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[Android Software Development] Tomek0000:
Hi , I am new in NikGApps subject ...

I replaced (clean install + firmware replacing) LOS 16 to LOS 18.1 using nikgapps stock (shared with rom) in my mi 9 lite and all was ok.

New LOS version was released and I dirty upgraded it , this time with nikgapps basic version downloaded by me in one install step in twrp.

I found very interesting behavior ...

when new rom was installed it backuped nikgapps , installed rom, and restored nikgapps, next twrp started nikgapps basic installation and basic is installed on it.

I read first post in this thread today, and I am confused. The procedure for change nikgapps is different.

I have 3 questions .

1. When new rom is dirty installed , backuping and restoring nikgapps is a functionality of nikgapps or it is functionality of this specific rom ?

2. After this installation I have good working system and I do not have gmail installed in it (it is important because of privacy). It means , stock version was replaced by basic version . (or not replaced if restoring was not real) The description in first post defines other way. Do I have basic good installed or should I remove nikgapps and do the dirty installation again ?

3. When I install nikgapps once during clean install, will it be not destroyed during dirty installs and I do not need to install nikgapps each time during each dirty install ?
[Android Software Development] myblessayu:
Installed core version on curtana device, and installed AdAway and Vanced as add-ons.

I am unable to uninstall AdAway (as it's not in the config file) and the Vanced MicroG (although I set all youtube related keys to -1 in config). It removed the Vanced app but the Microg app is still there.

How to properly uninstall the add-ons and prevent from reinstalling?

Also, after uninstalling how to revert the changes (such as mode=uninstall) of the config file?
[Android Software Development] mrnovel:
Thank you so much! Please make it for ARM (non-64)
[Android Software Development] iTalisman:
Is it possible to remove pre-installed packages shipped with ROM before flashing Nikgapps? I want to delete the pre-installed gapps and flash core package. Seeking suggestions...
[Android Software Development] d3ck4rd:
Is it true that Nikigapps has a conflict with Magisk and will result in a bootloop when installing a system update if both are installed?
[Android Software Development] Tomek0000:
No conflict. When you install dirty update, you have to install magisk again because rom overwrite partition when magisk is installed. I do not know if it is the same with nikgapps.
[Android Software Development] hobbyman@:
hi,

i´ve just install update of the lineageOS 18.1 + nikgapps core with an addon android auto from this link: click here

i hope it works!

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s7 edge (exynos) with lineageOS 18.1
[Android Software Development] nikolai7:
In lineage unofficial 11.0, I installed NikGapps-core-arm64-11-20210514-signed and it cant sync contacts, google drive (at least for whatsapp backup) and calendar. It can sync gmail and gmail contacts.

After doing a clean install of lineage I tried the previous version that I used NikGapps-core-arm64-11-20210124-signed and it works correctly, so the problem has to be the latest version.

Edit: the call app doesnt work correctly with the latest lineage os unofficial 11.0 and the old nikgapps, or the new one. idk which is the problem, lineage or nikgapps, i just post it here. it works with opengapps test.
[Android Software Development] mahroze:
So even after flashing google velvet on top of basic gapps package Ok Google is not working. Did I forget to flash anything else??? Please help
[Android Software Development] Lu5ck:
I notice that "dirty flashing" aka updating nikgapps will almost always end up breaking most of the google apps and any apps that use google related functions. The only solution is to simply reinstall all those apps.

In other words, unless there is a need to, don't update nikgapp.
[Android Software Development] mahroze:
The same is happening with me don't know why.
[Android Software Development] I@msuryakiran:
Sorry for the late reply...the above steps helped fixing the problem.
[Android Software Development] Nikhil:
New Stable Release is up! (Q/R) (1st June 2021)

Changelog:

- Add support for android 11 go packages

- Add support for go packages in config releases

- Build Go apps addons too

- Script improvements

- Set InstallPartition=default as defailt value to make it simpler

- Update nikgapps.config to v14 (Recommend to update)

- Ability to include addons as part of your custom build in config-releases

- Swap Google Recorder (moved to stock) and Google Play Games (moved to full)

- Remove LOS Recorder with installing Google Recorder

- Clean up /dev/tmp to prevent recovery from crashing in middle of the installation

- Fix finding block on dynamic_partitions

- Enforce clean flashing GBoard and GoogleClock to avoid issues

Note:

- It is really difficult to keep track of existing issues, kindly open a issue on Github with proper details and logs.

- You don't need to dirty flash Gapps build. However, if you wish to flash it, you can.

- Devices with dynamic partitions, if you're getting storage space error, flash rom, reboot to recovery, wipe /data, flash NikGapps

Download

Enjoy!
[Android Software Development] anish.mvj:
Downloading speed is really slow on sourceforge. Is there any otherway to download fast?
[Android Software Development] KittensDog:
Pls tell me how to fix this while flash nikgapps with adb sideload:

E: failed to find meta-inf/com/android/metadata

E: failed to parse metadata in the zip file

install from adb completed with status 2

installation aborted
[Android Software Development] KittensDog:
use vpn
[Android Software Development] Kaneki:
The steps to configure the rom not appears.

I installed the core variant on an android 11 custom ROM but when boots the configuration not appears. Any idea?
[Android Software Development] themu:
Hi nikolai7,

I had the same issue in CRDroid 7.1 (Android 11). There wasn't set a app in the standard-apps for the phone. After i changed this everything was fine.
[Android Software Development] untapped.tap:
Hi everyone,

The snapdragon dev kit unfortunately does not come with a pre-installed Google Play Store. As such, I tried numerous times setting it up from scratch with all its dependencies and APKs one by one. After installing everything, it hangs on boot. I tried this endless amount of times each time factory resetting it. I also tried installing NikGapps packages via recovery mode; that did not work either. It throws "\META-INF\com\android\metadata" not found while flashing via fastboot.

Can you please point to me to resources to solve this issue? I am curious to see how this issue has been resolved for any android device with root access and no pre-installed Google Services. Feel free to comment on this if you have any insight. Thanks in advance for your help.
[Android Software Development] Nikhil:
You need omni variant. Core contains bare minimum app to run playstore, nothing more.
[Android Software Development] spambootle:
Hello.

I downloaded the version NikGapps-omni-arm64-11-20210612-signed.zip.

I copied it to the memory stick (microsd) on my phone.

I installed it through TWRP.

The installation was successful.

I restarted the phone and I don't see anything installed - there are no settings or any additional applications that were supposed to install.

Am I doing something wrong?

My phone is Galaxy S5 with Android 11 - Lineage Os 18.1 (06.06.2021)
[Android Software Development] WLF0X:
Edited because I don't know how to delete. The gapps are working great so far on Android Q
[Android Software Development] rfpower66:
Hey, I installed Linage 18.1 ,and NikGapps Full Arm64 120621 - Everything is working great - Except android auto.

It works standalone on phone, it registers when connecting to vehicle, but it doesnt start on the vehicles display.

It shows on the phone that car is connected, but doesnt show up in the vehicle at all.

This worked fine on the same phone on stock ROM. Any ideas?
[Android Software Development] Nikhil:
Set InstallPartition=/system in nikgapps.config and flash the gapps

Flash Android Auto addon from any past stable releases. Let me know if that works for you.
[Android Software Development] pirogof:
Hi,

I flashed LoS 11 and NikGapps-stock-arm64-11-20210612-signed with attached configuration. I can't find Google Pay app in any package and for some reason the Play Store won't allow me to download it. Same for Revolut app.
[Android Software Development] rfpower66:
Thanks for the reply :) Any link to and AA release worth trying?
[Android Software Development] rfpower66:
Update - Found it. :) I will try and see. #I have searched everywhere, but i cannot seem to find nikgapps android auto add-on download anywhere..
[Android Software Development] rfpower66:
So - Tried aa addon from nov 2020, also tried wiping phone, reinstall linage 18.1 - Nikgapps Core (set installpartition=/system) then AA addon, finally from play store installed maps, text to speech and google app (required for AA Auto) - It then said AA needed to be updated. Updated AA Auto through play store - Connected to car - It shows up on phone as connected to car - But still nothing happens in car... :(
[Android Software Development] sturges:
I'm trying to flash NikGApps core for A11 on poco x3 nfc (encrypted), but twrp keeps saying "Installation failed! Looks like storage space is full". I used addon_version.d=2 in /sdcard/nikgapps.config, but twrp didn't ask for pin (it was working fine with A10). Maybe that's the reason?

edit: flamegapps worked, so not a twrp issue...
[Android Software Development] lazye53:
I have Oneplus 6 device, I installed nikgapps basic and core but I get black screen on login screen. What can I do please help urgently.
[Android Software Development] Cmindo:
Using LineageOS 18.1 (with LineageOS Recovery), but when flashing NikGapps after clean flash -> rebooting into recovery, it flashes fine but it does not acknowledge the settings in my config file.

My config file is placed under sdcard/NikGapps/nikgapps.config

For example, if I flash the FULL package, it includes the Pixel Launcher when I specify to not install it (i.e. 0), same goes for other apps that have a 0 in my config file.

Any thoughts here?
[Android Software Development] Nikhil:
Oh, can you try the latest canary? I'm just deploying it. Should be up in next 1 hour. Also, would be great if you could share installation logs from /sdcard/NikGapps folder

Is your issue resolved? Ideally you should not face that problem with core or basic.

Can you share the installation logs? I'm pretty sure you have config files located at multiple locations and it's picking up the value from a different location than the one you configured
[Android Software Development] Shrooomy:
nm, pretty sure ive got a larger issue
[Android Software Development] PlayboiFabi:
Hey Nik i need help please. I have a Redmi 7 onclite, when i flash the rom, your gapps and magisk (in that order) the phone doesn't pass the bootlogo, the screen flash and it takes me back to the recovery again... What im doing wrong? Im just doing what I do with every other Gapps package.

PD: It happens with the Pixys os and lineage os, and only with NikGapps.
[Android Software Development] Nikhil:
It's weird, which package did you flash?

Can you try NikGapps-core latest canary build?
[Android Software Development] Redn2000:
Hi. I recently flashed nikgapps core onto LineageOS 18.1 on my magisk rooted OP5T, and have been having issues with location services. For some reason, no apps can load GPS or location, even when the permission is enabled it won't work. And unlike the usual scenario where an app would indicate it failed, they (hue and acuuweather for example) just hang as if it's going to load eventually but never does.

To add, I've tired to fix it by installing the navigation addon, as well as both Google maps addons with no success. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Android Software Development] Redn2000:
Just updating for anyone that has this issue with Google Fused GPS services. Turns out you have to flash all the necessary NikGapps files before allowing the OS to boot in for the first time or it'll get bugged.
[Android Software Development] Porcupine1:
@Nikhil NikGapps-core-arm64-11-20210612 I dont know but in my case phone dialer doesnt show up or I cant make a call in Crdroid or Arrowos Vanilla - poco x3. Thank you for your work brother and I hope someday everything back to normal.
[Android Software Development] joshankit:
@Nikhil I'm using Evolution X 5.7 rom on my redmi note 8 pro(begonia), it has gapps preinstalled, but my "hey google" or "voice unlock" thing doesn't work. I want to test your build, which version should I download and do I just flash your gapps build on top of my current rom with preinstalled gapps or is there anything else needed to be done.
[Android Software Development] Diego19891989:
Hello. Anyone knows which app I can use to edit the nikgapps.config file? I want to try a custom install but I can't manage to edit that file
[Android Software Development] 73sydney:
Its a text file, nothing special

Notepad++ is recommended for ANY text files on windows...

You can use File > Open in any text editor, then navigate to the nikgapps.config file and open it that way, or double click nikgapps.config file and then when prompted choose NotePad++ or any other text editor as the default program, and tick to "always open" using that program.
[Android Software Development] 73sydney:
@Nikhil

Just a quick one, just grabbing the latest config from sourceforge to edit, and noticed that the previous options:

# Addon.d configs set them to 0 to skip the functionality

execute.d=1

mount.d=1

unmount.d=1

Seem to be now just:

# Addon.d configs set them to 0 to skip the functionality

execute.d=1

Is it correct the mount/unmount lines have been deprecated?
[Android Software Development] Toolmighty:
Any decent file android file explorer should have a text editor if windows and notepad ++ not an option per 73sydney's advice. I use root explorer pro
[Android Software Development] Nikhil:
Did you set dialer as default?

I'd flash core and Velvet addon on top of preinstalled google apps Rom.

Those two config values are now deprecated since addon.d v3 does the mounting and we no longer have to worry about it.
[Android Software Development] Nikhil:
New Release is up!

Changelog

Fix unzip command failing to recognize '-p' arg and eventually failing the installation (thanks to @glx33807 and @OneWayGamer)

Allow dirty flashing Gboard/Clock upon dirty flashing Rom

Script Optimization (comparatively faster installation)!

Rename NikGapps log name to reflect device and file name

Abort the installation when system available size is 0

Fix gapps failing for devices not having /system as block

Enjoy!
[Android Software Development] Nikhil:
It'll be updated soon. No it doesn't require root.
[Android Software Development] ngocanhnguyentang:
Hi. I flashed NikGapp-Core on many Roms for Redmi Note 5 and it doesn't show "call interface". Only Flash rom is still displayed. Thank you
[Android Software Development] mombic:
Hi. I flashed the latest nikgapps-full over clean lineageos 18.1 but after rebooting I got issue from lineageos that cannot start because something is corrupted with option to format/factory reset (i am not sure)... after that, everything looks fine, but I cannot see Quick Access Wallet on power menu... do you have idea why? Thanks
[Android Software Development] Nikhil:
you need to set google dialer as default. Core doesn't touch anything related to dialer.

weird that you had to format after flashing nikgapps. I guess copying the logs to /sdcard is causing this.

Quick Access Wallet works fine on crdroid, may be something is required from Rom side to enable that? It's confusing that it works with one rom and doesn't work with other.
[Android Software Development] Nikhil:
Hi Everyone,

A big announcement!

Recently we announced the ability to create your own customized NikGapps builds

Well, now we've moved on to the next level to speed things up for you, reducing the turnaround time of merging your pull requests.

Now, you can get your customized builds in less than 30 mins of sending a pull request!

We've worked on setting up an ecosystem where your pull request will be validated against the standards in less than 30 mins of your pull request, building the custom builds right away. The config files which are invalid/unacceptable as per the standards, will be handled manually for obvious reasons.

In the best case scenario, you will get your builds in 10-15 mins of raising a pull request!

This was a manual process until now where we used to validate and merge the pull request and wait for nightly cycle to build custom gapps. No more!

So what are you waiting for? Head over to config repository and start building your own gapps.
[Android Software Development] mohayta:
I meant to flash core but accidentally flashed full over arrowos vanilla and now i cant get rid of it. I even tried formatting data and pushing the arrowos gapps package via adb and flash it without your gapps package but it still calls some backlog from somewhere and insist on restoring to your configuration and messing everything up. How can i fix this ?
[Android Software Development] Nikhil:
Set execute.d=0 in nikgapps.config

Reflash your Rom.
[Android Software Development] mohayta:
The thing is i dont even have nikgapps.config file anywhere in the internal storage. I formatted data which wiped everything then i pushed arrowos to a clean internal storage and flashed it. It did that backup and restore things and created a folder structure in the internal storage which continues like this: NikGapps/addonLogs/addonlogfiles and there 45 log files in it each named after an app name.
[Android Software Development] Nikhil:
If you can delete files from your system

Delete /system/addon.d/<all scripts starting with 50->.sh

If you can't delete files from your system, use NikGapps debloater. Add following line in debloater.config and flash Debloater zip

/system/addon.d

If you don't have nikgapps.config, you can create NikGapps folder manually and push nikgapps.config via adb.

There are many ways to get out of that loop you're in. ;)
[Android Software Development] mohayta:
I edited a nikgapps package as execute.d=0 set and reflashed the arrowos vanilla and nikgapps, its now bootlooping to twrp. How do i proceed from here ? There is no addon.d in system folder btw.

Edit: Nvm, i did without flashing the gapps package, it didnt trigger the script this time and phone booted. Thanks for all the help.
[Android Software Development] js-xda:
Saw only now that there was another build on 210704 - can you share what the difference to 210703 (used it on the very same day) is as I can't find a changelog? Any reason to flash 210704 if 210703 appears to do so far a good job?
[Android Software Development] Nikhil:
Nope, below is the answer to your question.

NikGapps - Releases

New Hotfix (Stable) Release is up! (Q/R) (4th July 2021) Changelog: - Fix installation on devices not having /system as block Note: - Dirty flash over 27th or newer build will be fine, Clean flash recommended if you're on older build. ToDo: - Update YouTube Vanced addon - Fix Flipendo crash...

t.me
[Android Software Development] Pundy:
Thank you so much! That's great!
[Android Software Development] ktkhaled:
Hello, i want to replace the AOSP keyboard with Gboard, how can i do this? (I have the basic nikgapps)
[Android Software Development] ktkhaled:
Thank you very much
[Android Software Development] ktkhaled:
After trying to install the zip it told me that i can't flash it dirty ,i don't want to wipe my system so what can i do?
[Android Software Development] Bitfridge:
Hi, I seem to need to install Andorid Auto in system since the USB connection does not work otherwise. So I flashed the AndroidAuto addon in addition to the basic package. The log shows some "File Successfully Written!" messages and no apparent errors.

Should the app now show in the app list? It does not, unfortunately.
[Android Software Development] highdiver_2000:
HI, I have flashed Core Apps, can I just dirty flash a stock version?

Do I need to edit the conf file ?

Is there a table listing the differences between core, basic, omni, stock and full?

TIA
[Android Software Development] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
The table of differences is right here.
[Android Software Development] highdiver_2000:
To answer my own question, I can dirty flash any time to add or remove Google apps.

I flashed full version to get Text to Speech. Flash again to remove Pixel stuff.
[Android Software Development] lifesaver38:
Exactly the same problem with Crdroid... RN8T, clean flash with Orange Fox, NikGapps-stock-arm64-11-20210718-signed

With Core version of NikGapps, it works. Strange...But SMS app don't works when I want to tipe a message. That's why I want replace the SMS app by Google Message with Gapps more complete
[Android Software Development] DannyDD:
Hi, quick question that's been buggin' me...

How to

clean flash

NikGapps update

without losing data

?

Delete /system/addon.d/nikgapps folder

Delete /system/addon.d/nikgapps-addon.sh

Dirty flash Rom

Flash newer version of NikGapps"

Everytime i go to update nikgapps (before i update my crdroid rom) i look for the nikgapps folder in the system folder (system/system/addon.d) and can't find any folder there, just a bunch of *.sh files with the name of the addons the pack has...

do i need to delete all those files also?

this is the second time i look the the folder and can't find it so i go ahead updating rom and nikgapps pack and it doesn't give me problems...

What am i missing??
[Android Software Development] lifesaver38:
Why update Gapps ?
[Android Software Development] highdiver_2000:
Interesting!. I am facing SMS problems too I can't receive reliably and can sometimes send. So 2FA is a pain. I might just flash G Message.

Nitrogen OS on Poco X3 NFC
[Android Software Development] lifesaver38:
Perhaps the tchat fonctionnalities of google messages are not compatible with other SMS apps ?
[Android Software Development] highdiver_2000:
I could not get the SMS to work reliably, even after flashing G message.

So I have wiped the phone and SMS performance is still random. I don't think it is due to Nikgapps.
[Android Software Development] Nikhil:
You mean this?

https://xdaforums.com/poco-f1/themes/mod-rom-t3867110
[Android Software Development] mendax99:
yes
[Android Software Development] Sharfuddin Ahmed:
Getting this msg when opening Google phone (set as default).. clearing data didn't work. :(
[Android Software Development] Nikhil:
Downloads

NikGapps Basic

NikGapps Stock

Changelog:

-Updated to latest version of Google Apps (27th April)

-Updated Google Camera to 6.2.0.24 (from PixelExperience Rom)

-Updated PlayGround

-Signed the build with my key (just like opengapps)

From now on, all the builds will be signed. ;)

Enjoy! :)
[Android Software Development] Raul11198:
hey thanks for the update , can you add the Google Markup Tool in the next build. there is an error if i choose to restore my cloud back up ( couldnt finish restoring the backup), and with the Google Phone too(every time i open the app i get "this device isnt supported and....." . Im using the stock one
[Android Software Development] Nikhil:
I will :)
[Android Software Development] _HUGO_:
And a compatible Google dailer will be fine :D
[Android Software Development] Nikhil:
Downloads

NikGapps Basic

NikGapps Stock

Changelog:

-Updated to latest version of Google Apps (12th May)

-Updated to latest Google Camera (with Time Lapse feature)

-Fixed device not compatible message appearing while opening Google Dialer app

-Fixed Google Backup and Restore issues

-Added Google Markup

-Signed the build with my key (just like opengapps)

Enjoy! :)
[Android Software Development] Forever Alone:
Got error requires unavailable shared library com.google.android.maps; failing! in Payzapp.