Discussion Google Tensor SoC thread

[hemedans]

You have LineageOS?
It used to be that some banks did not work on phones with custom ROMs and/or rooted.

It can work but not for average consumer, you need magisk and lot of modules for workaround.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

He's talking about phones that have had generic Android installed on them over the vendor install. The Pixel does it fine because its Android is the vendor Android. If you replaced it with Lineage or any other generic Android install you'd find Android Pay no longer works, as well as a number of banking/financial apps.

Who the hell buys a Pixel to not use Google's Android?

I get doing that with a Xiaomi or a Honor for the excellent hardware plus custom software. But a Pixel?!

 

[MarkizSchnitzel]

Most others dropped support and google remains.
Pixelos is nothing special anyway.
Limited launcher, font issues..
I know I've read recently an article claiming the underground has switched to Pixels for it

 

[misuspita]

What are you talking about?

Was talking about going to lineageOS and nfc payments are not available. 10 years ago I was content buying cheap xiaomi phones (Mi8 was great and only 200€) but at the time, payments were mostly cash and card readers sparse... Now everything is changed, my whole banking is done by phone.