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67 sats \ 7 replies \ @siggy47 24 Nov 2023 \ on: deleted by author tech
Great writeup. Thanks for posting. One question: You refer to using your banking apps. You seem to indicate that they operate without google services. That's contrary to what I have been told. Can you mention one or two banks, or would you prefer not to reveal that? Perhaps just provide a region where these banks are located?
In the US, Capital One and Schwab's apps work well without Google Play services.
However, Capital One's app requires permission to access phone calls/SIM information (not good for privacy), but it seems that this would still be the case on regular Android: https://www.capitalone.com/digital/mobile/android-permissions/
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I run 4 banking apps on CalyxOS (very similar to Graphene) all work well. But none of them are US banks.
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Thanks. That explains it.
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Plus, you'll be pleased to know that although some apps might display a pop-up that says it needs 'Google Play Services', even offering a link to download it, when this message is dismissed the [non-banking] apps that I've used still work fine.
My device is rooted BTW and unless this is hidden from banking apps, I'd imagine they wouldn't work.
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Thanks. I'll read this.
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