Threema App Installation

Apps & Core Settings
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May I ask something related?

Why are some apps marked as blacklisted but greyed out and others by the same company not?

Example: I’ve installed Threema Libre as well as Threema Work, Swiss messengers, and in the blacklist manager of the Aurora Store the latter is blacklisted without my doing, the former isn’t.

That’s strange and I don’t understand the idea behind it.

I should add that I got Threema Work from the Aurora Store but Threema Libre from F-Droid. Which makes it even stranger that the Aurora Store blacklists its own app but doesn’t blacklist the app I got somewhere else.

Google Play services-conflicting package exists, problems with Whatsapp, Google maps
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Threema has their own repository which you can add to F-Droid. Aurora is not needed for it, microG is not needed for it. F-Droid will update it through the Threema repository. You could get it from F-Droid’s main repo, but updates will come there, later.

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Now, that’s interesting.

But how would you install, ie. which variant would you use if you need Threema Work for your work and for an employer that forces all staff to work with Google apps/account/cloud?

And where would I find the appropriate repo?

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For Threema Libre, here is the info.

I never used Threema work, so I cannot help you with that, unfortunately.

Just to make sure: You do have one licence key for each?

@rik Is it possible to move this sub-discussion to its own thread/topic?

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I should note I know nothing about Threema, but possibly the blacklisting is due to set location or device? It would be academically interesting to see if you change those settings via the Aurora > Settings > Spoof Manager if it is the same.

How did you see it if it was blacklisted btw? You found it in the store but is says “unavailable”? Or other?

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I always use Threema itself as the download source for Threema and Threema Work.

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So you are doing the updates manually then? Or does the app contain its own updater (like Telegram, for example)? (Threema Libre does not have its own updater, but is updated through F-Droid as said above.)

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Yes

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Well, then here is the solution for @jwalesch :

Threema Libre for private use. Repo can be found here: Wie installiere ich Threema Libre? – Threema (Link from above, I repeat it here for quick summary).

Threema Work: Download from Threema’s website directly, includes self-updating function.

No need for Aurora.

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