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Using graphene or lineage won't help. You will still need to avoid google services. Which means no banking apps, government apps, McDonald app, Whatsapp ... And the list goes on.
I can't remember the last time i had a banking app. Are they so critical in your experience?
I use the web browser.
My bank (Capitalone) won't allow check deposits by the web browser and is closing their physical locations so you can't deposit in person either.
Time to switch to a local credit union.
Damn. No local branches to visit is ass.
What do you do if you want to make a large withdrawal or deposit?
I've already swapped to GrapheneOS and refuse to use anything from the Play store. Don't even have it installed.
Most of the apps I was already using day to day have GitHub repos with apks and Obtanium auto updates for me.
Yeah losing banking apps sucks, but oh well? I don't see the big loss there. I'll just use the desktop site and anything else I'll just go to my bank physically.
I'd rather deal with the inconvenience at this point.
No whatsapp? I used it on waydroid with no google services installed
Yes, gave your tried recently? Wathsapp Is banning users Just because they use it on lineage os without google apps... Not common, but it's happening.
I was lineage os maintainer and still follow a few forums. And this topic is recurrent in the last months.
I am on Lineage with no gapps, I do have microg though, but not logged in. And have been for a couple years. No problems with Whatsapp so far, and banking apps too for that matter.
My google android device runs GrapheneOS, with which you can use sandboxed google play services. Yes, the google play services API will likely block nonconforming apps from functioning if they use play services, but apps don't have to use play services, and you'll still be able to install anything you want. As far as I'm concerned, any app that stops working when google pulls the plug in September will be replaced with a FOSS alternative.
Use websites instead of banking apps. You bank doesn't have a website? Fukem, change bank
Can you use the desktop site through the phone browser on a Linux phone or grapheneos?
My bank won't let you deposit checks through the browser and has closed their physical locations so you can't deposit checks in person. I get around this by keeping a cheap default tablet around my house.
Or you know, don't support banks that close their local branch. Switch out.
Realistically at that point, would it be better to be on iOS than android, then? I know iOS is wayyyyyy locked down, but apple is slightly more privacy respecting than android from what I understand, because Apple's incentive is to sell you services and hardware, while Google's is to sell you as a product to advertisers?
I have no strong opinion here, looking to be educated. I've never wanted an iPhone, but I'm already looking at a used m1 air, and if google is going to rape me and now they're taking the lube away, would I (a person who is not techy enough to really understand how to fight back against this) be better off on an iPhone? Most of my income right now comes from doordashing. I'm fairly certain I won't be able to do that without play services or whatever iPhone uses
Yes if you want the convenience and not give up anything iOS is better then android. If your willing to give up some convenience graphene OS.
I'm willing to give uo convenience, I just have to make sure I can still earn enough money to survive lol I'll start looking around for alternatives