Last week I had to jump through a bunch of hoops because my phone runs Graphene, and I needed to use the government’s new One ID app to prove who I am in order to renew my driving licence. Obviously the app doesn’t work in Graphene, because it relies on Google Play Services, which I have installed and sandboxed, but it ain’t good enough.
So I ended up having to download a pdf letter from .gov.uk to take to the Post Office so I could queue for half an hour so a guy there could say that yes, I do appear to be who I am.
I really, really don’t like that I’m made to feel like a second class citizen because I choose to use a mobile OS that isn’t Google or Apple.
And all of this isn’t to mention that I can’t use my banking app on my phone either.
sad British noises
Last week I had to jump through a bunch of hoops because my phone runs Graphene, and I needed to use the government’s new One ID app to prove who I am in order to renew my driving licence. Obviously the app doesn’t work in Graphene, because it relies on Google Play Services, which I have installed and sandboxed, but it ain’t good enough.
So I ended up having to download a pdf letter from .gov.uk to take to the Post Office so I could queue for half an hour so a guy there could say that yes, I do appear to be who I am.
I really, really don’t like that I’m made to feel like a second class citizen because I choose to use a mobile OS that isn’t Google or Apple.
And all of this isn’t to mention that I can’t use my banking app on my phone either.
I feel kinda lucky that my bank (italian) mobile app doesn’t rely on google play services still… Though not sure how long is it going to last
The largest Norwegian bank app has up until now received updates specifically to work with GOS, so hope that continues.