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by pjmlp 1048 days ago
Which feature phones usually used by aging population support TOTP?
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notpushkin 1048 days ago
Any phone that supports J2ME should do, there's several apps:

https://github.com/kwart/totp-me

https://github.com/baumschubser/hotpants

(Couldn't find one that supports QR codes, though I don't see why that would be hard to implement)

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pjmlp 1047 days ago
I guess there is a business figuring out how to compile out of github into phones for non-techies, specially in the aging population.
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notpushkin 1047 days ago
Hopefully their relatives can remember how to install JAR/JAD apps: https://github.com/baumschubser/hotpants/releases

(Yeah, the UX could be better probably, but hey.)

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pjmlp 1047 days ago
Sure, because everyone has a relative that knows technical stuff, why there is a hiring problem in IT at all.
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notpushkin 1047 days ago
To be honest, you probably don't need to have a CS degree just to remember how you downloaded pirate Java games in early 2000s.

What's your proposed solution again?

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