many applications will require a Google account to function
Yeah, it might be a good time to stop using those apps. That’s privileged statement I know since I started using Lineage as part of my smartphone-purge, but when it comes to many every day tasks, I haven’t ran into any problems.
Note every day tasks don’t involve:
Using Whatsapp*
Taking Uber
Going to any professional sports game
* I did find a way to bridge Whatsapp to Matrix-Synapse through an old iPhone and a docker container which is neat.
I don’t have a Google account. I’ve had issues. The app for my CO2 sensor has the CHECK_LICENSE permission activated, which asks your phone for a Google account. I can’t use it with the new version of the apps. I’ve complained and the company responded that I should have a Google account so there is no issue. We shouldn’t need to make workarounds and bridges to use the gadgets we buy.
Yeah, it might be a good time to stop using those apps. That’s privileged statement I know since I started using Lineage as part of my smartphone-purge, but when it comes to many every day tasks, I haven’t ran into any problems.
Note every day tasks don’t involve:
* I did find a way to bridge Whatsapp to Matrix-Synapse through an old iPhone and a docker container which is neat.
They do, however, involve:
Both involve apps with mandatory Play Integrity in my case.
Cards usually allow for SMS options.
And can’t you use a web browser for medical info?
No, a smartphone app is the only available options for MFA in both cases. Otherwise I wouldn’t have made a snide remark here.
I don’t have a Google account. I’ve had issues. The app for my CO2 sensor has the CHECK_LICENSE permission activated, which asks your phone for a Google account. I can’t use it with the new version of the apps. I’ve complained and the company responded that I should have a Google account so there is no issue. We shouldn’t need to make workarounds and bridges to use the gadgets we buy.
Just cracked the spine of Cory Doctorow’s Enshittification. I’m right there with you.