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What's stopping you from installing a browser app from APKPure, or one of the other repos? Alternatively you could roll-your-own basic full screen browser via

• probably_wrong 4y ago
  Can I quickly derail the conversation to talk about APKPure? I use their app instead of the Play Store and I have no complaints. Once in a blue moon it's missing an app, but never one I couldn't live without. Having said that, why is APKPure? Who is funding them? Are they to be trusted? Have they stolen my passwords? Does anyone know?
  • NickRandom 4y ago
    That's an interesting question so I did a quick Duck and turned up a few things. [1] Is APKPure safe to use? https://nordvpn.com/blog/is-apkpure-safe/ https://nordvpn.com/blog/is-apkpure-safe/ [2] "APKPure is not safe, distributes Trojans" (2021) https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/infected-apkpure/39273/ https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/infected-apkpure/39273/ [3] Claims that APKPure is now owned by Blizzard Entertainment https://chimgadar.blogspot.com/ https://chimgadar.blogspot.com/ [4] Shows their 2014 seed round https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/glance-app/company_financials https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/glance-app/company_f... [5] https://www.avg.com/en/signal/is-apkpure-safe https://www.avg.com/en/signal/is-apkpure-safe Short answer? I am not sure but then I use F-Droid which has the same pros and cons as APKPure so [shrug]
• 2Gkashmiri 4y ago
  i have "tried" many but most dont work..... i have tried to find old versions of apps but they almost always require andrdoid 5+ at least. no, i have not rolled out own browser because i don't know how... maybe there is a need to build or maintain apps for old devices using old sdks and tools?