• shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip
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    11 hours ago

    This would not have affected me since I use Lineage OS without Google Play Services, but I am now more seriously than ever looking into using a Linux phone like Postmarket OS.

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      10 hours ago

      It would affect a lot of users, then it will indirectly affect you too, as a lot of devs won’t be as interested in maintaining their apps for so few users. But I hope it will at least give a bit of a push to developing postmarket os. I personally am sure going to get a second hand phone to install postmarketos too and hope I can contribute at least a little bit. I am prepared to suffer, at least a little bit for the right cause.

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      10 hours ago
      1. Camera
      2. Phone projection for cars
      3. Contactless pay/ wallet/pay alternative

      Give me a device that can do these and I am in for ditching android. I only use browsers or off store apps that have linux support mainly anymore anyway.

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        10 hours ago

        At least the last one won’t happen, as banks would have to be on board. And banks are not on your side with this one.

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          5 hours ago

          To be honest this one is in hand, curve has an alternative product and a lot of banks across EU have nativr NFC. My country does not have those banks though. I hope revolut bring it in.

          I do want something that takes me tickets for shows and flights and membership cards too though

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            5 hours ago

            Yeah, im in a similar situation. Curve doesn’t work in my country and banks don’t have their own solution. And google pay won’t work on my grapheneos pixel.