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>>kotaKa+(OP)
Anyone even remotely privacy or security conscious needs to vote with their wallet in protest and stop buying Android phones, otherwise it's only a matter of time 'til Google bans side-loading and it becomes impossible to buy a phone that can run any kind of anonymous or end-to-end encrypted communication software.

>>logicc+Fv
Stop buying Android and what? Buy an iPhone that's even more locked down or live like an outcast that can't access essential services? Because those are the realistic options.

>>tgsovl+5z
What if people stopped buying brand new Android phones and instead bought used ones and then installed alternative Android versions and app stores.

>>busymo+Dz
Can't access banks, ticket systems etc. unfortunately we are in the era of tightened screws, the freedom is running out :(

>>out_of+HA
Lol all these things work via the web. You just log on via the browswer. Not everything needs an app.

>>eravil+DC
@achrono (I cannot reply to the other post, I don't know why). Yes, you can use just a web browser.

> Mobile Payments They work with a card, no smartphone required. Moreover, cash didn't cease to exist.

> Navigation Again, physical maps are a thing. Google Maps or OpenStreetMap are accessible by browser. Having a physical map and having to follow road signs can be a beautiful experience. If one is addicted to a machine that tells them where to go, navigators are still a thing (no smartphone required)

>All manner of IoT devices

Don't put an IoT device in your house if you don't know what it does and how it works. If the only way to interface to it is via an app... then you don't know what it does and how it works. Don't put it in your house.

>Wearables

I don't even know what are wearables: if I write it on Firefox it underlines it in red. By doing a quick search, I can see images of watches. Watches can work without an app. Moreover, watches that work without an app are usually less expensive than the other kind.

>Digital versions of ID (Mobile Passport Control)

Don't. I know that some governments are pushing this crap thinking it's the future. Simply don't. Imagine you're at the airport and you accidentally drop your passport. You pick it up, nothing lost. Imagine you drop your phone and it stops working. You lost:

- Your documents - Your money (if you rely on your phone for paying and don't have cash with you, which seems a growing trend among people I know) - All your ways to contact people for help

Instead:

- Your wallet is stolen: you lost all your money and your cards, but you have your documents (at least the passport because it surely does not fit a wallet). - Your phone is stolen: you lost all the ways to contact people, but you can buy another one - Your passport is stolen: you can contact your embassy.

Smartphones are becoming a SPOF (Single Point Of Failure) for our lives.

>>nuncli+tI
> physical maps

Are you for real? I'm totally on board with using free and open alternatives, but if you're not going on a mountain trail then a physical map is going to be drastically worse than any navigation software.

Also FWIW I have a card-sized passport that I can easily get stolen with my wallet.