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by jqpabc123 1219 days ago
It's the loss of an entire ecosystem worth of apps.

No, it's not. With very few exceptions, the Aurora store pulls apps from Google Play. About the only thing I have seen missing from Aurora store is a few super strict banking apps but you can usually just use their web site.
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Tijdreiziger 1218 days ago
No paid apps though, right? That would be somewhat painful for me.
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jqpabc123 1218 days ago
You can do paid apps. You just have to login to Aurora using a Google account instead of anonymously.

This isn't so bad if you use a privacy focused ROM and create a special, single purpose Google login that is only used for app purchases. I also suggest keeping a Google gift card for the occasional purchase.

Privacy invasion doesn't really kick in until you start re-using your Google login and your phone/apps are reporting back to Google on a regular basis with your location, device IMEI, advertising ID, hardware fingerprint, email address, browsing/search history, banking/purchase details (aka Google Pay), etc..

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Tijdreiziger 1217 days ago
Ah, with paid apps I also mean in-app purchases. I guess it might be possible by running sandboxed Play Services on GrapheneOS?
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