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		bad_user on Oct 8, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google must open Android for third-party stores, r... I'm reading all the arguments below for why Google just appears open, while they aren't, and they are bullshit. Go here, download and install the APK: https://f-droid.org/en/ You now have a third party app repository on your phone. And actually every Samsung device comes with their own app store installed in addition to Google Play. It's not perfect, Play having the privilege to automatically install updates, but good enough. Also, AOSP is completely usable even without Google's apps or Play Services, and one proof of that is that Amazon forked it for their Kindle Fire. The arguments from Apple fans are truly bizarre.

johnisgood on Oct 8, 2024 [–]

It is bizarre, because besides having F-Droid, you could just as well install APKs from Play Store without the Play Store using APKMirror, etc.

BiteCode_dev on Oct 8, 2024 | [–]

And Aurora is a thing.

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