yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Apps and Games] Shadow53:
Looks like your ROM has privacy guard. You should check if you can give it the necessary permissions from there - contacts and accounts (which may be part of contacts iirc).
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
Thanks. All permissions were granted/allowed. Still crashes. I'm gonna setup microG on another KK ROM, Vanir, and see if the same thing happens.

LG G3 D851, Mahdi KitKat ROM, microG Project, Tapatalk 4.9.5
[Android Apps and Games] :
[MENTION=3999488]MaR-V-iN[/MENTION]

Would it be possible to set different heartbeat intervals for cellular data and WiFi?

In my case, the WiFi connection is usually stable so there is no need to re-check the connection often. I would like to use a longer interval for it but then it would be too long for the cellular connection which changes much more often. Thus, I would find it very beneficial for the battery life to be able to set them separately.
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
[MENTION=7126506]Shadow53[/MENTION], seems Privacy Guard is not the issue. I flashed a separate Mahdi (gotta love MultiROM) with OpenGapps. Contact sync worked fine.

So I pushed the sync adapter from there to my Mahdi/microG setup. Still doesn't work/crashes.

I'll just assume, for the time being, that it doesn't work on KitKat.

So MM is good, KK not good. Next up is a Lollipop test though I don't remember seeing an api21/22 sync adapter on apkmirror.

LG G3 D851, Mahdi KitKat ROM, microG Project, Tapatalk 4.9.5
[Android Apps and Games] ale5000:
[MENTION=6046143]marcdw[/MENTION]

Probably the same crash as mine: https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/issues/164
[Android Apps and Games] freworld:
NoGapps (& Battery Savings & Android Privacy) Help & Discussion Group

Few weeks back,

we started this TELEGRAM GROUP, for discussing/promoting Android without GAPPS/PlayServices, MICROG , Gapps alternatives(Preferably FOSS) & Android privacy & Android battery hacks

Channel > https://Telegram.me/NoGapps

Group >https://telegram.me/joinchat/CZQJakEwQHsKiqNsv5GK4A

If you are someone who has gone NoGapps, kindly join to discuss/share info/help others and promote MicroG and gapps free android :good:

Those new to Telegram,

TELEGRAM is an OpenSource Messenger app which is FAST, with Channels(feeds) & Highly Functional& productive Bots, & Emphasis on Privacy & free speech .Its secret chat function, received 7/7 point score by EFF last year. NoGapps Users - Fdroid (FOSS friendly) / Apkmirror (Official copy) ; Playstore Users -Link

P.S.

@MaR-V-iN has joined there too & helps with queries when he is free/possible:good:

Have messaged @n76 too to join us there

I request others who are contributing to join too. ( for many, turn off for going no-gapps is they think its lot of work, which is not the case really)
[Android Apps and Games] bigsupersquid:
The fdroid version is interestingly modified, too.

I'd looked at telegram before, partly as an open source alternative messaging client to build into roms, but this gives me a little more incentive to check it out.

//Edit

Testing it out, it wouldn't send me sms code or call, then said too many attempts and refused to continue. Virgin mobile USA, Google voice number, cm13 using microg, fdroid version of telegram.

//More edit

It clearly dislikes GV. The web app says invalid number. Had to use real number, bleh. Once the web app was set up the mobile app ran after sending verification code to web app.
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
Yep, I think so.

I went to the referenced issue #144 and read all the comments there.

Tried the pm grant thing also but that failed.

Looks like we're out of luck at the moment.

LG G3 D851, LiquidDark OMS ROM, Tapatalk 4.9.5
[Android Apps and Games] :
Try to put GoogleLoginService.apk in /system/priv-app/. This fixed the Contacts sync crash for me in a KitKat ROM.
[Android Apps and Games] ale5000:
To have microG you usually remove GoogleLoginService.apk, if you still have it then what is the point of microG?
[Android Apps and Games] :
I do not really understand the question... The main components of the Google Play Services are still not installed this way. Do you mean privacy concerns? If yes, then you should not use Google Contacts sync anyway, thus this apk will also not be needed.

I use both Google Contacts and Calendar sync, and the point of microG for me is mainly better battery life and less system resource use.
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
Else or believe it I couldn't find that on Mahdi. I'll grab it from the Mahdi/opengapps installation just to test.

LG G3 D851, SlimSaber LP ROM, Tapatalk 4.9.5
[Android Apps and Games] ale5000:
Doesn't GoogleLoginService.apk conflict with microG since it do the same thing?

In fact Calendar sync doesn't crash with only microG.
[Android Apps and Games] :
I have actually not thought about that.

I set microG up first and added the Google Calendar and Contacts sync APKs next. At that point Calendar synced fine but Contacts would crash. I then decided that adding GoogleLoginService.apk might help and it did indeed fix the problem.

I do not really know if there are any conflicts when both GoogleLoginService and microG are present in the system together.
[Android Apps and Games] AnonVendetta:
This Telegram app sounds/looks nice............but I'm not sure it can be trusted. It syncs to the cloud, I couldn't find an option to opt out. I prefer that my data be under my direct control. The app is also centrally controlled by one organization, like for instance they can ban publicly available content on (their) network (but not content that is shared privately). It would be better if a chat/messaging app could be developed, that is open source and decentralized (kind of like how P2P is decentralized and doesn't rely on servers or an organization). It would also be nice if Telegram could replace my built-in messaging app.

It would be nice if some (preferably [MENTION=3999488]MaR-V-iN[/MENTION]) could address my question in post #1807 (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=68474394&postcount=1807)

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] Shadow53:
If you use only secret chats, everything is encrypted and sent directly between devices - Telegram's servers cannot decrypt it (or so they say - yay paranoia). You could use XMPP with OTR if you wanted decentralized messaging, but I don't know if anything exists for direct P2P.

As far as your previous issue, you seemed to follow a really weird and not recommended method of installing microG. If you are using CM, I would recommend flashing just CM, going through the setup wizard, installing F-Droid, setting up the microG repo, installing microG and microG gsf, THEN installing Play Store to priv-app. That's what I did and I haven't had issues. I use Omni and so I don't need to patch it, but you'll probably want to patch framework.jar some time before installing Play Store.
[Android Apps and Games] GasLoop:
I have big issues with the newest microG releases. The framework crashes sometimes when firing up location services, when I open the app, everything is still checked and I can proceed. But when I later open Google Play, I get a connection error and the app shows everything unchecked, the heartbeat interval reset to default. This essentially breaks Threema's push service; reactivating the components is of no help.

Can you look into this [MENTION=3999488]MaR-V-iN[/MENTION]? This is a real game breaker to me.
[Android Apps and Games] :
I have also experienced some problems with the newest release (v0.2.4.8) which causes a lot of GCM reconnect alarms. There are 2-3 times more reconnect alarms then GCM heartbeat alarms. For now I have reverted to the stable release (v0.2.4) and they seem to be gone.
[Android Apps and Games] GasLoop:
Okay, will try. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
Okay, finally got around to trying that. Didn't quite work.

ContactSync was no longer crashing but syncing wasn't working. For no reason I toggled the calendar sync and it kept crashing. Also have Keep so I toggled that and it also crashes/FCs.

So I removed GoogleLoginService.apk, rebooted, and would you believe contacts is syncing just fine.

Made changes in People app, check between reboots. No problems. Go figure.

Guess it got a kickstart of sorts when the service was installed.

LG G3 D851, Mahdi KitKat ROM, microG Project, Tapatalk 4.9.5
[Android Apps and Games] darthvishous:
For the last couple of days microg (0.2.4.8) has been accessing my location every few seconds causing huge battery drain. Any idea how to stop that? I'm on omnirom.
[Android Apps and Games] barturblits:
Also on omnirom6 (nexus 6p) and microg 0.2.4.8 but no battery drain. Maybe reinstall the microg suite?
[Android Apps and Games] SilentEYE:
I am sorry for this question but the Tapatalk search engine is not working right now.

Am I able to use my paid android apps with this microg?

How can I install them after patching the system with the suit?
[Android Apps and Games] Shadow53:
The only way AFAIK to use paid apps is to install the Google Play Store to priv-app rather than installing BlankStore or FakeStore. If you're using microG for privacy reasons, you'll want to severely restrict Play Store's permissions.

Well... Another method is to use Raccoon, which is a desktop program that pretends to be a phone for the sake of downloading paid apps from your account that can then be sideloaded to your device. But for installing something on the phone for downloading paid apps, it's only the official store.

---------- Post added at 06:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:45 PM ----------

Not sure if you mean literally every few seconds or exaggerating to mean "very often". I've noticed the location icon popping up more often in my status bar, but not every few seconds. It's probable that you have an app that is consistently checking your location. If you don't recall installing anything like that and you were exaggerating, perhaps it's OmniJAWS (the built-in weather service)?
[Android Apps and Games] darthvishous:
It is literally every few seconds. Turned off the weather service now but the situation doesn't seem to have improved.
[Android Apps and Games] Shadow53:
Go into the App Permissions section under Apps (tap the gear in the top right) and check which apps have location permissions. It's possible that one of them is making a lot of requests for the location. Depending on which backend you are using, that could be causing issues too.

I'm looking through the recent commits to microG and while most of the location-related commits are for the maps or wearables APIs, there are a couple that have to do with the location provider itself. I don't have a ton of experience with Java or Android programming, so I can't say if they are causing issues. I would guess it is either the backend or an app.
[Android Apps and Games] witti96:
Hello,

Is anyone using MicroG with Android N? I'd like to switch to Android N and of course I'd like to use MicroG instead of GAPPS, if I do so, but I cant find a way to get Signature Spoofing to work with AOSP 7.0.

If anyone was able to get it working with N, I'd be happy to hear about it.

witti
[Android Apps and Games] Dr_DjEnder:
Until xposed comes out for 7.0 or a rom that natively supports the spoofing we're sol atm :(
[Android Apps and Games] ale5000:
Have you tried Tingle?

After deodexing the system it possibly works (but I'm not sure).

It would help for testing also if you post your framework.jar (before and after deodexing) in the Tingle thread to improve its support.
[Android Apps and Games] witti96:
Hi,

well, I'd like to try, but I wasnt even able, do deodex AOSP 7.0, baksmali wasn't working for me...

witti
[Android Apps and Games] ale5000:
[MENTION=5059853]witti96[/MENTION]: I have just found a message regarding smali/baksmali with Android N files, he is working to support them.

Once it is supported it can be tested.
[Android Apps and Games] :
[MENTION=3999488]MaR-V-iN[/MENTION]

For testing purposes I disabled both WiFi and mobile data and left the phone untouched for 6+ hours. microG's GCM heartbeat still caused wakelocks despite the fact that there was no data connection available whatsoever.

With battery life in mind, I think it would be nice if microG stopped trying to poll GCM in such a case, and resume only after the connection is re-established.
[Android Apps and Games] freworld:
Yes Telegram doesn't allow VOIP/VOIP like numbers lately. You would need a real number but unlike Whatsaap, they are not shown to anyone in public, unless to share it. It has usernames too (in case one needs)
[Android Apps and Games] Shadow53:
I was able to get Telegram to set up once using Pinger TextFree, but that was the only VOIP-ish service that I was able to get to work.
[Android Apps and Games] Gonfebo:
they are any chance to get play games functional?
[Android Apps and Games] AnonVendetta:
I too am wondering if it is feasible to get Play Games working with MicroG. Right now PG just gives an error when launched. I know it's not a priority but......
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
For games I gave the Xposed module No Play Games a go.

I used an older version of the module which didn't work. My game still told me I need Play Games. With the latest version it seems to work.

This requirement is the only reason I've had Play Games on some ROMs previously. Otherwise I don't use the app for anything.

LG G3 D851, Mahdi KitKat ROM, microG Project, Tapatalk 4.9.5
[Android Apps and Games] AnonVendetta:
The No Play Games module is a good solution for those who are tired of incessant nagging from games demanding that PG be installed. I usually install PG (but dont use it) just so I dont have to see the message every time I start a game. But if PG actually worked with MicroG, I would use it more often.
[Android Apps and Games] raptorddd:
trying to download offline maps asks me for account.? already have one with playstore. do i login again .?
[Android Apps and Games] Shadow53:
Like [MENTION=7441667]AnonVendetta[/MENTION] said, it doesn't seem like a big priority. I believe the current work is being done on getting interoperability with Android Wear working (which I look forward to).

Of course, being an open source project, you could always pick up Android programming and implement Play Games yourself ;)

[MENTION=3999488]MaR-V-iN[/MENTION] is working on this project pretty much by himself, and I have to give him credit for what we *do* have working. Work would (theoretically) go faster if other people contributed to the project as well, but not everyone is an Android programmer, or a programmer in general, so this is one of those situations where I'd say to be patient.

On another note, I've put together a No-Gapps FAQ and a chart of Google apps, if they work with microG, and replacements for them - mostly from F-Droid. These were created for the unofficial Telegram group, though people in this thread may benefit from them as well:

FAQ: https://shadow53.com/no-gapps/faq

Chart: https://shadow53.com/no-gapps/compatibility
[Android Apps and Games] SilentEYE:
I have tested this mod now and it is working good.

Beeing on the stable release 2.4 I can give a small feedback for other users.

With play store.apk I am able to download already paid apps .

Apps with in game purchases , even if already paid, don't recognize the payment.

Buying new apps doesn't work .

Battery usage other night with dual sim phone and data off on 3G network is 1 % drain in 9 hours . That is awesome!

I will donate to this project this weekend. The basic things work well enough.

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[Android Apps and Games] :
Fortunately you can always just buy apps using the Play Store website :)
[Android Apps and Games] SilentEYE:
Yes but the in app purchases, for unlocking the full version, remain a problem at the moment .

Maybe I can try to send a backup of an unlocked app from my tablet to my phone.
[Android Apps and Games] ale5000:
[MENTION=899471]SilentEYE[/MENTION]: If you use an old version of the official PlayStore apk the in app purchase should work.
[Android Apps and Games] AnonVendetta:
[MENTION=7126506]Shadow53[/MENTION]: I personally am wary of contributing to any projects I don't directly control. I just believe in having full control of my own intellectual property, the only way to do this is to be the one running the show. I've been a control freak since childhood. I don't really care about the concept of open source/free/libre software, only what it can do for me in a practical, real world scenario. On the other hand, I'm not a programmer. So I'll just wait patiently until Play Games works with MicroG. Not that it's really important, but it would be a proof of concept and a milestone for MicroG.

I am the only one not having trouble with in-app purchases and Play Store? I'm using the latest version, I can buy apps just fine, previous purchases verify just fine. Pretty much everything works, except PS will occasionally hang on a white screen when I start it, a simple Force Stop always resolves this. I do wonder whether some people's IAP issue is due to a bug in PS, or a bug in MicroG.

[MENTION=899471]SilentEYE[/MENTION]. Restoring a backup of unlocked apps will sometimes work, I did it a few times with some apps before I started using Play Store with MicroG. But it won't work with all apps, since they may actively check Play Store/Play Services.
[Android Apps and Games] SilentEYE:
[MENTION=5627087]ale5000[/MENTION]

How old is old?

I installed the playstore with latest opengapps zip and removed all google stuff, except playstore, afterwards. (Don't know if this idea was good and i succeded in clearing google's spy apps)

Another Question:

There seems to be no way to use google maps? (The only thing I miss a bit from google)
[Android Apps and Games] bilbonotry:
Seems not a good idea. I copy only play store apk in /system/priv-app and buying apps works. Never used IAP though. And Google maps installed from play store works good except download of offline maps.
[Android Apps and Games] ale5000:
[MENTION=899471]SilentEYE[/MENTION]: Google Play Store 5.1.11 from apkmirror should work.

You should also block auto-update in some way.
[Android Apps and Games] Idiosyncratic93:
Holy *#@!, FLOSS!? AWESOME!
[Android Apps and Games] SilentEYE:
Do you just copy it into priv-app folder? Or do you create a phonesky folder?

I tried latest 2.4.8 build and Google maps is working now. I think the purchase problems on playstore are linked with the older 2.4. Version.

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[Android Apps and Games] ale5000:
For Android 4.4.x it should be directly in /system/priv-app, for newer ROMs maybe you need a phonesky folder but I'm not sure.

I have tried just on KitKat.
[Android Apps and Games] AnonVendetta:
It's not necessary to create a separate Phonesky folder (on Lollipop and MM), you can just drop the APK into /system/priv-app and set permissions to 0644. Phonesky.APK doesnt have any dependencies (like libraries) outside the APK, so that's probably why this works.

On the other hand (and I've said this several times before), Play Store should work fine when installed as a regular user app. No need to install as system app unless you have issues, or want to integrate it into your ROM. I've been doing this for awhile on several devices/ROMs. But on the other hand, every device/ROM is different.
[Android Apps and Games] bigsupersquid:
the patch for 6.0 looks like it should just drop right in to 7.0 with just a little fuzz in one file.

(I pasted the changes directly instead of properly cherry-picking or applying the patch though.)
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
I don't know if xda search is broken or just Tapatalk so forgive if this has been covered.

For those using Google calendar sync have you noticed there are no reminders? Actually, I'm not sure if it's related to calendar.

Previously I used microG on AOSP-CAF MM and had Google Keep installed. The notes sync but the one note with a reminder, did not have one. I could add a reminder but it wouldn't be there later.

On Mahdi it's the same. For testing purposes I flashed Google Calendar (replacing stock/default). Normally the reminder from keep will show up in the calendar but not here. So I create a test reminder in calendar, save it, and it disappears into the ether.

Reminders that are created are immediately dismissed.

Any idea why that might be?

Far as Google Keep goes, it's available/accessible via GApps Browser anyway. If reminders don't work then I can remove it.

LG G3 D851, Mahdi KitKat ROM, microG Project (NoGapps), Tapatalk 4.9.5
[Android Apps and Games] moriel5:
I have no idea what is the original source of this, however I have verified that it's safe.

This Camera, seems to be based off the CM Camera (at least in looks), and it it's extremely light, and best of all, works in a noGAPPS environment (not even microG is needed).

I had found it sometime back in a Lollipop-themed (or was it Marshmallow-themed? I forget what was written there) KitKat ROM for the LG Optimus One over in the LG Optimus One threads.
[Android Apps and Games] AnonVendetta:
[MENTION=5358804]moriel5[/MENTION]: Nice camera app you posted. It appears to have exactly the same CM camera icon, that it works independently or even MicroG is nice. Open Camera is also cery good, and as the name implies, 100% free and open source.
[Android Apps and Games] sexler:
Hey guys,

I got a question about the check in process. On the FakeGApps site I read that I would have to dial *#*#CHECKIN#*#* to register GCM.

When I activate “Enable device checkin” and “Enable Google Cloud Messaging” in the microG settings this would be the same, right? If I check the boxes I don’t have to dial the *#*#CHECKIN#*#* sequence. I just want to understand it.

Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] AnonVendetta:
[MENTION=7087369]sexler[/MENTION]: Yes, enabling the device checkin option in MicroG is the equivalent of using the dialer code. But it may not work on all devices, so manually dialing the code may be necessary. This would be a bit of an issue on, say, a tablet, which dont have dialers built-in. Also note that the option needs to be enabled before installing any app that uses checkin, if I've read correctly. The same applies to the GCM option, I think.

On a sidenote, Lookout Mobile Security is telling me that the camera app linked by [MENTION=5358804]moriel5[/MENTION] is riskware. It classifies it as "Riskware.Android.CompromisedKey.a". Maybe the app is modded in some way, so its' key is flagged as suspicious. But I dont buy it, VirusTotal says the file is safe. Just figured I'd mention this.
[Android Apps and Games] moriel5:
Thanks, perhaps the dev behind the ROM modded it.

Although I'm still confident that it's safe.
[Android Apps and Games] GasLoop:
microG has become really unreliable; I need some guiding hand to fix this or I'll have to return to GAPPS...

The issue is, that microG occasionally crashes when activating location and firing up Maps or any other app using location services. After a while (I don't know what it takes to cause that), microG resets everything, which causes Threema to lose GCM connection. That requires a full reinstallation of Threema in order for it to work. I don't want to go through that process over and over again. I have the latest stable installed. How can I fix this?

Btw. I have multiple location backends from which only one is activated at a time. No patched framework.jar, running Xposed instead.

Could the framework patch increase stability? If yes, is there a way to flash the patch?

Thanks for the answers!
[Android Apps and Games] bigsupersquid:
I'm curious about what camera apps need Google services... Even in cm13, the ones I've built with roms down to kitkat, the camera doesn't need any Google services to work. I usually don't install play services, including microg, on new installs. Although i never let it stamp location in pictures, does that need it?
[Android Apps and Games] moriel5:
I have no idea, I don't let it stamp locations either.
[Android Apps and Games] Bedhead911:
Not sure if this is related to microg but any pokemon go players having problems signing on with the latest update (v 37)? I know the newest version of Go checks if you are rooted like Android Pay. I got rid of supersu, but it still doesn't work....