[BLISS ROMS Development] wrwolf2:
HI ! we weren't pushing on adding Open Gapps ( highlighting OpenGApps for there are less issues with legality, being an open source project ) we are just making inquiries whether anybody tried FKM manager ( franco kernel ) and the features to flash " any zip ", with android systems and with no custom recovery ( FKM manager is just a few bucks however a waste , if that doesn't work with Bliss OS .)

we'll look into issues with storage permissions ourselves however few suggestions for your team:

- join in with PrimeOS team ( primeos.in ) and see whether those problems you are experiencing can be sorted . primeOS still runs on nougat however pretty stable ; very few issues when adding apps .

- contact MIUI rom developer ( rom for LG G3 , D855 for instance ) they had developed or incl. a tiny app which is also a workaround for legality problems, though not incl. google apps with android fork. MIUI tiny app downloads G apps and the sync services , even google services framework as post-installation task. Gapps are not included in any such rom or os and adding G apps afterwards instead, while downloading from " official " repos.

- " google certified device " legal issues aren't a issue any longer, although it may be a little hard to understand in US , in EU, we no longer have that "google certified device" problem, android devices need to be a working device, autonomous and independent from google apps, also manufacturers are no longer required to incl. google apps or G mini-apps ( search bar widget ) in fact soon enough, manufacturers will be required not to incl. any such google software and OEM are also permitted delivering android devices with forks of android ( AOSP )

TBH... i can't be arsed with GAPPS on bliss OS, if aptoide or any other market could complete the process of adding android apps however, some members of our team still use apps requiring google services framework; play services and, at times, google play games also needs to be on the device to run some of their apps. [ recent Terms of Service changes made by google and privacy policy are now referring to a subsidiary of alphabet inc. that is located in rep. of ireland however:

- we were not allowed enough time to make decisions on whether we want to keep a google account ( or not )

- we were not offered any such data migration tool, for moving data to other platforms such as aol.com for instance; email messages migration or even contacts and calendar data migration tool, were not even considered by google;

- market or play store alternatives ( such as samsung galaxy apps ) were not even mentioned and making many of US disappointed. We may as well sign petitions to get EU parliament to pass bills on EMAP [ E-Mail Address Portability ] when changing provider and in the same way we have it already for mobile number [ MNP, mobile number portability ] regulations.

UPDATE:

- Storage permissions don't seem to affect the completion of the process of adding android apps;

- Window animation scale, setting in developer option , may in fact cause the screen/display freezing

and then System U.I F.C. ( force close. ) even when adjusting Window Animation Scale, that setting resets itself to null when attempting adding android apps ( installing apk )

there's a chance Night Mode ( setting in developer options ) may also cause FC while adding apps but very unlikely.

- also superUSER app access to root privileges seem compromised.

/DRAFT