Dutch 'idealist' bank ASN blocks non-Google Android, including GrapheneOS

Re:Dutch 'idealist' bank ASN blocks non-Google Android, incl... by Freak_NL on Friday November 06, 2026 @06:11AM (#50390909)

Just a heads-up from a fellow Pixel 6 owner: it has reached end-of-life last month, because the five years since the launch in October 2021 are up. Better start looking for a replacement soon.

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Re:Dutch 'idealist' bank ASN blocks non-Google Android, incl... by OsrsNeedsf2P on Friday November 06, 2026 @06:35AM (#50391108)

Why would someone want a replacement just because someone else tells them their hardware has reached end of life?

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Re:Dutch 'idealist' bank ASN blocks non-Google Android, incl... by microtonal on Friday November 06, 2026 @06:50AM (#50391234)

Because there will be no more security updates of firmware, drivers, kernels, etc., all while there are monthly high/critical CVEs.

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Re:Dutch 'idealist' bank ASN blocks non-Google Android, incl... by Freak_NL on Friday November 06, 2026 @07:01AM (#50391347)

Something which in the context of a thread about banking apps seems quite relevant too.

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Re:Dutch 'idealist' bank ASN blocks non-Google Android, incl... by realusername on Friday November 06, 2026 @08:51AM (#50392276)

If they banned all outdated roms why not but you can use all the banking app on something not updated since 2019 if they are stamped by Google

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Re:Dutch 'idealist' bank ASN blocks non-Google Android, incl... by Freak_NL on Friday November 06, 2026 @10:25AM (#50393481)

I'm sure that will work for a while, but that doesn't solve the problem of that banking app sitting on an unpatched OS.

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Re:Dutch 'idealist' bank ASN blocks non-Google Android, incl... by realusername on Friday November 06, 2026 @01:28PM (#50396272)

That's the paradox going on here, by updating the OS to make it more secure, you lose access to the banking apps.

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Re:Dutch 'idealist' bank ASN blocks non-Google Android, incl... by drnick1 on Friday November 06, 2026 @12:08PM (#50395113)

What prevents you from building an up-to-date Lineage version for old hardware? It isn't exactly difficult with Claude now.

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Re:Dutch 'idealist' bank ASN blocks non-Google Android, incl... by basilikum on Friday November 06, 2026 @01:59PM (#50396736)

[delayed]

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Re:Dutch 'idealist' bank ASN blocks non-Google Android, incl... by drnick1 on Friday November 06, 2026 @05:13PM (#50399200)

So what? Most vulnerabilities are not in the firmware and they would hardly matter for day to day use. There is no such thing as bug free software.

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Re:Dutch 'idealist' bank ASN blocks non-Google Android, incl... by ryandrake on Friday November 06, 2026 @12:53PM (#50395763)

Exactly. The User should decide when their device is "end of life" not the device manufacturer.

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