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Tesco Bank app seems to have disappeared from Android Play Store
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Just in case anyone else reading this thread wants to do the same, be aware the bank knows what device(s) you are running their app on via deviceID
Thus, if there is ANY fraud on yiur account whatsoever - app related or not - they have a get out if jail free card to not help you as they (rightly) do not know where the fraudster got their info from as it could be (or could not be) as a result of you actions installing on an unsupported device.1 -
alanwsg said:Tesco haven't specifically decided not to allow you to use its App on a tablet - when they build the APK, they define the minimum version of Android that is supported. PlayStore then declines to offer the App to devices that don't offer that minimum.
As you've found out, it might still work, but it's not supported. But Tesco didn't specifically forbid it by choice.
As for the 'Unknown sources' question - sorry, I haven't read all comments but you disable it the same way you enabled it (and you should once the App is installed).
Once again Android has evolved. Older versions had one checkbox somewhere in setting that globally enabled/disabled the option. Later versions added more control so you could decide which Apps are allowed to install other Apps. (E.g. the PlayStore App obviously should be allowed, the browser certainly not).
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molerat said:alanwsg said:Tesco haven't specifically decided not to allow you to use its App on a tablet - when they build the APK, they define the minimum version of Android that is supported. PlayStore then declines to offer the App to devices that don't offer that minimum.
As you've found out, it might still work, but it's not supported. But Tesco didn't specifically forbid it by choice.
As for the 'Unknown sources' question - sorry, I haven't read all comments but you disable it the same way you enabled it (and you should once the App is installed).
Once again Android has evolved. Older versions had one checkbox somewhere in setting that globally enabled/disabled the option. Later versions added more control so you could decide which Apps are allowed to install other Apps. (E.g. the PlayStore App obviously should be allowed, the browser certainly not).
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Molehusband said:Daliah said:Molehusband said:Daliah said:The point being made is that if something goes wrong - e.g. someone fraudulently empties your Tesco accounts - you'll be on your own as you have decided to run the app on a device Tesco do not support. You might find this an acceptable risk but you can't claim you have not been made aware of that risk, and you can't say it's not in the T&Cs because it is.I am happy the way I work which I think is significantly safer than people using the microscopic non-keyboards with app-only banks like Chase.0
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RG2015 said:Molehusband said:Daliah said:Molehusband said:Daliah said:The point being made is that if something goes wrong - e.g. someone fraudulently empties your Tesco accounts - you'll be on your own as you have decided to run the app on a device Tesco do not support. You might find this an acceptable risk but you can't claim you have not been made aware of that risk, and you can't say it's not in the T&Cs because it is.I am happy the way I work which I think is significantly safer than people using the microscopic non-keyboards with app-only banks like Chase.No, While I like the convenience of mobile apps particularly when on the road, I will only use them for viewing information about my financial accounts. When it comes to keying in sensitive and complicated data such as transactions I only use website access for better security.As it so happens, in a few days time some other of my savings accounts are lifting rates to more or less match, without my having to consider chasing Chase.Reginald Molehusband1
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Molehusband said:molerat said:alanwsg said:Tesco haven't specifically decided not to allow you to use its App on a tablet - when they build the APK, they define the minimum version of Android that is supported. PlayStore then declines to offer the App to devices that don't offer that minimum.
As you've found out, it might still work, but it's not supported. But Tesco didn't specifically forbid it by choice.
As for the 'Unknown sources' question - sorry, I haven't read all comments but you disable it the same way you enabled it (and you should once the App is installed).
Once again Android has evolved. Older versions had one checkbox somewhere in setting that globally enabled/disabled the option. Later versions added more control so you could decide which Apps are allowed to install other Apps. (E.g. the PlayStore App obviously should be allowed, the browser certainly not).Molehusband said:RG2015 said:Molehusband said:Daliah said:Molehusband said:Daliah said:The point being made is that if something goes wrong - e.g. someone fraudulently empties your Tesco accounts - you'll be on your own as you have decided to run the app on a device Tesco do not support. You might find this an acceptable risk but you can't claim you have not been made aware of that risk, and you can't say it's not in the T&Cs because it is.I am happy the way I work which I think is significantly safer than people using the microscopic non-keyboards with app-only banks like Chase.No, While I like the convenience of mobile apps particularly when on the road, I will only use them for viewing information about my financial accounts. When it comes to keying in sensitive and complicated data such as transactions I only use website access for better security.As it so happens, in a few days time some other of my savings accounts are lifting rates to more or less match, without my having to consider chasing Chase.
I had thought that you were fine with the keyboard on a tablet. I can see now that you have a hierarchy of preferences. Namely:
1) Laptop/Desktop
2) Tablet
3) Mobile
I do agree that it would be much better if Chase had an online website, but I am fine with their app on a tablet. I cannot get it on my mobile but for other banks I only ever use my mobile if I am on the road.
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It is a fallacy that PCs/Laptops are more secure than mobiles and tablets. The myth has been dispelled countless times, yet holds as firmly as some other false theories. Some quick googling finds credible blogs such as https://blog.teamstack.com/mobile-devices-or-computer-which-is-more-secure/#:~:text=While this may sound logical,hackers than via the PC.
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a banking app on a mobile (or tablet where supported) is more secure than signing in via a browser on a desktop / laptop
of course, bottom of the security pile is installing a banking apk in an unsupported environment.3
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