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seraphine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
we need linux phones ASAP
They exist. People just don’t buy them. But there is a Ubuntu phone port you can install on your phone as an alternative to android.
…ubports.com/…/status-update-on-the-next-noble-ba…
But yeah it can get complicated like any Linux community project and isn’t at all mainstream.
People don’t buy them because they don’t fucking work.
I think Linux phones will gain some real traction within five years. Last I heard, KDE is putting great effort into making apps for Plasma Mobile
I’ll believe it when I see it.
The Jolla was probably my favorite phone, but it broke so easily. I really hope they make something more sturdy this time around.
Does anyone know if existing linux phones can run 2FA apps such as Duo or Google authenticator?
Or better spps like Aegis?
What is it with you people trying your best to get away from google but still using the most exchangeable app they have.
Lots of jobs require BYOD today (like, most F500 companies) and they limit to non-rooted OSs. I use Aegis for personal apps but I cannot escape microsoft as long as I want to keep paying my mortgage.
Aegis has nothing to do with rooted OSs.
If you mean Push-2FA, than that’s another story entirely.
They can run Keeppass, which does TOTP. It doesn’t do push notifs, like Duo does, though.
Why do you need the google Authenticator? Proton has it too.
Same reason collectivist people like social media censorship and gun control, to make them feel “safe” even though all it does is centralize power. Besides hi ow many people have the tech skills to even know what third party app repositories are?
Why do you need the google Authenticator?
Systems at work use google authenticator for 2FA. Prior jobs have used Duo.
they are interchangeable. you can export from google to use in proton. I’ve set all my google logins to proton too. I’ve not experienced this ‘locked in’ situation if you’re using your own phone to run the app.
My work has me using 3 different 2FA apps depending on what service I’m accessing. It’s great! Especially with the noticable battery consumption increase after setting up 2 more 2FA apps than I had before
Google Authenticator is merely a generic TOTP token storage app. The person you’re replying to was pointing out that Google Authenticator, specifically, isn’t necessary. There are alternatives, and unless you’re using a company-owned device that restricts the apps you can use there is no way for work to dictate which app you use for TOTP tokens.
Duo, Okta Verify, and other 2FA apps that use push notifications and such, are a different beast altogether.
JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world 6 months ago
You cannot sideload on Linux.
OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
Right, because side-loading is called “installing” on Linux