I’ve been looking into moving towards a more privacy friendly OS on my phones; I’ve been deGoogling my phones to the maximum extension I can manage, deactivating stock apps and putting in as much FOSS possible.

But what other options are there out there?

I don’t want to go full out into Linux Phone territory, as I am not tech savvy enough to maintain a phone on that line, and I have two bank and a carrier applications I would like to keep using.

As I write this, Murena and their /e/ OS seems to be a good option, as they have some accessibly priced equipments and the OS itself seems to be a clean(er) Android.

  • qyron@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
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    4 months ago

    More people carry a smartphone nowadays than those that have a computer at home. Banks are not stupid; they cater to the clientele and that clientele is shifting towards apps at an accelerated pace. There are a couple of banks operating in my country that don’t even have any other access but their app: no website, no physical locations.

    • Switorik@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      4 months ago

      I would leave my bank the moment they stopped supporting browser access. I’m not relying on an app to handle banking.

      • feannag@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        4 months ago

        From what I’ve gathered, needing banking apps to participate in society is growing more common in Europe than the US, but i could be wrong there.

        • one_old_coder@piefed.socialEnglish
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          2 months ago

          In France it still depends on the bank. I can access 3 different banks on the web without an application, but others can be blocked. It sucks.