How to stop Google Play Store from overriding apps from Aurora Store?

raccoondad

the0815 Is there any way to prevent that?

No, and aurora is insecure just to mention, why they wish for you to download it from the play store. Its not anonymous

the0815

Thanks for your reply.

raccoondad aurora is insecure

Could you please provide some sources for this? I need like to look into that.

NetRunner88

the0815
Search in this forum, subject is already discussed multiple times

raccoondad

the0815 I don't have the direct quote link but akc3n talks about the subject here and there.

The basic jist is attestation of the app data (verification, reduced CA set, etc.) aren't done properly. It provides no privacy benefit either and is basically the same as using an anonymous google account.

Open_Source_Enjoyer

raccoondad It provides no privacy benefit either

How?

raccoondad is basically the same as using an anonymous google account.

I tried this multiple times, but it seems it is nearly impossible to get an anonymous Google account, they will not allow you to use VPN or Tor on first settup and/or force you to give your phone number

Open_Source_Enjoyer

the0815 I try to get all my apps (anonymously) from Aurora Store. However, certain apps only work when downloaded through the official Play Store, so I was forced to download it back then.

Recently the Play Store (or is it the app itself?) suddenly started forcing me, to override the version of an app which was originally downloaded from Aurora and which worked perfectly fine for months/years, with a version from Play Store:

I would recommend that you put your FOSS apps and apps without network connection in the main space and the apps that require Google Play Services in the private space, if you have more Google Play Apps then you can also reverse this.
This would fix your problem with Google Store and also blocking any Inter Process Communication in generell.

the0815

Open_Source_Enjoyer put your FOSS apps and apps without network connection in the main space and the apps that require Google Play Services in the private space

You mean different user profiles? I had done that and got so annoyed constantly having to switch back and forth that I stopped and put all in one.

raccoondad not much different than making an anonymous one

But the account from Aurora is aggregating app downloads from a lot of different people and more importantly it's not connected to your phone. Plus I'm sure the accounts change from time to time.

raccoondad

Open_Source_Enjoyer its a direct connection simply using someone else's google account, not much different than making an anonymous one. I wouldn't use a VPN or Tor, if you really want to mask your IP, go to a public areas WiFi

snowpeaks

I have the same problem just recently with a security update, I posted here,

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/22721-google-rejected-apps-downloaded-from-aurora-after-recent-update

I had problems finding posts on here (maybe wording of the issue), It seems there is no viable solution that avoids google play store. unless there was prior link posted we missed. I heard something to the issue of Enable Session installer in Settings > Installation Method for aura store. Not sure if this is true.

Open_Source_Enjoyer

raccoondad its a direct connection simply using someone else's google account,
A direct connection with the Google account removed from the equation, means that if you also mask the IP, your anonymous.

raccoondad I wouldn't use a VPN or Tor

Then there is no advantage, but why wouldn't you do it?

Open_Source_Enjoyer

the0815 You mean different user profiles? I had done that and got so annoyed constantly having to switch back and forth that I stopped and put all in one.

No, I mean private space of the owner profile, you don't need to switch between them because they can run in parrallel

raccoondad

Open_Source_Enjoyer but why wouldn't you do it

Because its insecure compared to the google play store