Hello,
Can someone provide assistance as have the Ace which of course is a Chinese verison. Have change and using with English are there any apk to get English themes and colorOS apps installed as these still only show Chinese ? Any other tricks to use this great phone in English?
Cheers
I got mine a few days ago and I've been playing with it. I uninstalled every chinese app I could. I went to apkmirror and downloaded the google play store apk and it works great. I don't use the Oppo store.
There are some issues though. Particularly Google Assistant cannot replace Breeno, ColorOS launcher cannot be replaced, Oppo's messages app cannot be replaced by anything else and for some reason swiping down on any home screen activates chinese search.
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I got my phone yesterday. From the CECT shop. Unfortunately I ordered via DHL Express - it cost me 96 euros import sales tax and fee. Very annoying. With Europe Priority Line I would have had no additional costs. CECT Shop could have pointed this out. Of course that's somewhere but who reads all of this ...
About the device: the hardware is great - the software is crap. I hope for an update. The most unpleasant thing for me is that I cannot make the Nova Launcher the standard launcher. I could use it to bend any other problems. I will continue to report ....
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Thorin78 said:
I got mine a few days ago and I've been playing with it. I uninstalled every chinese app I could. I went to apkmirror and downloaded the google play store apk and it works great. I don't use the Oppo store.
There are some issues though. Particularly Google Assistant cannot replace Breeno, ColorOS launcher cannot be replaced, Oppo's messages app cannot be replaced by anything else and for some reason swiping down on any home screen activates chinese search.
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how did you install the apk? he asks me to install an oppo id - but I can only get an oppo id with a Chinese phone number I can't install an apk ???? !!!
Matthias-Wagner said:
I got my phone yesterday. From the CECT shop. Unfortunately I ordered via DHL Express - it cost me 96 euros import sales tax and fee. Very annoying. With Europe Priority Line I would have had no additional costs. CECT Shop could have pointed this out. Of course that's somewhere but who reads all of this ...
About the device: the hardware is great - the software is crap. I hope for an update. The most unpleasant thing for me is that I cannot make the Nova Launcher the standard launcher. I could use it to bend any other problems. I will continue to report ....
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how did you install the apk? he asks me to install an oppo id - but I can only get an oppo id with a Chinese phone number I can't install an apk ???? !!!
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Use breeno browser, go to or search for www.apkmirror.com in apk mirror, download google play store. when it downloads, it'll ask you if you want to load the apk. It did not ask me for an oppo ID.
Any Luck?
Hey. basically got the same issues as your self with the Chinese global search when to swipe down, as well as other apps that cant be changed be default. I didn manage to replace the keyboard with swiftkey and it runs great!
anton2k said:
Hey. basically got the same issues as your self with the Chinese global search when to swipe down, as well as other apps that cant be changed be default. I didn manage to replace the keyboard with swiftkey and it runs great!
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If you use adb this can remove the Chinese global search with Google but you must have Google installed first.
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Matthias-Wagner said:
I got my phone yesterday. From the CECT shop. Unfortunately I ordered via DHL Express - it cost me 96 euros import sales tax and fee. Very annoying. With Europe Priority Line I would have had no additional costs. CECT Shop could have pointed this out. Of course that's somewhere but who reads all of this ...
About the device: the hardware is great - the software is crap. I hope for an update. The most unpleasant thing for me is that I cannot make the Nova Launcher the standard launcher. I could use it to bend any other problems. I will continue to report ....
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how did you install the apk? he asks me to install an oppo id - but I can only get an oppo id with a Chinese phone number I can't install an apk ???? !!!
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Did CECT not install Google play for you? I got it from the same place took ages to avoid taxes but got it and now using it.
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Does anybody have "Leave Devil Alone" on their Android market? I cannot find it on my Froyo phone or even on the Market website.
I'm bummed about having bought the game and it seemingly being pulled without warning. I reset my phone to factory default and figured I would just reload my apps from the Market.
I realize that in such instances, you are talking one or two bucks, but I guess I went into this with the Steam mindset of once you buy something, you can re-download it whenever you want it.
I wonder why they pulled this from the market, was looking for this and I just realized that it was gone. You think it got removed because it was malicious?
Well, it's back on the Market, but I'm confused why there is the 1.06 version on the Market and the 2.0.7.1 version going around?
What is the difference?
Perhaps somebody else published it? The old app was a pay app (and worth it), but this one seems to be free. I hope they improve it.
I still have the APK backed up for the old paid app, but if you didn't buy it when it was available, it doesn't let you play.
v1.0.6 may be the new shelves,A few months ago, a large number of Chinese games were withdrawn
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Orz new game:Battleground
so nice.
Hi,
I tried searching both the mighty google as well as this site for instructions.
I just got "fitbit" sports tracker thingy for a present and found out the app isn't available in my country.
..now I have tried the following
- Got a VPN and tried to connect to play store with that on my samsung tablet
- Got a VPN and tried to download it from the web (still shows my machines as something it can't be installed on)
- Got an US amazon account and tried to download the app from there (couldn't without american creditcard, even if free)
- Tried to contact the FitBit guys directly for the installation file (they just suggested I try to reach the american play store for it..)
Help.
If someone would be so kind as to download the free app and share
OR
tell me how the F**k can I get it?
I understand the difficulty on some video/music stuff as it's licensed and such and such.. but for a 100% free app? what's the point!?
A while a go i tried to download some apps from outside the US, and i found an app that could change the country you are in and trick the play store permanently. I cant remember the name of the app now.... but search the google again for a related app... and please share... that is possible...
Was it MarketEnabler that you're thinking of?
Here's an older version of the app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28260858&postcount=19
SimonTS said:
Was it MarketEnabler that you're thinking of?
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Yes thats it,,, Market Enabler... it worked for me.. thx Simon...
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post-mortem said:
Here's an older version of the app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28260858&postcount=19
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Thx btw... let me keep this just in case
post-mortem said:
Here's an older version of the app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28260858&postcount=19
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Thank you.
Does anyone know how to go about updating these.. is the app updatable to a later version without any trickery?
ps. I tried market enabler, but I don't have a clue how to root a device (not sure that I even ought with my skill and talent, or the lack thereof.)
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If you've sideloaded an app, you can't update it automatically. You'll have to download & sideload an updated version.
Some apps have a built-in checker for a new version, and if one is found, it will redirect you to the Play store. But, then you'd have to find and sideload the new one.
Hello,
I have bought huawei Mate 8 (4/64) chineese version on ibuygou.com for review in my country . I wish they had installed google play services etc but they didnt.
I have tried with Google installer - it didn't help (method the same as in xiaomi devices). Next I have tried to install google play services.apk and google play.apk from apkmirror, but after I have written my email and password, there was written that there is no connect or sth like this - try again later. I checked account menagment in settings if I could login in google account, but there was no such option.
So my question is: Has anyone method to install google play, google services on this smartphone? I hope that anyone can help me, I will be so grateful !
Open HiStore (The Huawei app store) and search google, the first little banner that pops up click it, there should now be a list of the google apps. Install them. Change some permissions and you should be good.
Also install the app in the internal storage in case you have a micro sd installed.
ok so the solution here works great but when downloading larger apps such as zombies run or NFS No limits the playstore would force close and download fails without warning.
has anyone experienced this? could it be to do with the download manager?
yellowchilli said:
ok so the solution here works great but when downloading larger apps such as zombies run or NFS No limits the playstore would force close and download fails without warning.
has anyone experienced this? could it be to do with the download manager?
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Mine had the same problem before i changed the rom to the international one. And i know some people having the same problem.. Still no solution...
no problem here with large apps on the international rom i guess its worth trying to flash the L29 rom...
Sent from my Huawei Mate 8 NXT-AL10 using Tapatalk
thanks guys i guess ill be trying that then
natxoga said:
Mine had the same problem before i changed the rom to the international one. And i know some people having the same problem.. Still no solution...
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Why do people say there is no solution?!
I've seen some guy encounter this issue and then find a solution for it, and now it works perfectly for him.
Something to do with system app and permissions i think was all.
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NZtechfreak said:
Also, you need to give Play Store internal storage permission to download those large games, until I did that I had same issue as you with large game installs appearing to cause the Play Store to crash.
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As you can see a simple search and you can find the answers...
ItsMunday said:
Why do people say there is no solution?!
I've seen some guy encounter this issue and then find a solution for it, and now it works perfectly for him.
Something to do with system app and permissions i think was all.
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As you can see a simple search and you can find the answers...
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Appreciate this. I've tried trusting the entire google play store app which should allow everything but that didn't help. cleared data and stuff + reboot - nothing.
But seeing how someone did manage to solve it, I will give it another go before flashing. Thanks
solved. The UI is sort of confusing because I needed to bring up another (native?) permissions manager in order to enable storage permissions. could be a security feature.. no idea.
either search for "permissions" inside settings, or reach it by going to Apps > Advanced.
I'm planning to get the Chinese version (only one for now that has 4gb RAM and higher storage) and my question is does the phone come with English out of the box? Thanks
check with the shop ure getting it from, there are definitely multilanguage china roms
Sent from my Huawei Mate 8 NXT-AL10 using Tapatalk
yellowchilli said:
solved. The UI is sort of confusing because I needed to bring up another (native?) permissions manager in order to enable storage permissions. could be a security feature.. no idea.
either search for "permissions" inside settings, or reach it by going to Apps > Advanced.
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Sometimes it can get a bit confusing but im glad you were able to solve it.
I just cannot get google accounts to work
I have installed google play services, google play store, gmail, google contact sych onbmy chinese huawei mate 8. But when i try to add a google account, by givingbit the email, password and sms verification code, and after accepting the terms of servicd and policy, it gives couldnt sign in and communication error with google server.
Fongkhaiyin said:
I have installed google play services, google play store, gmail, google contact sych onbmy chinese huawei mate 8. But when i try to add a google account, by givingbit the email, password and sms verification code, and after accepting the terms of servicd and policy, it gives couldnt sign in and communication error with google server.
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I had communications error but it was from doing something else. uninstalled google stuff..the whole lot. reboot, reinstalled, and it was all good from there.
yellowchilli said:
I had communications error but it was from doing something else. uninstalled google stuff..the whole lot. reboot, reinstalled, and it was all good from there.
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Thank you. I reset the phone and install Google play store fro hiapp store. And everything works. I can add Google account and install all other Google apps.
I had the same problem, fixed by finding this thread
Thanks!!
Found this posted on ASUS's website today in the downloads section.
Appears to be the Chinese version of the firmware. Judging by the patch notes looks like they will have separate versions for China, Japan & Worldwide.
*Edit*
They now have the World Wide firmware posted as well as the Kernel source code for both Chinese and World Wide variants.
https://www.asus.com/ca-en/Phone/ROG-Phone/HelpDesk_Download/
If the downloads don't appear for you when you select Android from the dropdown menu, there seems to be something wrong with ASUS's website and Chrome. Working fine on Firefox and Edge.
dbzgod said:
Found this posted on ASUS's website today in the downloads section.
Appears to be the Chinese version of the firmware. Judging by the patch notes looks like they will have separate versions for China, Japan & Worldwide.
https://www.asus.com/ca-en/Phone/ROG-Phone/HelpDesk_BIOS/
https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/ZS600KL/UL-ASUS_Z01QD_1-CN-15.1616.1807.8-1.1.12-user.zip
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I just recieved my chinese unit yesterday and i have updated immediately to the mentioned update version. I am saddened by the fact that so far it's not possible to install the google store and the Google apps that require play services installed, i have spent the majority of the day trying different Google installers but to no avail. Still i managed to get the majority of my apps installed.
Hopefully this issue will be resolved soon. By the way you can download the phone English Manual from Asus Website the chinese version of course which will give more details to anyone interested. If anyone has any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
One final note you can't flash other region rom and there aren't tools yet to do so.
Rashad83 said:
I just recieved my chinese unit yesterday and i have updated immediately to the mentioned update version. I am saddened by the fact that so far it's not possible to install the google store and the Google apps that require play services installed, i have spent the majority of the day trying different Google installers but to no avail. Still i managed to get the majority of my apps installed.
Hopefully this issue will be resolved soon. By the way you can download the phone English Manual from Asus Website the chinese version of course which will give more details to anyone interested. If anyone has any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
One final note you can't flash other region rom and there aren't tools yet to do so.
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Hi
I also ordered maind from china and waiting to arrive.
For google play instalation the saler confirmed to me before shipment that he managed to install google play using this site
http://www.gplayspace.com/
And from it u can install the google play and he said its working...
Can u try and tell me if its worked for u
My regard
abunhyan said:
Hi
I also ordered maind from china and waiting to arrive.
For google play instalation the saler confirmed to me before shipment that he managed to install google play using this site
http://www.gplayspace.com/
And from it u can install the google play and he said its working...
Can u try and tell me if its worked for u
My regard
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Cool i will give it a try and let you know, if you can point me to which installer that would be great.
Rashad83 said:
Cool i will give it a try and let you know, if you can point me to which installer that would be great.
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To be honest i didnt try it am still waiting my phone to arrive
But what i understand from the selar that u just install this google space app and from it u install google play store!!
And thats all !! And he confirmed to me that google play is working !!
Just try and tell me ...
abunhyan said:
To be honest i didnt try it am still waiting my phone to arrive
But what i understand from the selar that u just install this google space app and from it u install google play store!!
And thats all !! And he confirmed to me that google play is working !!
Just try and tell me ...
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So i just installed the app you mentioned, basically it's a launcher it lets you access the play store within it using your Google account but it doesn't actually install the Google play store or any of its required sister apps it only lets you install/update from the Google Play Store like your purchased apps for example, still if you install Google Maps from it for example it won't work because you need the Google Account Manager to login and retrieve your saved info, same thing for all other Google apps that require Google play services. Actually this launcher works like "Yalp Store" if you heard of it but Yalp is better i think.
Did u tried to install google store apk file from it?
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I cant confrim anything before i have my phone but as what i understand the a working google play apk is stored in my phone before shipment ..
Will see when i got my phone ..
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Rashad83 said:
So i just installed the app you mentioned, basically it's a launcher it lets you access the play store within it using your Google account but it doesn't actually install the Google play store or any of its required sister apps it only lets you install/update from the Google Play Store like your purchased apps for example, still if you install Google Maps from it for example it won't work because you need the Google Account Manager to login and retrieve your saved info, same thing for all other Google apps that require Google play services. Actually this launcher works like "Yalp Store" if you heard of it but Yalp is better i think.
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Hi
I contacted the selar and do this instruction :
1- here you go: http://www.gplayspace.com
2- click "免费下载Google空间" to download it, and install it on your phone,the Google play will be on the file “Goole 空间 ”.
3- and that its google play will be installed
abunhyan said:
Did u tried to install google store apk file from it?
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I cant confrim anything before i have my phone but as what i understand the a working google play apk is stored in my phone before shipment ..
Will see when i got my phone ..
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Hi
I contacted the selar and do this instruction :
1- here you go: http://www.gplayspace.com
2- click "免费下载Google空间" to download it, and install it on your phone,the Google play will be on the file “Goole 空间 ”.
3- and that its google play will be installed
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Yep that's what i did, and as i explained the google play store isn't a stand a lone app it's within the launcher app. You will not find it in your drawer app so technically it's not installed. If you remove the launcher you will not be able to access the play store anymore, so the launcher is acting like a proxy to the play store.
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So to further explain, if you ever used an Android emulator on windows this launcher app does the same thing. The launcher app installs all apps within it and you access them from it. The only problem with using this app is how secure is your data and what about your google account.
Rashad83 said:
Yep that's what i did, and as i explained the google play store isn't a stand a lone app it's within the launcher app. You will not find it in your drawer app so technically it's not installed. If you remove the launcher you will not be able to access the play store anymore, so the launcher is acting like a proxy to the play store.
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Can u install
Youtube
Maps
Google chrome
And all normal apps ?
abunhyan said:
Can u install
Youtube
Maps
Google chrome
And all normal apps ?
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Yes but you install them within the launcher app. once you uninstall the launcher your apps goes with it.
Thats strange and what about if u chose different luncher they still works?
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Thats strange and what about if u chose different luncher they still works?
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what do you mean by another launcher?. I think you misunderstood me, the launcher app i mean is(gplayspace app) all apps installed are within it, so if you uninstall it all other apps are uninstalled.
If you want to just use chrome, Maps you can install them from Asus Store but old versions not up to date. Regarding Youtube you can install "Youtube Vanced" which is better than the Youtube app itself.
If you just want to use (playspace app), make sure to use a disposable Google account in case something wrong goes down. Good Luck
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what do you mean by another launcher?. I think you misunderstood me, the launcher app i mean is(gplayspace app) all apps installed are within it, so if you uninstall it all other apps are uninstalled.
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Ahaa..
So it just inside this app only ? Or u can see all installed app as normal in the defult luncher?
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Ahaa..
So it just inside this app only ? Or u can see all installed app as normal in the defult luncher?
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Bro i just answered you. All apps installed from gplayspace app are within it you will only find them there. So you will not see them in your Home launcher as individual apps.
Its clear now
Thanks if u found any way to make google play working inform me
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Its clear now
Thanks if u found any way to make google play working inform me
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Sure no problem, i think it's a matter of time until it's resolved. Good luck.
ASUS added the world wide firmware as well to the download list + Kernel source code is also available.
Hi all.
I have been using the P40pro for a while now and have used App gallery and Petal search. I am just wondering if anyone has found any better ways to get apps on the device maybe something that auto updates apps as manually isn't that bad. But it is not just overly convenient.
dw9075n said:
Hi all.
I have been using the P40pro for a while now and have used App gallery and Petal search. I am just wondering if anyone has found any better ways to get apps on the device maybe something that auto updates apps as manually isn't that bad. But it is not just overly convenient.
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If they where downloaded from App gallery they will auto update or you can set to manual if you prefer. With petal it is a manual job but realistically this allows you to check what the update is actually for an if you want to do it or wait for the next one, so there is a plus side to this.
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dw9075n said:
Hi all.
I have been using the P40pro for a while now and have used App gallery and Petal search. I am just wondering if anyone has found any better ways to get apps on the device maybe something that auto updates apps as manually isn't that bad. But it is not just overly convenient.
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what have you enjoyed on the phone?
ChrisHtube said:
If they where downloaded from App gallery they will auto update or you can set to manual if you prefer. With petal it is a manual job but realistically this allows you to check what the update is actually for an if you want to do it or wait for the next one, so there is a plus side to this.
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what have you enjoyed on the phone?
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The phone is really good battery life and camera. Works very smooth. Just takes a while to do all the updates as i just forget about them
I use Google Play Store.
I'm using Aptoide
Klosterbruder said:
I use Google Play Store.
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I have tried side loading, I just do not think i have the skills to do it properly
muetter said:
I'm using Aptoide
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i've used this in the past.
if its direct download through App gallery it will! im sure in time it will
PhoneClone as a starting point - but I make sure to replace with version from AppGallery if possible (Snapchat + Tinder for example)
AppGallery
PetalSearch
Aptoide
APK Sites which don't appear on Petal
Direct from sites (Facebook and Vanced (Vanced.App) for example)
That's pretty much it unless you're going to get Play Store installed and working.
TechPeck said:
PhoneClone as a starting point - but I make sure to replace with version from AppGallery if possible (Snapchat + Tinder for example)
AppGallery
PetalSearch
Aptoide
APK Sites which don't appear on Petal
Direct from sites (Facebook and Vanced (Vanced.App) for example)
That's pretty much it unless you're going to get Play Store installed and working.
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I've heard thatAurora store is pretty good.