It might be the kind of thing that works sometimes in some situations, but isn’t officially supported.
Either way, it used to work for my ShieldTV Pro, but it doesn’t work anymore. Doesn’t matter how many devices I try to spoof, or how many times I reinstall the app, or how many times I re-login, etc.
Makes me really sad that I formatted the Shield TV. Oh well.
Aurora stores GitHub page states under the Limitation section that it is not able to install, or update paid apps.
Provides only base minimum features Can not download or update paid apps.
A couple years ago, I used Aurora to install paid games on my Shield TV. Games that Google Play doesn’t normally allow on the Shield (like the PS2 era GTA games). Well Google changed something, and it’s no longer possible to download and install purchased apps or games through Aurora, even if you log into your Google account. This sucks, because I formatted my Shield TV expecting be able to reinstall these games, but it doesn’t work anymore.
Yeah, Aurora is still good, but Google has been crippling it.
Does this mean Aurorastore will be useful again?
When the judge is a GrapheneOS user.
The Wii store remains my go-to example when talking to people who actually believe they own their digital purchases.
Like, Nah fam.
That I can’t tell you. My Graphene phone broke and I’m using a Googled phone at present (bleh).
I checked Graphene’s features page, but this was all I could find:
Call recording functionality within the Dialer app using modern Android storage with recordings stored in Recordings/Call Recordings and no restrictions based on region or special cases like playing a recording tone (users are still responsible for complying with their local laws).
GrapheneOS has native call recording without root. I haven’t used it in six or eight months, but it worked last time I tried it.
Lately, Megamind and Scott Pilgrim vs the World.
Also, Terminator 2, and lots of others that I can’t think of right now.
I used ADB for years, but I recently started using two Android apps, Canta and Shizuku. With these two apps you can uninstall any app (even the hidden ones) directly from your phone without connecting to a computer. I can be a little tricky to set up, but it’s by far the best and clearest method for uninstalling bloat and spyware from your phone. Even better than Universal Android Debloater (which is still a great option).
Fwiw
If you’re on Android, NewPipe is a great option.
You either die a hero, or you live long enough to become Nintendo.