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[Android Apps and Games] AnonVendetta:
What is the proper way to install MicroG as a system app? Can I just convert with Titanium Backup? Does MicroG (GmsCore) need to be in /system/priv-app/ specifically (which is where real Play Services lives on KitKat+) or is /system/app/ good enough? What about MicroG's Google Services Framework Proxy? I know that [MENTION=3999488]MaR-V-iN[/MENTION] recommends not to install into system, but I have my framework.jar prepatched with the Tingle patch, and I would like for MicroG to be up and active on first boot of my ROM (after flashing). This way I can also flash Play Store and it will just work.

Currently everything is working as user apps, but I like to integrate my most important apps into my ROM. Updating is no issue, since any updates will also ride off the system MicroG's signature.

I have read somewhere that the libraries inside the APK also need to be manually extracted into the system lib folder. I have an ARM64 device, so I assume this means I will need to extract copies of libs to both folders. Or is this not necessary?

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] ChristianTC:
Thank you very for the answers, I installed all apps as user apps, microG Core Self-Check is all marked

Generate an Android ID and create account in Settings/Accounts/Google Play Account

When opening Market and press button Installed Apps Market:

Unfortunately, Android Market has stopped

And in Settings/Accounts and Add account Google "Google account microG Core" receipt:

Sorry...

There was a ploblem communicating with Google servers.

Try again later.

All the apps It has all permissions that they ask for, I have already generated 2 Android ID for BlankStore.

You can use other Play Store and do not use BlankStore?
[Android Apps and Games] barturblits:
Have you changed the security settings in the generated gmail account (allow insecure device)? Also, it seems you currently first have to activate the freshly generated account in a 4.0 - 4.4 ROM with gapps (I used virtualbox for that) before using it in a higher version ROM with microg.
[Android Apps and Games] ChristianTC:
I have not changed the security settings in the generated gmail account, I've generated other Android ID for BlankStore, I have already generated 2 Android ID for BlankStore.

ok I install rom 4.4 Cyanogenmod with gapps and I login with my Gmail account?

or install rom 4.4 Cyanogenmod without gapps and I install microG Core with my second or first Android ID?

My first Android id put it in Lollipop and everything worked out well, but as in Marshmallow I have problems I've generated other Android ID.

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Ok I install rom stock 4.3 I login with my Gmail account
[Android Apps and Games] zh_eco:
can anyone tell me what are the benefits from using this ?
[Android Apps and Games] n76:
For me, I can avoid using Google but still have and use apps that rely on Google Play Services for some of their functionality. Specifically, a number of the off line navigation apps I use are able to start working before my old slow GPS acquires by using the off line network location backends for an initial location fix.
[Android Apps and Games] vagkoun83:
For me....far better battery, more lightweight from Google play services and all the project make me try to avoid Google tracking by using less Google apps or alternative
[Android Apps and Games] Dr_DjEnder:
Question has anyone gotten or know how to get chrome cast working not YouTube or local media playback that's fine I mean the wireless display type thing that mirrors your screen on a chrome cast device
[Android Apps and Games] ChristianTC:
I retested in Cyanogenmod Lollipop 5.1 and all it works perfect, with Play Store 6.4.20.C-All at the moment it was to updated to Play Store 6.9.15.C-All, synchronization chome and calendar it works perfect and greenify has verified that this paid perfect.

In Cyanogenmod Marshmallow 6.0 I not get it to work, in Settings/Accounts and Add account Google receipt:

Sorry...

There was a ploblem communicating with Google servers.

Try again later.

It will be that it is not working me FakeGapps.apk in CM13 Marshmallow?
[Android Apps and Games] zh_eco:
what is unifiednlp ? and how I can remove it ?
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
Read OPs before asking.

http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-g-unifiednlp-floss-wi-fi-cell-tower-t2991544
[Android Apps and Games] zh_eco:
is it required ?

OK , I did all what I have to do and I installed blankstore , sadly blankstore crashes after doing search for some apps .

any help ?

xposed installed , fakegapps installed .

I'm using slim kitkat 4.4.4 .
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
It's included into microG.

FCs with Blankstore are usually caused by missing permissions. I never tried with KK , though.
[Android Apps and Games] zh_eco:
it's okay , it's still in beta so bugs and issues are expected , I will come back here when this project becomes stable :)
[Android Apps and Games] ChristianTC:
I'm trying to use the patch in Marshmallow

Make sure you have Python 3+, Java and adb available, connect your device via usb and run python3 patch.py (or python patch.py).

but I get error:

FileNotFounError: [WinError 2]
[Android Apps and Games] Shadow53:
You are correct that the libraries will need to be extracted from microG core to /system/lib. AFAIK the Gsf app does not have anything that needs to be extracted. When I was installing it to /system, I just installed them to /system/app.

I have the Play Store running on my ROM. I just installed FDroid, set up the microG repo, installed microG core and Gsf, then flashed a zip containing only Play Store to install it to priv-app. Everything works. It's a bit more involved than simply flashing a zip, but it keeps microG as a user app.

You *can* use the Play Store, though remember that it is Google's own offering, complete with the privacy intruding that it usually does. I'd go into permissions and limit it to just storage, if you install it.

You might check the BlankStore issues page on GitHub and see if someone else has had your issue first before replacing BlankStore. There were issues with needing to manually give it Storage permissions, which I think you said you gave it.

Is it possible you installed BlankStore and then microG?
[Android Apps and Games] n76:
I think so. I first installed BlankStore back before UnifiedNLP and GmsCore existed. It seems to be pretty self contained.
[Android Apps and Games] Shadow53:
AFAIK for something to be able to use microG services, microG needs to be installed first and have those services registered with the system. It could be the matter of enabling "insecure" logins in the Google account's settings, but if that doesn't work you might try uninstalling and reinstalling Blank Store now that you have microG installed.
[Android Apps and Games] ChristianTC:
In Lollipop all the permissions are automatically marked in Marshmallow I frame all permits both storage and other permissions they ask me, BlankStore It is the last thing I install.

In Lollipop everything works well is in Cyanogenmod cm13 not work for me BlankStore or Settings/Accounts/Google
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
Then be patient :)

Seriously, "beta" doesn't mean that you can't use it. I use microG for months now.
[Android Apps and Games] zh_eco:
what Android version do you have ?

Q: will all Google play apps appears in blankstore ? ,I hear some members missing some apps in blankstore .
[Android Apps and Games] ale5000:
Could you please try the latest version and post result in the Tingle thread?
[Android Apps and Games] haffenloher:
You probably used the android-checkin tool for obtaining an Android ID. By default it registers as an Android 4.1 device. To see apps for 4.2+, you need to do a checkin with a higher SDK version.
[Android Apps and Games] Tech 4 9:
Could you please direct me to this nominatim? Cannot find.

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[Android Apps and Games] JERW28:
I came across a project called Magisk and I thought it could be used with microG.

http://xdaforums.com/android/software/mod-magisk-v1-universal-systemless-t3432382 I posted my idea here. http://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/issues/170

Is this possible? Thoughts?
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
6.0.1

I use the official Play Store due to missing apps with Blankstore. Online license checking is workig too.
[Android Apps and Games] zh_eco:
so you can download apps from official store ? mine crashes after pressing "install" button (in KitKat ROM)
[Android Apps and Games] ale5000:
[MENTION=6770019]zh_eco[/MENTION]: The latest version of the Play Store may have some problems with buying apps, in case it didn't work you can use the Play Store inside the microG unofficial installer that works on all phones.
[Android Apps and Games] Howak:
cool thanks
[Android Apps and Games] AnonVendetta:
[MENTION=5627087]ale5000[/MENTION]: I've always used the absolute latest version of Play Store in conjunction with MicroG, and have never had any issues with buying apps, in-app purchases, or license verification.
[Android Apps and Games] Neo0:
I tried to use official PlayStore with MicroG but it stucks at checking my account. Tried several ways of installing PlayStore (user app, system app) and I also tried to clean data of the app. I installed PlayStore after setting up MicroG, etc

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[Android Apps and Games] ale5000:
[MENTION=7441667]AnonVendetta[/MENTION]: There are some reports where the latest version doesn't work with In-App Purchase, I'm not sure what is the real cause.
[Android Apps and Games] jlobo912:
You should try moving official Play Store to system/priv-app and give all permissions.

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[Android Apps and Games] Neo0:
Tried exactly that. After opening PlayStore it asks for access to my Google Account. When I choose the account it get's into a loop and I have to choose an account again and again

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[Android Apps and Games] oF2pks:
Can you clearly indicate if using: original_oem_playstore OR flashed_GApps; maybe oem have ability to lock down full package (all or nothing) ?
[Android Apps and Games] Neo0:
Sorry but I don't fully understand what you mean. I search on apkmirror for latest PlayStore ?

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[Android Apps and Games] oF2pks:
Maybe you should flash a minimal package (OpenGApps or Deltadroid for old soc32), in recovery, then clean unnecessary, and finally install microG ?

Nota: before cleaning (& tricking to microG) , you can check that your account is working ; coming from original oem rom, it's better to keep original process to avoid any security breaks (but you can still clean everything and reflash a package)... IMHO the valid origin of your Playstore is more relevant than version n°...
[Android Apps and Games] ale5000:
[MENTION=7489364]oF2pks[/MENTION]: You can have Google Play Services or microG GmsCore for google login, you cannot have both.

microG use an alternative method for login so it may have problems with the latest version of Play Store (although maybe not for all people).

Flashing GApps to remove them and keep Play Store is useless and it is likely to cause more problems.

If you come from an oem ROM then you already have Play Store.
[Android Apps and Games] AnonVendetta:
My friend had exactly the same issue as [MENTION=3556253]Neo0[/MENTION] on his HTC Desire 626s running Marshmallow, that it would get into a loop at Play Store login screen, asking for an account again and again, and telling him that an account already existed on the device. This happened after we cleaned GApps and installed MicroG. We never found a solution, so he opted to do without Play Store.

I've always used a Play Store APK (or similar) from apkmirror.com, not a bundled OEM version built into my device. OEMs tend to bundle old copies of PS, I like to always have the latest version.

I've found that flashing a minimal OpenGApps zip doesn't really hurt anything, especially on a stock OEM device that already has lots of Google apps bundled. The zip cleans any old Google stuff off the device, and while it may occasionally miss something, it does a good job for the most part. While the point of using MicroG is to reduce dependence on or entirely get rid of Google, then if flashing the zip means you end up with less GApps then before, then you have less to clean. So this is a valid approach.

[MENTION=5988044]haffenloher[/MENTION] recently mentioned that the android-checkin tool only generates an Android ID for up to v4.1, and said that generating an ID for v4.2+ requires using a higher SDK version. I can only find one version of android-checkin at the link he posted, so does this mean that there are additional command line parameters that need to be specified? Or a different version of this tool is needed, and from where? I recently tried using BlankStore with a generated ID and my real account, this worked and BS was able to see my installed apps and download new apps. I didn't notice any issues with not being able to see certain apps (except those that are incompatible with the device/account the ID was generated for, which I think was based on one of my latest real devices, since there are a handful of apps not listed when searching, which real Play Store says are incompatible with most of my recent devices). I had previously tried using the ID generated by redphx's Device ID app, but BS kept crashing when trying to download apps.
[Android Apps and Games] Neo0:
After rebooting a few times it suddenly Starter working. Between the reboots I removed and readded the account a few times. That is strange but I'm happy it is working now.

I'm using a rom based on CM13 btw
[Android Apps and Games] ChristianTC:
I'm stupid, I was going to Settings/Applications and mark all permissions and then I was going to

Settings/Privacy and mark all the permissions that were not marked and these permits are Disable app Wi-Fi usage and Disable app cellular usage, he was removing internet access.

I'm stupid.

Sorry.

The only thing that not works is the weather widget from Cyanogenmod 13, everything else works, synchronization contacts, calendar, Chrome and location for cellular it works.

Thanks to all for the help.
[Android Apps and Games] silentvisitor:
Why my Google Duo not working with my current setup (MicroG + Play Store) whereas it worked fine on Stock ROM ?

It keeps showing forever a spinning circle after I enter my phone number.
[Android Apps and Games] enban:
Same here... Well, I think it's a mattter of time before it's fixed...
[Android Apps and Games] barturblits:
How does one do that? Run checkout and the checkin from within your current rom?
[Android Apps and Games] silentvisitor:
Hope so ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Chris4o4:
Link2sd MicroG problems

I have link2sd plus I bought it after installing MicroG into my phone it says error_retry couldn't connect to server is there a way to bypass or fix this?I've tried everything. My phone is Samsung galaxy y gt s5360 running cm11 root

Also when I try to sign in on youtube down it shows error try again.By uninstalling gapps u mean google play store and services and any other apps by google right?
[Android Apps and Games] raptorddd:
Error with playstore RH-01 .?? MM i delete account, reset data an cache for playstore and framework and core.. restart and i see same screen. retireving server error RH-01.??

do i need device checking ticked.?

what about on self check i have all spoffing ect checked..

next is permissons do i need to ticked those as well.? are they need it . it says some apps may no work if permissons arent enabled.???
[Android Apps and Games] Chris4o4:
Does it say authentication required? If so I got the same problem
[Android Apps and Games] barturblits:
[MENTION=221462]Marvin[/MENTION]:

Could you give some pointers on how to change the device specs in the google blankstore account. Or the most proper way to register a fresh account in a MM device.

I started with a fresh account for my nexus 6p, could not get it registered in omnirom6 so I activated it in a virtualbox android image (4.0.3) and after that it worked.

Sometimes I could not find certain apps, more people seem to have this problem. I logged in the play store through my browser and checked the device specs. It says:

vbox, Buildroid for VirtualBox ('Tablet' version), no carrier etc. This is the device which I used to register the gmail account. There is no reference to my omnirom nexus 6p device. At device management I also get, no active devices present.

Any idea how to get this right?

Edit:

Registered the existing account with dummy droid, uninstalled blankstore, installed blankstore with the new android id. It is now visible in devices overview within the browser play store and I can find the missing apps :D. But in the self check of microg, I now miss the check at "play store has correct signature". Any idea how to fix this? Should I reset the entire microg batch and start from scratch? Would like to prevent having to find all the apps that use gcm and reinstall all those apps again.

Just wondering, how do arches work in the play store and within apk's? My nexus has a arm64-v8a architecture but I registered with an old vbox arch (armeabi-v7a or armeabi, don't know). Did a get a lot of old arm arch apk's from the blankstore till now instead of armeabi-v8a apk's?

Edit:

ofcourse, due to uninstall of blankstore, signature spoofing was disabled/untoggled again in the apps permissions. enabling this again solved the missing phonesky signature spoof check in microg.
[Android Apps and Games] raptorddd:
well i tried deleting microg as i used flashable.zip then i installed the APK's and yes sometimes i get that verification required or RH-01. am about to start new flash today..
[Android Apps and Games] haffenloher:
Take a look at the android-checkin readme. It's a command line tool meant to be run on your desktop or laptop computer.

Change the SDK version to the one you want (here's an example). You'll need a working java development environment for compiling the application.
[Android Apps and Games] barturblits:
You mean, take the src from android-checkin, change the parameters, recompile to jar and then recheckin? I only used the precompiled 1.0 from the nogapps thread. Just tried dummy droid which seems to offer a similar service. You can import your personal build.prop and add/edit additional properties. It is actively developed and seems to have a recent compiled release. Google play now shows my device as a Nexus 6P in the google play store (web browser) and I can install omnirom changelog app.
[Android Apps and Games] darthvishous:
I'm using microG with SlimSaber rom (OMNI based, so not using xposed). The Self-Check says that Play Store doesn't have the correct signature. I have Fakestore installed (from F-droid along with the rest of microG). This didn't happen when I was earlier using microG with a cm13-based rom. Any idea why this is happening? Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
Yep. I can't use IAPs, though.

Try installing FakeStore from Github. Is Xposed framework working properly?
[Android Apps and Games] Chris4o4:
I just realised if i install from blankstore it may work need to generate android id tho but one problem Is when I sign in to YouTube and try to select account it doesn't select same prob

for hangouts it tries to sign in then it says unfortunately hangouts has stopped
[Android Apps and Games] Oneplus#:
Hy Guy's I need your help please, maybe someone had ask this before but I not found anything; this is my problem:

https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/issues/125

I only found this but no solution.

Did you have an idea why it happen? Thanks in advance
[Android Apps and Games] MaR-V-iN:
You need to grant spoofing permission to the FakeStore app as described here for OmniROM 6.
[Android Apps and Games] Tech 4 9:
Gmaps doesn't let me download offline maps. It was to me to login in but then won't except login.

Also, and not to get off topic but since we're all doing this, in part, to prevent info being sent...Id like some opinions on how you all might be doing facebook..if at all. I currently use a wrapper and wonder if that's even a good idea.

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[Android Apps and Games] Neo0:
I noticed something strange today. Since this morning android battery information shows that microg uses GPS and keeps my mobile radio active. The strange thing is I didn't enable GPS. After enabling and disabling GPS the issue was gone for about two hours but is present again now
[Android Apps and Games] GasLoop:
Sounds like the Mobile Radio Active bug Google just doesn't want to fix. It's a general bug.

I actually have the same issue with Cerberus. Any fix?
[Android Apps and Games] @pulkit:
Been using Micro G from the past 1-2 months and this is really a Great space saver.

But, [MENTION=3999488]MaR-V-iN[/MENTION], when I keep my phone on WiFi for the whole day, Micro G does not consume much power and is also not visible in my battery stats and when I am on Cellular data (not more than 1 hr), Micro G is the highest consumer of battery, sometimes it also overtakes the battery consumed by Screen (around 30% battery consumed by Micro G)

Can you or anyone tell me why this happens and is this a bug that needs to be addressed or any workaround is there..!

My time interval = 600s.
[Android Apps and Games] JRapsky:
Hi,

since I use microG I don't get openweather or yahoo weather informations with the CM12.1 clock widget. Has anybody else this issue or knows a solution for this problem?

THX

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[Android Apps and Games] dejson:
Hi I discovered this thread few days ago. Tonight installed everything and push messages and playstore is working OK. My licences for purchased apps are verified.

I have one question

Is it supposed to use official play store or it is preffered to use blank store ?

Thank you in advance for clarification.
[Android Apps and Games] bigsupersquid:
Blank store better privacy, open source. Free apps only I believe.

Official play store bloated, closed source. But handles licenses and paid apps.

In a nutshell.

Raccoon is open source and handles paid apps too if you want to go that route.
[Android Apps and Games] dejson:
I have to many paid apps to use blankstore app than, racoon is a great app, never heard for it before tbh but my phone is my office and rarely I use my laptop when I am not at job, so you helped me a lot.

Playstore is than my only possible choice.

Thank you mate.
[Android Apps and Games] Tech 4 9:
So microg seems set up correctly. All boxes checked. Neither maps.me nor OSMand will not find my location without gps on. I assume this is supposed to work through the cell towers..? Does the seems to be happening. What am I missing?

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[Android Apps and Games] n76:
What backends have you installed?
[Android Apps and Games] Tech 4 9:
Just the Apple so far.

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[Android Apps and Games] dejson:
With Mozilla backend on mapsme I don't need GPS.

EDIT:This is a lie, inaccurate without gps.

Following the thread from OP unifiednpl, after enabling all backends now it works inside the building without GPS.

Hmmm, how to sync contacts I wonder now :(
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
Several solutions including:

- Export/Import Contacts (F-Droid)

- DAVdroid + Fruxx software (or something else)

- DAVdroid + Owncloud thanks to Zaclys (that's what I use).