[OnePlus 6T  ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Stogie87:
Hi together,

at first i want to thank Ashutosh Sundresh for providing exclusively microg builds for our OP6T.

Since Apple & Google working together on a corona-tracing-interface for better observation of the population,

i switched the first time to a microg build and want to give you guys some tips to get the most things working properly,

based on the latest ancient-microg build.

At first i want to mention some apps you guys can deactivate, because they don´t work or you don´t need them atm:

- Carrier Settings

- Device Personalization Service

- google connectivity services

- Google FI

- Emergency Informations

- F-Droid and replace it with Aurora Droid! (optional)

To avoid issues and annoying messages like "App XY won´t run without Google Play Services..." i recommend the following:

1. Allow signature spoofing under miscellaneous Settings

2. Download patched Google Play Store and flash it via twrp:

https://shadow53.com/android/downloads/microg/

3. After a reboot, open a terminal and type the following command and reboot:

su

pm grant com.android.vending android.permission.FAKE_PACKAGE_SIGNATURE

4. Check in microg settings under selftest if all boxes are checked, especially Play Store signature

To get calendar and contacts sync from your google accounts, you have to do the following steps:

1. Allow less secure apps in security settings of your google account to get DAVx5 working

2. Download DAVx5 via F-Droid or Aurora Droid

3. Add a profile in DAVX5 with url and username in the following way:

URL: "https://www.google.com/calendar/dav/your_email@gmail.com/events"

Mail: your_email@gmail.com

PW: your PW

(For more informations visit https://shadow53.com/android/no-gapps/setup-guide/3/ )

4. Install simple calendar pro via F-Droid or Aurora Droid because it allows you to sync with DAVx5 (activate CalDav Sync in app settings)

5. Important! Be careful and don´t press "Delete all appointments" in simple calendar pro settings!

Better you export your calendar events from google before you do anything.

*update: A very good alternative to Simple Calendar is aCalendar. It also allows to sync with DAVx5. :)

At least i want to give you some personal app recommendations, because not all apps working properly without google services:

- MX Player Pro doesn´t work (licence check fails). Use MX Player instead and deactivate it in AFWall+ (if installed) to avoid annoying advertisement

- Poweramp licence check also fails. Buy it via the developer homepage or replace it with phonograph

(You can compile the phonograph pro version from developer´s github page or download it from https://uapkpro.org/phonograph-music-player-1-3-3-pro-apk-final/ )

- if your E-Mail app is not working, try FairEmail or K9-Mail via F-Droid

- As an alternative to google maps try OsmAnd

- As an alternative to Facebook try Frost for Facebook (or delete your account and switch to Okuna ;) )

- Instead of WhatsApp try modded WhatsApp by Fouad mods or leave WA and switch completely to Signal or Riot

(http://fouadmods.com/fouad-whatsapp/)

- arktube by arter97 licence check fails. Use the free version of it or change all your desired settings and make a backup via titanium backup before you flash ancient rom microg build

(you can restore it later. Licence check still fails, but your settings persist)

- Use MicroG Version of Youtube Vanced (non root) instead of Youtube (Download it from here: https://vanced.app/)

- EXKM and Franco Kernel Manager licence check fails. Use SmartPack-Kernel Manager instead.

- Ebay doesn´t work (no alternative yet)

- titanium backup pro licence check fails. Use basic version instead

- use Anysoftkey from FDroid

- For more secure surfing install Bromite Browser and Bromite SystemWebView (needs root and the app SAI to install)

- if you use Dropsync or DriveSync, make a backup via Titanium Backup of these apps and restore them on microG build. Otherwise these apps won't work

If you guys have any further suggestions or tips, please let us know. :)

Kind Regards