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BlankStore

An open source Google Play Store client.

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What it is

An open source Google Play Store client.

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Where it is used

No documented product use has been verified yet.

What people are saying

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 5:04:57 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by week3 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2015-11-03 13:17:03 UTC to 2016-04-14 23:52:01 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.

0122015-11-02 00:00:00 UTC to 2015-11-09 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 commentsNov 22015-11-09 00:00:00 UTC to 2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC to 2015-11-23 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2015-11-23 00:00:00 UTC to 2015-11-30 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2015-11-30 00:00:00 UTC to 2015-12-07 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2015-12-07 00:00:00 UTC to 2015-12-14 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2015-12-14 00:00:00 UTC to 2015-12-21 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2015-12-21 00:00:00 UTC to 2015-12-28 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2015-12-28 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-01-04 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-01-04 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-01-11 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-01-11 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-01-18 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-01-18 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsJan 182016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-02-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-02-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-02-08 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-02-08 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-02-15 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-02-15 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-02-22 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-02-22 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-02-29 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-02-29 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-03-14 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-03-14 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-03-21 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-03-21 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-03-28 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-03-28 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-04-04 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-04-04 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-04-18 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsApr 11

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
Nov 22015-11-02 00:00:00 UTC2015-11-09 00:00:00 UTC202
Nov 92015-11-09 00:00:00 UTC2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 162015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC2015-11-23 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 232015-11-23 00:00:00 UTC2015-11-30 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 302015-11-30 00:00:00 UTC2015-12-07 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 72015-12-07 00:00:00 UTC2015-12-14 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 142015-12-14 00:00:00 UTC2015-12-21 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 212015-12-21 00:00:00 UTC2015-12-28 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 282015-12-28 00:00:00 UTC2016-01-04 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 42016-01-04 00:00:00 UTC2016-01-11 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 112016-01-11 00:00:00 UTC2016-01-18 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 182016-01-18 00:00:00 UTC2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 252016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC2016-02-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 12016-02-01 00:00:00 UTC2016-02-08 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 82016-02-08 00:00:00 UTC2016-02-15 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 152016-02-15 00:00:00 UTC2016-02-22 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 222016-02-22 00:00:00 UTC2016-02-29 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 292016-02-29 00:00:00 UTC2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 72016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC2016-03-14 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 142016-03-14 00:00:00 UTC2016-03-21 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 212016-03-21 00:00:00 UTC2016-03-28 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 282016-03-28 00:00:00 UTC2016-04-04 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 42016-04-04 00:00:00 UTC2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 112016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC2016-04-18 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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hackuser·Apr 14, 2016
> Running an Android device without GApps is pretty much pointless unless you are really using it for a very very specific purpose. This is an exaggeration; you can find plenty of solutions that don't require Gapps, AFAIK. However, I don't know that the typical end-user would be happy solving that problem or using imperfect workarounds. For one thing, you need some sort of GApps solution to access the Play store, AFAIK. > the vast majority of applications actually require Google services to run There are plenty of GApps subsitutes for people who want them; I've done some homework on it, but haven't gotten around to trying them and all of the following is "AFAIK"; it's just based on a bunch of reading. ---- These appear to be the two leading substitutes: * TKApps: 6 editions containing varying subsets of Google Apps http://forum.xda-develo
Read the rest
pers.com/android/software/tk-gapps-t3... http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/qa-tk-gapps-hel... * MicroG Project: My impression is that this is most carefully engineered option. In addition to its full suite I think it gives you the option of installing only one component, the stripped down GMSCore, which provides substitutes for several Google Play Services APIs. https://github.com/microg http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1715375 http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-micro... ---- Also of interest: * Blankstore: For minimal Play Store access, or maybe just the API to keep other apps happy. https://github.com/mar-v-in/BlankStore http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29115263&... * Fakestore: (I don't have a link, but it's the same concept as Blankstore) * BeansTown106's Gapps: (I don't have a link, but your search engine should find it), "very complete and work quite well" per a dev of OmniROM, a leading Android fork * GApps Browser: Google Apps sandboxed, so can login there without being logged on in web browser, for confidentiality https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=browser&fdca...
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