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Sure, but most people might need their phone to do banking apps or apps like WhatsApp, Spotify or Maps which are not available on your phone. This allows people

Sure, but most people might need their phone to do banking apps or apps like WhatsApp, Spotify or Maps which are not available on your phone. This allows people to run GNU apps on their android phone so they can have both

fsflover 2y ago
You can do it with Waydroid (if your bank doesn't force you into the duopoly, at which point you should complain or switch). See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40714592 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40714592
- 4ggr0 2y ago
  > at which point you should complain or switch if only switching banks for such things was easy and realistically doable... hate that banking apps are such a hassle to live with, but i do kinda get why they're very protective.
  - fsflover 2y ago
    > i do kinda get why they're very protective. I am not sure if a typical Android with a bunch of (preinstalled!) crappy apps is more secure than a GNU/Linux phone relying solely on FLOSS repos. Changing banks can be easier or harder, depending on your country. People do it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40678203 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40678203
    - 4ggr0 2y ago
      isn't it just about banks not wanting to open-source their apps or connection details for supposed security or other reasons? > changing banks can be easier or harder well the process of changing banks is not the problem, i did leave UBS and Credit Suisse a couple of years ago. but now i'm with a bank i specifically chose because they're actually not financing wars or other unethical things, instead of just saying so for greenwashing purposes. this aspect is more important to me than them open-sourcing their infrastructure.
      - fsflover 2y ago
        > isn't it just about banks not wanting to open-source their apps or connection details for supposed security or other reasons? Not exactly: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40715542 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40715542 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40714796 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40714796 Indeed, finding a bank reasonable from every side is much harder.
fsflover 2y ago
Banking apps won't work with Lindroid either: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40714796 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40714796

fsflover 2y ago

You can do it with Waydroid (if your bank doesn't force you into the duopoly, at which point you should complain or switch). See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40714592 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40714592

4ggr0 2y ago
> at which point you should complain or switch if only switching banks for such things was easy and realistically doable... hate that banking apps are such a hassle to live with, but i do kinda get why they're very protective.
- fsflover 2y ago
  > i do kinda get why they're very protective. I am not sure if a typical Android with a bunch of (preinstalled!) crappy apps is more secure than a GNU/Linux phone relying solely on FLOSS repos. Changing banks can be easier or harder, depending on your country. People do it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40678203 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40678203
  - 4ggr0 2y ago
    isn't it just about banks not wanting to open-source their apps or connection details for supposed security or other reasons? > changing banks can be easier or harder well the process of changing banks is not the problem, i did leave UBS and Credit Suisse a couple of years ago. but now i'm with a bank i specifically chose because they're actually not financing wars or other unethical things, instead of just saying so for greenwashing purposes. this aspect is more important to me than them open-sourcing their infrastructure.
    - fsflover 2y ago
      > isn't it just about banks not wanting to open-source their apps or connection details for supposed security or other reasons? Not exactly: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40715542 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40715542 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40714796 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40714796 Indeed, finding a bank reasonable from every side is much harder.

fsflover 2y ago

Banking apps won't work with Lindroid either: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40714796 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40714796