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Re:The Vietnam government has banned rooted phones from usin... by iso1631 on Friday January 09, 2026 @01:58PM (#46557633)
> This is expensive, but I found it to be the only viable solution to this problem.

Is it really? £150 on backmarket for a phone which will last 10 years doesn't feel expensive.

Makes sense to me to run any banking on a secure device anyway.

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Re:The Vietnam government has banned rooted phones from usin... by wolvoleo on Friday January 09, 2026 @04:13PM (#46559410)
How is a pixel with grapheneos not a secure device?

Ps no it's not rooted but it won't pass full play integrity so it will usually be treated as such.

Also, a properly configured root is not a weakness just like having a computer where you don't log in as admin unless you really need to can be just fine.

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Re:The Vietnam government has banned rooted phones from usin... by StrLght on Friday January 09, 2026 @04:33PM (#46559677)
A £150 back market phone is not a secure device. It probably stopped receiving security patches a month after its release.
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Re:The Vietnam government has banned rooted phones from usin... by Helmut10001 on Saturday January 10, 2026 @01:06AM (#46563220)
The iPhone SE 2022 I am speaking of above came 150 EUR used. It will receive updates till ~2032.
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