Comment on What do I need to know about GrapheneOS?

vhstape@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• scott@lem.free.as ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Not exactly true.

  I run GrapheneOS and can use NFC payments. You just need the right app and provider.

  In the UK there’s Curve and in Europe there are a number of banks that have apps that can provide the requisite functionality.

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  • djdarren@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Be aware that if you fail the ID check for Curve (which I somehow managed to do) they’ll essentially just ghost you without offering the opportunity to try again. I’ve tried a few times to get someone from their customer service to help me sort it out, but it always fizzles out after a couple of messages.

    As an alternative, I use Monzo with a Garmin watch. It’s not perfect because I have to transfer any money I want available from my bank to Monzo, but once I’ve done that it’s easy enough to access on my watch. All in all, I mostly carry my bank card in a magsafe wallet, but it’s handy to have payments on my watch in a pinch.

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    • scott@lem.free.as ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I failed the check first time too. I persevered with their, admittedly terrible (at the time) customer service. I had to resort to using X to grab their attention.

      Now that they’re part of Lloyds I would hope the support to get better but, luckily, I’ve not had to deal with them recently.

      I also bank with Monzo, if that’s worth adding.

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• Powderhorn@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Damn. Well, thus ends this excursion. At least I didn’t end up in Iran first.

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• artyom@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Is it really that big of a sacrifice to carry a few cards?

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  • excel@lemming.megumin.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Some “cards” are NFC-only

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    • artyom@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Yes and?

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  • vhstape@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Personally, I could do without Google Wallet. I usually carry my credit card and ID around with me. However, using Chicago’s CTA system has a pretty good mobile app and it’s easier to manage your passes and fare that way.

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  • djdarren@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    After ten years of being able to only carry my iPhone, it felt like quite a regression going back to carrying my wallet after I got a Pixel and put Graphene on it. That and not having face unlock any more made me feel like maybe I’d made a mistake. But I got over it soon enough.

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