I know United checks your ticket and flight info before they let you in. That's been my experience in the U.S. at least.
When I have a physical ticket, and change my seat on the app, they usually re-print my boarding pass with the new seat number on it.
This might work for some non-airline run partner lounges without flight data access, but usually those have "coupons" given by the check in agent for access. The video shows someone entering a Star Alliance lounge, using self serve scanners. They probably aren't network connected like a normal check in agent stand