If anyone is curious, my current Android setup is as follows:
I use #NeoStore or #Droidify (currently Neo Store, the new stats support is just too tempting) with the #IzzyOnDroid repo as primary app source, the #FDroid repo as secondary.
If I need something not on either of those, I will use #AuroraStore to access #GooglePlay.
Random APKs from GitHub or whatever only in very very specific cases. I will generally wait until the app drops on F-Droid or (preferably) IzzyOnDroid.
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Sylvia
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in reply to ineemio • • •@ineemio I used to be an F-Droid contributor for a long time but ended up leaving (long story, mostly frustration with project management and changes I found important getting blocked repeatedly).
I ended up talking a lot with Izzy from IzzyOnDroid during my time there and I decided to try to help out with IzzyOnDroid. We now have a small team and I think we're getting a lot of cool stuff done (see android.izzysoft.de/articles/n… and android.izzysoft.de/articles/n…). So I just feel more optimistic about IoD :)
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IzzyOnDroidJessie Nabein
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in reply to Jessie Nabein • • •There's basically 2 situations where this can happen:
1. The app needs Google Play Services, if you disable this (on stock Android) you'll need to enable it. If you use a custom ROM, you probably want microG
2. The app detects if it's installed by Google Play, either a weak check (can be bypassed with `adb` and using the `-i` flag I think or a strong check and... yeah, no luck.
If you're on stock Android, I see no reason to use Aurora Store, it doesn't give more privacy :)
ineemio
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