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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by immibis on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @10:41AM (#45027210)
My bank doesn't allow access through a browser. It has to be the app or else you have to travel to their HQ in person (I guess) and close your account.
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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by 0xffff2 on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @11:07AM (#45027635)
Can I ask what bank and why on Earth you continue to give them your business?

I guess I'm unusual in that I've been using an "online" only bank for 20 years (back then it wasn't so online... I had a stack of UPS overnight envelopes for check deposits), but I cannot imagine patronizing a bank that won't let me log in and do basically anything from a browser.

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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by john01dav on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @01:00PM (#45029276)
I have never seen a bank that allows mobile deposits from a browser. I have always seen it require an app.
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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by djrj477dhsnv on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @01:24PM (#45029616)
In quite a few Asian countries there are no banks left that don't force you to use their apps. There is not other option.
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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by yupyupyups on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @11:36AM (#45028020)
What a terrible bank though.
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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by cowboylowrez on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @03:31PM (#45031158)
do they still allow you to download your transactions to your phone and get them to your pc that way? just curious, I'd be screwed, I don't know how to install apps on my phone.
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