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Terence Eden
Terence Eden
@Edent@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 8 months ago

🆕 blog! “Contactless Payments with GrapheneOS”

Google's monopolistic stranglehold on Android results in poor experience for power-users, and artificially restricts choice for those who have older phones. For example, Google Wallet is the de facto way to use NFC payments on Android. There's one problem though - it only works with Google's Android. If you have…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/06/contactless-payments-with-grapheneos/
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#android #google #GrapheneOS #nfc

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John Connett
John Connett
@john_connett@mastodon.me.uk  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

@Edent Used to use SAMSUNG Pay / Curve. Their contactless card just had my first and last name, no numbers or signature, which seemed more secure. Worked well until I needed to verify my identity to the Curve app. It uses onfido | Real Identity (now part of Entrust). Only acceptable documents are a current Driving License or a current Passport. I don't have either. Therefore, can't use Curve with my GrapheneOS mobile or with Garmin Pay on my smart watch.

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