Hey everyone, I recently learned about Aurora Store, a platform that allows you download Play Store apps even if you don’t have Google services, like on Graphene OS. I’m curious if there’s any benefit to using it on my non-rooted device. Any thoughts?
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You get apps from a safe source without needing a google account.
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You get access to playstore apps from trusted sources. That’s about it.
And without google tracking your used apps.
When I discovered the Play Store history in my google settings, that creeped me out completely.
Thankfully I had already switched to Aurora and F-Droid by that point
Is there a way to delete that history and start fresh with Aurora? Also is it recommended to download apps that have micro transactions via Aurora?
You should be able to from your Google account, if you head to the “data and privacy” tab in your account settings and go to “Web and app activity”.
Apps with microtransactions may not work if they’re downloaded from Aurora (as far as I know, apps can check what store they’re downloaded from), but it’s worth a try anyway just in case.
Aurora is great when it works but it’s having a lot of issues recently.
Just in case the issues you’re referring to are the ‘This account is rate limited’ problem when trying to search for apps while using an anonymous account, I’ve found a workaround:
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Make sure Aurora Store has permission to open supported links (Open by default) in the app’s settings, and add the available Play Store links. (If you have the Play Store on your phone you’ll likely need to first remove them from there)
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Search for the app you want in your browser and copy the link.
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Paste the link in a messaging/notes app.
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Click the pasted link and it should open in Aurora Store, allowing you to install it.
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Sometimes you can use it to get access to apps that aren’t whitelisted for your device.
If you don’t have a Google account (my situation) it is great.
Honestly I’ve moved to just directly pulling from APKPure or apkmirror. Arora or any of the play store frontend alts were too much hassle.
Imho it’s better to go to the root of the problem. F-droid. FOSS apps, no ads, no google.
If I have aurora store, I can Delete Playstore without risk?
I’ve disabled play store on my device… sadly can’t delete it as it’s the only app than can update Carrier Services for RCS
Sure, it can be useful for bypassing staggered rollouts of app updates.
