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There are no real alternatives. I'm installing apps on a factory reset Samsung A40 from 2019. The last ones of all the process are banking apps, github (only be
by pmontra 3y ago
There are no real alternatives. I'm installing apps on a factory reset Samsung A40 from 2019. The last ones of all the process are banking apps, github (only because they decided I need 2FA (*)) and a digital identity one for my country, basically another 2FA. I really don't have an alternative for them. In theory I could leave an Android phone in a drawer at home for those apps, use WhatsApp web on the Pine, maybe Telegram desktop, maybe Gnome maps or Google Maps web, but I'm not paying for two devices.
And the PinePhone Pro is a brick: 160.8mm x 76.6mm x 11.1mm and 215 grams. I'm looking at the 11.1 mm and the 215 grams. Granted, 200 grams is becoming worryingly normal for the new flagships but it's still a brick and those flagships are bricks too. I'm not buying something like that. If they want me to go around with 200 grams in my pocket they pay me. The A40 is 140 grams. I'm afraid there won't be alternatives for that in a few years too, and I don't buy stuff from Apple or one of the old SEs would be a solution until they will also grow big and fat.
(*) I'm also not logging in into GitHub since they forced me on 2FA, because of the extra pass. I currently don't need it for my job and I don't have to open issues to open source projects. The first time I'll have to I'll count to ten and see what to do.
- jraph 3y agoI have a PinePhone Pro, it's not too bad really. It's quite large for someone who wants a tiny phone but PinePhones are still experimental devices and its form factor is kinda the least of my concerns. I'm sure various form factors will follow with a mature Linux mobile ecosystem.
- doctor_lollipop 3y agoFYI, you can use oathtool on your PC for 2FA, you don't need custom apps for that.
- pmontra 3y agoThat's not going to work with my bank, maybe GitHub? I googled and found this from HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35083499#35086708 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35083499#35086708 I'll give it a try. It doesn't change that 2FA is a pain and I'll log into GitHub only if strictly necessary. Maybe reduced logins are part of their security plan.
- rsync 3y ago2FA mule. Makes all of this very simple.