killamch89 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Personally, I use F- Droid because their apps go through a rigorous testing phase to make sure the apps are safe but even then, I only mess around with the more known apps because I've been following their progress for quite some time and know what I'm getting myself into. What about you - do you use any app stores outside of the Google Play Store? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 I have few games which requires app bundle updates every now and then and so they are hosted outside the google play store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 On 7/29/2021 at 11:06 PM, killamch89 said: Personally, I use F- Droid because their apps go through a rigorous testing phase to make sure the apps are safe but even then, I only mess around with the more known apps because I've been following their progress for quite some time and know what I'm getting myself into. What about you - do you use any app stores outside of the Google Play Store? I'm strictly for Google Play Store when it comes to applications I need to download. I do get everything I need from them at least for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Heatman said: I'm strictly for Google Play Store when it comes to applications I need to download. I do get everything I need from them at least for now. Perfectly understandable especially for the average user but I love pushing my device to see what it can truly do. As a matter of fact, I'm seriously considering getting a Pixel device and trying out CalyxOS on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 7 hours ago, killamch89 said: Perfectly understandable especially for the average user but I love pushing my device to see what it can truly do. As a matter of fact, I'm seriously considering getting a Pixel device and trying out CalyxOS on it. Yeah, you're right there. If there is any need for me to upgrade in the future, I'm definitely going to give in to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 There are other stores too but the thing is a lot of them don't do much to protect us from malware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 26 minutes ago, skyfire said: There are other stores too but the thing is a lot of them don't do much to protect us from malware. Which is a very big challenge generally because sticking your neck out to use but not get protected isn't worth the risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 17 hours ago, Heatman said: Yeah, you're right there. If there is any need for me to upgrade in the future, I'm definitely going to give in to it. What kind of device do you have? 16 hours ago, skyfire said: There are other stores too but the thing is a lot of them don't do much to protect us from malware. Outside of F-Droid and Aurora, I don't use anything else because the rest are really unsafe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Seen many used opera mobile app store. However for me I never really used apps that are not from play store, as they are all from the play store 😛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 8 hours ago, killamch89 said: What kind of device do you have? Outside of F-Droid and Aurora, I don't use anything else because the rest are really unsafe. I'm making use of PROTRULY V10S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 14 hours ago, Heatman said: I'm making use of PROTRULY V10S. How long have you had that device? Is it one of those Chinese phones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 5 hours ago, killamch89 said: How long have you had that device? Is it one of those Chinese phones? I got it around September last year. Yeah, you're correct it's produced by the Chinese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 19 hours ago, Heatman said: I got it around September last year. Yeah, you're correct it's produced by the Chinese. Oh okay - I don't know much about the specs though. Is it water and dust-proof/resistant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 4 hours ago, killamch89 said: Oh okay - I don't know much about the specs though. Is it water and dust-proof/resistant? Even if it's water proof resistant, I'm definitely not going to try it out for any reason whatsoever 😂. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 19 hours ago, Heatman said: Even if it's water proof resistant, I'm definitely not going to try it out for any reason whatsoever 😂. There may be the occasional accident like you drop your phone in some water and it you want to make sure it can survive at least that. I've taken my Note 20 Ultra to the beach and even used it in the water and it was a blast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
