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which linux phone is the most promising?
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Oh yeah, my bank will definitely support Linux phones lol
Mine was fine with me using a rooted Android after an in person meeting - they just provided me a hardware 2FA device to use instead.
As long as your bank is as understanding, you could use Waydroid or their PWA on a GNU/Linux device
Banking apps run in Android emulation layers on GNU/Linux. Your bank doesn't need to support Linux phones.
If your banking app is proprietary then I'm not sure its worth supporting. Software should serve the user not the other way around.
If you must do mobile banking use a website as you can actually have some limited control.
Are you drunk, what bank doesn't have a proprietary application? lol
It doesn't have a proprietary application I would use.
I have two banking apps that both run perfectly on Sailfish OS's Android support layer. Obviously I'd prefer a native/webapp at a push but if for some reason you really need to use the banking app there are ways to do it.
The rain why I need nativa banking apps is because there are some features that are only available through the app and not with web banking. Another thing about those support layers is that banking apps usually know how to detect rooted devices and stuff like that and won’t work.
That’s unfortunate but it is what it is.
Android emulation layers emulate secure, non-rooted devices and banking apps work.
No, it isn't.