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  "path": "/t/how-do-i-make-pocket-casts-work-without-a-google-playstore-account/38440#post_1",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-10T12:31:15.000Z",
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  "textContent": "> **TL;DR: Pocket Casts has stopped working on my Android phone. It is now required that I use the Google Play Store. How do I fix it?**\n\nI have been using Pocket Casts as my main podcast app for many years now, and I have done so without the Google Play Store. I have a regular stock Android phone on which I use the Aurora Store. It is not linked to any Google account.\n\nI was listening to a podcast on Pocket Casts at one o’clock in the morning while I was doing dishes. I wake up today to see that it has stopped working, even though the app wasn’t updated overnight. I have no clue what happened. Every time I open it, I am redirected to the screen below:\n\n**Any advice on why it’s doing that and how to fix it?**",
  "title": "How do I make Pocket Casts work without a Google Playstore account?"
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