Hi all, I've just installed Graphene on my pixel 8, the only thing that hasn't worked perfectly is trying to install the game Balatro from the play store. It worked fine on my stock pixel 8 but now running Graphene the play store has the error "this phone isn't compatible with this app".
Has anyone encountered this and have a workaround?
TIA
I can confirm. It looks like the app is using the Play Integrity API, at least to install the app from the Play Store, which GrapheneOS does not pass. One option would to try installing the app via Aurora Store. It's possible that only app installation from Play Store checks the Play Integrity API, and that once you have the app installed from another app store like Aurora it perhaps could run fine. Can't guarantee as I haven't tested but might be worth trying.
Ah, install via aurora works indeed. Don't get why play store itself doesn't allow the install though
spl4tt Don't get why play store itself doesn't allow the install though
It's likely using the Play Integrity API for its Play Store entry, but not for the app itself. More info: https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/8330-app-compatibility-with-grapheneos#:~:text=issuecomment%2D1766887298%29-,Not%20compatible,-Due%20to%20the
Make sure that with Aurora you use a throwaway Google account, as it will eventually get banned by Google.
rocktato More detail was given by the graphene team on their Twitter/X: https://xcancel.com/GrapheneOS/status/1870213640340508841#m
Included the reference so others who stumble across this thread can know why it's a risk for their accounts. Essentially, Google could get upset and ban your account for "account sharing"
