yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
Play store doesn't see a difference between microG and original Google play services. That's what signature spoofing is meant to do. Do you really need play store?
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
you can tell I don't need it that much, but I find it useful,

isn't there a version without this support libraries auto-update?
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
Consider to freeze Google Play Store and observe if it then still happens. My play store is always frozen unless I want to check for updates for my purchases or beta programme apps or really want to buy something.
[Android Apps and Games] starbright_:
The answer is (not sure what exactly this is and why this is needed to do manually):

adb shell pm grant com.android.vending android.permission.FAKE_PACKAGE_SIGNATURE
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
What android version is your stock ROM? Is it rooted? Deodexed?
[Android Apps and Games] Coktail:
Hello,

i have running MicroG on my oneplus 6 (Havoc Rom). The only app doesnt work is Line (Chat app) i got notification from app many times a day. Notification as follow: Deinstall offline Line App and install new????

Do anyone know why? Any solution?

Thank you

Regards
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
I have not used those apps. You should root with magisk and use smali patcher module.
[Android Apps and Games] cowgaR:
For Google, this is "industry practice".

English version link (Google has not yet implemented translation AI that filters the truth)

https://translate.google.com/transl...k-Android-telefoniert-nach-Hause-4857162.html

The researchers analyzed the data transferred from the Android devices to Google. According to this, the smartphones connect to Google servers about every twenty minutes. According to the researchers, in addition to a cookie, the phone and SIM card number are also transmitted. With less frequent API calls, the worldwide unique device number (IMEI), the serial number assigned by the manufacturer, WLAN MAC address, Android ID and the email address of the Google account were also transmitted.

in short, nothing new seen here. In UK we have a term for it:

no sh1t Sherlock
[Android Apps and Games] Fznwolf:
Just curious, why would you go through all the work and effort to install this then keep the google play store? Just use aurora and fdroid.
[Android Apps and Games] Psk.It:
using the playstore you keep the most standard user experience

and there Is no real extra effort to use it
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
^ exactly,

meanwhile marvin replied over to my github issue and it seems that I had forgotten a previous version (0.2.6) of microg in system/priv-app folder,

which I went on and deleted and things are looking better for/until now
[Android Apps and Games] Fznwolf:
Why install MicroG at all if you're going to load it up with google spyware?
[Android Apps and Games] Psk.It:
Ciao [MENTION=3999488]MaR-V-iN[/MENTION]

I am new using microG, and I don't know if I made something usefull or not, anyway i prepared a module to install microG, with Playstore, Contact and Caledar Sync.

now I did it for my personal use, but I am seeing also others like mixing services as I did

shall I share my module on your post? It could be usefull also for newby on microG, what do you think?

Regards,

Pasquale
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
If it's a magisk module, you should make a post im magisk section. Typically there is much support demand for such microG installers. Better to collect them in a separate thread.
[Android Apps and Games] Psk.It:
ok, i'll post also in magisk section, but since it install microG, I prefer keep in touch with the developer before
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
You can try to get in contact on github.
[Android Apps and Games] mrrocketdog:
wait..... [MENTION=3999488]MaR-V-iN[/MENTION] is still alive! here? yay!!!!!

heck i'm still using his freecyngn-flashable.zip on kk. [emoji8]
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
There is something going on with contact tracing

https://github.com/microg/android_p...mmit/5f70d943cbceabcd9d2c72f8460ea58cba7e08fb
[Android Apps and Games] Psk.It:
There are debloathers, but to work propertly the rom must also allow signature spoofing

Omni, CrDroid, AICP (just to mention some of "historical" roms) them and mutch others supports microG you have just to check the one that better fits your needs.
[Android Apps and Games] Psk.It:
I packaged a magisk module (mixing Google and No-Google services) to bring the closest user experience of having standard 'core gapps' using microG (here) it is compatibile with android 10 x64 architecture

there are always manual actions to complete the setup (read notes)

- manually add grants to Sync services

- workaround to get "background location permissions":

with a rooted file manager, install "/data/adb/modules/microGApps/system/app/GmsCore/GsmCore.apk" as user app, once all checks are flagged, it could also be uninstalled"

this should be the final status
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
Nanodroid only "installs extra things" if you flash the "full" Nanodroid module - and decide so while running the setup wizard or manually creating the setup file - but not if you only go with the NanoDroid-microG module like I do.
[Android Apps and Games] Psk.It:
I don't know how and if it will work propertly, but there is a magisk module "terminal debloater" you can try

but, if you go by this way, it means, every OTA you could be required to repeat the microG setup
[Android Apps and Games] Psk.It:
I tried but it does not works

Google Maps works (even with an initial warning), here we go and others they work fine, but lime doesn't
[Android Apps and Games] oF2pks:
I have uploaded a home-built version of GmsCore (anticipated to 20.99.99), with untested ExposureNotification toggle, on my Treble xda thread https://xdaforums.com/project-treble/trebleenabled-device-development/arm64aosp-9-0-0r21-microg-ufofficial-t3878115. It also includes a rom-microG specifics testing via 3dots burger.

For android10 location on non-optimized roms, turning off WifiScanThrottling in Settings/DeveloperOptions should help.

btw, upcoming August LineageOS will implement new official network isolation per app : https://review.lineageos.org/q/ten-network-isolation without need of #su; but for rooted devices only, foss SuperFreezZ can put apps in safe deep hibernation (check also complementary adbungfu & autostarts).
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
Tried without making it a system app. But works now.
[Android Apps and Games] _gleaM:
... WHAT?!

Is this gonna be forced on the users with the next build?
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
Please stop that tinfoil head talk. It is a good thing to have this option in microG. German coronawarnapp has largely been criticised for relying on proprietary closed source Google play services. Now that this dependency has been broken, it is really save to use.

And microG contact tracing is not going to be "forced on the users" like in preinstalled play services. There is no automatic updating. There is a switch to disable the function. There is source code to check that switch or build a fork that only contains the components, you think are save to use.
[Android Apps and Games] _gleaM:
Thanks for your very informative reply.

My question in no way contains any "tinfoil hat talk", I simply couldn't believe that such "service" would make it into the heart of this project. I certainly should've been less effusive upon learning about it.

I guess as a new feature it is a welcomed addition by some (many?) users... for whatever reasons they find it useful and/or necessary.

I digress, this post is not to discuss personal opinions, facts, nor theories.

It is great to see the feature will come with a built-in switch (hopefully 'OFF' by default, as to be less intrusive) and that, as usual, the code is open... transparent.

It would be interesting to see if any projects end up forking that code... although, it would only be a waste of time and energy since it comes with a built-in switch.

Thanks again for the useful info you have provided.
[Android Apps and Games] crypta:
Also I want to reject the tinfoil perspective, it is a bit judging :cyclops:.

In this hurried case (for the reasons we all know), I find it hard to estimate what will be the (next use case/cause) long term use.

Also the topic is still in motion and may get changes.

So I understand the sceptism and also appreciate the toggle.
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
Regarding the toggles: here you have to separate between microG itself and the many projects and flashable installers microG is implemented.

MicroG itself as downloaded from f-droid microG repository has by default all switches in off position and no permissions granted.

In associated projects there is much variation. Worst case I know: /e/ formerly eelo e.foundation . default of "deGoogled" operating system is all switches "on"
[Android Apps and Games] heyadmwutanime:
Hey guys,

I installed microG instead of OpenGapps. Thanks to microG most GCam-ports work. Only Parrot's GCam doesn't work. How can I make it work with microG? OpenGapps Nano and higher are compatible to Parrot GCam. I installed micro G from the f-droid microG repository.
[Android Apps and Games] Psk.It:
If I am not mistacking, cam features depends on Rom's blob files, so if a rom has gcam compatible blob gcam will work, otherwise not.

I mean, gcam problems are not based on api, but on rom

maybe you can check if there is a "ported" version for your phone instread of the official build in the store
[Android Apps and Games] _gleaM:
I would like to request your expertise yet again...

What is your take on location backends?

I have experimented with just one or a couple active, then all of them active, and I don't seem to notice any particular improvement when they are all active.

Is this bad practice?

do they conflict with each other or improve location service when used together?

Thanks in advance.
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
I think, there is a winner-takes-it-all algorithm. The backend repoting the smallest uncertainty is used. But all others are running an background and sharing sata with Mozilla or apple or so.
[Android Apps and Games] oF2pks:
all-in-one GSi for microG

All aosp10/microG GSi flavors arm32/64 are uploaded: https://xdaforums.com/project-trebl...al-cve-aug-t4147899/post83284043#post83284043

btw, for new android devices launched with

android10 plus true ro.boot.dynamic_partition, once bootloader unlocked, you can try any GSi without wipe(s) or modification(s) to your oem installed rom: use component android.dynsystem via adb

https://developer.android.com/topic/dsu , to boot any GSi permanently or not (to remove it, use adb:$ gsi_tool wipe).

Unfortunately, no rom upgrade are possible, but apks can be installed and updated: thus this all-in-one aosp10/microG GSi is operational straight with original oem software still valid underneath. (no twrp, nor fastboot needed)

[SIZE="1"]gsi_tool - command-line tool for installing GSI images.

Usage:
gsi_tool <disable|install|wipe|status> [options]

disable Disable the currently installed GSI.
enable [-s, --single-boot]
Enable a previously disabled GSI.
install Install a new GSI. Specify the image size with
--gsi-size and the desired userdata size with
--userdata-size (the latter defaults to 8GiB)
--wipe (remove old gsi userdata first)
wipe Completely remove a GSI and its associated data
wipe-data Ensure the GSI's userdata will be formatted
cancel Cancel the installation
status Show status[/SIZE]

EDIT: latest up-to-date

home-builds

of microG GmsCore are uploaded in my android10 thread post#1: https://xdaforums.com/project-trebl...sp-10-0r40-microg-ufofficial-cve-aug-t4147899 ; state changes (Apache2.0) are attached in android10 thread post#2 for both GmsCore and android10 (patch + optimizations)
[Android Apps and Games] BatDroid:
i did every single thing
[Android Apps and Games] Over.ReWrite.SP10:
You mean your own flashable ZIP with Aroma Installer?
[Android Apps and Games] BatDroid:
only Gmscore dont have the correct signature..
[Android Apps and Games] wdevil12:
Play store works/downloads here (without correct signature)

---------- Post added at 02:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:58 PM ----------

you found.
[Android Apps and Games] BatDroid:
then what happened with me?
[Android Apps and Games] piskor:
[MENTION=7017727]Dark Knight Begins[/MENTION]

Try to get logcat. Maybe there will be some info
[Android Apps and Games] BatDroid:
maybe
[Android Apps and Games] wdevil12:
dont you use any firewalls/privacy guard? something must be blocking the download manager. which device/rom/version? in which way you installed playstore?
[Android Apps and Games] BatDroid:
GTS5282

CYANOGENMOD 11

SOS KERNEL BY [MENTION=5925208]psych.half[/MENTION]

Amplify and greenify only(i set up amplify.. shudnt be any problem here)

I installed by flashable zip.

apps installed

phonesky latest

gmscore

gsf proxy
[Android Apps and Games] wdevil12:
didnt u have blankstore or fakestore in system prior to installing the zip?

any gplay related amplify setup?
[Android Apps and Games] Over.ReWrite.SP10:
Well, your ZIP is great, but the Aroma Installer doesn't work with my recovery (I won't give the details unless if you want me to). Also, you might want to update your package, since [MENTION=3999488]MaR-V-iN[/MENTION] updated microG GmsCore to v0.2.1 recently.
[Android Apps and Games] wdevil12:
well, the whole purpose of the ZIP was installing microG apps without extra hassle (signature spoofing/xposed/messing with permissions while copying to system...). Updating the apps aren't difficult from the user end. Just installing the latest apks is enough.

And of course, I want to know what's wrong with the zip in your recovery))
[Android Apps and Games] bhammler:
I had the same issue with TWRP 3.0.0.0./1 on my OnePlus - I changed the Recovery to 3.0.0.5 made by TugaPower and now the Aroma-Installer works

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24438995911967708
[Android Apps and Games] BatDroid:
please somebody explain the changelog.

0.2.0 to 0.2.1

please
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
[MENTION=3999488]MaR-V-iN[/MENTION] I don't have time to check this out deeply but it seems very interesting :)

OwnPush

https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/releases/tag/v0.2.1
[Android Apps and Games] n76:
Which, I thought, was the reason for using apps with the official signature from F-Droid, so they could be updated via F-Droid.

But if the apps are installed in /system, they can't be updated by F-Droid. So that defeats one of the purposes for me. I was under the impression that your ZIP was also containing the logic for patching an arbitrary OS distribution to allow for signature spoofing. With that the apps should not need to be in /system to work.

FWIW, If doing an install from scratch, I have a script that installs blankstore (needs to be /system) for the rest I setup the microG repository on F-Droid then get all the bits and pieces installed via that.
[Android Apps and Games] xk0niR:
Stuck @ Just a sec...

Currently I can´t add any Account. It is stuck at "Just a sec..."

I was using the latest build (from the FTP Server) but now I switched to F-Droid Version (I had to uninstall the old version and then the F-Droid Version).

Now I am unable to add any Account (see Screenshot).

I already cleared Data and rebooted but no success.

Does anyone have an idea? Thanks a lot!
[Android Apps and Games] wdevil12:
So sorry guys, I am not a quite fan of F-droid. Installed the latest version (0.99) as per your suggestions. Throughout adding the repo process f-droid updated the same database 3 times, experienced several FCs here and there and the phone freezed like hell for minutes while adding the repo. I couldn't even active the microG repo... it said it was unverified regardless of manually added signature. I'm sorry guys. I still prefer downloading the latest version (be it nightly) from https://microg.org/dl/
[Android Apps and Games] piskor:
Same situation in my case with 0.2.1. But it must be something on Google side, because I reverted to older v0.2.0-18 which previously worked like a charm but now it is not.

I did a test with v0.2.1-5 few minutes ago and problem still persist.
[Android Apps and Games] :
For days I haven't been able to get location working on my OnePlus One running android Q, and this is what fixed it immediately. Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] starbright_:
Not sure it is same issue: Rough location (by downloaded local cell tower database) works in general, but it seems not to be trigger by an app (for instance SatStat where the rough position is blue and GPS red). Only after toggeling a bit in microG unifiedNLP settings I get this .. but after some time it is gone. This Wifi Developer Settings (LOS17.1) is not available here.

Or am I completly wrong?
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
Performance in 17.1 is still not optimal. Or is SatStat outdated?
[Android Apps and Games] starbright_:
SatStat has latest (FDroid) version, but it is from 2018. The question about this cell tower location is - is it just me or is it a general problem. It doesn't fail completely, but my previous problems (as it doesn't work at all) was some problems in ROM (missed location provider). But now at least selfcheck shows all green.
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
I have a lineageOS 17.1 with GApps for testing. I get a blue circle, but after a few seconds it changes to grey. Looks like android 10 is a bit restrictive with location polling.
[Android Apps and Games] starbright_:
Ok, but if you close and open again you get the position again I guess? Anyhow - good to know. I often see worse things in newer versions...
[Android Apps and Games] thomas2403:
I have exact same behavior with microg here. But before I had the same issues described above. Since I'm using Minmicrog (Minimal package) everything works great for me. I have no idea what was the reason for these issues, but using Minmicrog really did it for me.
[Android Apps and Games] starbright_:
With same you mean blue ant than grey? Maybe you did used a beta for this? I am still at the stable from nanodroid (or latest from FDroid repo - 0.2.10.199420) - while in github this seems to be v0.2.11.202414 the latest. Can you tell me your version?
[Android Apps and Games] thomas2403:
I'm using this one here:

https://github.com/friendlyneighborhoodshane/minmicrog_releases/releases

I'm using the Minimal package. It is just GmsCore, GSFProxy, FakeStore. This is version v0.2.11.202414 which has some changes for Android 10.
[Android Apps and Games] oF2pks:
Latest home-built GmsCore updated (and will be, plus most-wanted PRs ...) with "fresh" Aug 18 2020 commits, is attached there in post#1: https://xdaforums.com/project-trebl...sp-10-0r40-microg-ufofficial-cve-aug-t4147899

OC, Exposure Notifications are disabled by default.

- https://github.com/microg/android_p...mits/74c0e28e27386365d7e1a59515faf06edb218978

(- Apache 2.0 state changes)

Use search "wifi scan" in Settings: it's in DevOptions, in "Networking" section.
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
Thank you. There is a quite lengthy commit for exposure notification. I didn't find a cange in default on/of. In my experience the en was default off already in your first build.

This is an important point in some discussions. Especially because the /e/ implementation of microG violates privacy-by-default in many settings.
[Android Apps and Games] mc9876:
You have to manually give permission for background, after that, it will work. From adb or terminal as SU

$ pm grant com.google.android.gms android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

$ pm grant com.google.android.gms android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Issue 1100 om microg github / android_packages_apps_GmsCore
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
Ive been talking about GApps
[Android Apps and Games] herrdeh:
Since the last update to 0.2.11.202414, tasker seems no longer to pick locations properly on my LineageOS 14.

Did anyone watch similar problems - or does even have a solution? Tasker seems to have löst the location permission, but providing it again didn't solve the issue.
[Android Apps and Games] :
I'm having trouble using the Google Find My Device app. Is it even possible to use it with microg? If not, is there an alternative?
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
With microG you should search more on the free as in freedom software sector. You will find things like that

Hauk (Self-hosted real-time location sharing) - https://f-droid.org/packages/info.varden.hauk
[Android Apps and Games] StardustDroid:
Hi,

please, move this to the right place if not the good one, have a bug upgrading Micro-G/LineageOS 16 to 17.1: https://gitlab.com/LineageOS/issues/android/-/issues/2401 on a5y17lte device.

Regards
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
Yes, it is a completely wrong place for your bug report. You sould clean install official lineageOS 16.0 and try to upgrade to official 17.1 by following lineageOS guides. If upgrade fails, you can file a valid bug report in gitlab.

If official lineageOS does not fail, you can try again with LineageOS4microg. If that fails, yo file a bug report in github.
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
Have you seen yesterday's changes to gmsCore source ?
[Android Apps and Games] oF2pks:
New home-build updated, check ___2020-09-02.apk attached in https://xdaforums.com/project-trebl...al-cve-aug-t4147899/post83284043#post83284043

commit: https://github.com/microg/android_p...tree/d641ca7e7e9a147f65120c5cb40216c11744b702
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
[MENTION=3999488]MaR-V-iN[/MENTION] gave us a version to test. I think, tests with non-german tracing apps and feedback on mastodon would be appreciated.

https://mastodon.social/@larma/104825587880707740
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
Release

https://fosstodon.org/@microg/104841639345972802
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
I installed the new version of µG a few hours ago but interestingly I had to download it from the µG website.

I realised this morning that microG Services Core is indicated to me in F-droid as Gcam Services Provider that obviously uses the same package name, and I didn't want to download that as I wasn't aware what I would really download. On the other hand, Aurora correctly indicated microG Services Core and that the new version was available (I was on the "last Corona test build); however, Aurora did not initialise the download.

Just wanted to mention my experiences. All running fine now.
[Android Apps and Games] crypta:
Got it from f Droid.

First try froze my phone, 2nd try worked as expected.
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
Yes. Every second app wants to be com.google.android.gms
[Android Apps and Games] Bracher:
As a short message:

I had one problem with the newest version of Nanodroid: dirty flashing over version22.6 was fine but I had to flash the new patcher as well, otherwise no signature spoofing, and I had to check all boxes (signature spoofing, location modules...) than the self check went well, BUT I could not tick the boxes on GCM and google device registration they stayed outgreyed. Reboot no change. Than I downloaded the new gmsCore (unfortunately not via FDroid but directly from the µG website) after that microG settings announced GCM on, device registration on. Now everything works well
[Android Apps and Games] Setialpha:
1) wrong thread

2) "flashing over version22.6 was fine but I had to flash the new patcher as well, otherwise no signature spoofing"

Yes, that's on purpose, because of internal changes, see the important information in NanoDroid 22.7 ChangeLog.

3) "BUT I could not tick the boxes on GCM and google device registration they stayed outgreyed. Reboot no change."

No one else reported such issue and without logs there's no investigation possible.
[Android Apps and Games] rudestorm:
When I install the official release of microg from f-droid Google maps does not work at all. Thanks to your build it's working. Could you please tell me what you've changed in your build, compared with the stock build in f-droid / github?
[Android Apps and Games] Shumafuk:
I cannot tick two options in self-check. Play-Store (Phonesky) has correct signature and Permisssion to location on background. LineageOS 17.1, patch and MicroG from nanodroid. Any idea how fix this? Thanks.