• azertyfun@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      So my Fairphone is not supported because the security updates aren’t good enough. Serves me right trying to find an ethical approach to mobile computing.

      I understand GrapheneOS’ philosophy but buying a google product to get away from google software is certainly… a choice. Refurbished or not buying a Pixel would serve Google’s interests, nevermind the fact that I bought my current phone a couple years ago hoping to get close to a decade of use out of it.

      Realistically software freedom on mobile phones is doomed until the industry improves the firmware situation. Every project suffers from severe drawbacks because of it.

        • azertyfun@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          5·
          1 year ago

          It doesn’t have the worst of google apps, but it still runs Play Services with all its opaqueness and potential spyware. So Gemini should hopefully not be an issue but GrapheneOS would still be nice to have.

      • Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        If you want to keep your Fairphone and ditch android, Fairphone 4 and 5 both appear to be well supported by Ubuntu Touch. The downside is that Ubuntu Touch is currently still based on the 2020 LTS release of Ubuntu (which does still get updates, at least). Fairphone 4 is also somewhat supported by postmarketOS, but call support there is listed as “partial”.

    • Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      Does it support banking apps yet? Last time I tried it anything to do with financials, Bitwarden, or 2FA just didn’t work at all.

      Edit: and I’ve heard you can get Google play store on it now right? Cause I’ll need all of my apps back

      • Denjin@lemmings.worldEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

        I use multiple banking apps on my Graphene phone, the only thing it doesn’t support is contactless payments.

          • Denjin@lemmings.worldEnglish
            81·
            1 year ago

            You can get a watch that you run Google wallet on instead but to be honest I don’t really miss contactless and just use my physical card instead.

            • Rekorse@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              2·
              1 year ago

              Some phone cases let you put your card on the back of the phone and you can use the NFC chip like that, if you are still missing that feature.

        • yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Yes it does? At least for me the “Sicher Bezahlen” app many German banks use for NFC payments works flawlessly.

          Or are you referring to the proprietary Google Pay software? This isn’t supported I believe.

      • pigup@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Every single banking app works fine, just have to give it full permissions.

        • Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Okay good, last time I tried it (around 2020) none of my banking apps worked because of a cert issue or something like that I believe. And I don’t use small banks just PNC, Capital One, and and JP Morgan.

          I douse Google pay though. I know graphene doesn’t come with the Google apps but can I install them anyways?

          Edit: and 2FA apps had issues too. Microsoft Authenticator and Cisco Duo just refused to run.

          • pigup@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            All Google apps work, Especially if they’re installed from the play store, which I try to avoid at all costs. Duo mobile works no problem, haven’t tried ms or Google authenticator. ChatGPT app still doesn’t work, but Claude does.

      • Rekorse@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        You can’t convert it if thats what you mean. I would hookup your phone to a computer and take any files off it for backup though. Maybe downloads and pictures/videos, stuff like that. The apps and logging into them will have to be redone as far as I know. You can still use the google store though through Aurora, and there is fdroid as well for Foss apps.