Google Pulls Chinese-App Remover From Android for Violations
https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/google-pulls-chinese-app-remover-from-android-for-violations
#Google #playstore #China #India #delete
https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/google-pulls-chinese-app-remover-from-android-for-violations
#Google #playstore #China #India #delete
BloombergQuint
Google Pulls Chinese-App Remover From Android for Violations
Google pulled an application from its Play Store that helps users delete Chinese games and other software from their smartphones.
Fortnite for Android has also been kicked off the Google Play Store
You can still install it directly from Epic, however
Following its removal from the Apple App Store, Fortnite has also been kicked off of the Google Play Store for Android. Earlier today, Epic Games snuck in an update for both the iPhone and Android versions of the game that allowed users to pay Epic directly for in-app purchases instead of using the officially sanctioned system for both platforms.
What followed was a wild ride: Apple kicked Fortnite off the App Store, then Epic sued Apple, and finally there was an in-game video parodying Apple’s own 1984 commercial, positioning Apple itself as the monopolist.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21368079/fortnite-epic-android-banned-google-play-app-store-rule-violation
https://www.engadget.com/fortnite-android-225437892.html
https://youtu.be/euiSHuaw6Q4
#Google #apple #fortnite #appstore #playstore #payments #EpicGames
You can still install it directly from Epic, however
Following its removal from the Apple App Store, Fortnite has also been kicked off of the Google Play Store for Android. Earlier today, Epic Games snuck in an update for both the iPhone and Android versions of the game that allowed users to pay Epic directly for in-app purchases instead of using the officially sanctioned system for both platforms.
What followed was a wild ride: Apple kicked Fortnite off the App Store, then Epic sued Apple, and finally there was an in-game video parodying Apple’s own 1984 commercial, positioning Apple itself as the monopolist.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21368079/fortnite-epic-android-banned-google-play-app-store-rule-violation
https://www.engadget.com/fortnite-android-225437892.html
https://youtu.be/euiSHuaw6Q4
#Google #apple #fortnite #appstore #playstore #payments #EpicGames
A tip from a kid helps detect iOS and Android scam apps’ 2.4 million downloads
Smartphone apps raked in ~$500,000, in part thanks to shilling on TikTok and Instagram
Researchers said that a tip from a child led them to discover aggressive adware and exorbitant prices lurking in iOS and Android smartphone apps with a combined 2.4 million downloads from the App Store and Google Play.
Posing as apps for entertainment, wallpaper images, or music downloads, some of the titles served intrusive ads even when an app wasn’t active. To prevent users from uninstalling them, the apps hid their icon, making it hard to identify where the ads were coming from. Other apps charged from $2 to $10 and generated revenue of more than $500,000, according to estimates from SensorTower, a smartphone-app intelligence service
The apps came to light after a girl found a profile on TikTok that was promoting what appeared to be an abusive app and reported it to Be Safe Online, a project in the Czech Republic that educates children about online safety. Acting on the tip, researchers from security firm Avast found 11 apps, for devices running both iOS and Android, that were engaged in similar scams.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/09/scam-apps-with-2-4-million-downloads-found-on-apple-and-google-shelves/
#scam #kids #adware #Playstore #android #AppStore #iOS #tiktok #instagram
Smartphone apps raked in ~$500,000, in part thanks to shilling on TikTok and Instagram
Researchers said that a tip from a child led them to discover aggressive adware and exorbitant prices lurking in iOS and Android smartphone apps with a combined 2.4 million downloads from the App Store and Google Play.
Posing as apps for entertainment, wallpaper images, or music downloads, some of the titles served intrusive ads even when an app wasn’t active. To prevent users from uninstalling them, the apps hid their icon, making it hard to identify where the ads were coming from. Other apps charged from $2 to $10 and generated revenue of more than $500,000, according to estimates from SensorTower, a smartphone-app intelligence service
The apps came to light after a girl found a profile on TikTok that was promoting what appeared to be an abusive app and reported it to Be Safe Online, a project in the Czech Republic that educates children about online safety. Acting on the tip, researchers from security firm Avast found 11 apps, for devices running both iOS and Android, that were engaged in similar scams.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/09/scam-apps-with-2-4-million-downloads-found-on-apple-and-google-shelves/
#scam #kids #adware #Playstore #android #AppStore #iOS #tiktok #instagram
Ars Technica
A tip from a kid helps detect iOS and Android scam apps’ 2.4 million downloads
Smartphone apps raked in ~$500,000, in part thanks to shilling on TikTok and Instagram.
Google to update Play Store guidelines to make it harder to bypass the 30% fee
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-double-down-30-in-app-fee
Google will reportedly get stricter with developers over in-app purchases, according to Bloomberg. The move is set to be announced next week and will surely upset some developers who have previously circumvented Google’s rules.
Bloomberg’s report claims Google will issue updated guidelines that will clarify a requirement for apps to use Google Play In-app Billing service for in-app purchases. That means if you purchase a Spotify subscription through the Android app, Google wants its 30% cut of the revenue.
Google’s policies aren’t necessarily changing. Rather, the company is reportedly cracking down and will no longer allow developers to prompt users to pay with their credit card, rather than offering a subscription through Google’s billing service for in-app purchases.
Here’s what Google’s existing Play Store guidelines say, in part:
Developers offering products within a game download on Google Play or providing access to game content must use Google Play In-app Billing as the method of payment.
Developers offering products within another category of app downloaded on Google Play must use Google Play In-app Billing as the method of payment, except for the following cases:
Payment is solely for physical products.
Payment is for digital content that may be consumed outside of the app itself (e.g. songs that can be played on other music players).
Even with these policies in place, Google has more or less allowed some high-profile companies to circumvent the guideline by turning a blind eye when they offer an alternative method of payment. With Google ready to double down on the requirement, developers will allegedly get a short grace period to comply before facing enforcement. Apple has recently come under fire for a similar practice — though the Cupertino-based company has strictly enforced its own requirements from the very beginning.
Google’s updated policies will surely escalate what is growing into an ugly battle between developers and Apple and Google. Both companies are already embroiled in an ugly legal battle with Epic Games, which recently tried to circumvent App Store and Play Store policies by encouraging Fortnite players to purchase in-game content from Epic directly. Apple and Google responded by taking Fortnite down from their respective app stores.
Meanwhile, it was announced this week that some of the industry’s most popular developers, including Epic Games, Spotify, and Tile, were banding together to create the Coalition for App Fairness. The group’s aim is to “create a level playing field for app businesses.”
Google’s Android platform allows users to access multiple app stores, while apps can also be side-loaded. But if developers want to be in the Play Store, they have to abide by Google’s rules. We’ll see what the response is like when Google clarifies its stance on in-app purchases next week.
#google #playstore #fee #30%
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-double-down-30-in-app-fee
Google will reportedly get stricter with developers over in-app purchases, according to Bloomberg. The move is set to be announced next week and will surely upset some developers who have previously circumvented Google’s rules.
Bloomberg’s report claims Google will issue updated guidelines that will clarify a requirement for apps to use Google Play In-app Billing service for in-app purchases. That means if you purchase a Spotify subscription through the Android app, Google wants its 30% cut of the revenue.
Google’s policies aren’t necessarily changing. Rather, the company is reportedly cracking down and will no longer allow developers to prompt users to pay with their credit card, rather than offering a subscription through Google’s billing service for in-app purchases.
Here’s what Google’s existing Play Store guidelines say, in part:
Developers offering products within a game download on Google Play or providing access to game content must use Google Play In-app Billing as the method of payment.
Developers offering products within another category of app downloaded on Google Play must use Google Play In-app Billing as the method of payment, except for the following cases:
Payment is solely for physical products.
Payment is for digital content that may be consumed outside of the app itself (e.g. songs that can be played on other music players).
Even with these policies in place, Google has more or less allowed some high-profile companies to circumvent the guideline by turning a blind eye when they offer an alternative method of payment. With Google ready to double down on the requirement, developers will allegedly get a short grace period to comply before facing enforcement. Apple has recently come under fire for a similar practice — though the Cupertino-based company has strictly enforced its own requirements from the very beginning.
Google’s updated policies will surely escalate what is growing into an ugly battle between developers and Apple and Google. Both companies are already embroiled in an ugly legal battle with Epic Games, which recently tried to circumvent App Store and Play Store policies by encouraging Fortnite players to purchase in-game content from Epic directly. Apple and Google responded by taking Fortnite down from their respective app stores.
Meanwhile, it was announced this week that some of the industry’s most popular developers, including Epic Games, Spotify, and Tile, were banding together to create the Coalition for App Fairness. The group’s aim is to “create a level playing field for app businesses.”
Google’s Android platform allows users to access multiple app stores, while apps can also be side-loaded. But if developers want to be in the Play Store, they have to abide by Google’s rules. We’ll see what the response is like when Google clarifies its stance on in-app purchases next week.
#google #playstore #fee #30%
XDA Developers
Google to update Play Store guidelines to make it harder to bypass the 30% fee
A new report claims Google will update its Play Store policies to require more developers to give the company a 30% cut of in-app purchases.
India's own app store in works, will be an alternative to Google Play Store, Apple App Store
https://www.timesnownews.com/technology-science/article/indias-own-app-store-in-works-will-be-an-alternative-to-google-play-store-apple-app-store-report/661037
#playstore #India #gov #apk #alternatives
https://www.timesnownews.com/technology-science/article/indias-own-app-store-in-works-will-be-an-alternative-to-google-play-store-apple-app-store-report/661037
#playstore #India #gov #apk #alternatives
TimesNowNews.com
India's own app store in works, will be an alternative to Google Play Store, Apple App Store: Report
In a bid to make the country self-reliant, India's own app store is in works as government thinks there's a need to handhold the local startups.
Forwarded from BlackBox (Security) Archiv
The #Epic @fedilab @k9mail cases have reinforced our strong stance that we must control the distribution channels of #FLOSS and no longer depend on the #PlayStore
A major threat to the adoption of an alternative is that users expect updates to be automatic but #Google made that possible only for the #PlayStore
Code Lutin will invest on @fdroidorg to make software update possible on non-rooted #Android devices thus, allowing people to adopt #FreeSoftware
#MécénatCodeLutin #DeleteGoogle #thinkabout
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
A major threat to the adoption of an alternative is that users expect updates to be automatic but #Google made that possible only for the #PlayStore
Code Lutin will invest on @fdroidorg to make software update possible on non-rooted #Android devices thus, allowing people to adopt #FreeSoftware
#MécénatCodeLutin #DeleteGoogle #thinkabout
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
Google Play bans third-party app for YouTube alternative BitChute
Article, Comments
#Google #playstore #bitchute #youtube #alternative
Article, Comments
#Google #playstore #bitchute #youtube #alternative
Reclaim The Net
Google Play bans third-party app for YouTube alternative BitChute
Alt-tech is increasingly being blocked from the Google-controlled Android app store.
Forwarded from BlackBox (Security) Archiv
Here’s a sneak peek at Aurora Store v4, a big update to the open source Play Store client
The Aurora Store is a popular open-source client of the Google Play Store, allowing users to search, download, and update Android apps and games on any device running Android 5.0 and above. The app’s main highlight is that it doesn’t require GApps, MicroG, or Google service of any kind. Originally a fork of the Yalp Store, the app was later rewritten from scratch to offer a modern UI with Material Design.
The team behind Aurora Store is working on a major update that improves the app discovery and brings the user interface a step closer to the Google Play Store. XDA Senior Member Hb20032003 has shared some images — originally posted over at Aurora Store’s official Telegram group — giving us a sneak peek at what the fresh UI will look like. As you can see in the screenshots below, the new UI is clearly inspired by the Google Play Store, focusing on making it easier to discover new apps. The old Home, Updates, Categories tabs have been replaced by the Apps, Games, and Updates, and there’s now a floating search button instead of the top search bar. We also see new columns such as “For You,” “Top Charts,” and “Editor’s Choice,” along with proper app categories.
https://www.xda-developers.com/aurora-store-v4-update-sneak-peek-open-source-play-store-client/
#aurora #appstore #playstore #client
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
The Aurora Store is a popular open-source client of the Google Play Store, allowing users to search, download, and update Android apps and games on any device running Android 5.0 and above. The app’s main highlight is that it doesn’t require GApps, MicroG, or Google service of any kind. Originally a fork of the Yalp Store, the app was later rewritten from scratch to offer a modern UI with Material Design.
The team behind Aurora Store is working on a major update that improves the app discovery and brings the user interface a step closer to the Google Play Store. XDA Senior Member Hb20032003 has shared some images — originally posted over at Aurora Store’s official Telegram group — giving us a sneak peek at what the fresh UI will look like. As you can see in the screenshots below, the new UI is clearly inspired by the Google Play Store, focusing on making it easier to discover new apps. The old Home, Updates, Categories tabs have been replaced by the Apps, Games, and Updates, and there’s now a floating search button instead of the top search bar. We also see new columns such as “For You,” “Top Charts,” and “Editor’s Choice,” along with proper app categories.
https://www.xda-developers.com/aurora-store-v4-update-sneak-peek-open-source-play-store-client/
#aurora #appstore #playstore #client
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
XDA Developers
Here's a sneak peek at Aurora Store v4, a big update to the open source Play Store client
Aurora Store, an open source Google Play Store client, is working on a major update which will bring a revamped UI and improved app discovery.
Forwarded from BlackBox (Security) Archiv
Why is Telegram no longer updated in the Play store?
All third party clients will be removed from play.
As you know, Telegram Android's code is full of coupling, complexity, and shit. They compress a month's worth of shit into one commit at a time and release it, then close the issue section. But is there more?
Last year, the Play store required all apps to update their target API to 29 (Android Pie).
One year later, what has Telegram changed? Just a requestLegacyExternalStorage cheat symbol.
Back to the question, why is Telegram no longer updated in the play store? Because they don't want to modify their shit mountain for their users; to avoid being unexplainable, they stop updating a month in advance, and once they are taken down by Google, it can be attributed to censorship.
Oppose censorship, but don't support being fed shit.
If this happens, please don't support Telegram, for the sake of true freedom.
https://telegra.ph/Why-is-Telegram-no-longer-updated-in-the-Play-store-04-26
#telegram #google #playstore #updates #censorship #comment
📡 @nogoolag 📡 @blackbox_archiv
All third party clients will be removed from play.
As you know, Telegram Android's code is full of coupling, complexity, and shit. They compress a month's worth of shit into one commit at a time and release it, then close the issue section. But is there more?
Last year, the Play store required all apps to update their target API to 29 (Android Pie).
One year later, what has Telegram changed? Just a requestLegacyExternalStorage cheat symbol.
Back to the question, why is Telegram no longer updated in the play store? Because they don't want to modify their shit mountain for their users; to avoid being unexplainable, they stop updating a month in advance, and once they are taken down by Google, it can be attributed to censorship.
Oppose censorship, but don't support being fed shit.
If this happens, please don't support Telegram, for the sake of true freedom.
https://telegra.ph/Why-is-Telegram-no-longer-updated-in-the-Play-store-04-26
#telegram #google #playstore #updates #censorship #comment
📡 @nogoolag 📡 @blackbox_archiv
Telegraph
Why is Telegram no longer updated in the Play store?
As you know, Telegram Android's code is full of coupling, complexity, and shit. They compress a month's worth of shit into one commit at a time and release it, then close the issue section. But is there more?
JavaScript developers left in the dark after DroidScript software shut down by Google over ad fraud allegations
Developers frustrated after being only able to discuss with Google bots
https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/27/droidscript_google_ban/
Google have declared Droidscript is malware
https://groups.google.com/g/androidscript/c/Mbh5TZ6YYnA/m/GflwflqaDAAJ
#droidscript #playstore #Google
Developers frustrated after being only able to discuss with Google bots
https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/27/droidscript_google_ban/
Google have declared Droidscript is malware
https://groups.google.com/g/androidscript/c/Mbh5TZ6YYnA/m/GflwflqaDAAJ
#droidscript #playstore #Google
The Register
JavaScript developers left in the dark after DroidScript software shut down by Google over ad fraud allegations
Creator suspects his ID was copied, web giant keeps quiet
Google’s ‘Project Hug’ paid out huge sums to keep game devs in the Play Store
https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/19/22632818/google-project-hug-game-developers-play-store-millions-epic-lawsuit-complaint
#google #playstore #fortnite
https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/19/22632818/google-project-hug-game-developers-play-store-millions-epic-lawsuit-complaint
#google #playstore #fortnite
The Verge
Google’s ‘Project Hug’ paid out huge sums to keep game devs in the Play Store, Epic filing claims
Google made sure popular games stayed on the Play Store.
Google Play makes bizarre decision to ban call-recording apps
Google abandoned plans for a call-recording API in 2020, now it bans workarounds?
Google has announced a bizarre policy that effectively bans call-recording apps from the Play Store. As part of Google's crackdown on apps that use Android's accessibility APIs for non-accessibility reasons, Google says call recording is no longer allowed via the accessibility APIs. Since the accessibility APIs are the only way for third-party apps to record calls on Android, call-recording apps are dead on Google Play.
#google #callrecording #playstore #android #accessibility
Google abandoned plans for a call-recording API in 2020, now it bans workarounds?
Google has announced a bizarre policy that effectively bans call-recording apps from the Play Store. As part of Google's crackdown on apps that use Android's accessibility APIs for non-accessibility reasons, Google says call recording is no longer allowed via the accessibility APIs. Since the accessibility APIs are the only way for third-party apps to record calls on Android, call-recording apps are dead on Google Play.
#google #callrecording #playstore #android #accessibility
Ars Technica
Google Play makes bizarre decision to ban call-recording apps
Google abandoned plans for a call-recording API in 2020, now it bans workarounds?
🔴 App download / install / manage
Google PlayStore™ can be installed with #minmicrog and other microg installers. Some apps you bought with a Google account may require it to check for licenses.
If it doesn't work check possible solutions here: https://t.me/NoGoolag/19314 ( #issues )
You can buy apps with your Google account from a web browser and then download it with Google playstore / Aurora Store / Yalp Store
Don't buy apps to Google, you're financing that evil corporation with the 30% cut they take from every app sold
Here are some better alternatives to get and manage Android apps:
🎁 F-Droid
apks from f-droid.org repository or extra repositories
https://t.me/NoGoolag/1034
🎁 Aurora Droid (F-Droid foss client)
apks from f-droid.org repository or extra repositories
https://t.me/NoGoolag/1242
🎁 Aurora Store (Google Playstore foss client)
apks from Google Playstore
https://t.me/NoGoolag/1123
⚠️ Google broke the search function in Aurora Store at the moment. Try the nightly version. You may find more info at @AuroraSupport
or https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore
🎁 Neo Store (F-Droid foss client)
https://t.me/NoGoolag/14666
🎁 Droidify (F-Droid foss client)
https://github.com/Iamlooker/Droid-ify/releases
🎁 App Lounge by eOS (Foss/commercial/pwa)
https://doc.e.foundation/support-topics/app_lounge
🎁 Obtainium (Foss apps from multiple sources)
https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium
🎁 Accrescent
https://accrescent.app
🎁 Skydroid
https://github.com/redsolver/skydroid
https://get.skydroid.app
🎁 Foxy Droid (F-Droid foss client)
apks from f-droid.org repository or extra repositories
https://f-droid.org/app/nya.kitsunyan.foxydroid/
https://github.com/kitsunyan/foxy-droid
🎁 apkeep
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/09/introducing-apkeep-eff-threat-labs-new-apk-downloader
https://github.com/EFForg/apkeep
🎁 APKGrabber
apks from Google Play, APKPure, APKMirror or Uptodown (enable Izzy repo)
https://f-droid.org/app/de.apkgrabber
🎁 APKMirror
apks from APKMirror
https://f-droid.org/app/taco.apkmirror
🎁 ApkTrack
Updates on PlayStore and other sources
https://f-droid.org/app/fr.kwiatkowski.ApkTrack
🎁 Kali Nethunter Store
Pentesting apps
https://store.nethunter.com
🎁 Evozi apk downloader (website)
https://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader
🎁 Raccoon
APK Downloader for Linux, Windows and MacOS
https://raccoon.onyxbits.de
🔴 App management
🛠 AppManager
@AppManagerChannel
https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager
https://f-droid.org/repo/io.github.muntashirakon.AppManager
🛠 AppWarden
https://t.me/AuroraOfficial/59
Izzy repo https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/repo/com.aurora.warden
🛠 /d/gapps
Delete/disable GApps and other bloatwares
https://t.me/NoGoolag/1247
🛠 Batch Uninstaller
Uninstall multiple applications at once
https://f-droid.org/app/com.saha.batchuninstaller
🛠 Apk Extractor
Extract APKs from your device, even if installed from the Playstore. Root access
https://f-droid.org/app/axp.tool.apkextractor
🛠 OpenAPK
App manager uninstall, hide, disable, extract, share
https://f-droid.org/app/com.dkanada.openapk
🛠 NeoBackup
https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Backup
🔴 App info
🔬 ClassyShark3xodus
Scan apps for trackers
https://f-droid.org/app/com.oF2pks.classyshark3xodus
🔬 Exodus Privacy
Analyzes privacy concerns in apps from Google Play store
https://f-droid.org/app/org.eu.exodus_privacy.exodusprivacy
🔬 App Watcher
Follow updates and changelogs of apps in Play Store not currently installed on your device (enable Izzy repo)
https://f-droid.org/app/com.anod.appwatcher
🔬 Stanley
Explore app info for developers
https://f-droid.org/app/fr.xgouchet.packageexplorer
📡 @NoGoolag 📡 @Libreware
#apk #install #app #playstore #store #alternatives #fdroid #aurora #yalp #huawei
Google PlayStore™ can be installed with #minmicrog and other microg installers. Some apps you bought with a Google account may require it to check for licenses.
If it doesn't work check possible solutions here: https://t.me/NoGoolag/19314 ( #issues )
You can buy apps with your Google account from a web browser and then download it with Google playstore / Aurora Store / Yalp Store
Don't buy apps to Google, you're financing that evil corporation with the 30% cut they take from every app sold
Here are some better alternatives to get and manage Android apps:
🎁 F-Droid
apks from f-droid.org repository or extra repositories
https://t.me/NoGoolag/1034
🎁 Aurora Droid (F-Droid foss client)
apks from f-droid.org repository or extra repositories
https://t.me/NoGoolag/1242
🎁 Aurora Store (Google Playstore foss client)
apks from Google Playstore
https://t.me/NoGoolag/1123
⚠️ Google broke the search function in Aurora Store at the moment. Try the nightly version. You may find more info at @AuroraSupport
or https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore
🎁 Neo Store (F-Droid foss client)
https://t.me/NoGoolag/14666
🎁 Droidify (F-Droid foss client)
https://github.com/Iamlooker/Droid-ify/releases
🎁 App Lounge by eOS (Foss/commercial/pwa)
https://doc.e.foundation/support-topics/app_lounge
🎁 Obtainium (Foss apps from multiple sources)
https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium
🎁 Accrescent
https://accrescent.app
🎁 Skydroid
https://github.com/redsolver/skydroid
https://get.skydroid.app
🎁 Foxy Droid (F-Droid foss client)
apks from f-droid.org repository or extra repositories
https://f-droid.org/app/nya.kitsunyan.foxydroid/
https://github.com/kitsunyan/foxy-droid
🎁 apkeep
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/09/introducing-apkeep-eff-threat-labs-new-apk-downloader
https://github.com/EFForg/apkeep
🎁 APKGrabber
apks from Google Play, APKPure, APKMirror or Uptodown (enable Izzy repo)
https://f-droid.org/app/de.apkgrabber
🎁 APKMirror
apks from APKMirror
https://f-droid.org/app/taco.apkmirror
🎁 ApkTrack
Updates on PlayStore and other sources
https://f-droid.org/app/fr.kwiatkowski.ApkTrack
🎁 Kali Nethunter Store
Pentesting apps
https://store.nethunter.com
🎁 Evozi apk downloader (website)
https://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader
🎁 Raccoon
APK Downloader for Linux, Windows and MacOS
https://raccoon.onyxbits.de
🔴 App management
🛠 AppManager
@AppManagerChannel
https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager
https://f-droid.org/repo/io.github.muntashirakon.AppManager
🛠 AppWarden
https://t.me/AuroraOfficial/59
Izzy repo https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/repo/com.aurora.warden
🛠 /d/gapps
Delete/disable GApps and other bloatwares
https://t.me/NoGoolag/1247
🛠 Batch Uninstaller
Uninstall multiple applications at once
https://f-droid.org/app/com.saha.batchuninstaller
🛠 Apk Extractor
Extract APKs from your device, even if installed from the Playstore. Root access
https://f-droid.org/app/axp.tool.apkextractor
🛠 OpenAPK
App manager uninstall, hide, disable, extract, share
https://f-droid.org/app/com.dkanada.openapk
🛠 NeoBackup
https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Backup
🔴 App info
🔬 ClassyShark3xodus
Scan apps for trackers
https://f-droid.org/app/com.oF2pks.classyshark3xodus
🔬 Exodus Privacy
Analyzes privacy concerns in apps from Google Play store
https://f-droid.org/app/org.eu.exodus_privacy.exodusprivacy
🔬 App Watcher
Follow updates and changelogs of apps in Play Store not currently installed on your device (enable Izzy repo)
https://f-droid.org/app/com.anod.appwatcher
🔬 Stanley
Explore app info for developers
https://f-droid.org/app/fr.xgouchet.packageexplorer
📡 @NoGoolag 📡 @Libreware
#apk #install #app #playstore #store #alternatives #fdroid #aurora #yalp #huawei
Sandboxed Google Play #gapps
#GrapheneOS has a compatibility layer providing the option to install and use the official releases of #Google #Playstore in the standard app #sandbox. Google Play receives absolutely no special access or privileges on GrapheneOS as opposed to bypassing the app sandbox and receiving a massive amount of highly privileged access. Instead, the compatibility layer teaches it how to work within the full app sandbox. It also isn't used as a backend for the OS services as it would be elsewhere since GrapheneOS doesn't use Google Play even when it's installed.
Since the Google Play apps are simply regular apps on GrapheneOS, you install them within a specific user or work profile and they're only available within that profile. Only apps within the same profile can use it and they need to explicitly choose to use it. It works the same way as any other app and has no special capabilities. As with any other app, it can't access data of other apps and requires explicit user consent to gain access to profile data or the standard permissions. Apps within the same profile can communicate with mutual consent and it's no different for sandboxed Google Play.
Sandboxed Google Play is close to being fully functional and provides near complete compatibility with the app ecosystem depending on Google Play. Only a small subset of privileged functionality which we haven't yet ported to different approaches with our compatibility layer is unavailable. Some functionality is inherently privileged and can't be provided as part of the compatibility layer.
The vast majority of Play services functionality works perfectly including dynamically downloaded / updated modules (dynamite modules) and functionality provided by modular app components such as Google Play Games. By default, location requests are rerouted to a reimplementation of the Play geolocation service provided by GrapheneOS. You can disable rerouting and use the standard Play services geolocation service instead if you want the Google network location service and related features.
Our compatibility layer includes full support for the Play Store. Play Store services are fully available including in-app purchases, Play Asset Delivery, Play Feature Delivery and app / content license checks. It can install, update and uninstall apps with the standard approach requiring that the user authorizes it as an app source and consents to each action. It will use the standard Android 12+ unattended update feature to do automatic updates for apps where it was the last installer.
https://grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxed-google-play
https://youtu.be/SZ0PKtiXTSs
#GrapheneOS has a compatibility layer providing the option to install and use the official releases of #Google #Playstore in the standard app #sandbox. Google Play receives absolutely no special access or privileges on GrapheneOS as opposed to bypassing the app sandbox and receiving a massive amount of highly privileged access. Instead, the compatibility layer teaches it how to work within the full app sandbox. It also isn't used as a backend for the OS services as it would be elsewhere since GrapheneOS doesn't use Google Play even when it's installed.
Since the Google Play apps are simply regular apps on GrapheneOS, you install them within a specific user or work profile and they're only available within that profile. Only apps within the same profile can use it and they need to explicitly choose to use it. It works the same way as any other app and has no special capabilities. As with any other app, it can't access data of other apps and requires explicit user consent to gain access to profile data or the standard permissions. Apps within the same profile can communicate with mutual consent and it's no different for sandboxed Google Play.
Sandboxed Google Play is close to being fully functional and provides near complete compatibility with the app ecosystem depending on Google Play. Only a small subset of privileged functionality which we haven't yet ported to different approaches with our compatibility layer is unavailable. Some functionality is inherently privileged and can't be provided as part of the compatibility layer.
The vast majority of Play services functionality works perfectly including dynamically downloaded / updated modules (dynamite modules) and functionality provided by modular app components such as Google Play Games. By default, location requests are rerouted to a reimplementation of the Play geolocation service provided by GrapheneOS. You can disable rerouting and use the standard Play services geolocation service instead if you want the Google network location service and related features.
Our compatibility layer includes full support for the Play Store. Play Store services are fully available including in-app purchases, Play Asset Delivery, Play Feature Delivery and app / content license checks. It can install, update and uninstall apps with the standard approach requiring that the user authorizes it as an app source and consents to each action. It will use the standard Android 12+ unattended update feature to do automatic updates for apps where it was the last installer.
https://grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxed-google-play
https://youtu.be/SZ0PKtiXTSs
GrapheneOS
GrapheneOS usage guide
Usage instructions for GrapheneOS, a security and privacy focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility.