🤣😂 well I was advised to switch from calyxos (google free) to grapheneos (sandboxed google)
So it come with google app store... But I have f droid and aurora as alternatives
Discussion
you don't have to use it !
Do you use grapheneos?
For my experience the only function of its appstore was do download google play....
And with it some play services and framework stuff, which are all supposed to run sandboxed"...
I am a beginner of this privacy tech and also have since installed f droid and aurora....
Do you have any recommendations on how do do things better?
If I uninstall these sandboxes features, will it crash the apps or do I need some replacent application?
Yes I do
That's not the only function
it is also used to update grapheneOS apps. (I know it is a simple appstore)
I just said "you don't have to install it" because I 'felt' that you thought it is necessary to do so.
you only need the sandboxed googleplay services If you use apps that require it. (most apps on google play store)
A better way to do this is using multiple user profile (ex: one for banking and personal stuff with google services and another profile without it but you only use free / opensource apps)(user profiles are like a another phone but easier)*
and the whole point of sandboxing googleplay services is that you don't need a replacement.
Hey, where are you?
Sorry if I have overwhelmed you.
I think i get it....
I can uninstall the store but not the framework and services because certain apps need them.
Or I set up a second profile that has "certain contamination" while the other remains Foss and secure....
Is that correct?
Still, would love to zapp you a lot.... Thanks so much for your help
Uninstalling Google Services Framework (GSF) is fine on your owner profile, but you'll need them on the other profiles if you're not using Zap Store or alternative apps that don't require GSF. Hope that helps.
If you really DON'T want to use Google Play/GFS, you can also use nostr:npub10r8xl2njyepcw2zwv3a6dyufj4e4ajx86hz6v4ehu4gnpupxxp7stjt2p8 and Aurora store for apps that are similar or have less permissions granted (or none, in the case with Zap Store), which is what I do on my Owner profile.
I do sandbox (set up different profiles to run various apps and each type of app has its own profile that can't see other things on your phone). For example, I have a different profile for Maps and one for Banking so that when I need directions I can use Google Maps and my bank app does not work at all on my owner profile.
This is the way.
I'm dreaming a bit here, but one day we'll have an Aurora-like store within zap.store (would run on a separate relay)
Small set of further questions and forgive me for being an idiot but...
Question 0: how to use github? Is there a simple way like an "github appstore"? How do I know the github stuff is " legit"?
Question 1: I downloaded the zap.store via the apk (don't understand github option) and of course didn't check the hash (there are some command prompt items in the description, how to do that on a phone?
Question 2: it shows me updates available for a set of apps that are not available (yet?) On the regular play store orfdroidd or thebaurora store....
Well i think this thread is educational for how the new ones to this environment get confused by the non spoon fed solutions and alternatives to the conglomerates (google apple meta Microsoft)
Lots of kickups where people might give up... So thank you for your time and explanations
none of these updates present in other app stores....
