needs to get the ROM registered with Google. If it is not registered with Google, the device will lose out on all Google services, including the Google apps and services. When a device has an unregistered custom ROM installed, they get the “This Device Isn’t Play Protect Certified” error. Now, if you are one of those struggling with such an error message, this article will help you. Here, we have listed how you can fix this. So without any further ado, let’s get into this.
How to fix This Device Isn’t Play Protect Certified Error On Custom ROMs?
You need to follow the steps for this in a systematic manner. It is exactly as we have mentioned below here. Do not skip any of these steps, and ensure one step is complete before moving to the next one.
Install Android SDK:
Download and extract the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC. Depending on your PC’s OS, download it for Windows, Mac, or Linux. It will be a zip file. Once you have it, extract it in any preferred location. Now, you need to enable USB debugging on your smartphone for that.