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Gemini Users: We're Going to Look at Your Texts Whether You Like It or Not

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50 points miles | 2 comments | 26 Jun 25 06:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.406s | source
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theandrewbailey ◴[26 Jun 25 10:24 UTC] No.44385950[source]▶
I didn't think that I would be happy that I run de-googled Android so soon.
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attendant3446 ◴[26 Jun 25 14:27 UTC] No.44387777[source]▶
The only problem (at least for me) with de-googled Android is banking, at least where I live. You either can get an account in a bank where everything is done in person or by fax :|, or fully mobile bank that doesn't work without an app.

Well, it's not a big problem, because most of the bank apps still work, but they rely heavily on Google Play Services. It can partially be solved with a separate profile and Graphene's sandboxed Google Play Services, but still a bit annoying :(

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1. scriu ◴[27 Jun 25 07:01 UTC] No.44394364[source]▶
Where are you from? Im my country, there are still options available to use only internet banking, no requirements to use app.
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2. attendant3446 ◴[28 Jun 25 10:14 UTC] No.44403574[source]▶
In my country of residence (DE), traditional banks consider me an "immigrant scum" and won't let me open an account. This means I am limited to using neobanks such as N26 and Revolut. On the upside, their verification process is also probably "neo" and somehow automated. And removes the human factor from it.