Re: Magic Earth app

On Wed, 7 Aug 2024 15:11:33 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

It's trivial to download any app APK on the Google Play Store whether or
not any given phone is "degoogled" so I don't see why degoogling matters?

 Not by using the Play Store app.

I do it all the time without needing to use the Google Play Store app.

Many suggestions are mentioned when looking online. 

I think everyone already knows there are many ways to get any APK off the
Google Play Store repo without using the Google Play Store app on Android.

Instead of making a vacuous statement, how do YOU get
the .apk file for the Magic Earth app?  The magicearth.com web site
doesn't provide the .apk file, so just where are you getting it, and how
are you downloading it?  Please enlighten instead of being vague.
https://www.wikihow.com/Download-an-APK-File-from-the-Google-Play-Store
That provides one set of instructions for obtaining the .apk file
assuming it is a free app.

That's the hard way to do it, but it will work.

There might be other methods.  Which do you use?

There are so many ways to scrape the Google Play Store repo, it's not
funny. Some of the ways are here but there are many other ways also.
https://xdaforums.com/t/de-googled-roms-app-stores-aurora-store-vs-app-lounge.4573919/
But the simplest way to get an APK off the Google Play Store is to log into
it using a web browser and just downloading it. What's hard about that?