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- [SAI](https://github.com/Aefyr/SAI)
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+## Active Development on GitLab
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+The source code for Aurora Store is actively developed on GitLab. You can find the latest updates, contribute to development, and track the progress on the [Aurora Store GitLab repository](https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore).
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](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.aurora.store/)
-**Aurora Store** was originally based on Sergei Yeriomin's [Yalp store](https://github.com/yeriomin/YalpStore). **Aurora Store** v4.0 is a rewrite of version 3 in Kotlin that follows Material Design and runs on all devices running Android 4.4+. Read the roadmap page on our Wiki for more info!
+## Active Development on GitLab
-## Screenshots
+**The source code for Aurora Store is actively developed on GitLab. You can find the latest updates, contribute to development, and track the progress on the [Aurora Store GitLab repository](https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore).**
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## Features
-- Free/Libre software — Has GPLv3 licence
-- Beautiful design — Built upon latest Material Design guidelines
-- Anonymous accounts — You can log in and download with anonymous accounts so you don't have to use your own account
-- Personal account login — You can download purchased apps or access your wishlist by using your own Google account
-- [Exodus](https://exodus-privacy.eu.org/) integration — Instantly see trackers an app is hiding in its code
+- FOSS: Has GPLv3 licence
+- Beautiful design: Built upon latest Material 3 guidelines
+- Account login: You can login with either personal or an anonymous account
+- Device & Locale spoofing: Change your device and/or locale to access geo locked apps
+- [Exodus Privacy](https://exodus-privacy.eu.org/) integration: Instantly see trackers in app
+- Updates blacklisting: Ignore updates for specific apps
+- Download manager
+- Manual downloads: allows you to download older version of apps, provided
+ - The APKs are available with Google
+ - You know the version codes for older versions
+
+## Limitations
+
+- Underlying API used is reversed engineered from PlayStore, changes on side may break it.
+- Provides only base minimum features
+ - Can not download or update paid apps.
+ - Can not update apps/games with [Play Asset Delivery](https://developer.android.com/guide/playcore/asset-delivery)
+- Multiple in-app features are not available if logged-in as Anonymous.
+ - Library
+ - Purchase History
+ - Editor's Choise
+ - Beta Programs
+ - Review Add/Update
+- Token Dispenser Server is not super reliable, downtimes are expected.
## Downloads
-Please only download the latest stable releases from GitLab or one of these sources:
+Please only download the latest stable releases from one of these sources:
-- GitLab: [Releases](https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore/-/releases)
-- AuroraOSS: [Downloads](https://auroraoss.com/downloads.php)
-- AuroraOSS: [Stable](https://auroraoss.com/AuroraStore/Stable/)
-- F-Droid: [Link](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.aurora.store/)
-- Telegram: [Channel](https://t.me/AuroraOfficial)
-- XDA Forum: [Thread](https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/galaxy-playstore-alternative-t3739733)
+- [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.aurora.store/) (Recommended)
+- [AuroraOSS](https://auroraoss.com/AuroraStore/)
+- [GitLab Releases](https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore/-/releases)
-Nightlies are released here:
+## Certificate Fingerprints
-- AuroraOSS: [Nightlies](https://auroraoss.com/AuroraStore/Nightly/)
+- SHA1: `94:42:75:D7:59:8B:C0:3E:48:85:06:06:42:25:A7:19:90:A2:22:02`
+- SHA256: `4C:62:61:57:AD:02:BD:A3:40:1A:72:63:55:5F:68:A7:96:63:FC:3E:13:A4:D4:36:9A:12:57:09:41:AA:28:0F`
-`Aurora Store v3 is still in development! Bugs are to be expected! Any bug reports are appreciated.`
+## Support
-[](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.aurora.store/)
+Aurora Store v4 is still in on-going development! Bugs are to be expected! Any bug reports are appreciated.
+Please visit [Aurora Wiki](https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore/-/wikis/home) for FAQs.
-## FAQ
+- [Telegram](https://t.me/AuroraSupport)
+- [XDA Developers](https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/app-5-0-aurora-store-open-source-google-play-client.3739733/)
-Please visit the [GitLab Wiki](https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore/-/wikis/Home). You can also reach out to us on our support chat on [Telegram](https://t.me/AuroraSupport).
+## Screenshots
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## Translations
-Don't see your preffered language? Click on the widget below to help translate Aurora Store!
+Don't see your preferred language? Click on the widget below to help translate Aurora Store!
- 
+ 
## Project references
-Open Source libraries Aurora Store uses
-
-- [RX-Java](https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava)
-- [ButterKnife](https://github.com/JakeWharton/butterknife)
-- [OkHttp3](https://square.github.io/okhttp/)
-- [Glide](https://github.com/bumptech/glide)
-- [Fetch2](https://github.com/tonyofrancis/Fetch)
-- [GPlayApi](https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/gplayapi)
-- [PlayStoreApi-v2](https://github.com/whyorean/playstore-api-v2) (Deprecated! Used up till v3)
-
-Aurora Store is based on these projects
+Aurora Store is based on these projects
- [YalpStore](https://github.com/yeriomin/YalpStore)
- [AppCrawler](https://github.com/Akdeniz/google-play-crawler)
- [Raccoon](https://github.com/onyxbits/raccoon4)
- [SAI](https://github.com/Aefyr/SAI)
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