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[–] BurgerBaron@quokk.au 7 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

The compatible list would be like GrapheneOS's right? Apps that'll work with MicroG without the full Google Play service. Both banking apps I use do. Only one of those two banks will let me login without the app however, the desktop website forces use of their app as an authenticator.

edit: https://privsec.dev/posts/android/banking-applications-compatibility-with-grapheneos/

[–] erebion@news.erebion.eu 2 points 9 hours ago

It's become easier to do many things without Play Services and even microg, as many apps have been adapted for Google-free Huawei devices :D

But we still need a lot more open APIs, then people can just build alternative software that's FOSS.