detailed explanation on what Play Store provides
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<p>Install com.google.android.gsf, then com.google.android.gms and finally use
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a split APK installer to install all 5 of the APKs for com.android.vending
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together. Make sure to install all 3 in the correct order and don't skip
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installing the Play Store since it provides services used by apps depending on
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Play. You can obtain a split APK installer app from either Aurora Store,
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F-Droid or the developers of the app via their GitHub releases, etc.</p>
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together. Make sure to install all 3 in the correct order. You can obtain a
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split APK installer app from either Aurora Store, F-Droid or the developers of
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the app via their GitHub releases, etc.</p>
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<p>In the future, we'll have a client app for our repository so you'll be able
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to install and update the official Google Play apps through that app and you
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for features like push notifications to work properly in the background. It
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isn't needed for the other 2 apps.</p>
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<p>The Play Store provides many services used by apps including Play Asset
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Delivery, Play Feature Delivery, in-app purchases and license checks for paid
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apps. You can use sandboxed Google Play without the Play Store but many apps
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won't work correctly without it. The Play Store app is also the most secure
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way to install and update apps from the Play Store. Installing it is highly
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recommended for general purpose usage but you can install only GSF or only
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GSF/GMS if you know it's all you need for what you want to use.</p>
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<p>After installing the apps, you should open the Play Store and press sign in
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to trigger initialization. Signing into an account is optional and it will
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work fine without it, but you do need to get it initialized and this is
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it tries to uninstall an app and you reject it. You can work around this by
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force stopping and then reopening it.</p>
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<p>Play Asset Delivery and Play Feature Delivery aren't currently supported
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but the compatibility layer has been extended to them in the development
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branch of GrapheneOS and it will be part of the next GrapheneOS release.</p>
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<p>Since there's no OS integration beyond fallback code to make it function
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without any special privileges, there isn't a way to launch the Play services
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settings activity. We'll need to make a tiny app providing a way to launch
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