Re: Magic Earth app

Andrew wrote on Tue, 6 Aug 2024 07:02:03 -0000 (UTC) :

One way to do that is to use any computer or phone browser to get the APK
but it seems to only be on Google Play, Amazon, Huawei & AppGallery.
 <https://www.magicearth.com/>
 
I'm not familiar with the latter three, but here's a link which it gave me.
 <https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Earth-Navigation-and-Maps/dp/B077XTY4F9/>
 <https://appgallery.huawei.com/#/app/C100134401>

Of course, if the Magic Earth is what the OP really wants, he can always
use a FOSS Google Play Store client, which I use every day, to get anything
off of the Google Play Store without having to create a Google Account.
 <https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore/-/releases>
 <https://aurorastore.org/> & <https://auroraoss.com/>
 <https://f-droid.org/packages/com.aurora.store/>

This, of course, would be done while the OP's Android is on Wi-Fi.

Again, this may be too much for the OP, but all these FOSS Google Play
Store replacement apps get the EXACT app from the EXACT Google repo.

Most people think it's a "different store" but most people are stupid.
Most people are afraid of doing anything that marketing doesn't tell them
to do - so most people are filled with fear if they use alternate clients.

Even Vanguard once said he's fearful of any app that doesn't come directly
from Google - which is a ridiculously crazy fear - but fear is fear.

The apps DO come directly from Google.
But when people are afraid, they manufacture all sorts of obstructions.

Even when those obstructions are absurd.
Rest assured, it's not a separate store.

It's the same Google Play Store repo.
It's just a different client (which is much better, of course).

It's sad that I have to mention this, as it's like telling people not to go
outside in the rain because they might get wet, but I've had this
discussion with people like Chris (about F-Droid) and Vanguard (about
Aurora) so I know that there are people so afraid of their own shadow that
they make absolutely terrible decisions because they're driven by pure
abject fear. Sigh.