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[–] 5 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Banking/financial apps are the biggest sticking point that I keep hearing about. They won't run on a non-Google Android, let alone an AOSP container in Linux.

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  • [–] 0 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    Anything I can do through my banking app I could just as email do through the browser

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    You won't be able to do NFC payments over just a web browser.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (2 children)

    Never used this feature. I think this sort of QOL feature is something I'd be happy to wait on. The ecosystem doesn't need this to launch at least imo.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    No the vast majority of people really don't need this. The feature can be nice to have. If you don't have it you'll go around tapping your credit card like normal. That's how I see most people around me make payments.

    You could make the argument that not having these bells and whistles can make your platform seem less attractive and to an extent that might be true but I think you're missing the point.

    No one said Linux phones should launch and be immediately competitive with android/apple flagship products day one.

    People who care enough about FOSS and privacy have ample reason to accept the trade off of not having some of these niche features.

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