You don't need the full lot of apps, just pick and choose what you want and need! When there is an update to it, Obtainium will fetch and install it for you!
Are you loving it? I still have mine on my shelf each and every day. Right now it is playing Olivia Rodrigo's latest album. But I mean...also for games. So happy to hear it helped you!
If you're open to it, there are seas to sail where you can download said APK and run it without issue. Not a 100% fix since some don't, but I have others which did and do!
As Axolotl said below, make sure you use F-droid to search for Droidify. It looks and behaves far nicer than plain old F-droid and gives you many more options!
And enjoy, I'm so glad my article helped at least one person find new things out there :) :) :)
My main personal phone is on GrapheneOS, and my work phones are as basic as possible with what they run. The only time I really ever spend on Play Store (and even then I tend to use Obtainium instead) is for when I review retro handhelds which emulate.
e1000 doesn't do interviews. Doesn't share his creations on a site or blog or GitHub, just occasionally on Discord or (more rarely these days) Reddit.
He only did this because we had friends in common like Gamma (GAMMAOS) and klops (PortMaster), bmdhacks (ex-PS2 dev and PortMaster genius) and so on saying I'm trustworthy to share his story.
Most of what we chatted about in the article weren't known before now. Among his friends, he is known for not going for the spotlight.
After getting to know e1K, and chatting to him for a few weeks I feel pretty confident in my own word choices. I'd prefer it if I wasn't judged for it on the merits of others using that same word, but I guess there's nothing I can do about that. Knowing e1K and becoming friends with him, and being the one who literally interviewed him about his life and work? Yes. I'd say he is quiet about his mods.
Having chatted to all of the big names who manufacture retro handhelds (I review them), the emulation device scene is 100% feeling the pinch on this.
From AYN to Retroid, they're all worried, dropping specs and raising prices. One company told me "...Sony worries about this, so we will of course also worry"
I've had a great time trying these out, and finding the one which will stick with me. You'll have a great time with this, and while it is in the post you can start getting, building and curating your music collection! :P
In a fashion! Here you go:
https://github.com/RJNY/Obtainium-Emulation-Pack
You don't need the full lot of apps, just pick and choose what you want and need! When there is an update to it, Obtainium will fetch and install it for you!