Google shuts down Accounts used through AuroraStore, dont use your main Account!

I heard that accounts with genuine activity—that is, not created for the sole reason of using Aurora—aren't targeted. However, I wouldn't risk it XD

Google's also rate limiting anonymous logins. It's looking very bad.

Like, what you would not want to do. Isolating is key.
- What do you mean? I'm not following you.

This is a bummer. I actually used Aurora to download my paid apps. I would buy on the website and login on my degoogled phone. Now degoogled users will have to just pirate apps they want. So much for supporting small developers.

@arthur @Pantherina what's wrong with just using F-Droid?
- F-Droid is where I get 90% of the applications I need however banking and public transit apps are almost never open source. Once in a while I will buy a game or app that is developed does something that I can't get from the community.
- You need other apps.
  banking
  public transport
  weird stuff
  vinted
  spotify
  some random good but not FOSS apps
  paid apps (which should actually not be a problem)

FYI, the "anonymous" login stopped working since mid last week. There's an "insecure annonymous" login I haven't tried. So it seems Google doesn't like Aurora anymore, :) I use APKGrabber with APKMirror, and though a bit less convenient, it works...

But Aurora is much safer, as the apk comes directly from the official store.

For some reason the GPlay website didnt work like that anymore for me.
Also the accounts will be completely banned, not only rate limited.
Well, if you're going to use your browser, no need to search on the Google app store, you can search on apkmirror or apkpure (I prefer apkmirror), you can allow your browser to install apps, and then use apkgrabber to keep the apps up to date... At any rate, there are options...

Aurora in anonymous mode is working again. They didn't have enough accounts to spread the load with, and hit rate-limits. They've now added way more accounts.

https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore/-/issues/912#note_1406935721

Had to install uber yesterday and it worked fine!
sounds like great news!

Thanks very much for the heads up on this. I try to get most of my apps from F-Droid, but there are a few I still need to get from Google. In a worst case scenario, like if Aurora can't fix this or there isn't something else like Yalp (wait...Yalp?) how will I be able to download gplay store apps? I don't even have a Google account. If I had used Mrs. Swann's G account and it got deleted, I'd probably have to spend the rest of the morning picking up all my teeth off the floor...

There are certified third party stores that offer APKs.
- Can you recommend some?

I'm not familiar with Piped. I don't know if your link won't load because it uses some kind of non-free javascript that I have disabled on my machine, or if the services is just slow or what. I assume the video you reference is the same as this one accessed through invidious Aurora Users: Proceed with Caution! video

@Pantherina any idea why I can't access the Piped link? It just spins forever.

Interesting. Just use Libredirect I guess

I'm not familiar with Piped. I don't know if your link won't load because it uses some kind of non-free javascript that I have disabled on my machine, or if the services is just slow or what. I assume the video you reference is the same as this one accessed through invidious Aurora Users: Proceed with Caution!

Pipes is an Invidious instance. For some reason the only one supported for link sharing on Libretube
- hmmm....so it's some kind of fork from Invidious, and not just another instance.

@Pantherina :)) and I also shut down my google account completely. Together with this, replacing all google apps with more reputable alternatives. Let's hope that a good alternative for GPlay Store is not far away.

This will require all the stupid providers to acually care. And I dont see that yet. But yes, annoy your train companies, banks and more!
- I think the earlier recommendation of just using the web browser, preferably a Free Software privacy focused one like the Tor Browser, is a better solution anyway.

oh okay