I’m about to degoogle my stock Android phone. For the past few years, I’ve used it to handle the non-open source apps that I don’t want running on my main phone. As I’ve finally weaned off GApps, I realize that I might as well go degoogle the rom as well.

edit: to be clear, I’ll be using sandboxed Play services on GOS

But since that phone is my compatibility guinea pig, is it likely I’ll still run into an app that demands unmodded Android with no alternatives? In your experience, has any bank or other service required the app on regular Android, with no alternative for the desktop, browser, etc?

  • f00f/erisEnglish
    12•3 months ago

    Yeah, only thing I can think of is the few banking apps that don’t have web versions.

    I was lucky enough to have all my banking and 2FA apps work perfectly on GrapheneOS. The only app that gave me a significant amount of trouble was iClicker, which my school uses for attendance. That was fixed by enabling Google Play location services, and there was a (fairly expensive) alternative anyway.

    I did have to buy a new phone to use Graphene, because I got my previous one as part of a carrier’s cell plan, and it had a locked BIOS. Though I think the purchase was worth it, and just moving my SIM card from one device to another was enough to get it working.

    • @[email protected]
      2•3 months ago

      to be fair banking apps refuse to work even with GSF if you have a custom rom.

      i wonder when the play attestation bullshit will finally be cracked.

  • @[email protected]
    7•3 months ago

    Uber/lyft. You can use uber via the web but not lyft. If uber ever stops working on web then thats it.

  • @[email protected]
    5•3 months ago

    NFC payments with Google wallet, in theory if your bank provides the service in their app, you could still use this kind of payment, haven’t tried it tho.
    Also I only found a developer for which their games don’t work, it’s the developer of guardian tales.

    Aside from that, with sandboxed play services there hasn’t been any difference since I migrated to GOS.

  • youmaynotknow
    4•3 months ago

    I still have to find that app that does not just run in GOS. There may be a few that I don’t know about because I don’t use them, but all the ones I use just work.

    Granted, most of my daily use apps are FOSS and installed either from F-Droid or from source repo.

  • @[email protected]
    3•3 months ago

    Authy 2fa doesn’t work on GOS because of Play Integrity. GOS has been talking with regulators in the EU about this.

    An Amazon delivery locker doesn’t open without Sandboxed Google Play installed, I’ve switched to post office deliveries. I had to change my account user name to my actual name ( my name is extremely common so no big deal really) but at least I don’t have Amazon’s shit app installed anymore.

    Google Pay doesn’t work.

    Android Auto is hit and miss.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•3 months ago

      An Amazon delivery locker doesn’t open without Sandboxed Google Play installed

      Isn’t it just a barcode or a code you type in?

        • @[email protected]English
          1•3 months ago

          Neat, that shows you how often I use them! I’d be very surprised if there was no backup code option though, not everyone has a smartphone.

          • @[email protected]
            1•3 months ago

            You wouldn’t be able to pickup without a smartphone. If you are not home, you’ll get a little note in your mailbox and go to a partner package shop

            • @[email protected]English
              1•3 months ago

              I feel we’re talking about different things. The only Amazon lockers I’m aware of are the ones in shops, offices, and other public places where you go to pick up your parcel and can do so just with a code. Do you have your own personal one installed at your house?