@hackbod Ah, but the point is:

Google requires manufacturers to provide the hardware functionality for a PlayStation level verification. Or they do not get the Google apps.

OTOH, Google does not educate developers on correct security practices (as in check how fresh the security patches are, or even use a library that actively checks for exploits, instead of “verifying” that your user is running an unsecure 3 years old Android).

Because that would cause havoc for their business.