Re: A good thing or a bad thing

On 4/9/25 10:29 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:

My problem in the Play Store is not so
much apps disappearing but rather the 'won't work on this device' label.
And they won't even let me try.

If it's a free (as in no-cost/not-paid) app, you can often find it on
APK archive sites and try it that way. That's what I did for alleged
incompatabilities, geo-fencing, etc.. My main source was/is apkpure.com
where you can also search on the 'id=' which you see in the Google Play
URL.

I used to get apks from several sources in the olden days when my Android
 toys didn't have anything sensitive on them. Only my (gasp) Windows stuff
 had the sensitive stuff back then. But nowadays since I've been Google
 assimilated, my Chromium stuff won't let anything in except the Play Store.
 It's apparently a "security" thing and since my Chromebooks and tablet are
 locked together (a change on one is a change on all) one bad app could
 spread like a virus...  8-O
But then I'm not completely celibate. I do take some chances. Installing my
 Google account and some external Android apps on my Amazon tablets may not
 be in security's best interests. Also that's where I do use some of my old
 apks (like Groundhog). And mixing the Amazon App store apps with my Play
 Store stuff? I'm kinda surprised that Google and Amazon haven't griped
 about each other. But so far (fingers crossed) all seems to be working
 well...