Re:/e/OS is a complete "deGoogled", mobile ecosystem
by aembleton on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @06:26AM
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That's strange, I don't need one to install from FDroid or GitHub Store or Firefox. You need one for Play Store but you don't have to use that.
Re:/e/OS is a complete "deGoogled", mobile ecosystem
by jasonvorhe on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @07:14AM
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I don't have a Google account. No idea what you're on about, tbh.
Re:/e/OS is a complete "deGoogled", mobile ecosystem
by ta8903 on Thursday March 05, 2026 @02:41AM
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I used to not use one either, and used Aurora Store for certain apps. But at some point, my bank's app stopped working if I installed it from Aurora Store, and would only work from the play store. Since then I've seen a lot more apps that work this way.
Re:/e/OS is a complete "deGoogled", mobile ecosystem
by jasonvorhe on Thursday March 05, 2026 @06:36AM
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Well, banks will do bank things. Still not a general Android issue, righ? Though I wish the attestation would just check if the bootloader is locked and if there's no root. Then there wouldn't be an issue with ChatGTP, banking apps, some stupid airline apps that don't work on GrapheneOS.
How about the fact that you can't install applications without having a google account. Right from the get go, it isn't a serious OS.