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• n2burns@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Yes, NFC the technology works. However, certain applications, like Google Wallet can be problematic and require workarounds (not because of technology itself though)

  I know that low key defeats the purpose of a privacy oriented android build but yeah

  Not everyone using a custom ROM is doing it for privacy reasons. I see privacy as a perk but I mainly use custom ROMs to keep my devices around longer and to get new features.

  Even for those who are concerned about privacy, I don’t think NFC is that big of a security hole. I know some people who turn it on only when they’re using it, but that’s pretty painless.

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  • Noedel@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Yeah I did that with an old Motorola, it went for years. Now I have a pixel and it seems to come with a lot of features that break when installing an alternative OS

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    • EngineerGaming@feddit.nl ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I bought a Pixel because of how universal its support is with cuatom OSes. What features are broken there?

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      • Noedel@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I remember reading some Reddit comments about certain camera functions no longer working. I bought the pixel for the camera and I don’t want to break that functionality.

        Disclaimer: I’ve never really looked into different OS’s and what they do/don’t do

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• WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  afaik it should. but why do you think NFC defeats privacy? it is quite short range, isn’t it? having google services is much worse

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  • Noedel@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Well, I was mostly concerned about google knowing where I’m shopping. I know using google pay is lazy buy I’m not perfect…

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    • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      oh google pay, I see. but that’s not NFC’s fault, it’s useful for other things too

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