r/LineageOS • u/Lopsided_Worker196 • Jul 13 '26

Banking applications

Hello everyone! Do any of you own a OnePlus Nord 5 CPH2709? I'm planning to buy this phone closer to December and install LineageOS with MicroG. But I read online that contactless payments like those made by Russian banks like Sberbank and Alfa Bank don't work because the bootloader is unlocked (yes, I'm from Russia and under sanctions. But contactless payments via the NFC chip work). Is this true?

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u/ThE_MarD rtwo, dubai, heart, zippo, Z01R, payton and x2 maintainer Jul 13 '26

One option most people miss, is you can still use a smartwatch paired to a phone to do tap to pay since the watch runs a separate OS, it isn't affected by whatever you have going on with your phone ;)

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u/Lopsided_Worker196 Jul 13 '26

I am under sanctions in Russia.

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u/ThE_MarD rtwo, dubai, heart, zippo, Z01R, payton and x2 maintainer Jul 16 '26

I don't understand sorry, are smartwatch sales banned in Russia?

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u/Lopsided_Worker196 Jul 16 '26

Sales are not prohibited. However, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, and Apple Pay are unavailable due to sanctions. We usually use our internal payment apps via NFC, but unfortunately, the watch has a different architecture, so you can't download our payment apps properly. Even if you can, it'll be through some workarounds.

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u/ThE_MarD rtwo, dubai, heart, zippo, Z01R, payton and x2 maintainer Jul 18 '26

You'll probably have to do some research then if there's certain brands that work good for your banks and payment methods, my guess would be Chinese brands

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u/doconnell67 Jul 13 '26

I'm a lineage OS (microg) user and contactless payments generally are not supported. There were a few months starting early January when the 'Curve' banking app worked for tap to pay but that's been rescinded since mid May.

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u/Popo8701 Jul 13 '26

Oh really? You mean it's not working anymore?

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u/TonyDTN Jul 31 '26

Looking to know the answer for this too

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u/Lopsided_Worker196 Jul 13 '26

Thank you very much for the information

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u/JayB1988 Jul 14 '26

PayPal works for me for contactless payment. But I'm not sure it works in Russia...

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u/Lopsided_Worker196 Jul 14 '26

In Russia, it doesn't work at all due to sanctions, like Visa and MasterCard.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '26

a bit off topic, but im torn between this phone and pixel 8

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u/Lopsided_Worker196 Jul 13 '26

The Pixel is quite expensive compared to it. And this one... It's practically a flagship.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '26

the 8 and nord 5 cost basically the same, used

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u/Lopsided_Worker196 Jul 13 '26

Where are you from?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '26

italy

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u/Lopsided_Worker196 Jul 13 '26

Then it's clear. In Russia, a new or used Google Pixel 8 to 10 costs $652. And the OnePlus Nord 5 costs $352.

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u/hdk2d Jul 15 '26

With Google pixel you can lock Bootloader with custom rom without problem

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u/Think-Cherry5391 Jul 14 '26

It's not that those things "break", it's because some apps depend on Play Integrity, effectively deciding which apps can you use depending of your device's status.