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Re:Tell HN: PayPal Blocks GrapheneOS by bdzr on Thursday August 27, 2026 @08:19AM (#49463577)
I also ran into the eBay application being blocked just recently. Other than that I've had no issues, but I imagine this is going to become more and more common as time goes on.
Re:Tell HN: PayPal Blocks GrapheneOS by microtonal on Thursday August 27, 2026 @12:09PM (#49467132)
Most likely, unless the GrapheneOS user base can be grown quickly. We are at a point in time where the number of apps that block GrapheneOS through Play Integrity Strong is fairly small. So it's still possible to grow the user base since the inconvenience is not too large. Once the majority of banks would require passing Play Integrity Strong, far fewer people would switch.

So, best to grow the user base fast now and let every user send a complaint for every app that gets blocked. A few million users will be harder to ignore.

Re:Tell HN: PayPal Blocks GrapheneOS by silisili on Thursday August 27, 2026 @03:21PM (#49469910)
Motorola partnering is huge and should help this if it comes to fruition. They sell a -ton- of phones in the Americas. Best not to get on their bad side.
Re:Tell HN: PayPal Blocks GrapheneOS by StrLght on Thursday August 27, 2026 @08:57AM (#49464157)
eBay has been enforcing Play Integrity for over a year now. Luckily you don't lose much by using it in a browser.

I also get why they'd be desperate to fight bots. It's a weak excuse for not doing it better, but at least it makes some sense.

Re:Tell HN: PayPal Blocks GrapheneOS by grapheneos on Friday August 28, 2026 @12:17AM (#49474302)
PayPal's app still works with the per-app secure spawning toggle disabling for it.