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deeplowdockyesterday at 10:18 PM12 repliesview on HN

I wonder why almost no one in these GrapheneOS praise topic mentions that you won't be able to pay with your phone, and often even bank apps refuse to install on it - it was a deal breaker for me personally, and now I'm back under Google umbrella :<


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DANmodetoday at 3:27 AM

Get a case that holds your credit card, good grief lol

hnuser435yesterday at 10:38 PM

Limitations are on the website - https://grapheneos.org/articles/ I don't care about google pay/wallet or android auto. My credit union's app does work fine, but even if it didn't, I'd still use GOS. It's great.

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kajmantoday at 3:07 AM

You've got a lot of people contesting the "often" part but I'll also add that there's a project tracking banking apps that do work: https://privsec.dev/posts/android/banking-applications-compa...

My tiny local credit union app isn't on there, but it worked fine. I miss wallet a bit and it's a shame that there are important apps which still refuse to act reasonably, but I don't think it's really that bad.

Pacers31Colts18yesterday at 10:25 PM

Not every banking app is that way. Mine worked.

I also dont think everything needs to be an app.

BLKNSLVRyesterday at 10:36 PM

I gets mentioned on every GrapheneOS thread I've read.

ramon156yesterday at 10:23 PM

Fair point, but how much extra effort is it to put a credit card between your phone? I'm still under the Google umbrella as well, but this would be my first issue solved.

theandrewbaileyyesterday at 11:10 PM

I guess I'm so paranoid that not only do I run GrapheneOS, I've never had nor wanted banking nor payment apps on my phone. Having ALL my money be accessible from something so easily lost, stolen, or seized would be a constant source of stress for me. There's (hopefully) a lot of security around accessing it, but sometimes the only winning move is not to play.

ethagnawlyesterday at 11:10 PM

For many GrapheneOS users, this class of annoyances is an acceptable concession.

throawayontheyesterday at 10:45 PM

this is the main point of discussion under every grapheneos thread though...

also my bank apps install, but yes, no tap to pay

cyanydeezyesterday at 10:22 PM

Paying with your phone just seems like one of those separation of concerns problem. I'm sure you have backup forms, and cash, etc, but there's something about not having to worry about the multinefarious capabilities of my phone if it's not in my posession.

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edm0ndyesterday at 11:00 PM

Yup, Chase Bank app will not load at all. I think its a "security" feature that it wont load on rooted phones lol

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znsdxyesterday at 10:20 PM

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