Over half my apps I use would get blocked
Consider many apps are just webpages. You can go to the website directly from a browser and everything is happy.
Obviously won’t solve everything, but that covers most apps right there.
Comment on Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year
mushroommunk@lemmy.today 9 hours agoI’ve been hemming and hawing. Switched to Linux pretty much full time for my PC, this will push me 100% into FOSS phone. Over half my apps I use would get blocked
BombOmOm@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 hours ago
A lot of people cry about banking apps not working on phones that have been rooted/degoogled/whatever. But seriously, just use their website. The app is usually just a front end for the site anyway.
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 hour ago
and if you don’t use the app, they’ll force you to pay for second factor code SMSs each and every time you log in.
JigglySackles@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Mobile check deposit is about the only perk to the apps
Gerudo@lemmy.zip 5 hours ago
My credit union site doesn’t scale to mobile screens unfortunately. It is a massive pain in the ass to use the browser
mushroommunk@lemmy.today 8 hours ago
That’s yet another trend that’s made me less and less interested in things. You’re not wrong though and will likely be my fall back
N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Now that the Pixel 10 is out, the Pixel 9 prices are falling. If you’re going to load GrapheneOS, you need to make sure you get a phone that has an unlocked bootloader, which is different than being carrier unlocked. Any phone that was initially sold through a carrier like Verizon or ATT will have a locked bootloader, as the carriers don’t like people messing with the phone software to unlock features that they may charge for (e.g. hotspot).
mushroommunk@lemmy.today 7 hours ago
That’s a good point for the future, but I meant on my Pixel 6a and I bought it directly through Google.
N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Well then, you’re already all set. Google edition phones all have unlocked bootloaders. I’m currently running a Pixel 6 Pro with GrapheneOS. It’s super easy to install and use, even if you’ve never messed with your phone before. I’ve been looking to potentially upgrade to a newer phone, because mine is a few generations old and Graphene doesn’t support phones forever, though they do for quite a while. An unlocked Pixel 9 Pro is around $550-650 right now, but I’ll probably wait another 6 months, as the prices will probably fall another $100-$200 in that time frame.