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What's missing from the list is Android and Google Play, the number one spy device in my house. As far as I know there is only iOS and Android forks. Android forks are an option if your phone supports it, but living without Google Play (Services) limits your app choices a lot. Windows Phone and Blackberry sadly gave up the battle. Others like Ubuntu phone and Firefox OS never really materialised. As far as Google Pla…
How are these alternatives "privacy-friendly"? I'm pretty sure Opera, Vimeo and many others are monetized and include advertising. Also, why does something like Google Authenticator need a "privacy-friendly" alternative when it doesn't even need Internet connectivity to work? Don't get me wrong, we should put down Google products, but are the ones listed here really any better for privacy and security?
- it's available in F-Droid - it has a PIN
The first guarantees that I'll know if they try to sneak something in (they're good at labeling potentially undesirable features), and the second just makes so much sense that I don't know why Google Authenticator doesn't do it (it might now, but it didn't when I last used it).
Also, I just like how andOTP looks more than Google Authenticator, but that's entirely subjective.
That being said, the fact that andOTP _can_ exist really keeps other apps in line. So even if you don't use an alternative like andOTP, you still benefit from it existing.