Tell HN: PayPal blocks GrapheneOS

Post by downrightmike » Thu, Aug 27, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC

zerof1l wrote: post #8

I see this happen from time to time. Lately, almost all of the apps work fine on GrapheneOS. The best strategy is to keep writing the business once every two or so weeks that you can’t log in to and use the app. Don’t go too technical at first, because most of the time, the moment they hear things like “rooted” or “unofficial,” they just say your phone is the issue. To date, I was able to convince, or at least contri…

Post by HeyLaughingBoy » Thu, Aug 27, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC

gvurrdon wrote: post #168

kevin_thibedeau wrote: post #153

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The cherry on top is that their web site invariably still works so the refusal to work via app is an intentional manipulation tactic to harvest more consumer data for sale.

Sadly, their website now appears to require an app in order to sign in. Even before that it would often block me with text along the lines of "We don't know who you are, call our support number."

Post by br0ceph » Thu, Aug 27, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC

fluidcruft wrote: post #126

iamnothere wrote: post #115

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Graphene OS does not support root. This is a false positive based on some check they are doing.

It's probably just a generic error message for failing that Google Play Protect thingamajigger that attests provenance of the vendor OS from boot. Will be interesting to see whether the Motorola phones have this endorsement when they ship. Most devices would probably fail because they are rooted rather than because they are GrapheneOS. I wouldn't put it past a scammer talking grandma into rooting their phone.

Post by p0w3n3d » Thu, Aug 27, 2026, 5:48 PM UTC

jadar wrote: post #105

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Post by sunaookami » Thu, Aug 27, 2026, 5:55 PM UTC

master-lincoln wrote: post #87

sunaookami wrote: post #66

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Wero is not a PayPal alternative. It doesn't even have buyer's protection and every bank must manually implement it which immediately makes it a failure. Some banks also connect it to your phone number so you can't link Wero to two different bank accounts with the same number when you have 2 bank accounts. Very messy.

> Some banks also connect it to your phone number What do you mean "some banks"? I thought the whole value proposition of Wero was instant bank transfers with SEPA but using phone numbers?