[App][4.4+] Aurora Store - Open Source Play Store client [May 31 2023]

[GekkePrutser]

Question... I currently use Aurora Store to limit the amount of information I have to google. I always use the anonymous mode to access it so I don't have a google account signed in on my phone at all. This works really great. I use 2 paid apps but both of them offer the ability to purchase licenses directly with a registration code.

However, I read about this: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2021/06/the-future-of-android-app-bundles-is.html and I got really worried... Google will enforce using Android App Bundles for new Play Store apps from August, which are not in the APK form and can't be installed outside of the official play store.

Am I correct in assuming this will break Aurora Store? As far as I understand AABs can't be downloaded from the playstore with other tools and it's not possible to convert them to APKs for sideloading. Does it mean I'll have to restrict myself to using only F-Droid apps or argue with every app developer to make them provide APKs?

Or is Aurora Store somehow capable of downloading and installing these as well? I understand that the use of AABs was already optionally available to developers so some apps probably use it already?

 

[rho-bot]

If I got it right, this will only change the interface between AppDev and PlayStore.
Before AppDev was creating different (or universal) APK, now he delivers AAB package, and PlayStore creates the tailored APK.
So the frontend to customer will not change, format will still be APK, tailored for the requesting device.

 

[maybeme2]

I'm on a rooted stock android pie.

When I opened my installed Aurora 4.0.5 it informed me an update was available (see attached). I accepted the update and installed it. The newly installed version crashed repeatedly. So I uninstalled it and restored the previous version from a titanium backup I had and now things work.

Is something wrong with the new version or am I doing something wrong?

 

[temporarium]

I'm on a rooted stock android pie.

When I opened my installed Aurora 4.0.5 it informed me an update was available (see attached). I accepted the update and installed it. The newly installed version crashed repeatedly. So I uninstalled it and restored the previous version from a titanium backup I had and now things work.

Is something wrong with the new version or am I doing something wrong?

Installed fine here on A10. Maybe wipe your app data and cache? And check the app permissions in your Android settings.

 

[maybeme2]

Installed fine here on A10. Maybe wipe your app data and cache? And check the app permissions in your Android settings.

Do I need to uninstall the earlier version before installing the update?

 

[temporarium]

Do I need to uninstall the earlier version before installing the update?

It should overwrite itself. But you could try that as well. Wouldn't hurt.

 

[maybeme2]

Feedback.
Deleting cache was not enough.
Deleting data and cache worked (meaning it did not crash on starting ) but I of course lost all my settings including my blacklist.

So it's a nuisance. It should install over the old one without all this fuss.

'Google connectivity' would not install because 'it was not purchased'.

 

[Michael Westen]

The update seems have broken the Aurora Services installation method. Anyone else?
I've wiped cache and data, enabled all permissions, but it won't do background installations anymore, or any installations period. It simply downloads the update but then does nothing in the way of installing/updating using the downloaded packages.

 

[GekkePrutser]

If I got it right, this will only change the interface between AppDev and PlayStore.
Before AppDev was creating different (or universal) APK, now he delivers AAB package, and PlayStore creates the tailored APK.
So the frontend to customer will not change, format will still be APK, tailored for the requesting device.

Aha thanks! I'm glad I can still keep doing this then.

 

[TheSecondOne]

Hello
I can't login with Google Account. I updated Android Webview to the latest version. I deleted and reinstalled google services. I disabled ad blockers. The result has always been the same. No error message appears. But I still got the log record.
I use Samsung S4, i9500. Android:5.0.1-(sdk:21)

---- 11 Tem 2021 16:02:47 ----

07-11 16:03:30.131 26310 26310 I Timeline: Timeline: Activity_launch_request id:com.aurora.store time:30643324

07-11 16:03:30.136  3232  4010 I ActivityManager: START u0 {act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] flg=0x10200000 cmp=com.aurora.store/.view.ui.onboarding.OnboardingActivity} from uid 10225 on display 0

07-11 16:03:31.136  3232  3275 I Timeline: Timeline: Activity_windows_visible id: ActivityRecord{339a0f3a u0 com.aurora.store/.view.ui.splash.SplashActivity t297} time:30644325

07-11 16:03:31.746  1269  1269 I Timeline: Timeline: Activity_launch_request id:com.aurora.store time:30644936

07-11 16:03:31.751  3232  5757 I ActivityManager: START u0 {cmp=com.aurora.store/.view.ui.account.GoogleActivity} from uid 10204 on display 0

07-11 16:03:32.636  3232  3275 I ActivityManager: Displayed com.aurora.store/.view.ui.account.GoogleActivity: +867ms

07-11 16:03:33.171  3232  3275 I Timeline: Timeline: Activity_windows_visible id: ActivityRecord{34d5b37a u0 com.aurora.store/.view.ui.account.GoogleActivity t297} time:30646361

07-11 16:03:40.066  3232  4055 I MultiPhoneWindowManager: Changed -> mCurrentInputMethodTarget : Window{36edd11b u0 com.aurora.store/com.aurora.store.view.ui.account.GoogleActivity}

07-11 16:03:45.161  3232  4139 I MultiPhoneWindowManager: Changed -> mCurrentInputMethodTarget : Window{36edd11b u0 com.aurora.store/com.aurora.store.view.ui.account.GoogleActivity}

07-11 16:04:01.751  3232  3275 I Timeline: Timeline: Activity_windows_visible id: ActivityRecord{339a0f3a u0 com.aurora.store/.view.ui.splash.SplashActivity t297} time:30674943

---- 11 Tem 2021 16:06:17 ----

 

[Naksuhd]

I have some weird stuff going on. Im using the good old cm11 with my sm g313hn. The problem is when i try to log in, i type in my email and password, then nothing happens. Also if i go anomynous, if i click any app, aurora crashes.

 

[matheusmm]

Hi, this question might be asked before, but 85 pages I tried to find but I couldn't.

it's reccomended to use a throwaway account or anonymus mode. If i do so, and download for example Gmail and youtube (and in the app login with my "main account" is there any risk in doing that? concerned about blacklisted and get my main account disabled.

Thanks and regards,
Matheus

 

[Michael Westen]

Hi, this question might be asked before, but 85 pages I tried to find but I couldn't.

it's reccomended to use a throwaway account or anonymus mode. If i do so, and download for example Gmail and youtube (and in the app login with my "main account" is there any risk in doing that? concerned about blacklisted and get my main account disabled.

Thanks and regards,
Matheus

I've used an alternate account a few times and so far so good in terms of not being banned on it. Was even able to download a few paid apps that were in the family library courtesy of my main account (at least on one of my phones, on another this does not work for some reason)

 

[noddledizzy]

Can someone please teach me how to properly push auroraservices apk to priv-app? I tried copy pasting the apk file with a root explorer and it does not work.

 

[MSe1969]

Can someone please teach me how to properly push auroraservices apk to priv-app? I tried copy pasting the apk file with a root explorer and it does not work.

Assuming you created a dir with the same name as the apk file (without the .apk, of course) in /system/priv-app/ and pasted the apk file into it and made sure, that ownership, permissions and SE context are correct (the latter should automatically be set normally), there is an important 2nd step: Permission white listing. Copy e. g. this file into /system/etc/permissions/ - that should do the trick

 

[noddledizzy]

Assuming you created a dir with the same name as the apk file (without the .apk, of course) in /system/priv-app/ and pasted the apk file into it and made sure, that ownership, permissions and SE context are correct (the latter should automatically be set normally), there is an important 2nd step: Permission white listing. Copy e. g. this file into /system/etc/permissions/ - that should do the trick

I mean it does not work, I use total commander and it's giving me write error. Can you please tell me the exact method you used? I ended up bricking my devices because of this.(no worries, I backed up before doing this.)

 

[MSe1969]

I mean it does not work, I use total commander and it's giving me write error. Can you please tell me the exact method you used? I ended up bricking my devices because of this.(no worries, I backed up before doing this.)

I build ROMs, and include the stuff as part of the build process.

Regarding "write error": You are aware, that the /system partition is mounted "read-only" on a running Android system, right? So you should do such things from a running recovery with /system mounted "read-write". I assumed you did it that way.
If that is not possible, you need to remount the system partition "read-write", which requires root access (which you obviously need anyhow). Nevertheless, messing with the system partition, whilst the Android OS is running, is dangerous and can have unexpected side effects, so doing that from recovery is the method of choice.

 

[noddledizzy]

I build ROMs, and include the stuff as part of the build process.

Regarding "write error": You are aware, that the /system partition is mounted "read-only" on a running Android system, right? So you should do such things from a running recovery with /system mounted "read-write". I assumed you did it that way.
If that is not possible, you need to remount the system partition "read-write", which requires root access (which you obviously need anyhow). Nevertheless, messing with the system partition, whilst the Android OS is running, is dangerous and can have unexpected side effects, so doing that from recovery is the method of choice.

How would I access /system with read-write permission? I do not have TWRP. I use LOS recovery.

 

[MSe1969]

How would I access /system with read-write permission? I do not have TWRP. I use LOS recovery.

Lineage recovery offers an option to mount /system (under "Advanced")

 

[Keule-Tm]

How would I access /system with read-write permission? I do not have TWRP. I use LOS recovery.

A way to achieve this in a running OS would be to use x-plore file manager (it can mount /system/ as rw). Of course you should know what you're doing and be prepared to reflash.