Comment on ‘The tyranny of apps’: those without smartphones are unfairly penalised, say campaigners
DeaDvey@lemmy.ml 5 days agoI have no smartphone and am unable to access any of my college resources or email from home because you need a security app for remote login. I’ve got in trouble a few times for it but idk what I’m supposed to do. I wasn’t able to access my Exam Timetable because of this and had to ask some friends when the exams were because my teachers didn’t know (somehow). It’s very annoying.
toynbee@lemmy.world 5 days ago
You could install an android emulator on your personal computer then run the authenticator from there.
Flisty@mstdn.social 5 days ago
@toynbee @DeaDvey aren't there authenticators that run on desktop browsers? Or does it have to be a specific one
toynbee@lemmy.world 5 days ago
The OC said in a different comment that you must be on the college network to set it up.
You don’t need to tag me, by the way; I get a notification if someone responds to me directly.
Flisty@mstdn.social 5 days ago
sorry, I'm viewing this from mastodon so the setup's different.
DeaDvey@lemmy.ml 5 days ago
Yes, it’s a specific one. App only.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
BRB pulling up to a QR code scanner with my 15 inch thinkpad w520 running on 92whr of battery consuming literal watts of power because it’s from 2012.
Hopefully i’m not an inconvenience.
DeaDvey@lemmy.ml 5 days ago
The authenticator requires you to be in the college’s network to set it up for the first time and I don’t have a laptop.
toynbee@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Ah, that does complicate matters. Good luck.