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[–] dafta@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

You can't use Google Wallet to pay with NFC, they don't have Miracast, and Chromecast can supposedly work but I haven't been able to get it to work. Those are the three major hurdles I've found, but getting away from Google was a priority so I'll live without them.

NFC can have other providers other than Google Wallet, but I haven't found any that I find trustworthy enough yet. Supposedly the EU is making an alternative.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

I think this is about what I've heard to date on drawbacks, by as you mentioned, I think I'll take the chance for the privacy benefits.

[–] unique_hemp@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The EU already has alternatives, quite a few banks have their own NFC implementations.

[–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago

Not yet. They have QR, and are working on NFC.

[–] dafta@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 days ago

Fair. Unfortunately, mine don't.