Please let me know how I should deal with my banking apps in the future. I used LineageOS and Magisk to convince SafetyNet that everything was as it should be.

Now I read that SafetyNet was depreciated and LineageOS would become a red flag for banking apps (in Germany).

What is the way forward?

How can I use up-to-date firmware (i am fine with using something besides LineageOS) and still use my banking app on my phone?

  • Synapse@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    3 months ago

    I can’t say for LineageOS, but on GrapheneOS my banking apps work without doing anything special, apart from enabling sandboxed Google Play services.

    • pHr34kY@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      I can vouch for this. I run completely unrooted GrapheneOS and no app has ever failed a safetynet test. Banking apps and Pokemon Go work just fine.

      I’ve never had issues with LineageOS either, but this is before the hardware attestation days.

      • BearOfaTime@lemm.eeEnglish
        31·
        3 months ago

        Well, unrooted is the key there.

        Safetynet is really only a challenge with rooted phones. Or sometimes being OEM unlocked.

  • Fake4000@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    3 months ago

    Graphene os is an option to use. But keep in mind that it only works on pixel phones.

  • Zikeji@programming.devEnglish
    7·
    3 months ago

    Safety Net was replaced with the “Play Integrity API”. The current workaround I’m using is “Play Integrity Fix” by chiteroman and playcurl by daboynb. I believe this is still limited to Android 14 but could be wrong. The xda thread for it could shed some light.

  • h3ndrik@feddit.deEnglish
    212·
    3 months ago

    I for one just delete apps that stop working on my phone. The PhotoTAN apps usually work fine. But I do my online banking on my laptop so I don’t know about the other stuff.

    • BearOfaTime@lemm.eeEnglish
      31·
      3 months ago

      I do too, but this isn’t a question for people like us. It’s a question for people who don’t have that option.

      • h3ndrik@feddit.deEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        Hmmh. I mean I use a custom rom and Linux out of several reasons. But one of them is I want privacy and to stay in control. Often that requires some extra effort. Using PCs is quite alright for me. But the world of mobile apps is a bit more complicated. I’ve mostly worked around their crappy stuff by using workarounds like SafetyNet, third party apps and stuff. But it’s getting more and more complicated. I kinda stopped bothering. I don’t do NFC payments, I don’t rent electro scooters because all of that stuff doesn’t work. Nobody understands and I’ve complained to bank staff and it’s just not something they care about. We still have a separate working TAN device. But I had to listen to the lecture how good the banking app is for like 3 times. :'-(

        I think one of the alternatives is to use something like this: https://github.com/chiteroman/PlayIntegrityFix

        If you really need an app. I think I’m going to weed out apps though and see if there are companies who offer better alternatives to their customers or alternative ways to access their services.