Banking app requires chrome to function

[Alghero]

APSchmidt I think I’m correct in thinking that the owners of Brave would be against Android Apps that only function with Chrome. Brave are unable to influence my Bank to make the banking App work with any browser. The bank will do what is easiest for them.

Taurus If I move to a different bank that does not have a browser restriction, that bank could in one month also decide to restrict their app to Chrome, then I am in the same situation. My point is that Apps should not be restricted to a particular browser.

Gabriel see my answer to Taurus

aibd Allied Irish Bank. I have reported this to AIB in Feburary ‘26 but the problem persists. I will investigate the workaround.

Jets Yes, using the browser on a PC I can login. Using the browser on a phone I can’t login . Yes I thought so too. It’s an App issue, the app when running opens a browser tab, then fails because the browser is not Chrome.

APSchmidt, I contact the Brave community, I do not see a way to contact the owners of Brave.

@GabrielT great suggestion, done !

Jets Ireland, yes.

@grzecel The Android app does make a call to open a browser page. I 100% am using the correct App for my country. I do not know why the APP opens a browser page.

Maybe 99.9% of Android users use Chrome and my bank just does not care about the 0.1% that use Brave.

An error occurred: Sorry, new users can only mention 2 users in a post………..FFS

[grzecel]

I am sorry for your experience as it looks it is not really a standalone app if needs to open a tab in your browser, looks more like a browser/tab launcher and not a real app. With apps which are proper ones they do not link to browser, so this bank is an odd one, I would say weird one, and you will not experience it with any other in my personal opinion.

They are just pathetic saying it’s an app where it is using a browser to log in, aren’t they?

Some banks are funny…

If You are not in a position to vote with your legs and leave them (to**ers) I really don’t think You can make them change their ways/systems as banks are bastar*s - I know them from inside.

Good Luck Mate!

[aibd]

So the issue is explained on installing the app (at length) in their intro page. The online method to complete user verification including facial recognition by video interview is clearly proprietary and not open source. (Google Chrome does that sort of thing with security assurance at a level that banks are often prepared to accept.)

They offer an alternative, to call at a branch to complete the verification process.

[grzecel]

So there might be a way around it?