So, I've noticed that Tkruzze is no longer providing the community with his excellent Gapps package. MY question is what are other full gapps packages on a level with PA gapps? I would typically use the modular package because it best suited my needs. It seem that all I've been able to find (for 5.1) are minimal packages. Just wondering if anyone had and suggestions for me. Anything is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
skeezer308 said:
So, I've noticed that Tkruzze is no longer providing the community with his excellent Gapps package. MY question is what are other full gapps packages on a level with PA gapps? I would typically use the modular package because it best suited my needs. It seem that all I've been able to find (for 5.1) are minimal packages. Just wondering if anyone had and suggestions for me. Anything is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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I've the same "problem", right now i'm using banks gapps.
I think the PA Gapps package was really the best around
skeezer308 said:
Just wondering if anyone had and suggestions for me. Anything is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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You can try Delta GApps. I haven't installed on my N6 yet, but have used them very successfully on my grouper with Rastapop. The only issue I see is that there are individual app add-on packages vs. the PA GApps set packages. Depending on your setup, it could make for a lot of time spent in twrp.
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You can try Delta GApps. I haven't installed on my N6 yet, but have used them very successfully on my grouper with Rastapop. The only issue I see is that there are individual app add-on packages vs. the PA GApps set packages. Depending on your setup, it could make for a lot of time spent in twrp.
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I'm pretty upset about it myself. Fortunately, I have them all backed up on TiBa, so I can restore and update in the Play Store, but I think a lot of people are left holding the bag on this one. The dev has the right to do as he wishes and I wish him all the best in the future. Just wish it hadn't turned out this way
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The dev has the right to do as he wishes and I wish him all the best in the future. Just wish it hadn't turned out this way
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Agreed. The Dev and the GApps were excellent and both will be missed sorely by this community.
Here are all the Tkruzze gapps packages I've been able to get my hands on. https://drive.google.com/folderview...ROaHdpNlplQWlQYUF0MzllS2tsTm9ab3M&usp=sharing
All credit to Tkruzze and his excellent work, of course!
I've switched to banks temporarily myself I use most of the stock gapps so something like banks or other minimal packages dont really cut it for me. OF course I just restore backups on on them for the most part now, but it was nice to have an updated gapps package that relatively well fit my needs. Thats the thing about PA gapps is that he had produced multiple variations of them tailored to different users. Packages like banks (as far as I can tell) are only minimal and don't seem to give the option for a fuller package for the people like me that prefer them. I'll have to check out delta on my next ROM update to see how it is. Maybe i should just (attempt to) get together an updated set of the gapps I do use and make a flashable zip so that I can just do a quick flash. Thanks for all of the replies everyone. You all have been a great help!
I always use slim gapps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2792842
** This guide is depreciated, there is a new updated guide here**
If you are planning on using LineageOS 14 for this guide, you can bypass all of this except configuring location backends and battery optimization by heading to https://lineage.microg.org and downloading their ROM.
All download links as well as a link to a list of Open-Source applications to replace commonly used Play Store apps are in the third post.
*This will NOT work with MIUI Global, as the Play Store is already included in the ROM by default.*
I will be continuously updating this guide for everyone as I stumble upon more supported ROMs, more MicroG flashable zips, and other misc. edits. This is made with Android Marshmallow and Nougat in mind as it is all I have tested on, however this may work on older releases of Android with Xposed support or ROMs with Signature Spoofing. This has also only been personally tested on the XT1607 variant.
In order to sync calendars and contacts from your Google account, you must flash the Google Sync Addon by ale5000. If you want swipe gesture typing on the AOSP keyboard, you must flash Shadow53's swipelib.zip. Shadow53 also has a No-Gapps zip package that includes F-Droid, Firefox, and several other apps.
One final thing: This is not for everyone. There was a point in time I didn’t ever think I could go without the Play Store, but ever since I have I don't want to go back. There are numerous pros to switching to a Google-free android setup such as much better battery life, more privacy on your device, a world of open-source alternatives to popular applications, and more. If you have any questions, or if any of this seems daunting if you are newer to things of this nature, please do not hesitate to ask for help. I will try the best I can in my free time to help. Thank you for taking the time to read this, let’s go ahead and start.
*Disclaimer* Your warranty is now void if you modify your phone. I'm not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed.
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*This first post is for ROMs without native Signature Spoofing support. A list of those with native spoofing can be found in the second post as well as the guide for ROMs that include native signature spoofing.*
What You'll Need:
1. Your Phone with at least 80% battery, preferably 100%.
2. A computer to transfer files to phone
3. You must have Root Access. This can be native root or Magisk root.
4. Your ROM of choice
5. Download the correct Xposed SDK and Xposed APK for your version of Android. The Xposed SDK version may differ for your device.
6. MicroG Unofficial Installer ZIP and Google Sync Addon (optional) by ale5000 or any of Shadow53's MicroG flashable files (download links in third post)
7. Your favorite backup method if you wish to back up such as Titanium Backup, MyBackup Root/Pro, etc.
8. Third Party App Store/APK downloader such as Yalp Store if not wishing to use all open source apps
9. A working Google account
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Alrighty, let’s finally get into the steps.
1. Make sure you have downloaded the requirements.
2. If you wish, backup the data you want. This should not erase any files stored on an SD card, but I cannot guarantee.
3. Boot into a custom recovery, I am using TWRP
4. Use the standard wipe data options
5. Flash the files in the following order:
Your ROM of choice
MicroG Unofficial installer
Xposed SDK
Custom kernel if using one
6. Just to be safe and to avoid any potential complications, now reboot the device and set up the basics. Afterwards, boot back into recovery.
7. In recovery, wipe Dalvik/ART cache only (Not really required, I always recommend it though just to be safe)
8. Go into Settings —> Security —> Turn Unknown Sources on to allow for APK installs.
9. Install the Xposed Installer APK
10. Open Xposed, grant any permissions/root permissions if it asks for any. Go to download, and search for FakeGApps. Download and install. Next go into the Modules tab of Xposed, and check the box next to the module. Reboot to activate (A soft reboot may work, but I recommend a full reboot.) Installing this allows MicroG to bind to the system and spoof the required signatures.
11. Open MicroG in the app drawer, and allow all permissions it asks for. While in here, turn on Google Device Registration
12. After allowing all permissions, go into Settings. Go to Accounts —> Add Account —> Google Account. Sign into your Google Account. This is necessary to allow certain applications that require Google Play Services to work properly.
13. After signing in, head back into MicroG, go under Google Cloud Messaging and enable.
14. In MicroG settings, head to the UnifiedNLP settings. Under the Configure location backends section, open WiFi Location Service and select Mozilla Location Service and grant any permissions asked. Under Configure address lookup backends, select Nominatim.
15. Finally, in Settings, go to Location and change the mode to High accuracy.
16. Check MicroG's Self-Check to see if everything has been set up properly, and if so, you are good to go!
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*This post is the steps for ROMs that natively support Signature Spoofing. There is a list at the bottom of this post of those that currently support it
What you will need:
Your Phone
The ROM that supports Signature Spoofing and the kernel of your choice
MicroG unofficial installer and (optional) Google Sync Addon by ale5000 or one of Shadow53's MicroG installers
Magisk Root Manager (Optional)
About 20-30 minutes of your time
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Steps:
1. Backup anything you want to have backed up. I recommend backup up your Contacts and Calendar events if you have those synced to Google
2. Boot into Recovery on your phone
3. Perform a standard wipe in TWRP
4. Flash the ROM
5. Flash the chosen microG zip file(s)
6. (Optional) Flash Magisk and your favorite kernel
7. (For crDroid Only)If you are flashing crDroid, you need to head over to Settings --> Miscellaneous and turn on the Signature Spoofing toggle
8. Go into Self-Check in microG, and tap the text that says "System grants signature spoofing permission", and allow microG that permission.
9. Still in MicroG, head back to the main part of the app. Open UnifiedNLP.
10. Select the pre-installed location backends.
11. Sign in to your Google account if you wish
12. You're done!
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Moto G4 Play ROMs with Native Signature Spoofing
crDroid v3.8.1 - Android 7.1.2
ViperOS Coral - Android 7.1.2
TipsyOS - Android 7.1.2
AEX - Android 7.1.2
AICP (@ki's build) - Android 7.1.2
Glassrom Official - Android 7.1.2
MicroG Project has released an unofficial fork of LineageOS 14 that now includes signature spoofing and MicroG components. You will not need to follow anything in this guide except configuring location backends if you download their LineageOS build. There is no Play Store functionality added, although F-Droid (an open source app store) is included by default. You can add the Play Store with a zip that Shadow53 provided on their website (link in post below) More info can be found on their website
Flashable Packages and App Replacements
There are several different MicroG flashable zip files to choose from. ale5000 has one that includes MicroG, several location backends, and the Play Store. Shadow53 has MicroG and several other zip files such as an F-Droid package, the Swipe Libs for gesture typing on the AOSP keyboard, and several more.
Downloads:
MicroG Unofficial Installer - ale5000
Shadow53's Downloads for MicroG, F-Droid, and more
Now alternatives to apps you might commonly use such as Twitter, Facebook, Gmail, etc. can be a bit difficult to find at first. I stumbled upon a list that a user by the name of Datenschutz has compiled on GitHub that has a good collection of alternative open-source applications. Also, you can alternatively download APK files of certain apps such as Netflix, Messenger Lite, etc. if you don't find a suitable replacement.
Some open-source apps that are found on F-Droid I use daily are:
Flym - RSS Reader
QK SMS - SMS App
Twidere - Twitter Client
Toffeed - Facebook web-client
Newpipe - YouTube player
K9 Material - Mail app
ApkTrack - Checks for updates on APKs installed
Hi,
a Google account isn't required for Google Cloud Messaging (but it is required for many other things).
Also the official Play Store and contact / calendar sync apk work with microG (if needed).
I have created some tools to help setup microG (they are in my signature).
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Hi,
a Google account isn't required for Google Cloud Messaging (but it is required for many other things).
Also the official Play Store and contact / calendar sync apk work with microG (if needed).
I have created some tools to help setup microG (they are in my signature).
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I will definitely take a look into this, thank you! Any success on Nougat at all?
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I will definitely take a look into this, thank you! Any success on Nougat at all?
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I'm using microG on Nougat and KitKat, and I can say that it works perfectly (but I patch the framework for signature spoofing instead of using Xposed).
Moto G4 Play (Harpia XT1607) specific so I guess I am not too far off topic: Is there a Nougat ROM available that has signature spoofing built it?
Given my bad experience with Xposed on my old Galaxy Nexus, I really only want to use a ROM with signature spoofing built it. If I have to compile it myself that would be okay but it would be nicer to have a ROM with built-in support. And since I don't think Xposed runs on Nougat yet, that is not an option anyway.
For my old Galaxy Nexus I've been using the Unlegacy project, compiling my own ROM with the signature patches built it. But although I've see "official" Nougat ROMs announced for the G4 Play (LineageOS, AOKP, AOSxP, etc.) either I can't find a link to the correct source code/manifest files or, as in the case of LineageOS I can't get it to compile (complains of missing component(s) even though I've used the provided scripts to pull what should be all the needed items from my phone).
I really want to get back to the non-Google experience I have on my Galaxy Nexus using microG. Thanks for any help!
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Moto G4 Play (Harpia XT1607) specific so I guess I am not too far off topic: Is there a Nougat ROM available that has signature spoofing built it?
Given my bad experience with Xposed on my old Galaxy Nexus, I really only want to use a ROM with signature spoofing built it. If I have to compile it myself that would be okay but it would be nicer to have a ROM with built-in support. And since I don't think Xposed runs on Nougat yet, that is not an option anyway.
For my old Galaxy Nexus I've been using the Unlegacy project, compiling my own ROM with the signature patches built it. But although I've see "official" Nougat ROMs announced for the G4 Play (LineageOS, AOKP, AOSxP, etc.) either I can't find a link to the correct source code/manifest files or, as in the case of LineageOS I can't get it to compile (complains of missing component(s) even though I've used the provided scripts to pull what should be all the needed items from my phone).
I really want to get back to the non-Google experience I have on my Galaxy Nexus using microG. Thanks for any help!
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I am currently looking into hopefully a method for Nougat, give me about a day to see if it works for me.
@fireball0093: If you compile from sources there the patches here instead to patch the compiled code there are the tools linked here.
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@fireball0093: If you compile from sources there the patches here instead to patch the compiled code there are the tools linked here.
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@ale5000: What ROM are you compiling from source for a Harpia (I hope that will work on a xt1607 flavor)? Got a URI I can use for repo init?
Thanks!
@n76: I just given the link of the generic signature spoofing patch that should theoretically work on all ROMs, I haven't compiled any ROM.
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@n76: I just given the link of the generic signature spoofing patch that should theoretically work on all ROMs, I haven't compiled any ROM.
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Thanks, I have been able to successfully use that patch on my personal builds of the Unlegacy ROM (Marshmallow and Nougat) for my Galaxy Nexus.
I just haven't been able to successfully build a ROM, even without the patch, for my Moto G4 Play.
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I just haven't been able to successfully build a ROM, even without the patch, for my Moto G4 Play.
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Sorry, I can't help with this.
Hallo,
i found a list of Roms supporting signature spoofing in the MicroG Threat. CRdroid is availible for Harpia and it is listen in the ROMS-List. Have anybody testet crDroid 2.1 for Harpia with MircoG?
Links:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/index-list-custom-roms-offering-t3557047
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4-play/development/rom-crdroid-v1-6-t3525141
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Hallo,
i found a list of Roms supporting signature spoofing in the MicroG Threat. CRdroid is availible for Harpia and it is listen in the ROMS-List. Have anybody testet crDroid 2.1 for Harpia with MircoG?
Links:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/index-list-custom-roms-offering-t3557047
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4-play/development/rom-crdroid-v1-6-t3525141
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Nice find, thank you!
Looking at the crDroid source code repository at https://github.com/crdroidandroid it does look like the patch for signature faking is in there. (We should probably have the page at https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki/Signature-Spoofing updated to include crDroid).
But I am a bit leary about trying the ROM linked to at https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4-play/development/rom-crdroid-v1-6-t3525141 as, despite the title of the XDA thread, it does not seem to be an official build. It looks like the official builds for the project are at https://androidfilehost.com/?w=devices&uid=23991606952610065 and are all built by "crdroidandroid" and there is no Moto G4 Play build there. The "[ROM][OFFICIAL][7.1.1] crDroid v2.1" links to a ROM built by SubhrajyotiSen on a different page so I am a bit hesitant to install it.
But this is interesting enough that I will try to build the ROM myself using the official sources from the crDroid project and see what happens.
it may be an inofficial Build, but it is mentioned on the G+ - Page of crDroid!
https://plus.google.com/communities...6/stream/d3e3f57f-b974-41f2-8740-97dbdd38056c
I went and installed crDroid here on the forums and also flashed the MicroG installer after flashing crDroid. I can confirm that signature spoofing is available and works. Under Settings, you just have to go to crDroid Settings, scroll down to Miscellaneous, and toggle Allow signature spoofing. Then go into the Self Check section in MicroG and tap "System grants signature spoofing permission" and allow MicroG to have that permission, and then the only thing you have to do to is configure the pre-installed location backends and you're good to go. I'll edit the second post and this thread to include this find, thank you @gueschmid
*Edit*
Actually, would people prefer me to edit this guide and leave it up as a Marshmallow-only guide and then create a second one for Nougat with our device? Just to keep it a bit clean
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I went and installed crDroid here on the forums and also flashed the MicroG installer after flashing crDroid. I can confirm that signature spoofing is available and works. Under Settings, you just have to go to crDroid Settings, scroll down to Miscellaneous, and toggle Allow signature spoofing. Then go into the Self Check section in MicroG and tap "System grants signature spoofing permission" and allow MicroG to have that permission, and then the only thing you have to do to is configure the pre-installed location backends and you're good to go. I'll edit the second post and this thread to include this find, thank you @gueschmid
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Actually, would people prefer me to edit this guide and leave it up as a Marshmallow-only guide and then create a second one for Nougat with our device? Just to keep it a bit clean
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Thanks for trying this out. I think I will have the time to follow your lead next week. It will be good to excise GApps from this phone.
VoLTE is important for me, is it working on this crDroid build?
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Thanks for trying this out. I think I will have the time to follow your lead next week. It will be good to excise GApps from this phone.
VoLTE is important for me, is it working on this crDroid build?
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I don't have a carrier that uses VoLTE, but I took a look in the Changelog on some posts and it seems to have support for it on crDroid
Updated the guide to include crDroid in the second post. I have been messing around with Tingle in my spare time but I cannot fully grasp the concept as I don't have much experience using tools like that. If I do succeed in the future, I'll edit that in as well.
I want to use MicroG instead of using GApps. Are there any ROMs with signature spoofing enabled for Xperia SP?
Possible ways to add signature spoofing
I was just reading about this yesterday, as I too had the intention of replacing GApps with MicroG. The usual methods require you to install a module called 'FakeGApps' in Xposed before flashing MicroG. But since there's no Xposed available for 7.1, there seem to be a few workarounds.
Here's what I found:
Guide to allow signature spoofing on any LOS14.1 device without Xposed (http://www.gabsoftware.com/tips/how-to-use-microg-on-lineageos-or-cyanogenmod-without-xposed/)
You need a PC-based tool made by @ale5000 to first patch your rom to enable signature spoofing (https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/tingle-fork-needle-t3438764)
I'm not sure if you have to flash MicroG files before or after patching your rom with the above mentioned tool. Anyway, here's a couple of links to MicroG posted in other devices' forums: Link 1, Link 2
Alternatively, I think we can use a Magisk-based module called NanoMod made by @Setialpha.
I haven't tried either method yet. Will try it out later today. Meanwhile, you may experiment with one of the two methods posted above at a time; I don't think its wise to try installing both at the same time. Just saying. Do share the results with us!
Have a nice day!
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I'm not sure if you have to flash MicroG files before or after patching your rom with the above mentioned tool. Anyway, here's a couple of links to MicroG posted in other devices' forums: Link 1, Link 2
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It is always better to patch before installing microG, but in most cases is the same.
To install microG, there is also microG unofficial installer (compatible with all devices and all ROMs).
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It is always better to patch before installing microG, but in most cases is the same.
To install microG, there is also microG unofficial installer (compatible with all devices and all ROMs).
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Whoa, thanks! I didn't come across this installer before. Guess I didn't do my research properly.
Wow I didn't see the replies till now. I actually tried tingle on RR and it worked fine and did use that flashable zip for microg.
Sadly Mozilla location is horrible compared to Google's for me here in India. Even playing around with TopNTP didn't help even though that helps usually if GPS is wonky.
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It is always better to patch before installing microG, but in most cases is the same.
To install microG, there is also microG unofficial installer (compatible with all devices and all ROMs).
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In the tingle repo please mention that you need p7zip-full I was confused for so long why it wasn't working.
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In the tingle repo please mention that you need p7zip-full I was confused for so long why it wasn't working.
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@__ganeshanand: I have to make a lot of changes but I didn't have time yet, I will do it surely.
I will add a possibility to configure and maybe add other backends in the installer in the future.
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@__ganeshanand: I have to make a lot of changes but I didn't have time yet, I will do it surely.
I will add a possibility to configure and maybe add other backends in the installer in the future.
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Oh cool. Looking forward to that then.
AICP now has implemented signature spoofing into their latest nightly builds
Hey folks,
I'm trying to get microg on Lineage 17.1 for my Moto G7 plus. I know about the current situation, that motog is not working perfectly with Android 10 for now due to some problems with the Unified nlp. However, I would like to install it, but there are multiple problems:
- microg for lineage is not available yet for lake
- I would need to patch lineage to support signature spoofing for installing it manually. I tested nanodroid patcher which didn't work (I guess because I first have to deodex lineage, but am unsure about that)
- There is a new microg fork called minmicrog
Could you give me some recommendations on a preferred setup? I also thought about building micro for lineage with the docker image but am not sure if this will work out due to limited hardware.
Thanks a lot!
I just got this phone and the development on it i believe is still getting in gear.... I know for sure that you can get microg setup on a custom rom using the nandroid setup...as far as this goes Im gonna try it right now....Ive got every custom rom available for us and most are google pixel based so that just defeats the whole purpose... so Ill try and learn as I go....I believe that Havoc and crdroid have signature spoofing options in there respected settings menus....i will test and report back......Also you can do this with a stock rooted rom with magisk and twrp......
NanoDroid wiki....great instructions
this is what Im gonna follow if you want to try yourself and report back
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Hey folks,
I'm trying to get microg on Lineage 17.1 for my Moto G7 plus. I know about the current situation, that motog is not working perfectly with Android 10 for now due to some problems with the Unified nlp. However, I would like to install it, but there are multiple problems:
- microg for lineage is not available yet for lake
- I would need to patch lineage to support signature spoofing for installing it manually. I tested nanodroid patcher which didn't work (I guess because I first have to deodex lineage, but am unsure about that)
- There is a new microg fork called minmicrog
Could you give me some recommendations on a preferred setup? I also thought about building micro for lineage with the docker image but am not sure if this will work out due to limited hardware.
Thanks a lot!
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I got full Microg status with unifiednlp ....and man there is so much bad, old and wrong info.....I pulled it off with a vanilla Arm64 ab gsi which I love it is the best ROM ive tried.......also I found a new way to patch the signature spoof that I wasnt aware of using smaili patcher....and bare minimal installer just released.....seems since micro g and lineage got together more people are wanting to try..... I am so tired,,,,,,it seriously ate me up but I beat it.....if u need links or instructions private messege me .....I will create a forum post probably soon
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I got full Microg status with unifiednlp ....and man there is so much bad, old and wrong info.....I pulled it off with a vanilla Arm64 ab gsi which I love it is the best ROM ive tried.......also I found a new way to patch the signature spoof that I wasnt aware of using smaili patcher....and bare minimal installer just released.....seems since micro g and lineage got together more people are wanting to try..... I am so tired,,,,,,it seriously ate me up but I beat it.....if u need links or instructions private messege me .....I will create a forum post probably soon
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Thanks, sounds interesting, will also give it a try! Finally managed to get lineage 17.1 working with microg building it myself, check github.com/lineageos4microg/docker-lineage-cicd/pull/70. So built went through, could flash it and seems to work like a charm
cobra202 said:
Thanks, sounds interesting, will also give it a try! Finally managed to get lineage 17.1 working with microg building it myself, check github.com/lineageos4microg/docker-lineage-cicd/pull/70. So built went through, could flash it and seems to work like a charm
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you should try this FLOSS GSI ready made daily driver without any Google.... if you want root flash magisk after you set it up....
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pr...velopment/aosp-10-0-quack-phh-treble-t3992559[/QUOTE]
there is three versions FLOSS, Vanilla, and GAPPS..... make sure you choose ARM64 AB