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Re:GPSLogger has been removed from the Play Store, and devel... by easyKL on Friday October 09, 2020 @09:59PM (#24736199)
or by having Privileged Extension (for background installs & auto-upgrading) and a personal repo (for batch installs)
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Re:GPSLogger has been removed from the Play Store, and devel... by chmln on Saturday October 10, 2020 @12:14AM (#24736646)
Well the privileged extension requires root, which is what I was alluding to in my post :)
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Re:GPSLogger has been removed from the Play Store, and devel... by Youden on Saturday October 10, 2020 @07:20AM (#24738166)
The privileged extension does not require root.

You _can_ install it with Magisk (which also provides root) but it can also be flashed as a regular flashable ZIP (which just requires an unlocked device).

Last (and best) of all, it can be added to an unrooted ROM. RattlesnakeOS[0] for example includes it.

[0]: https://github.com/dan-v/rattlesnakeos-stack

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Re:GPSLogger has been removed from the Play Store, and devel... by easyKL on Saturday October 10, 2020 @05:47AM (#24737787)
Not necessarilly. One can enjoy Privileged Extension on an unrooted phone by using a custom ROM, LOS for example.

edit: typo

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