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Apparently Android apps (even in current Android versions) can check for the presence of other Android apps by listing the apps they want to check for in their manifest file. Nothing stops them from listing dozens or hundreds of other apps, and some do exactly that. Up til Android 11 they didn't even have to list the other apps in the manifest. Then Google "tightened" things to be almost as bad. Dumb move, Android.

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[–] JayGray91@lemmy.zip 40 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (13 children)

It is a dumb move. I have a bank app that doesn't want to function ~~allow~~ if I set other keyboards than GBoard. It came out of nowhere

I'm already in the process of settling my loan and credit card debt with them and closing the account. If they ask why I'll make sure to highlight that's the biggest reason.

The other reason is I got better rates though so suck it

[–] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Wait, the bank app doesn't allow other keyboard apps to be installed?

I can maaaybe see them forcing a specific keyboard app to be used on their app, but everything else is just infuriating.

[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 8 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

no, the bank apps won't let you use a keyboard app that they haven't whitelisted to type information within their app, such as entering your PIN etc. It's a security "feature" to keep you from getting phished or whatever its called if your keyboard assists someone from accessing your bank account

[–] xigoi 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

As if the Google keyboard did not send all your keystrokes to Google…

[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

sure. I was able to use kika keyboard to interface with my bank app then i switch back to the keyboard I actually use.

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