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Are Aurora store apps sandboxxed? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago by mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works to c/graphene_os@lemmy.sdf.org
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As the title says, I know you can sandbox apps downloaded through Google Play, but I haven't seen any similar claims for Aurora store. That being said, Aurora's anonymous download/install process is very tempting.

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[–] DeadEndLink@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I'm hitting a wall with app downloading. Graphene recommends sandboxing google play (I want to avoid it altogether) but doesn't recommend aurora or fdroid.

So if I want to download tor browser or brave and keep it updated, I have to use google play?

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Here's a discussion I ran into with further research that I found interesting: https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/2299-install-apps-from-gplay-rep-fdoid-rep-or-githubwebsite/18

The key takeaway was "it depends". Often getting direct via the repository (sometimes using Obtainium) was best, sometimes Aurora/Play, sometimes FDroid.

So if I want to download tor browser or brave and keep it updated, I have to use google play?

Brave has an FDroid build, as explained here: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/Installing-Brave-on-Android

Personally, I've been using FDroid to find FOSS apps, then using their links to find the original repositories. Then I install directly from the repo via Obtainiu..

That being said, I'm new to GOS and I'm currently getting my phone set up

[–] DeadEndLink@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

This was enlightening. Thank you.