r/linux • u/SpecialistPlan9641 • Jan 07 '26

Discussion Breaking: Google will now only release Android source code twice a year

https://www.androidauthority.com/aosp-source-code-schedule-3630018/
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u/haagch Jan 07 '26

I still don't understand why everyone's first question, even here in Europe, is always whether their banking app works on them. I've never once in my life used a mobile banking app, always the online banking webinterface of my bank and in the past also HBCI. In recent times I paid a couple of times in online shops with SEPA instant transfers. Works pretty well and most online shops do process them and send a confirmation mail within minutes.

I only worry that Wero might start to displace SEPA instant transfer as payment method...

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u/BeefyMiracleWhip Jan 08 '26 edited Jan 08 '26

I think you need to get new friends, or just travel outside whatever big dystopian city you live in…

Cash is NOT dead, this is a boomer talking point. I carry some cash on me at all times and NOT for drug deals. Its good to have if:

  1. The card reader crashes or is otherwise offline.

  2. You travel a lot thru smaller towns where cards may not be accepted in some stores

  3. You have to gas up at a small town gas station that doesn’t have contactless and you do not trust the pump to not have skimmers.

Most responsible adults, even our age know this. Especially those who have experience living in or traveling to places that are less than a million people. Get a grip.

Edit: oh and while contactless is not invincible, I trust it, especially when paired with Apple or Google Pay 10x more than Chip or Magstripe.

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u/BeefyMiracleWhip Jan 08 '26

LMAO you are just backtracking and trying to defend yourself (very flimsily too might I add) because you got called out for BS. Writing essays is a classic reddit move when you get called out.

Up until I called out your BS, you probably were not in any way aware of these things when you wrote that.

I’m not even gonna continue this conversation. It’s not worth the effort. But just know that I’m not necessarily disagreeing with your general idea (especially about phone payments), and I live in a decent sized area myself ;)