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Unhappy with the recently lost file upload feature in the Nextcloud app for Android? So are we. Let us explain. - Nextcloud (nextcloud.com)
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[–] [email protected] 46 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I never use a Play Store version of anything I can find on F-droid or other repos I trust. Then I try it using Aurora Store. Only as a last-resort I try Google. Play Store is only for things I cannot obtian or replace another way.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (4 children)

Learned the hard way that android auto compatibility (on GrapheneOS) works only with the playstore Version of an app because andoid auto checks the install source. Thats the same gatekeeping at play...

Thanks I hate it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 hours ago

AA is also EXTREMELY vpn-unfriendly. It fails to work period of I've got a wireguard VPN without app restrictions, even if there are only a handful of routes using the tunnel. Then, if I restrict the VPN to just certain apps, it'll still give me the big ol' middle finger running those apps via AA, which means I can't stream from my home media host over VPN while using AA because Papa Google apps no.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Only map apps, though? I know it Android Auto works fine with sideloaded music player.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

Some other sideloaded apps work but everything with a map seems to be blocked. I had EV charging apps not show in Android auto.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

You can fake the install source

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago

Can't fake googles key signature

[–] [email protected] 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Link to how to?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago

Obtainium has a toggle to set the install source to Google Play. It uses shizuku

[–] [email protected] 5 points 16 hours ago

Yeap, same. I have given up on Android Auto because of that. I am not going to let Google hold my phone hostage so they can force me to pay ransom (with my data.)