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by JoshStrobl 278 days ago
Unless you have a specific reason to use Google Play Store (as in the app, not the distribution medium), I would highly recommend using Aurora Store (which you can handily get via F-droid). I use it on my Sailfish OS phone (C2) to similarly get apps not available via F-Droid.

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.aurora.store/
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lbschenkel 277 days ago
The problem with this approach is that many "secure" apps nowadays (bank, authenticators, etc.), at least here in the Nordics, are checking (among other things) if the app has been installed from the Play Store. If you install the very same signed APK from Aurora, or another source, it will refuse to work.
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Freak_NL 278 days ago
That's probably better for the sanity of all concerned. I'll have a look.
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