GrapheneOS

Banking apps

• What’s the best way to protect banking apps on Android?

Contactless payments

Settings > Connected devices > Connection preferences > NFC > Contactless payments

I generally prefer to use the physical card issued by my bank and not involve apps or third parties. However, here are some options for contactless payments that are reported to work.

• https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/27904-nfc-on-grapheneos-totally-impossible/2

• https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/443-gpay-alternatives-for-grapheneos

• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43673525

• Swedbank
  • https://www.swedbank.com
  • Google Play
  • Wikipedia
• Swish
  • https://www.swish.nu
    • https://www.swish.nu/faq/private/hur-betalar-jag-genom-att-blippa-telefonen
    • https://www.swish.nu/faq/private/how-do-i-pay-by-tapping-the-phone
  • Have not seen reports from others, untested
• Curve (Pay)
  • https://www.curve.com
    • Privacy Policy
  • Google Play
  • Wikipedia
  • Only available in Europe/with European Economic Area-issued cards?
  • Various consumer protections/insurances may be affected, haven’t looked.
  • Boasts things like “Pro cashback” and “Flex Now and Pay Later”.. yeah
• iCard
  • https://icard.com
• PayPal
  • Only available in Germany?

Features

• Private Space
  • https://support.google.com/android/answer/15341885

  • https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/16670-private-space-on-android-15-grapheneos

    GrapheneOS fully supports the Private Space feature in Android 15, which is essentially a separate user nested inside of the Owner user.

    We strongly recommend it as a replacement for a work profile managed by a local profile admin app. It has better OS integration and isolation.

• Work Profile
  • https://support.google.com/work/android/answer/6191949
  • https://f-droid.org/packages/net.typeblog.shelter/
• Secondary Profile/User
  • https://support.google.com/android/answer/2865483