▲ 525 ▼ GrapheneOS can help you retake your privacy, right now. - Veronica Explains (peertube.wtf) submitted 5 months ago by meldrik@lemmy.wtf to c/privacy@lemmy.ml 117 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Shrumpf@feddit.org 17 points 5 months ago (1 child) I think "most banking apps" depends on your location. I never had any problems with them. Yeah Google Wallet not working is annoying, but for me it's a good tradeoff. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Delascas@feddit.uk 10 points 5 months ago (2 children) It's not a location thing . . it's a per-banking app thing. And specifically it's a "does your banking app use Google Play integrity API" thing. On LineageOS running on my FairPhone 3 . . my banking apps all worked . . . until the day they didn't. Here is a table reporting the current state of banking app comparability around the world . . but the next update from any specific bank could (and in my case did) break it - https://privsec.dev/posts/android/banking-applications-compatibility-with-grapheneos/#international-banking-apps PS. In the UK I did actually find an alternative to Google Wallet. . . Curve Pay. Not open source, but not dependent on Play Services. And enabled tap and pay on LineageOS. https://www.curve.com/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago What made you not use the web for your banking? Is the app 100% required? I use the web interface (forcing desktop version) for mine on graphene with no issues. permalink fedilink source parent [–] greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) Can't you do a separate profile on graphene and enable Google Play services there? Or am I misremembering? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) google play integrity works at a different level. it checks if you are running a google-approved, "sealed" operating system permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago Ohhhh, thanks for clarifying that for me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Delascas@feddit.uk 10 points 5 months ago (2 children) It's not a location thing . . it's a per-banking app thing. And specifically it's a "does your banking app use Google Play integrity API" thing. On LineageOS running on my FairPhone 3 . . my banking apps all worked . . . until the day they didn't. Here is a table reporting the current state of banking app comparability around the world . . but the next update from any specific bank could (and in my case did) break it - https://privsec.dev/posts/android/banking-applications-compatibility-with-grapheneos/#international-banking-apps PS. In the UK I did actually find an alternative to Google Wallet. . . Curve Pay. Not open source, but not dependent on Play Services. And enabled tap and pay on LineageOS. https://www.curve.com/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago What made you not use the web for your banking? Is the app 100% required? I use the web interface (forcing desktop version) for mine on graphene with no issues. permalink fedilink source parent [–] greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) Can't you do a separate profile on graphene and enable Google Play services there? Or am I misremembering? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) google play integrity works at a different level. it checks if you are running a google-approved, "sealed" operating system permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago Ohhhh, thanks for clarifying that for me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago What made you not use the web for your banking? Is the app 100% required? I use the web interface (forcing desktop version) for mine on graphene with no issues. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) Can't you do a separate profile on graphene and enable Google Play services there? Or am I misremembering? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) google play integrity works at a different level. it checks if you are running a google-approved, "sealed" operating system permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago Ohhhh, thanks for clarifying that for me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) google play integrity works at a different level. it checks if you are running a google-approved, "sealed" operating system permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago Ohhhh, thanks for clarifying that for me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago Ohhhh, thanks for clarifying that for me. permalink fedilink source parent