License Checks On Free Apps

[0pLuS0]

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1. I have Yalp 0.43
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Expected behavior
Apps In Yalp Store should not be asking for License Checks, I assumed the apps listed as not using GSF would work this way, but that is not the case. Tigard is listed as No GSF...

Actual behavior
Many Free apps run a license check when opening them up...

Steps to reproduce

1. Download as an example Tigad iconpack
2. Install and run app, you get a License Check popup that won't go away, because it can't validate, since the app wasn't downloaded through the Play Store.

Your setup
Essential
CarbonRom 6.1 (Oreo 8.1.0)
Yalp Store 0.43

Stated by the developers words;
The point of Yalp Store is to be small and independent from Google Services Framework.

So the problem of trying to be independent is, that many free apps that have paid versions, can't be used on a Gapps Free microG Custom Rom, these still need to be downloaded through the Play Store.

I hope there is something in the near future that can change this, so people that want to be Gapps Free, microG, YalpStore users, can do this, for now, this is broke. :(

Thanks

[yeriomin]

Hello. In short: this is out of scope of the project. Here is a similar issue for microg.

Another quote from the readme:

Yalp Store lets you download apps from Google Play Store as apk files.

This is the main point of the project. The downloading process works.

I assumed the apps listed as not using GSF would work this way

Apps marked as not using GSF have no Google dependencies (Play Services, Play Games, etc.)

This might be done with several limitations. It may be possible to acquire the license for free apps, considering that the license checking does not need gapps and is done by each app itself independently (afaik).

[0pLuS0]

@yeriomin, well similar issue is I posted that...

Not sure what you are getting at, the NO GSF doesn't work, I have tried several apps from Yalp Store and they all had license checks and the app couldn't be used...

[yeriomin]

@0pLuS0

similar issue is I posted that

Oh, I didn't notice it was you. This issue is closer to microg's project scope.

the NO GSF doesn't work

Like I said, "No GSF" is not related to licenses. It works.

[0pLuS0]

@yeriomin, sorry, I'm not understanding, if I were to see apps listed in Yalp Store as No GSF, then I shouldn't be seeing apps asking for a license check, or what are you saying about GSF?

Thanks