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by pocksuppet 4 days ago
You don't want tap-to-pay to work because tap-to-pay requires a bunch of proprietary shitware in order for banks to trust it. It's basically like saying Netflix won't work because of Widevine DRM. Just tap your actual bank card, it's more secure anyway. Or your other, non-secure phone.
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> You don't want tap-to-pay to work

Stop doing this. Yes, I want tap-to-pay to work. I don't want to be told I don't want that; I want it to work without the proprietary attestation garbage.

Then I suggest sending an angrily worded letter to Visa, or Mastercard. They are in charge of how cards work, and they say you can use a real card, or a pile of proprietary Google shitware, or a pile of proprietary Apple shitware, and nothing else. So you can install one of those - Google and Apple won't let you - or use a card.

Can I suggest putting your card between your phone and your phone case?

According to a few sources, Curve Pay ( https://www.curve.com/ ) works fine on rooted / non-attested Android devices.