aptoide-client-v8 VS AuroraStore

so they took my post down when i was trying to warn people about an1.com as the website has apks that have bloatware malware and ransomware its safe to GO to the site but is NOT safe to download an apk and i almost fell for it, the only legit website that has legit apks is https://en.uptodown.com/android. it is the only website i use to download programs on my android phone, but sometime i use https://en.aptoide.com/

The Aptoide client is actually open source. The F-Droid client was originally forked from Aptoide.

I found this as an alternative: https://en.aptoide.com/ It works well, and the company is around for a while now, although I don't know how much you can trust them. In theory it is open source but I would still prefer a community based solution versus one that is backed by VC money.

so, disable this bloat and replace it with, AuroraStore. or not.

Aurora Store (version 4.3.4): An unofficial FOSS client to Google Play with an elegant design and privacy

Aurora Store (version 4.2.5): An open-source alternative to Google Play Store with privacy and modern design

Good option, yes! Maybe something like Aurora Store could also be used to spoof a different (x86) device? https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore

AuroraStore

Android devices could push something like https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore or even F-Droid to get a preinstalled store that's not completely evil.

For Linux devices, if you have a powerful enough phone (Pine64, can we please have a really beefy PinePhone?), you could bundle Waydroid + Aurora/F-Droid.

Go to this link and download AuroraStore_4.2.3.apk, an open source client that fetches files directly from the Play Store servers. Here is an FAQ for the project if you're worried about safety or breaking Google ToS. This method is safe but you can choose to create a new Google account for the login if you're not comfortable using your main account.