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Your phone is about to stop being yours (105 days until lockdown) - Keep Android Open (keepandroidopen.org)
submitted 2 days ago by to c/linux@lemmy.world
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[–] 11 points 2 days ago (5 children)

many applications will require a Google account to function

Yeah, it might be a good time to stop using those apps. That's privileged statement I know since I started using Lineage as part of my smartphone-purge, but when it comes to many every day tasks, I haven't ran into any problems.

Note every day tasks don't involve:

  • Using Whatsapp*
  • Taking Uber
  • Going to any professional sports game

* I did find a way to bridge Whatsapp to Matrix-Synapse through an old iPhone and a docker container which is neat.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 hours ago (2 children)

    They do, however, involve:

    • authorizing credit card payments
    • accessing your medical data from your health insurance

    Both involve apps with mandatory Play Integrity in my case.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    I don't have a Google account. I've had issues. The app for my CO2 sensor has the CHECK_LICENSE permission activated, which asks your phone for a Google account. I can't use it with the new version of the apps. I've complained and the company responded that I should have a Google account so there is no issue. We shouldn't need to make workarounds and bridges to use the gadgets we buy.

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