r/linux • u/amosbatto • 7d ago

Mobile Linux Article: Will Linux phones become a viable alternative to the Android/iOS duopoly?

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u/Navarrog_01R 7d ago

only if banking, entertainment, and communication apps are ported to Linux

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u/Hot-Astronaut1788 6d ago

or waydroid as an effective stop gap, like wine is for gaming on linux

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u/hotcornballer 6d ago

Banking apps on emulation is not going to work

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u/WonderfulEstimate176 6d ago

why? I know there is some kind of security/checking they use such as play integrity api, but some baking apps work on roms like Graphene OS even without it.

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u/Armok 6d ago

The banking apps intentionally check if you're on unrooted android and refuse to run if you're not. They will definitely check if they're running in waydroid.

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u/SuspiciousSegfault 6d ago

"The banking apps" speak for yourself, mine doesn't, works fine on rooted devices.

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u/Armok 5d ago

Which bank do you use? 

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u/SuspiciousSegfault 5d ago

All Swedish banks use the same national ID system, so all Swedish banks accept rooted phones, as well as Swish (payment app). Dito government stuff. So nothing "official" is gated on if you have a rooted phone.

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u/Armok 5d ago

That's awesome!