A closer look at e/OS: Murena's privacy-first 'deGoogled' Android alternative - TechCrunch
A closer look at e/OS: Murena's privacy-first 'deGoogled' Android alternative - TechCrunch

A closer look at e/OS: Murena's privacy-first 'deGoogled' Android alternative | TechCrunch

We really need a compelling alternative to the Play Store, both as users and developers.
F-Droid
Yeah, I have it, but I can't install 3/4 of the apps I use on a daily basis from there.
The security model or lack of same concerns me.
I would prefer to see a wider embrace of PWAs.
This is what really, really pissed me off about the iPhone. When it launched and they gave it a desktop-class web browser engine and told people they were going all-in in PWAs (though I don't think the term existed at the time). Then v2 came out and they went sike! native apps, must be developed on our PCs, must be distributed by us, you must pay us to be allowed to develop, we take a cut of your income, and we're going to cripple the PWA engine to make universal, open apps all but unusable.
Dicks.
Is there any way of "installing" PWAs to the app drawer rather than been limited to a shortcut on the home screen?
I'd probably agree if I didn't work as an Android developer. :-)
In what ways do the existing alternatives fall short of compelling?
Can I get my banking app on F-Droid? How about my home security system app? How about a dozen other apps that I want or need, and can't be replaced by loading a website in Firefox?
Accrescent is in early alpha, but it looks like it's on its way to be a great, modern app store.
checked it out and it needs a lot of time to become a proper competitor
Aurora store worked well but google got their way recently
It still works, you just need to search for things in the browser then open the links with Aurora
The only hope here is that EU will force google to allow other stores.
Since when are third party apps disallowed?