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From: Marion <marion@facts.com>
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Subject: Re: grapheneOS app store - how to get a list of available apps ?
Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 14:14:53 -0000 (UTC)
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On 23 May 2025 12:31:01 +0100 (BST), Theo wrote :


> By using Aurora you *don't need a Google account* to access Google's app
> catalogue, so that's the best of both worlds from a privacy perspective.

Hi Theo,
Technically that's not completely correct, but I'm aware (from your other
posts) that you're aware that Aurora maintains rotating accounts for that.

What you're telling Rudy is that he can use Aurora to get APKs off the
Google Play Store repository without needing a Google Account on the phone.

> (TBF I do tend to trust the apps in F-droid a bit more than the ones in
> Play, so if I do want a basic flashlight app I'll look in F-droid first and
> if there's something suitable I won't look any further.  But the F-droid
> catalogue is quite limited)

For those lurking, they may not be aware the F-Droid app was deprecated.

I use the F-Droid web site (on a PC) but there's also F-Droid Basic.
 <https://f-droid.org/packages/org.fdroid.basic/>

>> I normally do not know the name of the app I need, I search for 
>> functionality.  Like in my current case of a TTS app.
> 
> I think you are making life difficult for yourself and that's why you can't
> find a modern TTS app.

I'm curious, Theo, what you think of the Skyica App Finder app?
 <https://skyica.com/appfinder/get/>

Here is a description of the app. I helped the developer test it
so that it works beautifully with Aurora and without a Google Account!
<https://xdaforums.com/t/app-6-0-app-finder-the-most-advanced-search-engine-for-android-apps.4578809/post-89024201>