Pay securely with an Android smartphone, completely without Google services: This is the plan being developed by the newly founded industry consortium led by the German Volla Systeme GmbH. It is an open-source alternative to Google Play Integrity. This proprietary interface decides on Android smartphones with Google Play services whether banking, government, or wallet apps are allowed to run on a smartphone.

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[–] newtraditionalists@kbin.melroy.org 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Right there with you. Access to my money relying on a device that needs to be charged is just stupid. I'm stranded somewhere, my phone runs out of battery, suddenly I have zero dollars. No thanks.

[–] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I keep a single bill in my phone case for emergencies (be it an actual emergency or I just want to eat at some place which only takes cash).

If my phone battery runs out I'm stranded anyway, since I can't call anyone or use my public transport ticket.

[–] newtraditionalists@kbin.melroy.org 4 points 6 hours ago

Im truly struggling to understand what you mean. If your phone battery runs out, and you cant call anyone, do your legs and mouth suddenly stop working? Walk to a bus/train/transport station, use your words and pay for a trip home. obviously, if your money relies on the phone battery, yes you are truly stranded. But if you have a card or cash, you are not. It's quite simple. I guess you just have no imagination and can't fathom that people existed without phones or something? I'm asking in earnest, what do you mean?