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This may also be relevant to those wishing to switch. In the part of the FAQ concerning using your own account to login. >However, you may want to be careful a

This may also be relevant to those wishing to switch. In the part of the FAQ concerning using your own account to login. >However, you may want to be careful as Google retains full rights to block any account under their Google Play Terms of Service §4 (opens new window), because using Aurora Store clearly violates their terms of services. Being banned means that the very Google account you used to sign in with will be blocked forever. It might be worth using a dummy account for that reason. I don't know how often using aurora store has actually resulted in a ban though. Here's the google play ToS: https://play.google.com/intl/en-us_us/about/play-terms/index.html https://play.google.com/intl/en-us_us/about/play-terms/index...

grawprog 5y ago
>attempt to, or assist, authorize or encourage others to circumvent, disable or defeat any of the security features or components that protect, obfuscate or otherwise restrict access to any Content or Google Play. Am I reading this correctly in that, this seems to me like just telling people about something like Aurora is against the terms of services and can get you banned whether you use it or not? As in, even the gp comment technically breaks that rule just by posting that Aurora FAQ? That's fairly intense if so.
- totony 5y ago
  Used to be that all tos were "subjects to change." ToS are mostly just random words anyways
  - SomeBoolshit 5y ago
    An excellent comment. Terms of service still tend to be mostly words but they matter a lot.
    - grawprog 5y ago
      I've always considered TOS's an abberation of contract law myself. I've had many professional contracts with both private and commercial clients. In none of those cases was I ever allowed to provide a contract where I could just decide whatever I want, whenever I want and the customer is forced to agree otherwise...fuck them...and I still get paid.
      - totony 5y ago
        It's more akin to guidelines than contract. This is why it's so aberrant to see them get so long and convoluted.
      - BrandoElFollito 5y ago
        The TOS are subject to change but at least here (France) tout have to be informed about the change and you can leave the contract at no cost of you do not agree.
- lobocinza 5y ago
  > That's fairly intense if so. Nobody wants to lose his milky cow.
account42 5y ago
Don't expect a dummy account to help if you use the phone's phone number for your main google account.

grawprog 5y ago

>attempt to, or assist, authorize or encourage others to circumvent, disable or defeat any of the security features or components that protect, obfuscate or otherwise restrict access to any Content or Google Play. Am I reading this correctly in that, this seems to me like just telling people about something like Aurora is against the terms of services and can get you banned whether you use it or not? As in, even the gp comment technically breaks that rule just by posting that Aurora FAQ? That's fairly intense if so.

totony 5y ago
Used to be that all tos were "subjects to change." ToS are mostly just random words anyways
- SomeBoolshit 5y ago
  An excellent comment. Terms of service still tend to be mostly words but they matter a lot.
  - grawprog 5y ago
    I've always considered TOS's an abberation of contract law myself. I've had many professional contracts with both private and commercial clients. In none of those cases was I ever allowed to provide a contract where I could just decide whatever I want, whenever I want and the customer is forced to agree otherwise...fuck them...and I still get paid.
    - totony 5y ago
      It's more akin to guidelines than contract. This is why it's so aberrant to see them get so long and convoluted.
    - BrandoElFollito 5y ago
      The TOS are subject to change but at least here (France) tout have to be informed about the change and you can leave the contract at no cost of you do not agree.
lobocinza 5y ago
> That's fairly intense if so. Nobody wants to lose his milky cow.

account42 5y ago

Don't expect a dummy account to help if you use the phone's phone number for your main google account.