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It is recommended you properly and thoroughly research any product or service you are interested in using. a community for 5 years MODERATORS * message the mods discussions in r/degoogle <> X 44 * 12 comments Note to app developers 33 * 21 comments Google account deleted after 2 hours of Aurora 10 * 4 comments How do I do a google information deletion? 2 * 1 comment Open source Japanese keyboard? 2 * 3 comments How to do I add Brave search engine to safari? What are you guys doing for the meantime until Aurora gets fixed (if ever)? 2 * 3 comments Real-Time Location Tracker Compatible with Android (GrapheneOS) and iOS? 15 * 92 comments Time to DeGrapheneOS as Well 46 * 15 comments It seems to me... 0 * 12 comments Don't use Google photo Welcome to Reddit, the front page of the internet. Become a Redditor and join one of thousands of communities. x 32 33 34 Google account deleted after 2 hours of Aurora (self.degoogle) submitted 5 hours ago by leconhd Just wanted to let you know that my disposable google account has just been deactivated. I created it two hours ago and used it to log into Aurora. Using this account, I downloaded three apps. About two hours later, I received a message that the account was disabled. It seems like the degoogle game is getting harder and harder .... * 21 comments * share * save * hide * report all 21 comments sorted by: best topnewcontroversialoldrandomq&alive (beta) [ ] Want to add to the discussion? Post a comment! Create an account [-]allen4362 19 points20 points21 points 3 hours ago (0 children) It's not a game. It's war. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]13617 6 points7 points8 points 4 hours ago (0 children) well crap * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]HiWhatName 5 points6 points7 points 4 hours ago (4 children) Have been using my acc on aurora store 4ever. Should I be worried? * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]ThreeHopsAhead [score hidden] 1 hour ago (0 children) Yes. Do not use your main Google account for Aurora Store. It is against the Google ToS and always has been. Also generally do not rely on your Google account. They can always ban you for any reason or no reason at all. * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]cd109876 3 points4 points5 points 2 hours ago (1 child) all the deactivated accounts mentioned here are ones used only for aurora. if its a long standing google account that you use / have used for more than just that, it should be fine. * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]Dohnakun 1 point2 points3 points 2 hours ago (0 children) Maybe they somehow detect that you used Aurora's login form? Mine is used for my dad and me on 2 phones and 1 AndroidTV, solely with Aurora, for a year already and still works. * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]ConsistentlyPoor 5 points6 points7 points 4 hours ago (3 children) Same here, 3 accounts on two phones all were disabled today, they were soley used for Aurora Store only. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]Burstar1 1 point2 points3 points 4 hours ago (2 children) Does Aurora need a Google Sign-in to work? Can't you just install the .apk? * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]ConsistentlyPoor 2 points3 points4 points 4 hours ago (1 child) The Anonomous login has been broken for a while now, so you now need a throw away google login to get any play store apps. * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]schmuber 0 points1 point2 points 2 hours ago (0 children) so you now need a throw away google login to get any play store apps. ...or to update the ones you've already installed. * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]Mortuary-Dream 1 point2 points3 points 2 hours ago (0 children) I give up, you either use Google or you don't. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]drakonsson 1 point2 points3 points 2 hours ago (0 children) Thank god you said it, removed my acc from aurora immediately.. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]praqueviver 1 point2 points3 points 2 hours ago (1 child) What's Aurora? * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]Artemis-4rrow [score hidden] 1 hour ago (0 children) A frontend to google play store It's got a few issues -mainly due to google fighting it back- but currently it's the only replacement available * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]hurts2behappy 0 points1 point2 points 4 hours ago (1 child) Damn you got aurora to actually work? * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]leconhd[S] 9 points10 points11 points 4 hours ago (0 children) Only via login with this throwaway account, which ... well ... has now been thrown away. * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]Dohnakun 0 points1 point2 points 2 hours ago (1 child) I mean, there's apkpure, apkmirror, aptoide... Their apps are not Open Source but neither are the apps you download with them. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]stonded [score hidden] 1 hour ago (0 children) It's a lot easier to update your apps in aurora with one click * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]MrBoombastiard [score hidden] 1 hour ago (0 children) Just go for Murena's e/os, degoogled LineageOS. Comes with anonymous built in app store. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]1MxtaL6FHK [score hidden] 1 hour ago (0 children) Aurora was good while it lasted. 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