# Reverse engineering and removing Pokémon GO's certificate pinning

DevFeed: [Reverse engineering and removing Pokémon GO's certificate pinning](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/reverse-engineering-and-removing-pokemon-go-s-certificate-pinning-32593.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://eaton-works.com/2016/07/31/reverse-engineering-and-removing-pokemon-gos-certificate-pinning/>)

Author: Eaton

Published: 2016-07-31T06:59:28Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Eaton Works Feed](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/eaton-works-feed.md>)

Topics: [Reverse Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/reverse-engineering.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [Android Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android-security.md>), [APK](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/apk.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [android-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android-security.md>), [apk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apk.md>), [mitm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mitm.md>), [reverse-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reverse-engineering.md>)

## AI overview

A technical walkthrough of certificate pinning in Pokémon GO version 0.31.0 on Android. It explains how pinning blocks HTTPS interception and discusses a method for reverse engineering and removing the pinning, including limitations involving root access, account bans, Google login, and later security updates.

## Source excerpt

A deep dive into Pokémon GO's certificate pinning.