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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/161182

I need to get payrange laundry app for laundry at my college, but I'm running a degoogled phone, and it doesn't pop up in aurora store

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[–] CHEFKOCH@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] newyearnewme12@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

you feel like it would be better to run it in a sandbox work profile with google services

[–] stuckinconcrete@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Would something like the Aurora Store work for you?

Aurora Store (A Google Playstore Client) - https://f-droid.org/packages/com.aurora.store

[–] PapaModelo@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I tried looking it and wasn't able to find it. I ran into the same issue also this is my first time on Lemmy

[–] stuckinconcrete@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Searching I couldn't either. But setting the default app to open with play store links to Aurora found it and let me install it

[–] PapaModelo@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm actually interested how do you do this

[–] stuckinconcrete@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Settings > Choose default apps > Opening links > Aurora Store > Open Supported Links (on) > Supported Web Addresses (play.google.com [on], market.android.com [on])

With that any play store link 'should' open in the Aurora Store

[–] jactm@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Security risk ahead. Try looking for the apk and install it manually

[–] Arcaneslime@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can you download the app on a nondegoogled phone through play and take the apk from that phone? Does it work that way?

[–] Stephen304@lemmy.mesh.party 2 points 2 years ago

As long as the app doesn't require google play services then yep. I use apk extractor by meher on the play store. I've used it to transfer a few apps I paid for to a non-connected device and it worked.

[–] erpicht@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Did you ask your college about an alternative way to pay for laundry without the app? In my experience so far, universities are fairly accommodating if it's a service they run.

Tip: Don't get too technical with your explanation about why it doesn't work. Something simple like: "It's incompatible and won't run in your phone despite your best efforts to make it do so," should be good enough.

[–] pricklypearbear@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Try hitting share on the browser and then choose Aurora store under action. Pops up for me.

Noted, I'm on android 14.