Comment by riedel

Sure, one option means paying for each SMS (actually they had to abandon that one), another option is getting a paid banking card just to use a hardware device. From my experience they try to make sure that you will get a certified phone . I just got one because for some reason my Redmi Note 10 despite passing all play integrity checks after hacks like Tricky store+Key box triggered some checks in my banking apps. I needed to use an aftermarket ROM, because my device would not receive any updates from Xiaomi (also I don't know why a device packed with Chinese bloat ware is certified as secure in the first place). And guess what I bought: a Google Pixel. Smart Google, huh.