Aral Balkan15h ago

RE: https://social.lansky.name/@hn50/116378390202896203

If you were wondering whether the phone you paid hundreds of pounds for is yours, it’s not. It’s still Apple’s and they decide what you can do with it.

That isn’t a tool; it’s a shackle.

And no trillion-dollar corporation is your friend.

(I’m tapping this out on what will likely be my last iPhone. Hopefully the EU will get its act together so people without iPhones and Android phones can still do basic things like banking and paying for stuff with their phones by then.)

Show threadCytro15h ago

@aral
Hi Aral,

I never been a friend of Apple or Google (but i sit on some shares because of their business models). I don't own an Apple Phone (Android instead, buts the same...) i really tried other OS to use, like Lineage, Volla, Graphene, Ubuntu Touch and so on. Every OS has its benefits but I really struggle to get Banking Apps or some special apps to work... Some are not "validated", when no Google or Apple OS is detected. This fact makes it unusable for me. Still now. Hope we getting free in some years with fully owned software on our devices. ♥️

Show threadBenjamin13h ago

@cytro Every time I come across one of those apps I make sure to file a ticket with the vendor. Not accusing, spiteful or demanding, just file a ticket "App XYZ does not work on my phone model ABC" and then provide all the requested information until they eventually close the ticket with whatever reason.

It's important to get that into their system by as many affected users as possible, otherwise even people working there who want to support GrapheneOS won't be able to due to "lack of demand".

Show threadCytro
@blindcoder
You're right, you mean the App vendor, are you?
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Show threadBenjamin4h ago
@cytro yes, i do mean the app vendor. For the i-Kfz app that would be the Kraftfahrtbundesamt.
Show threadCytro3h ago
@blindcoder
Yes, okay copy that. But I think a government app has more advantages to take... I mean the new "Ausweisapp" needs google too, to verify. There are some protests about that issue.