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[–] rah@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"Android isn't Linux,"

Nobody here has said that. What's been pointed out is that the phrase "Linux phone" is being used by OP to refer to non-Android phones running GNU/Linux, which is a common use of the phrase.

[–] rah@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

falsehoods

What falsehood are you referring to here?

[–] rah@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Banking apps won't run on root devices or anything odd they detect.

Banking apps will run in Android emulation layers on GNU/Linux.

[–] rah@feddit.uk 0 points 2 years ago

a well-thought out post

LOL

[–] rah@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago

Not Gnu/Linux

So not the topic of OP's question.

[–] rah@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No. The bits that make it Sailfish, the UI, are proprietary.

[–] rah@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago

if you want a fully Open Source phone OS

That's not the topic of OP's post.

[–] rah@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

the Term is simply incorrect

LOL

[–] rah@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Linux phones are not going to be daily driver worthy in a long time.

My friend's daily driver is a PinePhone. So daily driver worthy.

[–] rah@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Another thing about those support layers is that banking apps usually know how to detect rooted devices and stuff like that and won’t work.

Android emulation layers emulate secure, non-rooted devices and banking apps work.

That's unfortunate but it is what it is.

No, it isn't.

[–] rah@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago

Banking apps run in Android emulation layers on GNU/Linux. Your bank doesn't need to support Linux phones.

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