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submitted 1 week ago by connorx100@lemmy.zip to c/foss@beehaw.org

Aurora store is doing bad lately I was wondering if there is an alternative client for play store.

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[-] yessikg@fedia.io 1 points 5 days ago

e OS has the App Lounge that does both Play store and f-droid: https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/apps

[-] illusionist@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 week ago

I gave up when aurora stopped working one or two years ago. I just get 99% apps from fdroid. Hence, Google has little power on my device. That's enough for me.

[-] connorx100@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 week ago

It still works but not that well

[-] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 7 points 1 week ago

sadly i know of none other than aurora store. i usually use aurora, apkmirror and apkpure. do note that apkpure recently had a malicious telegram apk

[-] franky@friendica.a-zwenkau.de 1 points 1 week ago

@hexagonwin @connorx100 Da kann man auch zum jeweiligen Original gehen. Nur weil es apk-Apps sind, sind die nicht besser.

[-] Ertain@feddit.online 6 points 1 week ago

I've tried getting the Aurora Store to work, but to no avail. I may need to source apk files on the apps that need updating.

[-] connorx100@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago

It still works with me even tho with a lot of problems, it would be great if someone fixed it

[-] Ertain@feddit.online 5 points 1 week ago

I think I saw some activity on the Gitlab project page, so there's that.

[-] connorx100@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Those are good news tho, thanks bud

[-] Kirk@startrek.website 5 points 1 week ago

I don't have a good answer, I recently switched back to the Play Store. Sometimes apps you wouldn't expect are open source and you can update via Obtanium so it doesn't hurt to check.

[-] connorx100@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

Sometimes I try to get my app just from any store as apk but the thing is I am always worried if it's not safe or not up to date.

[-] Kirk@startrek.website 3 points 1 week ago

Oh I meant like, an official github repo. I wouldn't ever recommend getting an apk from some random site.

[-] connorx100@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah I am aware of that, just shared my experience

[-] lenhaas2001@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago
this post was submitted on 17 Oct 2026
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