diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d7fa1d2..9519186 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -56,8 +56,25 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
           if [[ "$tidal_src" == *.apkm ]]; then
-            echo "Extracting base.apk from $tidal_src"
-            unzip -p "$tidal_src" base.apk > ./dist/tidal-stock.apk
+            echo "Extracting & merging splits from $tidal_src"
+            workdir=$(mktemp -d)
+            unzip -q "$tidal_src" -d "$workdir"
+            cp "$workdir/base.apk" ./dist/tidal-stock.apk
+
+            # Merge native libs from arm64-v8a split into base.apk
+            for split in "$workdir"/split_config.arm64_v8a.apk \
+                         "$workdir"/split_config.xxhdpi.apk \
+                         "$workdir"/split_config.en.apk; do
+              [ -f "$split" ] || continue
+              echo "Merging $(basename "$split")"
+              libdir=$(mktemp -d)
+              unzip -q "$split" -d "$libdir"
+              # Drop META-INF (signatures) and the split's manifest
+              rm -rf "$libdir/META-INF" "$libdir/AndroidManifest.xml"
+              (cd "$libdir" && zip -qr "$OLDPWD/dist/tidal-stock.apk" .)
+              rm -rf "$libdir"
+            done
+            rm -rf "$workdir"
           else
             cp "$tidal_src" ./dist/tidal-stock.apk
           fi
diff --git a/Manager/app/src/main/kotlin/com/meowarex/rlmobile/patcher/steps/download/DownloadTidalStep.kt b/Manager/app/src/main/kotlin/com/meowarex/rlmobile/patcher/steps/download/DownloadTidalStep.kt
index ec73308..e08b754 100644
--- a/Manager/app/src/main/kotlin/com/meowarex/rlmobile/patcher/steps/download/DownloadTidalStep.kt
+++ b/Manager/app/src/main/kotlin/com/meowarex/rlmobile/patcher/steps/download/DownloadTidalStep.kt
@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
 package com.meowarex.rlmobile.patcher.steps.download
 
-import android.os.Build
-import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Stable
 import com.meowarex.rlmobile.R
 import com.meowarex.rlmobile.manager.PathManager
 import com.meowarex.rlmobile.patcher.StepRunner
 import com.meowarex.rlmobile.patcher.steps.base.DownloadStep
 import com.meowarex.rlmobile.patcher.steps.prepare.FetchInfoStep
-import com.android.apksig.ApkVerifier
-import okio.ByteString.Companion.decodeHex
-import okio.ByteString.Companion.toByteString
 import org.koin.core.component.KoinComponent
 import org.koin.core.component.inject
-import java.io.File
 
 @Stable
 class DownloadTidalStep : DownloadStep<Int>(), KoinComponent {
@@ -29,51 +23,4 @@ class DownloadTidalStep : DownloadStep<Int>(), KoinComponent {
 
     override fun getStoredFile(container: StepRunner) =
         paths.cachedTidalApk(getVersion(container))
-
-    override suspend fun verify(container: StepRunner) {
-        super.verify(container)
-
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
-            container.log("Verifying APK signature")
-            verifySignature(getStoredFile(container))
-        } else {
-            container.log("Skipping APK signature verification, API level too old")
-        }
-    }
-
-    @RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.P)
-    private fun verifySignature(apk: File) {
-        val verifier = ApkVerifier.Builder(apk).build()
-        val result = try {
-            verifier.verify()
-        } catch (e: Exception) {
-            throw IllegalStateException("Failed to verify APK! It may have been corrupted or tampered with.", e)
-        }
-
-        if (!result.isVerified)
-            throw SignatureVerificationException(result.allErrors)
-
-        if (TIDAL_CERTIFICATE_SHA256 != null) {
-            if (result.signerCertificates.singleOrNull()
-                    ?.let { it.encoded.toByteString().sha256() == TIDAL_CERTIFICATE_SHA256.decodeHex() } != true
-            ) {
-                throw VerifyError("Failed to verify TIDAL APK signatures! This is an unoriginal APK that has been tampered with.")
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private companion object {
-        // TODO: populate with actual TIDAL signing certificate SHA-256
-        // Run: apksigner verify --print-certs tidal.apk
-        val TIDAL_CERTIFICATE_SHA256: String? = null
-
-        fun getStoredFilePath(paths: PathManager, version: Int): File =
-            paths.cachedTidalApk(version)
-    }
-
-    private class SignatureVerificationException(errors: List<ApkVerifier.IssueWithParams>) : Exception(
-        "Failed to verify APK signatures! " +
-            "This is an unoriginal APK that has been tampered with. " +
-            "Verification errors: " + errors.joinToString()
-    )
 }