The project, developed in partnership with veteran free software developer Rob Savoye, aims to create a fully free and open mobile platform, from the firmware to the operating system.

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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

your pixel probably runs graphene, degoogle it.

you could probably run linux on it today too.

[–] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 3 points 4 days ago

GrapheneOS for Pixel 4a 5G is deprecated.

[–] HerbSolo@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago (4 children)

What's keeping me from doing this is that i won't be able to run my banking apps anymore then. And I can't be arsed to carry two phones

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 3 points 4 days ago

Graphene is actually better than most custom ROMs in that it can contain Play Services and a few other apps, effectively acting as 2 phones in one. Where I'm from, banking apps don't need strong Play Integrity, just Play Services.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

linux phones will never run banking apps either.

[–] ATS1312@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Perhaps there's this magic app called a "web-browser" I could introduce you to...

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

banking doesn't work on just web browsers anymore on most of the world's banks. i WISH.

[–] Coopr8@kbin.earth 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Huh, they still work for all my banks here in the US. Not sure how you're supposed to access your bank account on your PC otherwise. Some banks you'll have to use the "use Desktop version of the site" option in a mobile browser to get it to work, but it will still work.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

access your bank account on your PC otherwise

we're not. not without a phone.

[–] Coopr8@kbin.earth 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

ah, two factor authentication is the issue then?

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

yup. would be no issue if they didn't force their shitty proprietary app.

[–] Coopr8@kbin.earth 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Huh, we still almost always have SMS as a validation method for 2FA here, so any SMS to web method works.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

i wish. i keep wondering if i can extract the keys from their crappy app and use a real authenticator.

[–] ATS1312@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Damn, that actually sucks.

Especially when virtualization options are expensive/unavailable on mobile CPUs.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

atm i use the one bank that doesn't enforce root for the 2fa portion of the app.

that will soon not be an option though, i guess i'm gonna need two phones now.

[–] edible_funk@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

I mean, carrying two phones would defeat most of the purpose anyway if one isn't degoogled in the first place, they're still getting all that tracking and they'll be able to associate it with all the online activity of your degoogled phone that's conveniently always in the same location.

[–] DarkAri@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 4 days ago

Install waydroid or something or use the browser. The more you put off switching the worse it's going to get for everyone. You can also just keep another phone in your car on airplane mode and connect it to your hotspot when you need to check your account. There are ways I guess.