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Google is redesigning the Play Store around AI
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this post was submitted on 22 Oct 2025
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Had to install play store a couple days ago to get a banking app. If I spent 5 more mins doing that, I would have gotten a seizure from the amount of ads and garbage on that. It feels almost illegal and surprising how many people seem perfectly fine with that.
I did tech support on the phone and sometimes I needed to guide people into installing the RSA Authenticator app for 2FA. I ended up describing the icon just to be sure people would install the right app, because even if they type its full name, the sponsored result will be first, and it's not what we want.
I type the EXACT name of what I want and the store still proposes another app as the first result. Such a frustrating user experience.
Aurora Store can be used in place of the Play Store.
No ads or other shit. You just download and install your apps and move on with your day.
Here's hoping the sideloading ban doesn't kill Aurora like it will likely due to F-Droid.
That's what I always do but some banking apps refuses to run if it is not from play store.
You get ads on official apps from your banks?