Comment on Google Keeps Making Smartphones Worse
Ulrich@feddit.org 3 months agoUnfortunately many of the apps needed just to exist as a member of society are only available in the Play Store.
Comment on Google Keeps Making Smartphones Worse
Ulrich@feddit.org 3 months agoUnfortunately many of the apps needed just to exist as a member of society are only available in the Play Store.
OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml 3 months ago
Aurora store front end works fine no Google account needed.
Ulrich@feddit.org 3 months ago
Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn’t. And even when it does, it still requires Google’s spyware to be installed on your device.
OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml 3 months ago
Only certain apps require play services, aurora store itself requires no play services. Just the potential for the apps you are trying to use. I’ve used F-Droid and aurora for years.
Ulrich@feddit.org 3 months ago
I’ve used them both for years also (along with Accrescent and Obtainium). You’re not wrong, Aurora Store itself does not require Play Services, but most of the apps do. Like I said, sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn’t. The biggest problem is that you can’t receive notifications without Play Services. Despite the Android system itself being mostly open, the vast majority of developers do not make their apps available outside of the Play Store without Google services. And many of them are now being encouraged to use proprietary attestation from Google as well. Since the vast majority of people simply do not care, the developers don’t either.
The point, it’s not nearly as simple or easy as it’s made out to be in the above comments.