Aurora Store is way too unreliable and is nearly unusable. I have been using APKMirror so far and while it is okay, it is somewhat annoying that Obtainium can not directly download from there whereas it can with APKPure. I wanted to know the security level of APKPure in comparison to APKMirror.
There is a workaround for the rate limiting:
Open the app settings for Aurora Store, go to the Open by default settings and add the supported links.
(If Google Play is on your phone you may need to go remove the supported links in its settings)
Use your browsers to search
play.google.comfor the app you want. From the app page use the Share to app function and it should open it in Aurora Store.This is what I do sometimes. But, for the past 3 weeks Aurora Store has been behaving…
Still doesn’t work for app updates. I can’t even connect to Aurora most of the time. Maybe it is a ProtonVPN issue.
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I’ve never had issues with APKPure as far as safety goes. That and APKMirror are my main places to get apk files
I had to just make a new burner google account for Aurora. The rate limiting on the anonymous account seems to always be hit when I try to use it.
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One trick is to have anold android phone. I created a couple of accounts last year without giving any personal data by using a device with android kitkat.
I think Android Studio still has images of Android 4 with Google Play. Potential avenue for people without old phones at hand?
Good idea, worth checking.
APK Pure works well enough. Never run into scams etc so far, and it’s my main source for apps. I use that, and Mobilism for safety-checked mods.
Have you tried lately? I do specifically remember them requiring it however the most recent one I made did not ask and it gave me a somewhat randomly generated email address. No recovery email or anything like that either could be a requirement if you’re on TOR or something though still maybe difficult to say when they require it
Use apkmirror
I used both and they’re safe enough
Apkpure fetched some unknown dummy apks two times in the past. Then I switched to apkmirror with no issues till now.
Never heard anything bad about it so should be safe although I prefer to uso apk mirror because of its reputation
I’ve used both and didn’t have any problems
Wow doesnt say anything. They inject adware in their APKs, at least did once with an app
BTW, if using only apkmirror and apkpure as sources for apks, I’d recommend apkgrabber instead of their own binary apps
NO.
they plant ads in their apks. Dont use it for network enabled apps (if you have a safe firewall or network permission)
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I am actually not sure. I guess it was just the app devs integrating even more spam to squeeze some cents out of their old app
If you can’t get a packaged apk directly from the developer/publisher, or from a trusted repository like the play store or fdroid, I wouldn’t resort to third party sources like these. If you can’t compare the signing signature of an apk from an untrusted source to that from a trusted source, you can’t be certain that what you’re installing hasn’t been tampered with.
F-Droid is not what many think it is. Check this out for some interesting reading.
