I use McDonalds App all the time on GOS this only affect you if you use Google Pay when checking out to my knowledge.
Google has ruined Android by closing it up.
EU needs to step in and force Google to open it up.
While at it, go for Apple's monopoly as well.
@Sunny
Gatekeeprs of wealth sticking together against the ambition for freedom of poorer people?
Oh, color me surprised. 🙄
(I want to de-Google step by step, thanks for the heads up).
I swear I am so close to jumping into the void of mainline linux on phones.
The only main issue is device drivers, but I would be fine happily extracting them from android or making new ones. Modern Android is a complete full stack POS.
This is actually good, see it as an enrichment of your life. The only sad thing is Revolut though.
As an alternative to Authy I recommend Stratum (previously known as Authenticator Pro) https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.stratumauth.app
This due to its compatibility with Android wear (companion)
Can anyone who has used both Aegis and Stratum compare them?
This makes me want to use GrapheneOS more. If the dataminers don't want you to use it then it must be doing something right.
This is very bad news, because this means any app that wants your data could do the same.
On the other hand, it makes it easy to find which apps aren't to be trusted with your data.
Odd timing considering I've banned McDonalds, Revolut and Authy from my phone.
Fuck both of these companies. Never used McDicks app in the first place. Spyware bullshit.
the problem here is not the banks or apps, the problem is Google Play Integrity API, which is supposed to enforce to run apps in secured phones and it is used to ban secured ROMs such as GrapheneOS and it allows to run apps on outdated phones without security patches.
which is supposed to enforce to run apps in secured phones
The point of the Google Play Integrity API is to ensure that the user is not in control of their phone, but that one of a small number of megacorps are in control.
Can the user pull their data out of apps? Not acceptable. Can the user access the app file itself? Not acceptable. Can the user modify apps? Not acceptable.
Basically it ensures that the user has no control over their own computing.
Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.
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