Cheapest phone for banking apps

Barkin

Getting the Google Play Store onto the Amazon device isn't the whole solution though. The device still  needs to be seen as compatible by the app - most (all?) banking apps won't work on rooted devices, as determined by the SafetyNet test, and I suspect Amazon devices are sufficiently far removed from "standard" Android that they'll fail too, even though they're not rooted.

The only way that an app can be guaranteed compatible with an Amazon device, is if the app is available from the Amazon app store.

If it isn't, do you really want to chance using it for banking "stuff" ?

danandjens_worldtravels

You’ve all been very helpful.  Thanks 

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danandjens_worldtravels said:

jon81uk said:

Why don't you want to use your phone? Assuming it is new enough to get the current versions of the apps you need, that is the cheapest solution.

I carry my phone about, take it on holiday and accept a level of risk. I don’t feel comfortable having savings and banking accounts at that level of risk.  

It feels like walking around with all your cash and credit cards and passbooks which in olden times I would never have done.  R4’s Moneybox has been raising the issue recently.  
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001m4cn

I also don’t need access to that information when I’m not at home and prefer to keep it separate. 

You can use web based (e.g. Safari / Chrome / Edge/  Silk) internet banking with many financial institutions- these can be desktop based or on a mobile device like iPad/iPhone/ Android tablet or phone. 

I would personally update your iPad periodically as 'security updates up to 6 years after release' doesn't mean it will have an up to date operating system for all that time.

Bendo

[Deleted User] said:

danandjens_worldtravels said:

jon81uk said:

Why don't you want to use your phone? Assuming it is new enough to get the current versions of the apps you need, that is the cheapest solution.

I carry my phone about, take it on holiday and accept a level of risk. I don’t feel comfortable having savings and banking accounts at that level of risk.  

It feels like walking around with all your cash and credit cards and passbooks which in olden times I would never have done.  R4’s Moneybox has been raising the issue recently.  
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001m4cn

I also don’t need access to that information when I’m not at home and prefer to keep it separate. 

You can use web based (e.g. Safari / Chrome / Edge/  Silk) internet banking with many financial institutions- these can be desktop based or on a mobile device like iPad/iPhone/ Android tablet or phone. 

Lots of banks now require that you use their mobile app for the MFA for Web banking login.