Playstore on e/OS/

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Hi

I have a Fairphone 6 running e/OS/ but I find a couple of apps that give error messages. If I drill down I’m told that the error messages relate to sideloading or jail broken phone. I am directed to install from PlayStore.

Assuming the need to use Playstore is correct, can I safely install Playstore, download /installthe apps & then disable Playstore without screwing up the phone?

Comments appreciated.

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App install origin shouldn’t be the problem itself.

AppLounge already is 1. downloading directly from the playstore for commercial apps - and 2. is masquerading as official Playstore when apps query where they were installed from.
See App Lounge | /e/OS documentation

It should be up to to system checks the Apps run or missing subfunctions they rely on aren’t present in what is the surrogate to Google Play Services: see microG | /e/OS documentation - check out the headline “Passing Play Integrity (Basic)” if you have difficulties with banking apps.

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If you want apps to pass PlayIntegrity you need :

  • remove those apps
  • ass a MicroG google account
  • log with this google account in Applounge
  • Install the apps
  • You can test with apps like “ integrity checker”
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Thanks folks. I’ve tried uninstalling & re-installing while logged into Google but still no go. I’m not going to sweat this further as I can use a web interface which, while less convenient, works well enough.

Thanks again

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