I’m lucky my banking app works (GrapheneOS), as it’s now requiring 2FA with the app anytime I login on the browser. Can’t use an actually secure form like TOTP. At least they now allow passwords over 8 characters (yes, serious).

(Meme in comments)

  • viking
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    9 months ago

    Graphene only works for Pixel phones, and I don’t want a Google device.

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      9 months ago

      thats fair. device support is a major downside of GOS. but, remember: its not really the fault of the OS, as it requires a lockable/unlockable bootloader, which only pixel phones provide (at least in terms of mainstream phones). blame the OEMs like samsung

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        9 months ago

        There are a ton of unlockable bootloaders. On my OnePlus that’s a matter of flipping a switch in the settings.

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          9 months ago

          can it be re-locked? i may be wrong, btw. this is just what ive heard.

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            9 months ago

            I don’t know, never tried that.

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              9 months ago

              That’s the main issue really, as it open the possibility to manage your device for anyone getting hold of it. Probably some debug attack methods also with it.

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        9 months ago

        which only pixel phones provide (at least in terms of mainstream phones)

        Mainstream phones? Pixel is a smaller market share than Motorola, and Motorola has unlockable bootloaders, and lineage supports a fair number of them.

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        Only big manufacturers can really pay to control entirely the hardware inside it, and allow you to modify it. Checkout Fairphone for example. They’ve been forced to stop hardware security updates due to their chip manufacturer, who refused to continue supporting it, despite them trying to support their devices for plenty more years. This explains the choice with Google.