UndercoverBozo

  • Joined Mar 10, 2024
  • In USB Charging issue for two devices after update
  • In How to link Molly from a user profile?

    @UndercoverBozo

    I don't have that option under privacy in my Signal app.

    When I first launched Molly in my user profile, it asked me if I want to encrypt the database, and I said no. I tried linking again and I see the device name I gave Molly in my Signal app as linked, but messages are not coming in to Molly.

  • In How to extract the apk of a package (installed in a secondary profile) ?

    I shoud have said, Amaze file manager backs up the app to its own APK folder in the left draw, as @UndercoverBozo points out. I had to copy and paste the split apks into a folder in the external USB drive.

  • In How to extract the apk of a package (installed in a secondary profile) ?

    === SOLVED === but how do I add a SOLVED TAG?

    UndercoverBozo On mine I have an APK folder under documents. On the left draw.

    Sorry, yes, that is where my Amaze/APK folder is too.

    d4f2 Kanade works for me.

    I will try this next, thank you. In the mean time:

    SOLVED - the good news is with the helpful pointer from @UndercoverBozo the split apks have been backed up and installed on the second GrapheneOS device.

    For future readers, this is what worked for me (all the detail is for anyone like me at my end of the ability spectrum; all the experts here are at the other end - sorry to them for the long detail :)

    My intention was to make a copy of an older app (free but commercial=Garmin), that was no longer available from the PlayStore, and install it on a second device and avoid using an apk mirror.

    • apk-extractor (from f-droid) did NOT work for me
    • Install Amaze file manager on device A (or may be Kanade or APK Explorer & Editor will work too, but I've not tested yet)
    • Use Amaze to backup the app to external USB storage
      (there's some hokey-pokey with storage permissions, but Amaze leads you through it)
    • On this occasion, the app was 4 apks (known as a split apk I think)
    • I did not find a way to install the split apks using Amaze or the default filemanager
    • On device B install APK Explorer & Editor
    • Using APK Explorer & Editor select all the split apks for the app (four in this instance) on the external USB storage and then you will find the install option

    There might be something else here of interest to some people. I read in the forum quite frequently that some GrapheneOS users don't want to use the sandboxed PlayStore and head off to the Aurora Store despite the risks. Maybe people in that situation could use a secondary device to obtain their apps/apks direct from the PlayStore and then use this app backup technique to move the app to their primary device. Catch would be no easy updates of course. For myself, I just enable the Sandboxed PlayStore/Services stuff in the primary profile to install or update an app, then Sandboxed PlayStore/Services is disabled again immediately afterwards and then push the app to the required secondary profile.

    This has been a great learning experience. Thank you for all your help.

        • In Thinking of switching to graphene os from iPhone but some concern's

          @UndercoverBozo You are spreading inaccuracies about Apple's privacy practices. It is widely known that Apple collects significant amount of usage data from iOS users, but you are wrong about them selling it to third-parties for profit. This is one of the selling points of Apple products, that their data collection stays within their app ecosystem. Please provide solid evidence for your statement.