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I got a new Android phone recently as well. I am trying to see how far I can get without signing into a Google or Motorola (this is a Motorola phone) account. So far so good. I can't download any apps from the app store that were not already included when I activated the phone but I can use fdroid so I am good for the most part.

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Aurora Store[0] is an alternative FOSS frontend to Google Play, in which you can install/update apps without any account.

[0] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.aurora.store/

I'm using a Motorola phone myself and I'm having great luck with it. Newer stuff is coming in XAPK format packages and I've had no luck side loading any of those apps. So far I've been able to do without so it hasn't been a problem, just an annoyance.

You can use MiXplorer to install XAPK files. Just try to open the XAPK in the app and it should show an option to install.

I'll check it out. Thanks!

Edit: I hadn't used MiXplorer before. I was able to install an XAPK with it, so that's nice.

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