Logged into my banking app for it to tell my that my version of Android is outdated, leaving me vulnerable to attacks, and that I need to update my system. I see no updates and sure enough, the manufacturer just recently declared my phone EOL.
I could still log in to my banking app after dismissing the warning but how long is that going to last? Am I actually in danger of being hacked while browsing the Internet on my phone?
Do I really need to splurge on a new phone now? There’s nothing wrong with this one. Fuck smartphones, honestly- sure, this shit also happens on PCs with Windows, but you usually get at least a decade of support. I’ve had this phone for less than five years, and at least with computers you could stick your preferred version of Linux on your outdated device to get more life out of it
It’s also really cool how everyone in modern Western society is essentially dependent on one of two Yank megacorps to function, since you need an online bank account to verify your identity for basic shit like healthcare, social security and so on and those require either a Google Store or iPhone app
Check out LineageOs. The point of the phone os is to allow you to keep using your phone for as long as you want. Bit of a pain to initally setup though
Not sure how nicely banking apps play with FOSS operating systems
Mine works fine but i might just be lucky. The phone is still based in android. I havent had issues with anything other android devices can do
You have to flash in google apps (MindTheGapps) when flashing the OS to run the app but you have to do that to get Google Play and install the app anyways. After that the app doesn’t know the difference.
You’ll need to get the latest microG on there, its worth a try. Phones are expensive.
It varies. In my experience Bank of America works fine, Capital One used to work but doesn’t currently
I have a North America note 20 ultra. I don’t think anyone has really been able to properly get around the locked boot loader for them.
Yeah unfortunately root access is a requirement