Linux phones are useless for common people until they can run government and bank apps.
Linux phones are more important now than ever
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Re: Linux phones are more important now than ever
#12Linux phones are useless for common people until they can run government and bank apps.
What's an example of a government app
Allows you to have a digital copy of your ID and sign in to government sites/services (there are alternative methods).
Re: Linux phones are more important now than ever
#13Linux phones are useless for common people until they can run government and bank apps.
Re: Linux phones are more important now than ever
#14Linux phones are useless for common people until they can run government and bank apps.
Re: Linux phones are more important now than ever
#15Linux phones are useless for common people until they can run government and bank apps.
Re: Linux phones are more important now than ever
#16Linux phones are useless for common people until they can run government and bank apps.
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#17My Android phone prevents me from recording phone calls at the request of my carrier, even though it's totally legal for me to do so in my jurisdiction.
I'm not loving where this is all going.
Re: Linux phones are more important now than ever
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
What's an example of a government app
Portuguese government app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=id.gov.pt Allows you to have a digital copy of your ID and sign in to government sites/services (there are alternative methods).
Re: Linux phones are more important now than ever
#19Linux phones are useless for common people until they can run government and bank apps.
> apparently it needs to be said that I am not suggesting you switch to Linux on your phone today; just that development needs to accelerate. Please don’t be one of the 34 people that replied to tell me Linux is not ready.
Re: Linux phones are more important now than ever
#20My Android phone prevents me from taking screenshots if an app author doesn't want me to. My Android phone prevents me from recording phone calls at the request of my carrier, even though it's totally legal for me to do so in my jurisdiction. I'm not loving where this is all going.