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What about a linux phone that has a full Android OS sleeping in parallel? Like OnePlus Watch 2 that runs 2 OSs at the same time. (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 7 months ago by unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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The OnePlus Watch 2 has 2 chips, and basically runs a lightweight OS while keeping the hungry one in very very low power, and only powering it up when necessary.

I was thinking that maybe such idea could be applied on a Linux phone that could run all your banking apps without Waydroid's "you-must-be-a-hacker" issues, literally by having a half-asleep Android running on another chip, which you can wake up whenever to do your "non-hacker" things, while at the same time you can run the rest of your system (calls, messaging, calculator, calendar, browser...) on your lightweight, private and personalized Linux mobile OS.

I think I would pay big bucks for something like this, and it could serve as a transition device for ditching Android in the future when Tux finally governs over the world.

What do you guys think?

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[–] unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 7 months ago (2 children)

If I am not mistaken, not all apps run on Waydroid, specially banking stuff will freak out because they have systems to know that you are running on true, verified hardware or not.

[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm afraid banking apps cannot be solved. They already require you to install sketchy system mods if you have just rooted your genuine phone with the original OS

[–] unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I mean, with this dualOS device it would be solved... And recognition of Linux mobile would increase, hopefully making banking apps look for other systems of "verification".

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 6 points 7 months ago

No, not that easily. Your phone could have 2 flash storages and do all the android stuff in there, with hardware TPM, A/B root, verified boot, rollback prevention, not rooted etc.

Ironically this is not even enforced by those shitty banking apps, GrapheneOS is way more secure and will probably be blocked by some apps soon, as they are not a "google certified OS", replacing the old SafetyNet.

[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 2 points 7 months ago

I see now, you're partly right. But I don't think such a device would be "approved by google", the party who decides which device configurations are "trusted"