How do Europeans use their digital ID cards if they are not using stock android or iOS?
(www.theguardian.com)
My phone is 14 years old, so no modern apps (especially the ones needing extra security) work there. In Ireland, we don't have a digital ID card, but there have been some equivalents:
- During Covid, we had a digital vaccination pass. However, it was possible to request a paper version, which was supposed to be accepted everywhere (it wasn't).
- Due to 2FA, many companies require a phone authenticator. Those companies that provide legally mandated products or services are required to provide an alternative to people without smartphones. For example, when I needed to renew my car insurance and couldn't do it online, the company had a phone number for over the phone renewal.
- There's currently a fight whether one of our airlines can mandate app-only boarding passes, effectively excluding people without modern phones. Since they don't provide essential service that's mandated by law, they argue they should be able to do so.