XPost: comp.mobile.android, uk.telecom.mobile   
   From: g4ugm@dave.invalid   
      
   On 17/03/2025 22:37, Theo wrote:   
   > In comp.mobile.android David Wade  wrote:   
   >> On 17/03/2025 20:16, Bill Powell wrote:   
   >>> On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:55:17 +0000, David Wade wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> As I said my experience with Spanish only apps is that they use the   
   >>>> play-id country code rather than the network id for geolocation.   
   >>>   
   >>> Can you log into Aurora using your Play ID country code for Spain?   
   >>   
   >> Well it then means google is aware of what apps I am using?   
   >>   
   >> Does it mean Aurora can use the card attached to that Play Account?   
   >>   
   >> Don't I have to sign in to Google Play at some point to create the account?   
   >   
   > Aurora can use either your Google account or one of their anonymous pool   
   > accounts.  If you use your own account I think it works similar to the usual   
   > Play Store client.  It won't let you buy apps, but will install paid apps   
   > you previously bought (either in Play Store app or on the website).   
   >   
   > However Aurora do say:   
   >   
   > "However, you may want to be careful as Google retains full rights to block   
   > any account under their Google Play Terms of Service §4, because using   
   > Aurora Store clearly violates their terms of services.  Being banned means   
   > that the very Google account you used to sign in with will be blocked   
   > forever.  It might be worth using a dummy account for that reason.   
   >   
      
   I had no end of problems setting up a Spanish Play account. I have no   
   wish to get it banned...   
      
      
   > If you do happen to get your Google account banned, you can try appealing,   
   > which may or may not work.  If they reject your appeal then there's nothing   
   > much you can do about that account.  You can try your luck by filling out   
   > their form here."   
   >   
   > https://auroraoss.gitbook.io/wiki/troubleshooting-and-faqs/faq   
   /aurora-store#why-would-i-use-my-own-account-is-it-safe   
   >   
   > As for geolocation, the Aurora folks say the apps you can access are based   
   > on IP location rather than the country of the Google account.  Perhaps being   
   > an unofficial client allows them to do things that the official Play Store   
   > app won't do?  I'm only repeating what it says in their FAQ - I have no   
   > ability to test this.   
      
      
   This does not appear to be true.   
      
   >   
   > However Aurora does show me UK apps even using their anonymous account.  As   
   > I assume Aurora's anonymous accounts are not all for the UK, I can only   
   > assume it's using a generic account and it's Google who are geolocating.   
   >   
   > Theo   
      
      
   It appears that if you do anything slightly out of the ordinary you may   
   need to violate google terms of service. It seems its not as simple as   
   just saying skip when setting up the phone...   
      
   Dave   
      
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