My Android phone just performed a forced, unauthorized OS update, removing root access in the process.
Despite automatic updates being explicitly disabled.
The tech industry's understanding of "consent" is contemptuous.
"No" means "no", not "maybe later", or "unless you think you know better".
Why don't you install an #opensource #Android?
Pay attention to it the next time you buy. ( #fairphone etc.)
this is wild..
i hope you don't mind me asking but how does this work? anything i could lookup? thanks.
@sesivany @ryanc @qaris @Beiz @maexchen1 Some CustomROMs on the FP5 allow that too. But that's not the point GrapheneOS has a well working Google containment strategy, that works subjectively a magnitude better than installing GoogleApps on a CustomROM or MicroG.
Or put differently the only thing that does not work on my GrapheneOS Pixel is Google Wallet NFC payments. And honestly that's more of a Google loss than mine. (They lose out on my data, for giving no hardware level attestation
to my Pixel with GrapheneOS, 🤷) AFAIK, the national digital ID app does complain but nowadays works (it does work now with rooted phones too, after complaining), but I don't use it, I stick with my FIDO token for ID Austria.
Funny, the AT government literally does provide, all needed digital services for users without a “smartphone” (Google/iOS), only the optional ones like being able to use your phone as a physical ID doesn't work with a FIDO stick.
If you used Google Pay, you're correct in that it doesn't function on Graphene. However Curve Wallet does, and functions in the same manner.
My next phone will be a Pixel 10 with GrapheneOS, just gotta wait until it's released next month 😄
@Sar Ah, for storing cards, I don't need a wallet as such, that's covered (to my shame, but it's a “work” synergy) by 1password.
Cashback and loyalty cards I tend not to use, and any ways locally they are generally not accepted from a “wallet app”, either the store's app, or a physical one.
(Guess before even wallet apps showed up, we had “share your loyalty card” apps, for cheaper groceries and more privacy, which the shops strongly disliked.)
I use it to store card details so I can pay for things with it using NFC in shops.
As for storing passes and tickets, haven't looked for a Google Wallet replacement for that function as yet. Really should tbf...
Yeah, I have it set as my default Pay wallet app. Functions exactly the same as Google Pay/Wallet in that regard.
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