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qwertydog | 6 years ago

I think the main issue is the play store is off limits i.e. no existing android apps

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thaumasiotes|6 years ago

The play store is unavailable within China anyway, so alternatives certainly exist.

enriquto|6 years ago

The play store is not the sole way to distribute apps. You can download the .apk files, or get them by mail, or use another play store that has the same apps. The play store is just a repository of some apps.

lol768|6 years ago

I believe the Play store is treated 'special' though - F-Droid can't install apps in the same way unless you're rooted and install the priv-app.

JohnFen|6 years ago

I don't think that the lack of Google Play would be a huge problem. I use Android devices in the US and don't use Google Play.