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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

This fear keeps me back to flash custom ROM on my phone! Plus, I can not afford to have those banking apps not working!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

If your phone is fully supported and not on the fringe of whatever project your interested in is, you're not in much trouble most of the time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I might have done something wrong, but my banking apps never stopped working on LineageOS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Custom ROMs are pretty safe to flash nowadays as long as you follow the instructions.

Banking apps don't work on custom ROMs only in certain countries.