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The T-Mobile OnePlus 6T’s latest update removes Play Protect certification (Update: Resolved)
August 12, 2025
Update, August 05, 2025 (7:00PM):T-Mobile sent over the following statement:
Original article, June 04, 2025 (3:11PM)Those that own theT-Mobilevariant of theOnePlus 6Tmight want to avoid thelatest update. According to a tip we received from Mark Buckman, the update is breakingGoogle Play Protectcertification.
Mark isn’t the only person that encountered this issue — folks turned toReddit,XDA Developers, andOnePlus’ forumsto complain about the same problem with their devices.
Thankfully, there appears to be a workaround for affected T-Mobile OnePlus 6T owners. Hold down the Play Store icon for a second or two to bring up the app shortcuts. From there, tapApp infoand then chooseStorage. You then selectClear storage. Once you do all of that, your device should regain Play Protect certification.
If that didn’t work, make sure to also select the option toClear cachethat is next to theClear storageoption. If either workaround doesn’t work, all you can do is wait and see what happens next.
We reached out to OnePlus and T-Mobile for comment on the matter. This post will be updated if we hear back from either company.
To check if you’re affected, open the Play Store and tap onSettingsin the sidebar. Scroll down until you seePlay Protect certificationin theAboutsection. If it reads like it does in the screenshot above thatBuckmanprovided us, then you’re affected.
Play Protect is Google’s built-in malware protection for Android. Without Play Protect certification, you can’t sign into Google apps or use services like Google Pay. You also can’t use apps that rely on SafetyNet, so don’t expect Netflix to work on your device.
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