Sparkasse Ihre mobile Filiale

[robovoice1]

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App name

Sparkasse Ihre mobile Filiale

Link to app

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.starfinanz.smob.android.sfinanzstatus

App version

6.45 Build 59280 release-Prod-Server

Country of the app

Germany

Device

• Pixel 6 Pro
• Pixel 6
• Pixel 5a
• Pixel 5
• Pixel 4a (5G)
• Pixel 4a
• Pixel 4 XL
• Pixel 4
• Pixel 3a XL
• Pixel 3a
• Pixel 3 XL
• Pixel 3

Google Play installed

• Installed
• Not installed

Google Play services Network permission revoked?

• Revoked
• Not revoked
• I did not have Google Play services installed

SafetyNet Enforcement

• Enforced
• Not enforced
• Unsure

Native code debugging

• Enabled
• Disabled

Stock OS compatibility

• Works
• Does not work
• Not tested

Profile app tested in

• Main user profile
• Secondary user profile
• I used a work profile device manager app (Please mention more details about it down below like the app)

Description of the app's functionality

Checking your account balance
Realtime/normal payments

Standing orders

Enable Giropay/Kwitt

Download Mobile Payment App (redirected to download the app from GPlay Store)

Enable/Disable money transfers to IBANs from foreign countries

Find the nearest ATM

Monthly banking statements to download (pdf)

Are there any extra notes you think users should know about?

You need a second (tan) app on the same smartphone for realtime or normal payments.
It is called "S-pushTAN".
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.starfinanz.mobile.android.pushtan

Hardware chipTan is possible, but cannot be activated via the app/online. For this you you have to make an appointment in your local Sparkasse.
Device for the chipTan can be ordered here:

https://www.sparkassen-shop.de/home/search/?search%5Bquery%5D=chiptan

For mobile Payment you need another app.
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=mobiles+bezahlen+sparkassen+app&c=apps

Here is a detailed guide for contactless (Nfc) payment with Android phones - GrapheneOS and Android Stock:
https://www.kuketz-blog.de/nfc-datenschutzfreundlich-bezahlen-mit-dem-android-phone/
(website is german only, but can be translated to english within Brave, Firefox browser ....)

Here is listed which trackers and permissions are used by this app:
https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.starfinanz.smob.android.sfinanzstatus/latest/

ADB logcat of the app if necessary

No response

[robovoice1]

Also worth to mention:
Do not switch to Google Play Store beta within GOS updater app. The bank app freezes on start!

[akc3n]

Also worth to mention: Do not switch to Google Play Store beta within GOS updater app. The bank app freezes on start!

Noted.
Thank you for the helpful information you shared. Much appreciated.

[PhysicsIsAwesome]

Also works on a secondary profile without Play Services (Pixel 4a 5g, v 6.0.2). The only thing that didn't work was taking pictures of invoices, because it uses Play Services to access the camera.

You need a second (tan) app on the same smartphone for realtime or normal payments.
It is called "S-pushTAN".

This depends on which Sparkasse and which TAN method has been selected. A lot of Sparkasse customers use chipTAN with an extra TAN generator device.

[robovoice1]

@PhysicsIsAwesome : on the first view the app is working, but you cannot download/view your monthly bank statements (pdf) within the mail account of the bank app. If you try to access your mail account in the bank app the message no google play store installed appears.

Before you could also get hardware tan generators, but they changed it (cheaper?)
I tried this when sandboxed google play was not avaiable for Gos in owner profile

[PhysicsIsAwesome]

@PhysicsIsAwesome : on the first view the app is working, but you cannot download/view your monthly bank statements (pdf) within the mail account of the bank app. If you try to access your mail account in the bank app the message no google play store installed appears.

Works fine on my device.

Before you could also get hardware tan generators, but they changed it (cheaper?)

This could also depend on the region. Not every regional Sparkasse is the same. On my region it is still available.

[baermathias]

Mobile payment should be removed from the functionality, because for this you need a separate app, which does not work with GrapheneOS

[robovoice1]

updated this issue, thanks for reporting @baermathias

[robovoice1]

I also set everything to "alpha" channel (all apps in Apps app and GrapheneOS update channel with absolutely no problems. Forget my first comment (outdated/not true anymore) 😀

[robovoice1]

updated with detailed guide for nfc contactless payment with Android Stock and GrapheneOS:
https://www.kuketz-blog.de/nfc-datenschutzfreundlich-bezahlen-mit-dem-android-phone/

and hardware based ChipTAN 😀