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[Android Apps and Games] CoreyVidal:
I'm trying to spoof the phone I'm on, but change the pixel density. Aurora Store is defaulting to a density of 560, and I want to force it to be 411.

I export my Device Info, edit Screen Density, then load that new exited one in Aurora Store. But when I do that, now the API is failing to build.

Any suggestions?
[Android Apps and Games] s8m:
I have the same issues on Pixel 3a XL when logged in with Google account, but Anonymous worked. 3.2.1 is also the last working version for me.
[Android Apps and Games] sany:
[MENTION=5678465]WhyOrean[/MENTION] , thanks for your reply. However, it is not very clear.

1. I will not be purchasing via Aurora Store, but I will like to download my already purchased apps by signing into google with my original id. Will this be okay or will I still face the trouble of getting blocked by Google?

1a. If I use 'phone clone' to transfer my purchased app to my new phone - will I get the updates continue via Aurora Store?

2. This question comes because some Google apps (reportedly) don't let you sign in from devices like P40 Pro. My question was if I install from Aurora Store, will this overcome the limitation?

thanks

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Hi [MENTION=6949426]Ascii3[/MENTION] could you please explain what does the spoofing option does and during which instances would you use it?

Is the Aurora Droid same as F-Droid? someone mentioned in above

Sorry trying to understand.

thanks

S
[Android Apps and Games] geronimoge:
Please consider the possibility to purchase coming apps/services besides the play store. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] sterno2:
i get fail to load api and stays stuck on that screen
[Android Apps and Games] Nokono:
Press Proceed anyway and then logout-login.

If not possible then clean data, it will helps in any case. But for some time.
[Android Apps and Games] temporarium:
Yes, but previous versions retried automatically, without re-login. M thinking I preferred 3.2.4 behavior to this.
[Android Apps and Games] Nokono:
Same. Back to 3.2.4
[Android Apps and Games] yanniclord:
Same issue, at first 3.2.6 was much better but now it's even worse than 3.2.5. How come it's getting worse by every update??
[Android Apps and Games] WhyOrean:
#Update: New build is up!

Changelog : 3.2.7

• Fixed API building when the session expires
[Android Apps and Games] Nokono:
Hi,

Thank you for the update but the problem is still there, often api is not creating.
[Android Apps and Games] Wishmasterflo:
Yes I just recognized that as well.
[Android Apps and Games] Wishmasterflo:
Yes for me as well.
[Android Apps and Games] temporarium:
It worked -for a time- with the previous version as well, but is it persistent? Try killing the app or rebooting and see if it can re-establish the connection.
[Android Apps and Games] Ascii3:
The spoofing option is to masquerade as something different than the otherwise given device information. For example, one may masquerade as a Samsung device while actually using an LG device.

Aurora Droid is an F-Droid client. Its thread is located: https://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-aurora-droid-fdroid-client-t3932663 . F-Droid is a group that maintains repositories of things; at the moment it appears to be just offering Android software. The F-Droid website may be found: https://f-droid.org/ . An F-Droid software client may be used to access and manage F-Droid repositories and F-Droid offerings, like an email client may be used to access and manage email.
[Android Apps and Games] temporarium:
So far so good. 3.2.7 ??
[Android Apps and Games] temporarium:
Spoke too soon. Stuck again... ?
[Android Apps and Games] GrapeBandit:
f-droid sucks, they dont have any popular apps, just a bunch on nonsense. out of all the apps i have, Aurora is the only one that shows up in f-droid.

also, aurora is down too, nothing but problems with it for the past month
[Android Apps and Games] Nokono:
As now works fine
[Android Apps and Games] V7BHl1fBkTVNzPR9E13I:
big brain talk right here
[Android Apps and Games] kettusoikku:
Fails to connect with anonymous account and to build API, "throw with null exception"

Today, I received a Galaxy Tab s5e tablet and immediately installed LineageOS 17.1 (Android 10) on it. The Aurora Store fails to log in with an anonymous account and fails to build the API.

Strangely, when restarting the application, it automatically starts on the "Accounts" page. Earlier today, it claimed to successfully log in with an anonymous account, but it's impossible to go to the homepage anymore. Neither by the <- arrow on the upper right, nor with the "Home" shortcut in the sandwich menu.

Trying to log in now, it says "throw with null exception". Going to "Home" is still impossible, it immediately switches back to the "Accounts" page.

These errors occur both with 3.2.6 and 3.2.4. I didn't try 3.2.3.
[Android Apps and Games] sterno2:
323 works fine
[Android Apps and Games] kettusoikku:
I tried it now.

Here, 3.2.3 fails to log in with an anonymous account too and later displays the error message "throw with null exception".

I don't have a firewall installed or anything that blocks internet connection.
[Android Apps and Games] sterno2:
hmmm sorry i dont have those problems
[Android Apps and Games] Keule-Tm:
Try this: log out, kill the app, log in back. Worked for me (maybe even without killing the app, didn't bother to try).
[Android Apps and Games] kettusoikku:
Okay, I somehow manage to log in and get to the Home screen with some workaround, but no apps are loading. Aurora Store keeps failing to build APIs. Does Aurora Store not support Android 10 yet?
[Android Apps and Games] kettusoikku:
a short video showcasing the problems on Galaxy Tab s5e with LOS 17.1 (Android 10)

I don't know how to attach videos here, so I uploaded it to reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/fossdroid/comments/g74hi8/aurora_store_seems_to_work_for_others_but_on_my/
[Android Apps and Games] Nokono:
Try the version I have uploaded above 20 hours ago
[Android Apps and Games] kettusoikku:
Same exact problems. Also with the nightlies.
[Android Apps and Games] heinhuiz:
Make sure to uninstall the previous version before you install another one. Or, when the problem occurs, clear data and cache. The beta version above seems to he working fine with my Android 10.
[Android Apps and Games] kettusoikku:
I did that now to no success :(
[Android Apps and Games] Nokono:
any vpn? Internet access restricting app/modules on your phone? And similar?
[Android Apps and Games] kettusoikku:
No VPN or Firewall. I didn't deactivate captive portal lookup or change any other system settings yet.

I installed Magisk just to root the OS, but no modules. I don't know Magisk, but I don't think that it blocks any connections on its own.

Do you know if Aurora Store writes a logfile somewhere?
[Android Apps and Games] Nokono:
Seems not but you can use Matlog for example. Available in GPlay and easy to use. Or smth alike - Catlog etc
[Android Apps and Games] 73sydney:
Hopelessly broken, sadly as it often is

Clean install...latest

Been broken since 3.2.5....

Was working fine, why update?
[Android Apps and Games] TiTiB:
Same here. I'm sticking with 3.2.1 for now. Ofc, I'll try out any new version that the dev offers. ?
[Android Apps and Games] kettusoikku:
WOW! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

3.2.1 works perfectly, on first try! I'm very relieved!
[Android Apps and Games] WhyOrean:
#Update: New build is up!

Changelog: 3.2.8

Bug fix & improvements

Updated translation
[Android Apps and Games] Ryū Kenden:
Just for reporting purposes, on Android 5.1 from the 3.2.1 to the 3.2.6 I've encountered no problem whatsoever (also the autoinstallation seems to work in the latter).

Hopefully with this new version, even on my android 9 the store will return the work.

Thank you for the amazing work!
[Android Apps and Games] ..Cory..:
Can confirm that the issues with building the API on launch and the auto-install post download are both working!

Thanks for the constant support dev :good:
[Android Apps and Games] kettusoikku:
I'm experiencing the same issues as posted earlier on the Galaxy Tab s5e with LineageOS 17.1. No problems with Aurora Store 3.2.1 whatsoever, except for the aurora services installation method not working, which is just a very minor inconvenience.
[Android Apps and Games] 73sydney:
Working again....
[Android Apps and Games] temporarium:
+1 ??
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
Nope.

Hasn't worked correctly in a long time.

Still finding old or non existent updates that won't install despite deleting app cache and logging out and in.

Worthless right now. Sorry.
[Android Apps and Games] temporarium:
Must be your setup. All good here. Just found a freshly-released update and auto-installed it flawlessly.
[Android Apps and Games] heinhuiz:
Are you spoofing something, [MENTION=6910712]maybeme2[/MENTION]? Did you try completely uninstalling the old version, or clearing complete storage (not only cache)? Did you maybe recently migrate from Android 9 to 10, and is Aurora trying to update old Pie apps that won't work or became obsolete in Oreo (webview a.o.)?
[Android Apps and Games] Nollie8969:
Auto update does not work. Just got an popup for 3.2.8, but it is still on 3.2.3

Latest on androidfilehost is 3.2.3. So newer ones are just Betas?
[Android Apps and Games] anunaym14:
Haha, I agree and many on Reddit and in the comments on the XDA article also suggested the same. Also, some people claimed that 'Galaxy' name is given to attract Samsung users which is completely senseless. The app is completely free and more downloads doesn't make fetch whyorean any profit. But still, at the day end requests were heard and the app name has been changed.

Join the telegram group here to know about the new name, and *spoiler alert*, the app has gone through a massive UI change and its lit! You will also find the builds with newer design in the group.

See you guys there :D
[Android Apps and Games] drnightshadow:
lol if u don't use google play/services you cant use telegram :laugh: so tele$h!t is useless that's why we have xda forum :highfive: :victory:
[Android Apps and Games] *M*:
Well there is microg or the fdroid version of telegram. Anyway yes I've been using the new version of this from the telegram group and it's amazing.
[Android Apps and Games] anunaym14:
Yes the Telegram FOSS version from Fdroid works great!

Nice!
[Android Apps and Games] dremaludri@inaby.com:
The redesign is amazing. :cyclops:

The beta release is also available on GitHub. https://github.com/whyorean/Galaxy/releases

Also, is there a specific reason Telegram is being for group chats on XDA. What about Signal messenger?

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Does the YalpStore not use Android libraries and is free from this license compatibility issue? Asking since YS is available on F-Droid.
[Android Apps and Games] drnightshadow:
Ha the Aurora is nice... looks like store now. All i missing is dark/black theme, but no rush its beta :laugh:.

Keep the good work.
[Android Apps and Games] GreatGodvin:
The new ui is awesome but it some time for me to get into the settings
[Android Apps and Games] Mynacol:
I totally like the new ui, but I don't know where the settings are. Could somebody write how to get there?:confused:
[Android Apps and Games] Ellul:
Swipe up on the bottom panel :)
[Android Apps and Games] *M*:
I agree it should be more obvious, like an arrow indicator on the bar to swipe up
[Android Apps and Games] anunaym14:
It'll be there in the app intro

Telegram has a bigger user base than Signal and is secure at the same time.

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The one on fdroid works fine
[Android Apps and Games] Mynacol:
"Telegram has a bigger user base than Signal" - YES

"is secure at the same time" - NO, look here: https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/49782/is-telegram-secure
[Android Apps and Games] Taracair:
Working fine in LG G3 with custom resolution and custom DPI. The UI is amazing. The bottom bar is amazing, keep it there don't move it at the top.

Great job!
[Android Apps and Games] LazyT:
Wow, looks really awesome now!

Unfortunately I have a problem with one of my purchased apps (Weather Timeline): after installing an update I only get "App was modified!" and the app doesn't start.

But when I update via Google Playstore and then deactivate/uninstall Playstore, everything runs fine. So I guess it's not a problem with MicroG.

Interesting that the size of the update in Aurora is e.g. 11MB, but only 8MB via Playstore. Is there a difference how the app is downloaded/installed?

Will it be modified when downloading?

Thanks...
[Android Apps and Games] dremaludri@inaby.com:
[MENTION=5678465]WhyOrean[/MENTION] Would it be possible to fork f-droid appstore and apply this new design?
[Android Apps and Games] WhyOrean:
#Update : New build is up !

1. New name "Aurora Store", formerly known as Galaxy Store

2. Material Design 2 inspired UI / UX based on this concept design.

3. Better Account Management.

4. Better Search Management with Search History.

# A complete replacement contender for Play Store.
[Android Apps and Games] drnightshadow:
OMFG, this is just awesome... thx to this app I'm free of gapps $h!t :D

thank you a millions times :highfive: :victory: :laugh:

its working great and its looks just woooow awesome and a dark theme :victory:

Keep the good work, and thank you for all hard work OP and all....
[Android Apps and Games] WhyOrean:
Enjoy !
[Android Apps and Games] hajkan:
Will you add a way to see the comments for the apps? I cant find if comments can be shown for the apps?

Also you might want to add the xda link to the gitlab page, it is impossible to find this forum via web searches.

thanks
[Android Apps and Games] musabcel:
[YOUTUBE]1xGM0X6Ct2I[/YOUTUBE]
[Android Apps and Games] Nokono:
several posts above
[Android Apps and Games] Nollie8969:
Still... No auto update. And not mentioned under Stable releases

Edit: I see. Apk at post april 25, 11.17
[Android Apps and Games] rho-bot:
Why fiddling around with androidfilehost?

If you have to sideload, use the releases from Source repo: https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore/-/releases

If you got the notification (which relies on this info https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore/-/blob/master/updates.json), I assume that in 3.2.3 the DL/Auto-Upate was also broken.

In-app-Auto-Update worked for me 3.2.7 > 3.2.8
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
I uninstalled and installed latest.

Ive been on android 9 for a long time.

I finally made it download and fail to install all the updates it found, rebooted, redeleted many things and tried again.

Still comes up with wrong updates that won't install. Sometimes it produces an error message about a conflicting version, but not always.

Not spoofing anything. Just using anonymous.

There would be many more wrong updates if I hadn't blacklisted many apps to avoid dealing with the problems.
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
When I check, google play does not show the updates Aurora says are available. No wonder Aurora can't install them. But Aurora persists on showing them as 'available' despite clearing its cache and reinstalling Aurora. I've also deleted the APIs in Aurora folder but they reappear next time I use Aurora.

One of the apps (calendar) can only come from Google so I'm not sure how it can be a conflicting version.
[Android Apps and Games] rho-bot:
So sth is really weird with your phone setup. Some thoughts:

- conflicting GAPPS framework installed?

- apps sideloaded from other sources (signing may be different to GPlayStore)?
[Android Apps and Games] heinhuiz:
A message about a conflicting version might be caused when the existing version is installed through e.g. f-droid instead of playstore. That is because f-droid builds the APM themselves, making it basically a different version while maintaining the same version ID (same like [MENTION=8379365]rho-bot[/MENTION] says).

I asked about the update because my stock Galaxy A70 produces an "App not found" error for the Device Health Services app since it upgraded to Android 10. There also used to be an error on Webview (I forgot which one), but that was solved when Google updated the phone in the background. I have no Google account on this phone, so I can't try playstore.

Edit: Webview gives an error too: "Incompatible app".
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
Followup:

You solved the problem.

OfficeSuite was installed from another source than Google Play. So when Aurora could not install its update from GP it stopped further processes and the remaining updates were also stalled even though (like Google calendar) they came from Google Play. That's what was confusing. When I blacklisted OfficeSuite the other 2 app updates shown installed properly.

Hopefully that was it. Developer should probably make Aurora continue with the other updates when a problem with one happens.

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] ToughDBlue:
Just got a OnePlus 7T today. Installed Aurora from the website. I can find apps and install them successfully but it says I have apps that need updates. These updates are for preinstalled apps. If I tap "Update All" it will briefly show "Cancel" for less than a second then go back to "Update All". Same thing happens if I chose one at a time. It will go from "Cancel" to "Update Selected" in less than a second. I did get a couple apps to update by taping "Update Selected" about ten time but that doesn't work for the rest of them. Anyone else seen this issue?
[Android Apps and Games] Poor Grammar:
Hello everyone I just wanted to make this the 1000th post in here??
[Android Apps and Games] pythoner:
Too Bad that youre 1001
[Android Apps and Games] demdam:
I can not download already paid apps logged in with my google account. I double checked multiple apps and Aurora does not recognize I bought it already. Iam on Lineage Os microG 16.
[Android Apps and Games] s8m:
Version 3.2.1 is the last version 100% working with Google login. Version 3.2.8 only works temporarily after first login.

EDIT: For me, and some others it is still broken. For others it is working.
[Android Apps and Games] ..Cory..:
Everything works fine here, latest 3.2.8 :good:
[Android Apps and Games] IronGibbet:
I have the same(?) problem with 3.2.7 installed from F-Droid. After some time the API won't build. Allready did a clean reinstall, problem stays.

When you delete all! storage files, just cache won't do, it works for some time.
[Android Apps and Games] temporarium:
Confirmed
[Android Apps and Games] Lambada10:
How to start aurora service without root?

Wysłane z mojego RNE-L21 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Android Apps and Games] :
Aurora service doesnt use root
[Android Apps and Games] Knowbody42:
Could the Aurora Store be combined with Aurora Droid into one app?
[Android Apps and Games] Nokono:
what for?
[Android Apps and Games] Ryū Kenden:
Sorry, every time I try to start aurora services from the settings of aurora store, I get the message "could not launch services". Is there a apk that I could install to solve the problem? I'm using aurora store from nanodroid.

And also, any idea o when the 3.2.8 will be avaibile on f-droid?
[Android Apps and Games] Lambada10:
But it shows me service disabled. I have install method - aurora services

Wysłane z mojego RNE-L21 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Android Apps and Games] heinhuiz:
Seems like you haven't installed Aurora Services as a system app.
[Android Apps and Games] Ryū Kenden:
And how to do such a thing?
[Android Apps and Games] heinhuiz:
Google* is your friend. You'll need to root your phone, for starters.

*Duckduckgo is meant of course
[Android Apps and Games] Ryū Kenden:
Well, thank you.... But as i previously stated: I have installed aurora store via nanodroid, thus I have ub, root and custom recovery. I recall that I have enabled in the past the aurora services but the icon is long disappeared... So I was wandering if it was possible to install it via an apk. I tought that here was the right place to ask.

So, any hint?

P.s. Duckduckgo is the way!
[Android Apps and Games] Knowbody42:
I mean, it's two apps that basically do the same thing, but using a different source.

Then you could just choose to enable the Google Play Store as a source, or not.
[Android Apps and Games] heinhuiz:
My Duckduckgo says https://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-install-any-app-as-system-app-on-android/

If needed, you can find the apk at https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraServices
[Android Apps and Games] Ryū Kenden:
Well, I have to admit I've been a little lazy... Thank you heinhuiz!
[Android Apps and Games] :
You can install it into system with adb aswell, so no need for root. You can also use install scripts like nanodroid.
[Android Apps and Games] heinhuiz:
Correct, but to use adb bootloader needs to be unlocked of course.
[Android Apps and Games] FunnyCOFE:
It takes apps from GP?
[Android Apps and Games] Lambada10:
I need to root my phone, but I have Huawei.

Is there any way to start service without root?

And in settings is root method so for what aurora service is for. Is there any differences between service and root method?

Wysłane z mojego RNE-L21 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Android Apps and Games] heinhuiz:
If you can unlock the bootloader, you can use one of the methods described here: https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/76976/how-to-install-app-as-system-app

Otherwise you're stuck, AFAIK.
[Android Apps and Games] rho-bot:
see https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraServices , there is a description how to install as private app.

Beware, with each ROM update, the app is deleted, you need to redo.

If you have TWRP as recovery, you can also flash Magisk-unity ZIP. In this case it will be persistant.

Keep in mind that Aurora Store still uses Services v1.5 (see https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore/-/releases)
[Android Apps and Games] wfred:
using Aurora Store 3.2.7 from f-droid on 1+ 7T installed as a system app

About every 24 hours Aurora gives the “unable to build Google play api” when I open it. When I “proceed anyway” I get the home page from my last session, but any attempt to search results in the ”unable to build api” error.

The only way to get Aurora to work is force stop/clear cache/clear data and start as new. Of course this also clears Aurora's list of installed apps.
[Android Apps and Games] rjm831:
Usually need only log out/in again to make it work.
[Android Apps and Games] wfred:
Thanks, I'll try that next time
[Android Apps and Games] temporarium:
Download 3.2.8 from this thread.
[Android Apps and Games] zelleb:
3.2.8 is on F-droid too...
[Android Apps and Games] wfred:
Thanks, got it
[Android Apps and Games] sianos:
Hi,

I'm the developer of Permission Ruler, an app that has free and paid variants.

One of my users told me that using Aurora Store the paid version doesn't verify the license.

I use license verification library to check it, and I can see from the faq that:

-Can Aurora store verify licences ?

-Not yet. All you can do at this point is pester the dev of the licenced app to give you an alternative method for verification.

Now: Is there any way to check whether the user is using Aurora Store and not official Play Store?

Like checking for the existence of com.android.vending, or is it spoofed?
[Android Apps and Games] V0lkod4v:
Hi.

I installed Aurora Store 3.2.8 but cannot login anonymously or with google account. It just keeps telling me login failed. I tried clean install, clearing cache, clearing data and cache with pretty much same results. On an occasion that it does login, it just stays on account screen. Attempting to go to any other screen returns to account screen. This happens on both of my devices, phone and tablet running Oreo & Pie.

I ended up using version 3.1.8 which seems to work ok. If it is any help, it seems that 3.2.8 is not generating the preferences.xml properly. Both of my devices are rooted and If I compare the contents of v3.1.8 to v3.2.8 it seems that login data is missing within the xml file for v3.2.8.

Not sure if it's just my devices, but any help is greatly appreciated.