• Attacker94@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        More like 2026 + 10, Linux phones are severely lagging behind, enough so that they are at least 10 years away from having enough adoption for banks and the like to recognize their existence, the annoying truth is that it cannot be mainstream until it is able to use these critical apps with no workarounds as “it works but isn’t allowed” will be the death knell of any amount of mainstream appeal.

        • Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          6 months ago

          I’m so tired of hearing people cry about banking apps. If you’ve got a working web browser you’ll survive.

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            6 months ago

            It’s amazing how Americans love poking their nose into everyone else’s affairs yet can be so oblivious. For some people a phone is literally the only device they have, they can’t do anything else.

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            6 months ago

            one of the reasons mobile phone theft is so lucrative, because people are so obliging to keep their entire financial information downloaded to a single device

            [Citation needed]

            The most common reason for mobile phone theft is to wipe it and sell it, or just dismantle it for parts.

            No common thief is going to be trying to break into an iPhone’s security system to get to someone’s banking data.

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                6 months ago

                Even if they manage to keep the phone unlocked, and even if they manage to get to a safe spot before I am able to lock the device remotely, they still can’t access any banking applications because they require the PIN/biometrics to get in, even on an unlocked phone.

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            6 months ago

            How do you deal with 2fa? For capital one in particular, I don’t believe there is an option not to use their app, and the other banks that I use are in the same boat or adamantly recommend to use their app.

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                6 months ago

                If their bank is anything like my bank, you NEED to have the mobile app installed to login with for online banking.

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                6 months ago

                The standard for banks like capital one is, in order to login in a browser you must use their app 2fa, they do not support third party 2fa methods, and their app doesn’t work under compatibility layers. That last part may come with a workaround, but my earlier point is that the normal end user wouldn’t feel comfortable using such a thing if it is not officially allowed.

                They also claim you can use 2fa by SMS, but that is first and foremost wrong since it isn’t an option for payment portals, and secondly insecure.

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                    6 months ago

                    I guess it is a matter of semantics at this point, but i take the year of the Linux phone to be when a phone running a Linux os is viable for the masses, which as my original message states is at least 10 years out.

    • setVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.ca
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      6 months ago

      I’m this close to getting a fucking TomTom. I need something that can do turn by turn navigation in a car, ideally through Android Auto, but nothing good goes on Android Auto anymore.

      How long until we crack this protocol anyway so we can use Linux phones with Android Auto?