It appears Google tries to degrade alternative application stores to just another app offered through the Play Store, and therefore subject to Google’s policies (including an annual $5,000 fee for policy and security reviews). So I wouldn’t be surprised this is very much intentional: as to force application stores through a channel controlled by Google, to technically allow competition (at Google’s discretion) while ultimately killing “side-loading” through other sources.

Misleading title. After reading the linked Gitlab discussion it’s more likely a backend change from Google side. Aurora does use burner account but early reports seem to suggest they are not flagged or rate limited.

Well looks like its time to start making alternatives or scream for Linux to come out with a phone.

Seems like clickbait but the graphene devs recommend against aurora store in favor of using a second profile with the sandboxed play store

It’s on fdroid.

I recommend blocking play store.

It’s working fine for me while logged in. It’s always been crap when logged out. This is nothing new.

Aurora still works for me for now on Samsung stock OS. I now mostly install Google Play apps with APKPure over Obtainium tho and only use Aurora for those not on APKPure. And most of my apps are from GitHub/GitLab releases and F-Droid. I disabled Google Play and didn’t login to Google account. I don’t want the requirement of a Google account to install an app and Play Integrity to run an app. It is by no means acceptable that a company, using a closed source implementation that also tracks user and breaks Android security model, can censor what apps a user can install and decide what security and privacy compromises a user needs to agree to just use the normal phone functionalities that they pay for and by no mean require those compromises technically. They are turning Android into a service and a prison like iOS did rather than a software.

So that is why my Aurora store have been having trouble latley :(

Yup can confirm. Some apps return this error (example tutamail and windscribe vpn). Fix it by downloading the apk in fdroid or github/ gitlab directly.

Seems to be working for me (in the EU).

Oh I was wondering why Aurora had stopped working

I might be cooked

Still blocked. Europe, Wednesday 7 AM.

mine is working so far. ab testing the breaking change?

Any experience woth Apkpure app? Apk files downloaded straight from them.