Does anyone have experience with graphene in Australia and how it goes with Australia specific apps? (Health, banking, government, etc)
Graphene OS in australia
Not myself, but there is a third-party list of banking app compatibility here: https://privsec.dev/posts/android/banking-applications-compatibility-with-grapheneos/#australia
Australian here. I haven't found a government or bank app that doesn't work
privy2naught Citibank doesnt
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I use the Suncorp app on a separate profile and it works fine. I don't use the NAB app on my phone - only on my computer. If I need to use it on my phone, I'll use a browser.
Have you read NAB T&C's for their app? You grant them permission to "snoop" on your phone to see what apps you are using...
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Is anyone aware of an Australian retailer that sells google pixel’s OEM unlocked? JB HI-FI, Officeworks? Apparently google sell them OEM unlocked but I’d prefer cash in store.
carmel_snow Google Pixel’s OEM unlocked? At Officeworks, and still accept cash over the counter, ring and ask.
AloofChocolate I have and they have no idea what OEM is. There are no demo phones in the CBD so I can’t see if OEM is unlocked. Officeworks won’t accept returns if the phone is unboxed so don’t want to risk it.
I bought my Pixel 6a from Officeworks and have been running GraphineOS on it fine since purchase. Apart from buying from carriers, OW, JB Hifi and Harvey Norman are the only brick and mortar stores that sell them that I know of.
I've been using the CommBank app on my phone and it's worked fine.
MSE thanks for your reply! May I ask when did you purchase your 6a, and assuming OEM was unlocked? They buy them directly from google and re-sell without any modification, so I don’t see why they would be OEM locked.
carmel_snow I bought my Pixel 7 from Officeworks and running Grapheneos with no issue.
Here is a sample, they are unlocked
https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/google-pixel-7a-unlocked-smartphone-128gb-charcoal-gpix7achar#specifications
AloofChocolate was looking at this model today, good to know! Thanks for your replies :)
carmel_snow I got mine from JB HI-FI, and they were able to confirm that the phones were OEM unlocked.
Successfully setup GOS last night with a pixel 7a from officeworks
carmel_snow Thanks for reporting back!
No worries, I bought mine a couple of months after they came out, so about a year and a half ago approximately. Yeah it was unlocked.
Glad you're up and running :-)
carmel_snow yes definitely JB and most likely OfficeWorks too sell OEM unlocked. Ask a sales person. However they may try and push you to buy a Telstra plan with it just say "no thanks".
I don't think most retail stores like JB and OW sell carrier locked Pixels to begin with but I could be wrong.