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[โ€“] cabbage@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Google Maps and Calendar will probably not be the biggest problem as they don't verify the "authenticity" of the install. Banking apps and other apps that have gone out of their way to add questionable security features is usually where problems start occurring.

That, or apps that depend on sensors.