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NewPipe's Repeated Breakages
- NewPipe and other YouTube clients repeatedly break because Google changes things to stop video playback on them.
- Developers fix each break, but ongoing platform changes make front-ends fragile and temporary.
Aurora Is A Fragile Proxy For Play Store Access
- Aurora keeps the custom ROM ecosystem usable by proxying Play Store access, but Google can revoke or rate-limit accounts at will.
- Reliance on such proxies means the de-Googled experience is still technically dependent on Google.
Host Apps Through F‑Droid Repos
- Use F-Droid and self-hosted repositories to distribute apps independently of Google Play.
- Host your own repo so developers can push updates without relying on centralized app stores.