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> the Google Play store doesn't work but that's no big loss It's the loss of an entire ecosystem worth of apps. If you want an inexpensive phone that will get
by GeekyBear 4y ago
> the Google Play store doesn't work but that's no big loss
It's the loss of an entire ecosystem worth of apps.
If you want an inexpensive phone that will get five or six years of first party support with security updates after that, go with an iPhone SE.
The original $399 version got six years of OS updates and just got another security update last month. That's $67 per year that got both an OS update and security update.
- jqpabc123 4y agoIt'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.
- Tijdreiziger 4y agoNo paid apps though, right? That would be somewhat painful for me.
- jqpabc123 4y agoYou 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..
- Tijdreiziger 4y agoAh, with paid apps I also mean in-app purchases. I guess it might be possible by running sandboxed Play Services on GrapheneOS?
- danjoredd 4y ago>It's the loss of an entire ecosystem worth of apps. He literally just said that he used the Aurora store as an alternative. If you don't know what that is, it is basically an anonymous version of the Play Store. Highly recommended