So that is why my Aurora store have been having trouble latley :(
Still blocked. Europe, Wednesday 7 AM.
It’s on fdroid.
I recommend blocking play store.
I was wondering cant we just scrape Play Store and distribute the apks on a different website? most apks has checksums so we will know nobody has changes the apk
That’s insecure
Yup can confirm. Some apps return this error (example tutamail and windscribe vpn). Fix it by downloading the apk in fdroid or github/ gitlab directly.
mine is working so far. a-b testing the breaking change?
Seems like clickbait but the graphene devs recommend against aurora store in favor of using a second profile with the sandboxed play store
The Play Store requires a Google account. Using a second profile is extremely inconvenient.
Graphene recommending this at all is extremely sus. My objective of using your operating system is to avoid giving Google any information I possibly can. Don’t know why they always recommend using Google shit in a sandbox like those packets aren’t still coming from my IP.
Its not sus. They’re just hyper-aware of security. And Aurora is just not terribly secure. Its just that you’re now choosing between privacy and maximum security. And I prioritize privacy, personally.
They pretty much only recommend Accrescent.
I agree. Specifically, it’s privacy AND freedom (free software development model).
If these two are against maximum security, GrapheneOS consistently chooses security. Which is unfortunate for me, because I would consistently choose freedom. (Especially due to long-term considerations.)
Just worked for me. So maybe they implemented a workaround.
I just checked and get the same error.
Well, I don’t Aurora on my Graphene phone anyway.
I don’t use GrapheneOS anyway so fuck them, right? Why should I care about others when it does not directly impact me?
Set yourself up for pain, feel the expireince. We all make choices. Ive prepared.
congratulations on your study of the blade.
Well looks like its time to start making alternatives or scream for Linux to come out with a phone.
I’m out of breath by this point. You want to scream now of all times?
I might be cooked
Oh I was wondering why Aurora had stopped working
It appears Google tries to degrade alternative application stores to just another app offered through the Play Store, and therefore subject to Google’s policies (including an annual $5,000 fee for policy and security reviews). So I wouldn’t be surprised this is very much intentional, as to force application stores though a channel controlled by Google; as to technically allow competition (at Google’s discretion) while effectively killing “side-loading”.
Remember when Microsoft was forced to give a “select your web browser” prompt when setting up a Windows computer?
Quaint times, those were…
Misleading title. After reading the linked Gitlab discussion it’s more likely a backend change from Google side. Aurora does use burner account but early reports seem to suggest they are not flagged or rate limited.
How is it misleading?
Google actively blocking Aurora Store would be much worse than them simply changing their backend. The latter can likely be quickly resolved while the former might lead to a cat and mouse game, where it gets increasingly difficult for Aurora Store to continue to work.
And what makes you think it’s the latter and not the former?
Is this sealioning? 🫴🦋
LOL yes, anyone asking you questions you can’t answer about the shit you’re saying is “sealioning”.
The thing is, it’s already been answered. The conclusion was made based on reading the gitlab discussion. 🤷♂️ I didn’t read that myself but maybe try doing that if you’re curious. 😉🫶
The thing is, the conclusion is not going to be in any discussion outside of a Google internal chat or meeting. We know what happened, we don’t know why it happened, or what it means.
