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We need real FOSS Android. I wish people would start building from there.
by greyw 2y ago
We need real FOSS Android. I wish people would start building from there.
- NewJazz 2y agoThere's a lot of building going on. Waydroid builds their own highly specialized Android derivative. As does Replicant, Calyx, Graphene, /e/foundation, Lineage, microg, and probably lots more in the Foss space alone.
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y agoWhat do you want that LineageOS (plus F-Droid) doesn't do?
- criticalfault 2y agoBanking apps come to mind.
- Eavolution 2y agoThis is the only reason my phone's not running Lineage. I need those apps mainly for 2fa (some banks don't give me any alternative) or for one or two with no web app. It feels like a total artificial duopoly, you only get to use your essential service on android or ios.
- floydnoel 2y agowhat would a banking app do that a bank website can't, exactly?
- qingcharles 2y agoIIRC some finance apps either don't have web sites that can perform financial transaction, or are lacking a number of features of the mobile app. Cash App and Venmo used to be some of the worst offenders, but have improved in recent times.
- akvadrako 2y agoMany bank websites require bank apps or hardware tokens to login.
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y agoNo other "real FOSS Android" is going to pass SafetyNet either, though