Thinking about switching from iphone to fp5 with e/os

... anything I should be prepared to miss? I think there's pretty much just two things that are risky that I've gotten used to just working: NFC payments and streaming audio to my Tidal Connect -enabled network streamer. Should I be prepared for those not working?

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tfm@europe.pub · 4 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Make sure your banking apps support it.

blinkfink182@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Honest question: are you referring to their apps or nfc payments? The entire play store is still available to e/os but I haven't tried contact less payments yet. (I'm only two weeks into my iPhone to e/os journey)

tfm@europe.pub · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Both. Many banking apps don't work on a custom ROM. Same with Google Pay. But I still would test it. Maybe something changed.

blinkfink182@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y

The three banking apps I use all work. Obviously your mileage will vary but it's been fine for me.

nimpnin@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 1y

I am also considering switching from an iPhone to a fairphone (or potentially something else privacy-friendly). So far I've heard that banking apps might be a problem. Also digital identification software feels like something that might be restricted on an alternative OS or a more open device. Does unlocking the bootloader mess with these things?

I would imagine streaming services that allow downloads might be restrictive about what they run on. Many of them do allow downlods, I know Spotify, Netflix, and most audiobook apps do at least. But I really have no idea, and would be really happy to hear from somebody with experience.