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mmdrsmr

Am I a newb or I am the only on who can no longer use X, EBay, F1 app or Southwest Airlines since the app now automatically direct me to the Google Play screen? What am I doing wrong? That said, i will willingly donate to GrapheneOS since I really, really appreciate what you are doing and I understand this costs money!

matchboxbananasynergy

mmdrsmr Are you logged in to a Google account? If not, try logging in, and the apps should work.

Appreciate the donation!

other8026

mmdrsmr the app now automatically direct me to the Google Play screen?

I just tried myself and it looks like X wants to be installed by Google Play and won't work if installed via any other app stores. I didn't try the other apps, but I suppose it's possible they are doing the same thing.

mmdrsmr

No, I am not logged in as I am trying to stay away from Google. The apps were downloaded via Aurora Store.

mmdrsmr

So I am an ex-iOS guy who will never go back to that thanks to you guys! However let me know the best path forward from here for me. It seems in looking in the forum that some have resorted to making a throw away Google account in order to sign into the Play Store to get their apps but I can honestly admit that I am very unsure how to do that. Thanks for any tips/tricks that the community will provide from here.

matchboxbananasynergy

mmdrsmr Don't use a VPN when making the Google account, as you'll likely be asked for a phone number.

mmdrsmr

matchboxbananasynergy

Feel free to link me to the best process to get this done if this is the only way to get the apps working properly again. Also, I assume this means I will need to delete the current apps and re-download them through the play store in order for this to work unless i am wrong.