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Comment by xnickb | Hacker News Reader

Some (European) banks/healthcare apps block GOS and require stock android. Just saying

I wonder if practices will change any of there's ever a device that ships with GOS. Right now, many companies are happy to shrug off GOS, because they don't support "modified devices".

If any of the Motorola devices have GOS as a pre-installed option, now the companies don't have the excuse that the device is modified.

I'm guessing the companies will continue to be difficult, but it'll be amusing to watch, at least.

I highly doubt companies who did that reasoned out of supporting GOS, so I'd be surprised of they reason back in.

Yep. Had to change banks because of my old one suddenly dropping grapheme support by adding stupid attestation mechanics.

They surely must have gotten feedback from me and others because the next update it worked again. But I and probably others where already a lost customer.

same here... unfortunately, there are too few users of alternative Android distros for the banks to care...at all

What is the point of apps for these things in particular? I understand that some banks require an app for 2FA, but I don't see why anyone would want some invasive healthcare app on their phone.

It's not invasive generally speaking. My healthcare provider allows me to access e-perscriptions via the app. But for that there are certain security requirements which this particular Healthcare provider equated to "Android good, GOS bad"

> My healthcare provider allows me to access e-perscriptions via the app.

Why can't the prescription be sent to email or collected on a website? I don't see why an "app," especially one signed by Google is necessary for something like this. It wouldn't surprise me if the app requested location or sensor access in order to provide a "personalized experience."

90% of those apps do work on GrapheneOS. A growing number are adopting the Play Integrity API but a growing number with it already implemented are choosing to also permit GrapheneOS.

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