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262 points LorenDB | 4 comments | 17 Jun 24 13:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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fsflover ◴[17 Jun 24 20:35 UTC] No.40710757[source]▶
> full hw accelerated Linux on your Android as an app

At this point, you can just run full GNU/Linux on a phone. Sent from my Librem 5.

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roywashere ◴[18 Jun 24 06:12 UTC] No.40714555[source]▶
Sure, but most people might need their phone to do banking apps or apps like WhatsApp, Spotify or Maps which are not available on your phone. This allows people to run GNU apps on their android phone so they can have both
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fsflover ◴[18 Jun 24 11:32 UTC] No.40716504[source]▶
You can do it with Waydroid (if your bank doesn't force you into the duopoly, at which point you should complain or switch).

See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40714592

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1. 4ggr0 ◴[18 Jun 24 12:47 UTC] No.40717191[source]▶
> at which point you should complain or switch

if only switching banks for such things was easy and realistically doable...

hate that banking apps are such a hassle to live with, but i do kinda get why they're very protective.

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2. fsflover ◴[18 Jun 24 13:07 UTC] No.40717388[source]▶
> i do kinda get why they're very protective.

I am not sure if a typical Android with a bunch of (preinstalled!) crappy apps is more secure than a GNU/Linux phone relying solely on FLOSS repos.

Changing banks can be easier or harder, depending on your country. People do it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40678203

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3. 4ggr0 ◴[18 Jun 24 14:11 UTC] No.40718099[source]▶
isn't it just about banks not wanting to open-source their apps or connection details for supposed security or other reasons?

> changing banks can be easier or harder

well the process of changing banks is not the problem, i did leave UBS and Credit Suisse a couple of years ago. but now i'm with a bank i specifically chose because they're actually not financing wars or other unethical things, instead of just saying so for greenwashing purposes. this aspect is more important to me than them open-sourcing their infrastructure.

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4. fsflover ◴[18 Jun 24 14:21 UTC] No.40718201{3}[source]▶
> isn't it just about banks not wanting to open-source their apps or connection details for supposed security or other reasons?

Not exactly: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40715542

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40714796

Indeed, finding a bank reasonable from every side is much harder.