Thanks again for this post and fine manual for using Aurora store. My question for the techies:
I want to urgently use a paid app (i.c. Collins Bird Guide.), so that would only work if I login with my Google account in Aurora. What are the privacy / safety implications of doing that for one app? Would that jeopardize my compete /e/, or is it just the communication of that app (which maybe I can limit with it’s permissions.
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Another question : when installing my banking app from Aurora (not available elsewhere, and just getting the apk from my old phone didn’t work) I am warned that ‘this app requires GSF’, which i understand as ‘Google Services Framework’.
Does this means that GSF is installed along with the app? Or that the presets in /e/ will (try to) replace it by default?
This is a real go/no go for me, and I’d like to know how to check if I mistakenly installed GSF…
Thank you!!
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“Faked” by microG service
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Thank you @kisman172 !!
I’m utilizing LineageOS w/ MicroG on my OnePlus 9 Pro while awaiting an /e/ build for the device…should I blacklist Google Play Services updates on Aurora there as well? Or does that work differently with Lineage.
Yes. It’s faked by microG
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Is there a method to allow for IAPs and license validation within /e/? Most of the guides I’ve found use outdated, patched Play Stores which appear to no longer work.
No, not possible. Play Store is a requirement.
I have only one modern device with Android 11 (JaguarAndroid). On my next day off I’m going to change ROMs and do a setup with the patched Play Store and see if in-app stuff works as it does on older Androids.
Hello! All of this makes sense. Aurora is pretty handy. One question I have regarding apps that I have already installed using the /e/ App store:
The /e/ App store is ‘legit’, but tends to have apps that are slightly out of date. I’m currently waiting for an update to Signal and a VPN client, for example
The Aurora app store seems to be quite willing to update these existing apps. Are there any implications to me allowing Aurora to do this? Am I giving it control of these apps somehow? What would happen if I removed the Aurora App Store application - would the /e/ App Store eventually pick these ones up again and continue updating them? Apologies if this isn’t a very intelligent question, I’m not very familiar with how App stores and APKs interact
(ps happy new year!)
Hello, and bet wishes for 2022 !
Both store apps relies on Android Package Manager to get installed apps & versions, so both can update an outdated app regardless of which store installed it previously.
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Aurora seems to share the same problem App Lounge has: some apps cannot be downloaded. It works (if you are lucky) shortly after system installation and then suddenly stops working (at least on my FP5). There may be or may be not Anonymous account problem but it’s not a key. Even if anonymous account is available there may be problems downloading some apks on both apps, there are only different symptoms:
- App Lounge may show anonymous uers error or may not download app showing RETRY button.
- Aurora in the same time for the same apps that App Lounge can’t download shows: this app is unavailable for your device” error
Both make using phone nearly impossible. Only solution is to download apk file for APK Pure for example, but I am not sure if it’s safe for banking and gov aps. Have we any HOWTO for such a case?
You might read on (and around) from the question posed here App Lounge hangs on many "common" apps - #68 by Barbara.
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Thank you, I didn’t see that one before. I think spoof manager trick work with some apps. I will wait for official solution.
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Bearing in mind that this HOWTO is marked deprecated in the OP there is a Readme at
and an issue tracker. As linked above the Aurora issue “Not available for this device” – Fairphone is mentioned Majority of apps not available for Fairphone (#1374) · Issues · Aurora OSS / AuroraStore · GitLab.
Even this opinion is expressed by one contributor.
Due to this bug, aurora is unusable on a Fairphone 5.