Re:Ask HN: Google has locked me out of the account
by fsflover on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @05:29PM
(#30771816)
You can consider a GNU/Linux phone (Librem 5 or Pinephone) to escape Google. It's not for everyone yet, but the HN audience probably could use one.
Re:Ask HN: Google has locked me out of the account
by vertis on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @05:43PM
(#30771969)
I would definitely consider these phones, but I'm a digital nomad, so having multiple sims (e-sims) is a must, it doesn't look like either support it yet.
It's hard to break free of Android/iOS as well. I can almost guarantee that one or more apps, for example 2FA auth apps like Duo or Okta, wouldn't be usable on the GNU/Linux (I don't really know enough about them to be certain about this statement).
Re:Ask HN: Google has locked me out of the account
by gnufx on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @06:20PM
(#30772343)
At least for Duo, you can extract the HOTP secret [1] and use it in any OATH tool, e.g. with the otp extension of pass(1) on GNU/Linux (which uses uses oathtool(1) underneath). You can also do it a more difficult way, e.g. using the Duo app under anbox.
1. https://github.com/simonseo/nyuad-spammer/tree/master/spamme...
Since one of the problems was with the logic board it was not even really possible for me to pay for a repair in a reasonable way.
I ended up buying a pixel 4a, because I didn't want to switch ecosystem, so went for the cheapest Google phone. Might not be able to avoid giving Google/Apple money, but I can certainly avoid buying the flagship devices.