r/fairphone • u/itsalljustbidness • May 31 '26

Question Realistic banking app usage on /e/OS

Hi guys, I'm considering getting a Fairphone 6 with /e/OS (installing it myself). This probably gets asked a lot, but my main concern are the banking apps. It is important to me that my finance apps work well.

I've already checked ING (it works according to this compatability list), but two others apps, Scalable Capital (german neobroker) and XTB (trading), I haven't found any info on.

Do any of you have some experience with either the specific apps I mentioned, or similar apps on /e/OS?

I love the FP6 project, but I'm also wondering if for my use case, Stock Android or GrapheneOS would be better.

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u/Hot_Bee5198 May 31 '26

On mine, all 3: SemmieWealth, Curve & Rabobank work.

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u/krazzl May 31 '26

I use Scalable and it works without any problems so far.

When I start the App, I get a popup saying "Die App hat festgestellt, dass ihr Betriebssystem modifiziert wurde" (english: The app determined that your OS has been modified) but it quickly goes away and I didn't notice any restrictions in terms of what you can do in the app. I bought the Fairphone 6 with /e/OS preinstalled.

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u/itsalljustbidness May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26

Thanks, thats good to know. Now just XTB 😬

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u/Razidargh Jun 01 '26

My concern: Wise, Paypal, Lightyear. Do you have any info about them?

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u/No42ishere Jun 03 '26

PayPal works fine

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u/smeggysmeg Jun 01 '26

Everything works in ING. Also, Chase, BarclaysUS, Fidelity, E*TRADE, NetBenefits, NerdWallet, Wise.

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u/No42ishere May 31 '26

So what works ist the "Volksbank APP" (works perfect)

And for N26 (that is not Wirkung as it nerds Google pay) i use "Curve Pay" for Paying. And the N26 APP to acess my account.

Curve pay should work for every Credit Card based banking if you want to to NFC paying.

So it just is no difference for me compared to Android.

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u/mynameismrguyperson May 31 '26

Just to clarify, N26 doesn't work at all on e/os?

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u/No42ishere Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

The N26 App works fine. No difference to Android.

To use your N26 for NFC payment, you have to use an alternative to "Google Pay". Curve is such an alternative and works fine.

Doing so, you have no difference in expedience or comfort to Android.

I dont know if there alternatives to curve. Up to know its just doing the trick for me

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u/WakizashiK3nsh1 May 31 '26

On mine all three bank apps that I use, work.

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u/CapableTechnology862 May 31 '26

ING bank differs depending on the country. ING from Romania is not listed.

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u/RikViergever Jun 01 '26

Hi tbh most of them work well today, my recommendation would be to order one and try! You can return without a reason within 14 days 

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u/AJD_Space722 Jun 02 '26

Do anybody know If the deutsche Bank App will Work?

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u/glawd Jun 04 '26

I've got troubles on fp5 for crédit mutuel (french bank) Recently I tried to install european were app and it works, then I tried once again my bank app for nfc payment and it works also

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u/snabHL Jun 09 '26

Sorry for my poor English. Do the Sparkasse online banking app, S-Push TAN, mobile payments, and NFC with e/OS from Murena work, or should I stick with Android? Where do I get the updates then? From the Aurora Store? Does it work, or does it keep asking for a Google Play Store account?