Ask HN: Anyone considered being phone-free?

Re:Ask HN: Anyone considered being phone-free? by OJFord on Sunday January 16, 2022 @05:16AM (#29954774)

> For example two of my banks now make it impossible to use their online banking unless you have their 2FA apps and I can't log in to my employer's systems without a 2FA app (and you can only get those on the Apple App Store for iOS or Google Play for Android).

That should be illegal... The employer at least I suppose you can already request a work phone if they require it. At least I'm pretty sure that's the case here.

Actually, are you sure the banks require their apps though, even if they say they do? Google also says you need its Authenticator for example, but you don't, you can use Authy.

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Re:Ask HN: Anyone considered being phone-free? by alpaca128 on Sunday January 16, 2022 @10:48AM (#29956908)

I don't now a bank here that supports anything other than their own app. They don't support Linux and refuse to give me a dedicated TAN generator for whatever reason, so my only choice is using the Android app. That forced me to finally leave BB10 OS and buy a new smartphone.

As a result I rarely carry my phone around. I really don't like interacting with the UI, it feels like navigating a website with tons of ad popups and after a decade of using smartphones I still hate virtual keyboards.

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