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I am considering changing to an open source smartphone. However there are some apps that I must have, like authenticator, mobile bank and government apps. Does anyone have any experience with any of these brands, what are they like and also is it possible to install android apps?

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[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

That is too bad. Scary what the government can do. Sounds like you will need two devices if you care to have one that is open source.

[–] dan@upvote.au 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Scary what the government can do

Requiring 2FA is a good idea though.

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago

There are plenty of 2FA apps you can use that aren't made by the government and will work fine on any phone.

2FA isn't the problem. It's being required to use a specific app.