Tell HN: PayPal Blocks GrapheneOS

46 points | by leumon 2 hours ago

16 comments

  • axegon_ 6 minutes ago

    This is arguably the most irritating thing with just about every largecorp developer: "os that hasn't been updated in 6 years? Sure boss!". Os that is built specifically around security and privacy with daily updates: "No, you can't do that". Annoying - yes. Safe way to make sure I will stop being your customer - also YES!

  • zerof1l an hour ago

    I see this happen from time to time. Lately, almost all of the apps work fine on GrapheneOS. The best strategy is to keep writing the business once every two or so weeks that you can’t log in to and use the app. Don’t go too technical at first, because most of the time, the moment they hear things like “rooted” or “unofficial,” they just say your phone is the issue. To date, I was able to convince, or at least contribute to, making three apps work on GOS.

  • sdcfgy 3 minutes ago

    I'm starting to see these restrictions as a deterrent for using the products in question. My GOS handset is slowly fizzling away into a dumbphone with Firefox, organic maps and k9. And you know what, I am starting like it.

  • gnoll_of_gozag 5 minutes ago

    Can it still run in browser like it would on a regular pc?

  • aabdelhafez an hour ago

    Switched to Wero and haven't looked back.

    https://wero-wallet.eu

      unpopularopp 18 minutes ago

      Unfortunately peasants like us who don't live in the 5 countries where it's available still can't look back

      oniony 19 minutes ago

      The website is pages and pages of blankness for me on Firefox mobile.

  • leumon an hour ago

    Update: it seems to work when disabling "secure app spawning" (for now)

      zvmaz 22 minutes ago

      So it's not PayPal blocking GrapheneOS?

  • freakynit 2 hours ago

    "RootDetectionSecurityException" .. there's your answer ... it doesnt't want to run on "rooted" devices.

      tensegrist 3 minutes ago

      iirc grapheneos can't be rooted unless you do your own build

      windowliker 12 minutes ago

      Isn't it more likely to be saying that the app is running with root privileges?

      leumon 2 hours ago

      Well I haven't rooted my device. It's just normal grapheneos

  • hd4 19 minutes ago

    did you re-lock the bootloader?

  • gib444 an hour ago

    With or without Google Play Services running?

      leumon an hour ago

      With. But disabling "Secure app spawning" seems to fix it for now.