[Google Pixel 6 Pro] sieger007:
Ok got update. I passed that google play POS and that custom ROM message disappeared.

Now I get a new logfile Snippets :

024-07-03 18:25:09.558 LL_I M [4598:AsyncTask #1] fmessageio/media-dirs-null
2024-07-03 18:25:09.561 LL_I M [4598:AsyncTask #1] fmessageio/initExternalStorageDirectory
2024-07-03 18:25:09.565 LL_E M [4598:AsyncTask #1] fmessageio/prepareFolder/mkdirs failed: /storage/emulated/0/WhatsApp/Media
2024-07-03 18:25:09.566 LL_E M [4598:AsyncTask #1] fmessageio/prepareFolder/mkdirs failed: /storage/emulated/0/WhatsApp/.Shared
2024-07-03 18:25:09.586 LL_E M [4598:AsyncTask #1] fmessageio/prepareFolder /storage/emulated/0/WhatsApp/.Shared; exception=java.io.IO
Exception: No such file or directory
### begin stack trace 2.24.9.77(596151569)

and

2024-07-03 18:33:12.214 LL_I D [2:main] AbstractAppShellDelegate/debug_info: pkg=com.whatsapp; v=2.24.9.77-play-release; vc=240977001;
p=consumer; e=90; g=9a272ff02bd9c0b90a2c471f6d1f2592dbc83881; t=1715000871000; d=samsung SM-M205F; os=Android 10; abis=arm64-v8a,arme
abi-v7a,armeabi
2024-07-03 18:33:12.214 LL_I D [2:main] whatsapplibloader/system-load-library-with-install start, loading: superpack
2024-07-03 18:33:12.235 LL_I D [2:main] whatsapplibloader/system-load-library-with-install end
2024-07-03 18:33:12.243 LL_I D [2:main] whatsappassetdecompressor/decompressor-usable isLibraryUsable: True
2024-07-03 18:33:12.281 LL_I D [2:main] AbstractAppShellDelegate/decompressAsset time:42 firstColdStart:false
2024-07-03 18:33:12.286 LL_I D [2:main] whatsappsoloader/init: already initialized
2024-07-03 18:33:12.633 LL_I D [2:main] WhatsAppRust/whatsapp_rust_jni::whatsapp: Rust JNI OnLoad complete
2024-07-03 18:33:12.707 LL_W D [2:main] wa_media_api.c !Warning: codec priority set failed for AMR, status: 70006
2024-07-03 18:33:12.715 LL_W D [2:main] wa_media_api.c Warning: codec priority set failed for PCMU, status: 70006
2024-07-03 18:33:12.741 LL_I D [4908:call ev thrd] wa_call_event_async.c !call_event_proc started
2024-07-03 18:33:12.766 LL_I D [2:main] native library usability testing in progress
2024-07-03 18:33:12.767 LL_I D [2:main] native library usability testing complete
2024-07-03 18:33:12.767 LL_I D [2:main] whatsapplibloader/usable jniVersion: 2.24.9.77
2024-07-03 18:33:12.767 LL_I D [2:main] whatsapplibloader/usable isLibraryUsable: True
2024-07-03 18:33:12.768 LL_I D [2:main] Loading module: breakpad
2024-07-03 18:33:12.768 LL_I D [2:main] Module breakpad health file deleted: true
2024-07-03 18:33:12.769 LL_I D [2:main] Module loaded: breakpad load time: 10
2024-07-03 18:33:12.769 LL_I D [2:main] Loading module: abort_hook
2024-07-03 18:33:12.786 LL_I D [2:main] Module abort_hook health file deleted: true
2024-07-03 18:33:12.787 LL_I D [2:main] Module loaded: abort_hook load time: 10
2024-07-03 18:33:12.787 LL_I D [2:main] Loading module: anr_detector
2024-07-03 18:33:12.788 LL_I D [2:main] SigquitBasedANRDetector/start called
2024-07-03 18:33:12.789 LL_I D [2:main] SigquitBasedANRDetector/start thread started
2024-07-03 18:33:12.890 LL_I D [2:main] SigquitBasedANRDetector/StartDetector openLib
2024-07-03 18:33:12.890 LL_I D [2:main] SigquitBasedANRDetector/StartDetector hookFunction
2024-07-03 18:33:12.917 LL_I D [2:main] SigquitBasedANRDetector/StartDetector started
2024-07-03 18:33:12.919 LL_I D [2:main] SigquitBasedANRDetector/started
2024-07-03 18:33:12.971 LL_I D [2:main] Module anr_detector health file deleted: true
2024-07-03 18:33:12.972 LL_I D [2:main] Module loaded: anr_detector load time: 27
2024-07-03 18:33:13.037 LL_I D [2:main] whatsapplocale/loadandapplyforcedlanguage/no language to load
2024-07-03 18:33:13.083 LL_I D [2:main] loginmanager/loadloginfailed/none

this time it did not

-- go to the extent of phone number mention. Before that itself something happens

-- abort_hook sounds like a "hangman" routine confirms that it will noose your attempt to verify.