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Motorola GrapheneOS devices will be bootloader unlockable/relockable (grapheneos.social)
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[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Doesn't that depend on google play services? If so, "probably not, but then again it works currently if you install play services on a separate user profile (or on your main, defeating the purpose of grapheneOS to begin with but more power to you)."

Tell google/banks to stop requiring the spyware, they won't but at least it's better then telling the secure OS to install just a little spyware just so you don't need to carry a wallet.

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 2 points 43 minutes ago* (last edited 38 minutes ago)

I would still need to be able to use my banking app to check my balance. That's more than just needing "to carry a wallet." That's the difference of more than $450 in mistakes as that's what happened when i didn't get a live-update to my account prior to the advent of smartphone banking apps. Fuck 5/3. -a dumpster-fire of a banking organization if i've ever seen one.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

graphene still sandboxes gplay, even if you use the two profiles for work and home

[–] ridethisbike@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

I think he was saying that installing it on your main user account would be the way that's pointless.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

and i'm saying it's still sandboxed on the main account leaving a second profile still available for work

[–] ridethisbike@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I guess I'm confused on how t being sandboxed would stop it from doing it's tracking thing

[–] BaroqBard@lemmy.world 3 points 59 minutes ago

It'll still try, it just wouldn't have root access. It would just depend on what you allow it access to.