Remove "All Things Google" (Moto E5 Plus) (Hannah)

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This question has probably been asked before but is there a way to remove "everything" Google related? I'm using stock rom. I have MetroPCS.
I know that by removing some Google apps will cause dependency issues but is there any way to do this with no problems whatsoever? Thanks

Donavonn said:
This question has probably been asked before but is there a way to remove "everything" Google related? I'm using stock rom. I have MetroPCS.
I know that by removing some Google apps will cause dependency issues but is there any way to do this with no problems whatsoever? Thanks
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I have the Metropcs e5 plus and have disabled most Google services. Some apps throw up a notification saying they won't work unless Google play services is enabled, messages, contacts, etc. I've found they generally work fine just disable that notification. Make sure and remove the Google app from being and assist app in settings.
I used to have all Google stuff disabled but right now I'm using Gboard, maps (as a backup to here), the default messages apps and contacts. Mainly I've disabled the Google core spyware apps — play services, framework, search, store, etc.
Most bloat and garbage on this device can be disabled except for a couple Moto apps. I thought about rooting but really wouldn't be gaining much.

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Magic gapps works perfect on my moto e 5plus. I simply when not using an app that needs playstore running. I hit module off resart phone. Then go to an app disabler disable device health ,google playstore and google playservices. Everything else is systemlessly disabled. I get no annoying notifications except one on reboot. Also gboard works with all things google disabled. Hope my experience helps you out.

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[List] Disable Service list of Disabled Services

[size=+3]Discontinued; it is better to completely remove Google Play apps instead of disabling per app services.[/size]
I've been using Yalp Store (+FDroid's UnifiedNLP for location services) for downloading official google play apps.
Use this: https://opengapps.org/
I have this N910C and I've rooted it to achieve battery over performance because I mainly use it for Internet Browsing and Calls/Text.
Mostly for Google Play Services.
Well it's for more battery life and I don't even use much google apps.
And of course... You need to disable the receivers using SD Maid or whatever app to stop it from reactivating or doing unnecessary wakelocks..
I am still updating this thread because I am still disabling/enabling service from Google Play Services for optimal battery use.
- I don't sync anything to my Google Account upon using the list below, even my contacts.
- The list below is strictly connected to this thread.
So here's a list of my disabled services, take note that I've frozen most of the bloatware/system apps that I do not use.
For the Google Play Services, all Google Play Services' receivers are disabled using SD Maid.
Code:
com.niksoftware.snapseed/com.google.android.libraries.social.silentfeedback.impl.SilentFeedbackService
com.android.vending/org.chromium.customtabsclient.shared.KeepAliveService
com.android.vending/com.android.vending.GCMIntentService
com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.receivers.FlushLogsReceiver\$FlushLogsService
com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.dailyhygiene.DailyHygiene\$DailyHygieneService
com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.hygiene.HygieneJobService
com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.autoupdate.ReschedulerUsingAlarmManager\$CheckWifiAndAutoUpdate
com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.autoupdate.ReschedulerUsingJobScheduler\$CheckPreconditionsAndAutoUpdateJobService
com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.services.LocationUpdaterService
com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.selfupdate.SelfUpdateCheckerScheduler\$SelfUpdateCheckerTaskService
com.android.vending/com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementService
com.microsoft.rdc.android/com.microsoft.a3rdc.test.sns.BugReportServiceManager\$BugReportService
com.instagram.android/com.instagram.inappbrowser.BrowserLiteCallbackService
com.instagram.android/com.facebook.browser.lite.BrowserLiteIntentService
com.instagram.android/com.instagram.exoplayer.service.ExoPlayerService
com.instagram.android/com.facebook.fbreact.autoupdater.ighttp.IgHttpUpdateService
com.instagram.android/com.instagram.share.tumblr.TumblrService
com.instagram.android/com.instagram.user.userservice.UserService
com.instagram.android/com.instagram.autocomplete.InitializeAutoCompleteService
com.instagram.android/com.instagram.bugreporter.BugReporterService
com.instagram.android/com.instagram.creation.location.NearbyVenuesService
com.instagram.android/com.instagram.selfupdate.SelfUpdateService
com.instagram.android/com.instagram.debug.memorydump.MemoryDumpUploadService
com.instagram.android/com.instagram.creation.pendingmedia.service.uploadretrypolicy.UploadRetryService
com.instagram.android/com.instagram.creation.pendingmedia.service.uploadretrypolicy.UploadRetryJobService
com.instagram.android/com.instagram.android.receiver.C2DMReceiver
com.instagram.android/com.instagram.notifications.c2dm.IgPushRegistrationService
com.instagram.android/com.instagram.android.c2dm.ADMMessageHandler
com.instagram.android/com.instagram.android.c2dm.FbnsPushNotificationHandler
com.google.android.gm/com.android.email.service.AttachmentService
com.google.android.gm/com.android.email.service.EasAuthenticatorService
com.google.android.gm/com.android.email.service.EasAuthenticatorServiceAlternate
com.google.android.gm/com.android.email.service.LegacyEmailAuthenticatorService
com.google.android.gm/com.android.email.service.LegacyEasAuthenticatorService
com.google.android.setupwizard/com.google.android.setupwizard.account.RestoreService
myappfreesrl.com.myappfree/com.google.android.gms.analytics.CampaignTrackingService
myappfreesrl.com.myappfree/myappfreesrl.com.myappfree.AppValidatorService
myappfreesrl.com.myappfree/com.microsoft.azure.engagement.service.EngagementService
myappfreesrl.com.myappfree/com.google.android.gms.auth.api.signin.RevocationBoundService
myappfreesrl.com.myappfree/com.appturbo.iceberg.IcebergTaskService
myappfreesrl.com.myappfree/com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementService
myappfreesrl.com.myappfree/com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdService
com.sec.android.inputmethod/com.nuance.connect.service.ConnectClient
com.sec.android.inputmethod/com.touchtype.personalizer.PersonalizerService
com.sec.android.inputmethod/com.diotek.ime.implement.setting.TwitterService
com.sec.android.inputmethod/com.diotek.ime.implement.setting.FacebookService
com.sec.android.inputmethod/com.diotek.ime.implement.setting.FacebookServiceNonSso
com.sec.android.inputmethod/com.diotek.ime.implement.setting.GMailService
com.sec.android.inputmethod/com.google.android.voiceime.ServiceHelper
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.auth.account.authenticator.WorkAccountAuthenticatorService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.backup.BackupAccountManagerService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.backup.BackupAccountNotifierService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.backup.SetBackupAccountService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.backup.BackupTransportMigratorService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.backup.BackupTransportService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.backup.GmsBackupAccountManagerService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.backup.stats.BackupStatsService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.backup.component.D2dMigrateService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.backup.component.D2dSourceService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.backup.component.D2dTransportService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.backup.component.CloudRestoreService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.cast.service.CastService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.cast.media.CastMediaRouteProviderService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.cast.service.CastSocketMultiplexerLifeCycleService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.cast.media.CastRemoteDisplayProviderService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.cast.service.CastOperationService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.cast.service.CastDeviceScannerIntentService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.cast.service.CastPersistentService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.cast.firstparty.CastFirstPartyService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.cast.remote_display.CastRemoteDisplayService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.cast.remote_display.CastRemoteDisplayIntentService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.checkin.CheckinApiService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.contextmanager.service.ContextManagerService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.fitness.service.proxy.FitProxyBroker
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.fitness.service.recording.FitRecordingBroker
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.fitness.service.sessions.FitSessionsBroker
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.fitness.service.history.FitHistoryBroker
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.fitness.service.goals.FitGoalsBroker
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.fitness.cache.DataUpdateListenerCacheService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.fitness.service.sensors.FitSensorsBroker
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.fitness.service.ble.FitBleBroker
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.fitness.service.config.FitConfigBroker
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.fitness.service.internal.FitInternalBroker
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.fitness.sensors.sample.CollectSensorService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.fitness.sync.FitnessSyncAdapterService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.fitness.wearables.WearableSyncService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.fitness.store.maintenance.StoreMaintenanceService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.fitness.service.wearable.WearableSyncMessageService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.fitness.service.wearable.WearableSyncAccountService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.fitness.service.wearable.WearableSyncConnectionService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.fitness.service.wearable.WearableSyncConfigService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.gcm.PushMessagingRegistrarProxy
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.gcm.GcmService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.gcm.gmsproc.GcmReceiverService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.gcm.gmsproc.GcmInGmsTaskService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.gcm.gmsproc.GmsIidListenerService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.gcm.gmsproc.cm.GcmReceiverService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.gcm.gmsproc.cm.GcmReceiverService\$MessageTriggeredService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.gcm.GcmReceiverService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.gcm.http.GoogleHttpService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.gcm.ProxyGTalkService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.gcm.HeartbeatAlarm\$ConnectionInfoPersistService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.gcm.nts.TaskExecutionService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.fused.wearable.GmsWearableListenerService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.fused.FusedLocationService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.internal.PendingIntentCallbackService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.geocode.GeocodeService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.network.NetworkLocationService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.internal.GoogleLocationManagerService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.geofencer.service.GeofenceProviderService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.fused.service.FusedProviderService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.internal.server.HardwareArProviderService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.internal.server.GoogleLocationService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.util.PreferenceService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.internal.AnalyticsUploadIntentService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.reporting.service.ReportingAndroidService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.reporting.service.ReportingSyncService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.reporting.service.LocationHistoryInjectorService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.reporting.service.DispatchingService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.reporting.service.InternalPreferenceServiceDoNotUse
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.reporting.service.DeleteHistoryService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.reporting.service.UploadGcmTaskService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.wearable.WearableLocationService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.locationsharing.service.LocationSharingSettingInjectorService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.measurement.PackageMeasurementService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.measurement.service.MeasurementBrokerService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.nearby.bootstrap.service.NearbyBootstrapService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.nearby.connection.service.NearbyConnectionsAndroidService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.nearby.discovery.service.DiscoveryService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.nearby.discovery.service.ScreenOnListenerService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.nearby.discovery.ui.DiscoveryTileService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.nearby.messages.service.NearbyMessagesService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.nearby.messages.debug.DebugPokeService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.nearby.messages.service.PeriodicCacheWarmingService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.people.service.PeopleService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.people.sync.PeopleSyncService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.people.sync.metadata.ContactMetadataSyncService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.people.sync.focus.delegation.ContactsSyncDelegateService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.people.pub.PeopleSyncRawContactService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.people.service.PeopleRequestProcessor
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.people.service.bg.PeoplePeriodicSyncGcmTask
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.people.service.bg.PeopleOneoffSyncGcmTask
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.security.snet.SnetService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.security.verifier.ApkUploadService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.security.verifier.InternalApkUploadService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.security.snet.SafetyNetClientService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.security.snet.SnetIdleTaskService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.security.snet.SnetNormalTaskService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.security.snet.SafeBrowsingUpdateTaskService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.stats.PlatformStatsCollectorService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.stats.service.DropBoxEntryAddedService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.tapandpay.hce.service.TpHceService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.wearable.service.WearableService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.wearable.service.WearableControlService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.wearable.node.bluetooth.BluetoothServerService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.wearable.node.btle.BtleCentralService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.wearable.node.emulator.NetworkConnectionService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.analytics.service.AnalyticsService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.analytics.internal.PlayLogReportingService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.analytics.service.PlayLogMonitorIntervalService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.analytics.AnalyticsService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.checkin.CheckinService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.checkin.EventLogService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.deviceconnection.service.DeviceConnectionServiceBroker
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.deviceconnection.service.DeviceConnectionAsyncService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.places.service.GeoDataService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.places.service.GeoDataAsyncService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.places.service.PlaceDetectionService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.places.service.PlaceDetectionAsyncService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.places.quota.QuotaUploadingService
com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.places.PlacesLoggingService
com.google.android.gsf/com.google.android.gsf.checkin.CheckinService
com.google.android.gsf/com.google.android.gsf.checkin.EventLogService
com.google.android.gsf/com.google.android.gsf.update.SystemUpdateService
com.google.android.gsf/com.google.android.gsf.subscribedfeeds.SubscribedFeedsSyncAdapterService
com.sec.android.app.sns3/com.sec.android.app.sns3.svc.sp.foursquare.SnsFsService
com.sec.android.app.sns3/com.sec.android.app.sns3.svc.sp.foursquare.SnsFsServiceForAuthToken
com.sec.android.app.sns3/com.sec.android.app.sns3.auth.sp.foursquare.SnsAccountFsAuthenticatorService
com.sec.android.app.sns3/com.sec.android.app.sns3.auth.sp.instagram.SnsAccountInAuthenticatorService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.collection.service.AnnotateService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.recentlyplayed.RecentlyPlayedService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.collection.service.CollectionService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.playlist.service.PlaylistService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.show.service.PlayedStateService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.smartdevicelink.service.SmartDeviceLinkService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.smartdevicelink.service.SdlRouterService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.androidauto.SpotifyMediaBrowserService
com.spotify.music/com.google.android.gms.analytics.CampaignTrackingService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.appprotocol.service.AppProtocolBluetoothService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.running.steptracker.StepTrackerService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.running.service.RunningService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.party.bluetooth.NearbyAdvertiserService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.party.bluetooth.NearbyScanningService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.bmw.service.BmwService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.appprotocol.service.AppProtocolRemoteService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.bundling.placebo.PlaceboBannerService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.bundling.placebo.BannerEventService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.waze.WazeService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.running.partners.RunningPartnerService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.airbiquity.AirbiquityService
com.spotify.music/com.spotify.mobile.android.spotlets.player.autoplay.AutoPlayNotificationService
com.facebook.orca/com.facebook.bugreporter.scheduler.GCMBugReportService
com.facebook.orca/com.facebook.push.registration.FacebookPushServerRegistrarGCMService
com.facebook.orca/com.facebook.rti.push.service.FbnsService
com.google.android.backuptransport/com.google.android.backup.BackupTransportService
com.android.email/com.android.email.service.MailService
com.android.email/com.android.email.service.AttachmentDownloadService
is.shortcut/com.voxel.simplesearchlauncher.notification.service.NotificationListener
is.shortcut/com.google.android.gms.auth.api.signin.RevocationBoundService
is.shortcut/com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementService
is.shortcut/com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdService
com.samsung.android.snote/com.samsung.android.snote.control.core.filemanager.ThumbnailProcessingService
Note
The tests that made were:
1- Login normally via Accounts using my Google Account
2- Sync things; open Store, open Google Service, sync Data
3- Reboot
4- Disable Services
5- Do #2, check for *Google Services has stopped* thing
6- undo if error shown
7- Do #4 again then #5 and #6
8- clean up with SD Maid, do #3
9- do #6
10- Log-out Google Account
- repeat until until satisfied, just don't ever forget to check (it might enable) and disable Google Play Services receivers
I will continue to update this thread whenever I got to disable things
Please remember that I sync manually and I don't use any other Google apps (like the maps), only the damn Google Play Store!
So disable at your own preference

Can you upload backup form this disabled services?

Thank bro
Sent from my SM-N930F using Tapatalk

Gzubik said:
Can you upload backup form this disabled services?
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Oh, not yet.
The list above is still breaking the Google Play Store when the Services and Store's data are cleared.
I'll do tests first before uploading.

@Laicure
Waiting for your upload!!!
Thank in advance

Gzubik said:
Can you upload backup form this disabled services?
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miguelrostock said:
@Laicure
Waiting for your upload!!!
Thank in advance
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see first post

does this apply/relate to the packages listed under Android System when u click the battery stats? on my phone, Android System uses alot of battery and I want to greenify some of the packages.

Great post,
You know wich service uses whatsapp for receive messages? Im having problems only with this apps, if i disable google services completely after a few minutes i stop receiving whatsapps
Maybe the google clous service (gcm) is related to this?

xCoNDex said:
Great post,
You know wich service uses whatsapp for receive messages? Im having problems only with this apps, if i disable google services completely after a few minutes i stop receiving whatsapps
Maybe the google clous service (gcm) is related to this?
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yup, the GCM things handles those for push notifs

imeem said:
does this apply/relate to the packages listed under Android System when u click the battery stats? on my phone, Android System uses alot of battery and I want to greenify some of the packages.
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mostly.. but don't rely on this anymore.

anybody know which service for google play protect? get notifications since few days even i have disabled in settings

How to get google notifications working without gms or sketchy downloads

Hey guys, long time lurker around xda and after purposely getting a huawei gms-less phone to see how it would go I ran into some frustrations learning that apks from the playstore whether from downloads or aurora store app etc, nothing would deliver notifications. My huawei is a nova7se but I had a friend test this on his and it is working as well so I presume it works for all huawei/googleless devices to a point.
The goal of this was to find a way to get notifications from playstore apps such as discord, outlook email , banking apps etc. This is not a replacement for google services apis needed for games or google apps which rely on services framework to operate in general.
A few things
-MUST BE CLEAN GOOGLE-LESS PHONE**
-Does not need root/bootloader unlocked
-Does not need sketchy downloads from random sites formatting recovery/ota/hisuite backups etc
-Mostly all open source
-Easily reversible and minimal risk
-All done through phone without additional mods or adb
-Not all apps will work for notification services for this depending on how the original developer team wrote the app to handle this situations. For example: discord, outlook, capital one bank, chase bank, apps work but protonmail did not want to connect to microg for notifications and I have not been able to successfully trick it to connect to it yet)
- APKS MUST BE FROM PLAY STORE ORIGINALLY. Using fdroid variants or personal stuff probably wont work since those packages did not rely on google notification services. I know some apps have a standalone apk you can download externally from the source but it may differ in its functionality.
-THIS IS NOT GOOGLE PLAY SERVICES AND WILL NOT MAKE GOOGLE APPS WORK. The reason it is not working for your google apps and games is because it was never supposed to. Dx
**By "google-less" phone I am referring to not having any leftover packages from attempting to install gms on the device. Google packages conflict with microG and will not be compatible. If you have used lzplay or other methods to attempt to get some form of playstore working, then you will most likely have google packages installed somewhere even if it failed to get GMS working perfectly. Keep this in mind if you get installation issues. Ideally if you are not using the phone as a daily, factory reset it to original settings if possible to ensure cleanest install if you want to pursue this.
STEP 1)
Download microG apps.
-microG services core
(optional)
- **microG services framework proxy
- **microG droidguard helper (? no idea if this is needed but was in my downloads for microg testing)
**the services framework proxy and droidguardhelper were part of the original experiment but later on I managed to get notifications running without needed either one of these.
Easiest way is to use fdroid store app and to add in microg repo found here.
https://f-droid.org/
https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki/Downloads
Step 2)
Open microg settings app - self check
-Signature spoofing will not work because we have no access to anything on the phone system wise
-Installed packages should have "playservices gms core installed" and "services framework installed" checked only (see picture)
-Grant permissions and select to ignore battery optimization (so the service is not closed in background)
Step 3)
MicroG settings main menu
-Turn on google device registration
-Turn on google cloud messaging
-Turn on google safetynet (probably is not actually doing anything but turn it on for good measure)
-Add google account (Does not appear to be needed since it did not do anything specific relating to notifs)
Step 4)
Download aurora store.
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.aurora.store/
or
https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore
Fdroid route is easiest if you used it to install microg apps.
(Why aurorastore? Why not? The main reason is because it accesses google play store apps which inturn are the apks which are known to use google play services for notifications. Downloading an apk from another origin might not be the playstore version making it not really work with this process)
Step 5)
Download apps as needed with aurora store,
In phone settings, make sure you disable auto management of background apps.
Settings-battery-applaunch. Set apps like outlook, discord etc to manual and turn all settings to on (auto launch/run in background/secondary lauch).
Optional step 6) In aurora store settings , add microg apps to blacklist so aurora store does not try to update microg with play services which will erase micro g and give you a systemless apk of play services which does absolutely nothing.
Thats basically it. I was so caught up on trying to find ways to break into my nova 7se's bootloader and attempted to sideload microg for authentic playstore functionality and playservices but as long as notifications are working, aurora store + notifs is all the functionality I need.
No offense to those offering other ways to add in gms to huawei phones but as a security minded individual, it seems like too much of a risk to use randomly hosted internet files overwriting system functionality.
If you go into microg settings and under "google cloud messaging" you can see which apps are being monitored for notifications. Once I restarted my device, its status turned to disconnected but still catches notifications for outlook and discord as I tested. This is not using microg as a replacement for playservices because again this is ONLY FOR NOTIFICATION USAGE in this implementation.
Hope this helps anyone who wants to be able to use some google play apps but had notification issues.

It is not working as i kept getting error to install microG Services Core due to "Failed to install due to an unknown error" on my Huawei P40 Pro

zoold3vil said:
It is not working as i kept getting error to install microG Services Core due to "Failed to install due to an unknown error" on my Huawei P40 Pro
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If you have any google core packages installed (even as regular systemless apps) or leftovers from previous attempts at getting gms installed then it will conflict with microg installation since it sees it as a conflicting app. This requires a clean almost factory emui without any remnants of google installation attempts. Ill update the initial post for that bit of info.

This is only for notifications, right?
I mean, this doesn't allow you to use YouTube, Gmail, Keep etc...?

i did played with microG Services as well befire... but ended up in still having the original play services installed, did tested now again with microG services and now, outlook, whatsapp, Microsoft Authenticator and Launcher only force closes... what ah mess

futureshock said:
i did played with microG Services as well befire... but ended up in still having the original play services installed, did tested now again with microG services and now, outlook, whatsapp, Microsoft Authenticator and Launcher only force closes... what ah mess
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Don't worry, you just have to reinstall every app that force closes.

sheikgr said:
This is only for notifications, right?
I mean, this doesn't allow you to use YouTube, Gmail, Keep etc...?
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Correct. I stumbled upon this accidentally while trying to figure out a way to enable 'oem unlock' in my nova7se since huawei blocked even adb shell sysprop access to change the setting. Its not a full implementation of microG and probably is not intended to be used this way but it gets notifications through which is a plus when pulling apks from play store. Theres no xda forum for the nova7se but figured Id share it here D:

futureshock said:
i did played with microG Services as well befire... but ended up in still having the original play services installed, did tested now again with microG services and now, outlook, whatsapp, Microsoft Authenticator and Launcher only force closes... what ah mess
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Yea unfortunatly any attempts with getting original play services installed sort of messes with this. Preferably a clean install/phone reset is ideal starting point. App wise you might have to clear cache and data so it 'resets' which is almost the same as uninstalling and reinstalling the apps. You will still get the message that "this app wont function without play services" since you cant spoof it entirely and on some you might have to find the setting to turn notifications off and back on in the app themselves. If it shows up on microG's setting under 'google cloud messaging' option, it is working. Ive been using the nova7se for a couple days now testing it as a daily user, restarted it occasionally and things are functioning similar to regular android phones(notification wise). Just be sure to allow the app to run in background so the system battery saver/app launch process does not turn it off.

as i say'd i did played a little bit with microG services, but for example, even when reinstalling the apps afterwards, whatsapp does start, and you need to relogin, but on the restore backup screen nothing more happens, only loading forever, when microG Services are installed..
another interessting i found out right now, when the apps force closes, when putting the phone into airplane mode, the apps does open normally!

futureshock said:
as i say'd i did played a little bit with microG services, but for example, even when reinstalling the apps afterwards, whatsapp does start, and you need to relogin, but on the restore backup screen nothing more happens, only loading forever, when microG Services are installed..
another interessting i found out right now, when the apps force closes, when putting the phone into airplane mode, the apps does open normally!
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Oh ok I get what you are talking about now. Backup functionality (for whatsapp) I believe uses google drive account which microG in this sense is not going to provide. Just a friendly reminder that this process is for push notifications only and not google api usage. provided by play services

futureshock said:
as i say'd i did played a little bit with microG services, but for example, even when reinstalling the apps afterwards, whatsapp does start, and you need to relogin, but on the restore backup screen nothing more happens, only loading forever, when microG Services are installed..
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maybe i found there a bug of whatsapp... as whatsapp trys to find google drive... but does not work correctly it loads forever... for some reason it looks like it ah hidden error message or something like this... i hit back a couple of times, and closed whatsapp and reopend, and suddenly i saw the no backup found page... anyway still all this is BS, i really hate huawei for not unlocking the bootloader, and let us just do what we like to do... there wouldn't even be an issue with GMS anymore as we simply could flash openGapps

So, you did found a new way, GMS + HMS enabled with no notification error? Am i right?

hayals said:
So, you did found a new way, GMS + HMS enabled with no notification error? Am i right?
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So the statement is a bit misleading, this is not really GMS but its a way to use 3rd party play store apps that would not give notifications because of play services missing. This will only cover the notification portion of apps/apks originally found in the playstore that require notifications through play services push notifications. I have not touched HMS or anything else but this basically inserts a listener under microG to monitor push notifications and deliver them as needed. Again this does not resolve the issue of missing google APIs found in the full GMS package and is not intended to do so. Strictly notification wise for apps that need them.
Personally I used aurora store to get apks from playstore without needing playstore installed (because playstore version apps are looking to use googles push notification services) but how those apps function is another story. For example: Youtube/maps/google pay etc will not work as they need google apis. But 3rd party apps like discord, outlook email, and banking apps like capital one etc do work. Games might not because they might want play games api which is not present here since this is not GMS. (Tried to fun cytus 2 and a few other games and it wouldnt start since license check fails by default)
To my knowledge this will not work with any other GMS procedure attempted so you cannot combine this with a working GMS hacked install since you will have a version of play services and gsf framework active. Think of this as another alternative entirely in a way if you want to not risk questionable modifications and want to stay on default HMS software. Idk what the future holds as huawei seems to block ways to get GMS on phones after they become popular so I see this as an alternative to the unknown with pulled playstore apks functioning as they should.

GMS and this fix won't cooperate.
I've been using this for a while, but sadly not apps are giving me notifications. Reddit for example is not sending anything to my phone.

I did a factory reset on my P40 Pro followed the guide and when you wrote to add an account I do so, I press Agree and then it stays on
Just a sec
Your device is contacting Google to
save information on your account
This can take a couple of minutes
Sorry
There was a problem communicating with Google Servers
Try again later.
And anything like games that use google to login it fails too

GrimTech said:
I did a factory reset on my P40 Pro followed the guide and when you wrote to add an account I do so, I press Agree and then it stays on
Just a sec
Your device is contacting Google to
save information on your account
This can take a couple of minutes
Sorry
There was a problem communicating with Google Servers
Try again later.
And anything like games that use google to login it fails too
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Unfortunatly for something like that theres too many factors at play to trouble shoot that from my end. I would say to try a different default browser/vpn it etc as it could be any number of reasons why google servers arent connecting for it. Games that use google wont work because this is not google play services replacement. This was only intended for getting notifications working with most* apps that rely on a simple push notification service through google play services. Unfortunatly this isnt a guarentee depending on the app itself and where its pulled from . This was why I use/suggest aurora store since its pulling the playstore version of the app which almost always relies on google services for notifications.
Some apps like discord, outlook etc have a manner of continuous notification scanning in the background processes to try to get itself to connect to a push service even if they give you the error that "the device does not have google services and might not work properly". I can confirm those are working as are my banking and authenticator apps. I had an issue with proton mail specifically where it wouldnt attempt another push notification check to register with microg like the previous apps and wont recieve notifications. Its not a magic bullet but helps where it works.

Vexusia said:
If you have any google core packages installed (even as regular systemless apps) or leftovers from previous attempts at getting gms installed then it will conflict with microg installation since it sees it as a conflicting app. This requires a clean almost factory emui without any remnants of google installation attempts. Ill update the initial post for that bit of info.
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Thanks for the info

I still can't open google related apps like youtube or google app itself... Even with Vanced youtube, it is hard to keep up because I can't log in, so i can't have my subscriptions and updates. Also certain games can't be played because the data are connected to my Google Play

Bump...
..So does the MicroG method still work in 2021 or with the latest version of the OS?

arsenal74 said:
Bump...
..So does the MicroG method still work in 2021 or with the latest version of the OS?
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Yes it does work with EMUI11.
Only advantage it's easier to install and Get push Notification and not mush else.
Now This is the only way you can install with Vanced Manager

no need google!!!

I have the Huawei p40 pro for 2 months. I installed all my apps using Aoura store, everything works great, no issues. I tried to install the Google services, it was hell to get it work but the results make me reset my phone and went back to Aoura. 3 things you need to know about google services to this phone:
1.you need to downgrade to 131 firmware, it was hell to do that!
2.battery drain with google services!!!!!
3.no whatsapp, gmail, outlook notifications!!!

avivasaf said:
I have the Huawei p40 pro for 2 months. I installed all my apps using Aoura store, everything works great, no issues. I tried to install the Google services, it was hell to get it work but the results make me reset my phone and went back to Aoura. 3 things you need to know about google services to this phone:
1.you need to downgrade to 131 firmware, it was hell to do that!
2.battery drain with google services!!!!!
3.no whatsapp, gmail, outlook notifications!!!
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It was easy to got back to .131, I did from .147. I installed Google services etc then updated to Aug security patch .154. I have wattsapp and outlook notification but I don't use Gmail so can't comment on that. While it was a pain to get G services on I'm glad I did as now my banking apps work in the UK, the only thing I miss is contactless payments from the phone.

potsykate said:
It was easy to got back to .131, I did from .147. I installed Google services etc then updated to Aug security patch .154. I have wattsapp and outlook notification but I don't use Gmail so can't comment on that. While it was a pain to get G services on I'm glad I did as now my banking apps work in the UK, the only thing I miss is contactless payments from the phone.
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All my banking apps works well in Israel, no need for google for that, you don't feel battery drain?

avivasaf said:
All my banking apps works well in Israel, no need for google for that, you don't feel battery drain?
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Battery drain may be an issue. I don´t know, as I use google framework etc on this phone since the beginning. And for sure it will not drain the battery more than on other devices and negliable in contrast to "screen on apps" as youtube, for instance.. or gaming....
During the night my device drains about 2% of battery capacity (within 7-8hrs); I can deal with that. Everything else depends on how you use your device.
Regarding your first post, google services have nothing to do with whatsapp. Furthermore downgrading by hisuite proxy ist pretty easy and notifications work, at least for me.
But you are right. Aurora store is fantastic. I use it for all apps except for those I paid for. And it is nice to be independent from google, but...
my reasons why I finally installed the google services:
1, I wanted my paid apps back (e.g poweramp, SD Maid pro, Windfinder pro etc).
2, in app purchases, if necessary in future.
3, I have all my contacts and calendar on my google account and and i'm glad that all my data in this regard is automatically synchronized with my phone again.
4, Google map implementation and some other stuff... now all apps working again.
Of course I can live without google services, especially as I´m a friend of debloating as much as possible. Maybe I will change my decision in future. It´s a nice idea to be independent from google (or apple).... as much as possible.

For someone like me, I need some amount of GMS. For example, my city's bike share and car share programs require GMS. Unfortunately, I cannot get either of them working with the solutions for GMS so far.

potsykate said:
It was easy to got back to .131, I did from .147. I installed Google services etc then updated to Aug security patch .154. I have wattsapp and outlook notification but I don't use Gmail so can't comment on that. While it was a pain to get G services on I'm glad I did as now my banking apps work in the UK, the only thing I miss is contactless payments from the phone.
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Man if I turn back to .131 is it enough to use lzplay or do I have to begin the manual installation?
Do you have a guide?
Thank you

No option at the moment to install google services Google blocked all ways to do that.

how is it possible to downgrade to 131?
All guides are so confusing, especially in the proxy thing
is there any step by step guide?

Removing Google apps & services

Okay, I know this is going to sound stupid, but bear with me. I love my p20 Pro, I recently bought it and haven't had any issues with it. However, I don't like having Google apps or services on it. I don't want to put a custom rom on the phone (unless it's a modified version of emui 10 with Google apps and services removed) but I just don't want any Google related stuff on it. I haven't signed in with any of the Google apps, I've disabled most of the main ones like YouTube, chrome, etc and uninstalled docs, slides and those apps because they're able to be uninstalled. I know it may seem stupid to remove the Google apps and services, but I've done it on older phones with custom roms and have come to feel more comfortable with them gone. Anyway, if anyone has any ideas on how I can do this, please let me know thanks in advance!

Maybe uninstall them via ADB
Tutorial here
List of bloatwares

How To Guide de-googling oxygen OS on the OnePlus Nord CE 5G

IntroductionAs the title says. We'll remove as many google things as we can. We'll replace missing functionality with microG.
This is not meant to be an extensive guide. Just a quick write up of my experience de-googling the device.
I bought this device without doing much research and was a bit bummed when I realized there's no custom ROMs for it. One unofficial build of lineage is on here, but a little known feature, called the phone app, did not work for me, so that wasn't an option. I used it with google for a while but I wanted control of the device back. I didn't find many comprehensive tutorials on how to do this without using custom ROMs, so I thought I'd make a quick and dirty one.
What's the goal?
Remove google services from the Nord CE 5G without installing any custom ROM
Get full microG functionality (all the checkmarks)
Replace sync functionality for calendar, contacts, photos, etc with NextCloud.
What's not the goal?
Fully pass safetynet
Get special google functionality such as chromecast and google pay
Verify play store purchases
Who is this for?This is basically for me 2 days ago. You have some experience messing about with android, but you don't really know what you're doing most of the time.
What you need
Oneplus Nord CE 5G already rooted with Magisk (I won't explain how to since there are plenty of guides)
A file manager with root access. I use fx file explorer
f-droid
Step 1: Disable all google things (or as many as you would like)There are ways to fully remove google apps over adb, but I wasn't sure if this whole thing would work and moreover, I couldn't be bothered. I took the simple and safe way out and recommend you to to the same. Just go to [settings -> apps & notifications], then disable google play services and all other google apps you want to remove. Surprisingly I was actually able to fully uninstall google play services after disabling it.
I disabled every google app on my phone, but you can pick and choose. Some might not work as expected.
Step 2: Install microGUnfortunately there are too many apps that depend on some part of google play services to function, even if they have nothing to do with google. Luckily people have recognized this problem and we have migroG, which aims to replace at least the basic features of google play services.
This is where I started to be confused. When visiting https://microg.org/download.html you'll see a bunch of apk's without much explanation. I was under the impression you'd have to install this as a system app or something, but apparently not. You can just install the apks using the normal installer. I also though you'd need to install all of these, but you really only need Services Core. It seems it has all the others baked in. You can choose to install this through their f-droid repo as well as explained on the microg page. Choose your poison.
Step 3: Making sure microG actually worksAfter installing microG, you'll have an app called microG settings. It has a fun little button on top called self-check and if you click it you'll see a bunch of boxes, only some of which are checked. This is where the fun starts, because we will start to increase the number of checked boxes.
PermissionsSome of these boxes are just permissions that are missing. So we jump to [settings -> apps and notifications -> microG Services Core -> Permissions] and grant all of them (or some). We also want to allow microG to always run in the background, so in app info we also click [Advanced -> Battery -> Battery optimization] and select Don't optimise. OnePlus' battery management is the absolute worst so let's hope that will do what it says.
Account and device registrationmicroG allows to register a google account. This will allow you to use google login in apps like youtube. My personal goal is to not use any google service in the long run so I skipped this.
Google device registration means that your device will be registered with google. I enabled this to get access to google cloud messaging. Some apps need this for notifications. If you leave this off, I believe microG does not talk to google at all.
Signature spoofingNow we're missing some checkmarks related to something called signature spoofing. I don't fully understand it, but it's basically the ability of microG to act as if it is the real play services (or any app to act as if it's any other app). By default this is made impossible because of obvious security risks. There are many ways of getting signature spoofing to work, and therefore plenty of ways to get lost in the weeds.
The method I used is as follows
Install LSPosed zygisk release module using Magisk Manager.
There are zygisk and riru releases. I don't know what these are. If you can't find zygisk in your magisk settings (gear icon top right), you probably need to install riru and use the riru release.
Now navigate to /data/adb/lspd/ and you'll see a file called manager.apk. Install it and open the app.
Now click the download button on the bottom left and search for fakegapps. After clicking it you can click the up arrow on the top right to go to the website. Here you'll find an apk that you have to install.
back in the LSPosed manager, click modules -> FakeGapps. Enable for microG Services Core. It is recommended not to enable any other apps.
Now signature spoofing related features should work.
LocationAfter all of this, location in OpenStreetMaps wasn't working and I thought there was no way to get it working.
It turns out I was just an idiot...
Apparently microG takes FOSS seriously enough to give you a choice of location backend. Simply search f-droid for "nlp" and you'll find a bunch of different options. I used one called Local NLP Backend Location since I see no reason for my location service to communicate with any server. After installing, you can enable the provider in microG location settings.
Step 4: Getting back some functionalityPlay store appsNow we would all like to ditch the play store altogether, but it's just a little too convenient. Luckily there is the Aurora store, which allows to download google play apps without the google play store. If you also install Aurora Services through Magisk, it will be as convenient as the real play store.
Cloud syncingI like to be able to cloud sync photos, calendars, contacts, and notes, so I'd like a solution that is tied to google. I've found that nextcloud works quite well for these purposes. NextCloud is an open source cloud solution with plenty independent providers and the ability to host yourself. I made an account at thegood.cloud, but will probably create my own host at some point.
The nextcloud app can take care of syncing photos and files from your phone.
To synchronize calendars and contacts, there is an app called DAVx5 from f-droid. This app allows you to log into your nextcloud account and you can tell it to sync your contact and calendar. This app is based on the open DAV standard, which is supported by most calendar and contact apps.
To synchronize notes over nextcloud, I use an app called Quillnote. This was actually how I discovered nextcloud in the first place.
ConclusionThis whole process was a lot less painful than I anticipated at first. There is some lost functionality but most things really work fine. Lots of apps will start bothering you and send notifications that they are broken without play services, but I have not seen any of them have any issues. The notifications can be turned off, but unfortunately only one by one.
Updates will probably be a pain since you'll have to go through this whole process again, but who's really expecting major updates for this phone anymore?
Security is likely compromised but not to an extent I'm worried about.

Notnearlynovel said:
IntroductionAs the title says. We'll remove as many google things as we can. We'll replace missing functionality with microG.
This is not meant to be an extensive guide. Just a quick write up of my experience de-googling the device.
I bought this device without doing much research and was a bit bummed when I realized there's no custom ROMs for it. One unofficial build of lineage is on here, but a little known feature, called the phone app, did not work for me, so that wasn't an option. I used it with google for a while but I wanted control of the device back. I didn't find many comprehensive tutorials on how to do this without using custom ROMs, so I thought I'd make a quick and dirty one.
What's the goal?
Remove google services from the Nord CE 5G without installing any custom ROM
Get full microG functionality (all the checkmarks)
Replace sync functionality for calendar, contacts, photos, etc with NextCloud.
What's not the goal?
Fully pass safetynet
Get special google functionality such as chromecast and google pay
Verify play store purchases
Who is this for?This is basically for me 2 days ago. You have some experience messing about with android, but you don't really know what you're doing most of the time.
What you need
Oneplus Nord CE 5G already rooted with Magisk (I won't explain how to since there are plenty of guides)
A file manager with root access. I use fx file explorer
f-droid
Step 1: Disable all google things (or as many as you would like)There are ways to fully remove google apps over adb, but I wasn't sure if this whole thing would work and moreover, I couldn't be bothered. I took the simple and safe way out and recommend you to to the same. Just go to [settings -> apps & notifications], then disable google play services and all other google apps you want to remove. Surprisingly I was actually able to fully uninstall google play services after disabling it.
I disabled every google app on my phone, but you can pick and choose. Some might not work as expected.
Step 2: Install microGUnfortunately there are too many apps that depend on some part of google play services to function, even if they have nothing to do with google. Luckily people have recognized this problem and we have migroG, which aims to replace at least the basic features of google play services.
This is where I started to be confused. When visiting https://microg.org/download.html you'll see a bunch of apk's without much explanation. I was under the impression you'd have to install this as a system app or something, but apparently not. You can just install the apks using the normal installer. I also though you'd need to install all of these, but you really only need Services Core. It seems it has all the others baked in. You can choose to install this through their f-droid repo as well as explained on the microg page. Choose your poison.
Step 3: Making sure microG actually worksAfter installing microG, you'll have an app called microG settings. It has a fun little button on top called self-check and if you click it you'll see a bunch of boxes, only some of which are checked. This is where the fun starts, because we will start to increase the number of checked boxes.
PermissionsSome of these boxes are just permissions that are missing. So we jump to [settings -> apps and notifications -> microG Services Core -> Permissions] and grant all of them (or some). We also want to allow microG to always run in the background, so in app info we also click [Advanced -> Battery -> Battery optimization] and select Don't optimise. OnePlus' battery management is the absolute worst so let's hope that will do what it says.
Account and device registrationmicroG allows to register a google account. This will allow you to use google login in apps like youtube. My personal goal is to not use any google service in the long run so I skipped this.
Google device registration means that your device will be registered with google. I enabled this to get access to google cloud messaging. Some apps need this for notifications. If you leave this off, I believe microG does not talk to google at all.
Signature spoofingNow we're missing some checkmarks related to something called signature spoofing. I don't fully understand it, but it's basically the ability of microG to act as if it is the real play services (or any app to act as if it's any other app). By default this is made impossible because of obvious security risks. There are many ways of getting signature spoofing to work, and therefore plenty of ways to get lost in the weeds.
The method I used is as follows
Install LSPosed zygisk release module using Magisk Manager.
There are zygisk and riru releases. I don't know what these are. If you can't find zygisk in your magisk settings (gear icon top right), you probably need to install riru and use the riru release.
Now navigate to /data/adb/lspd/ and you'll see a file called manager.apk. Install it and open the app.
Now click the download button on the bottom left and search for fakegapps. After clicking it you can click the up arrow on the top right to go to the website. Here you'll find an apk that you have to install.
back in the LSPosed manager, click modules -> FakeGapps. Enable for microG Services Core. It is recommended not to enable any other apps.
Now signature spoofing related features should work.
LocationAfter all of this, location in OpenStreetMaps wasn't working and I thought there was no way to get it working.
It turns out I was just an idiot...
Apparently microG takes FOSS seriously enough to give you a choice of location backend. Simply search f-droid for "nlp" and you'll find a bunch of different options. I used one called Local NLP Backend Location since I see no reason for my location service to communicate with any server. After installing, you can enable the provider in microG location settings.
Step 4: Getting back some functionalityPlay store appsNow we would all like to ditch the play store altogether, but it's just a little too convenient. Luckily there is the Aurora store, which allows to download google play apps without the google play store. If you also install Aurora Services through Magisk, it will be as convenient as the real play store.
Cloud syncingI like to be able to cloud sync photos, calendars, contacts, and notes, so I'd like a solution that is tied to google. I've found that nextcloud works quite well for these purposes. NextCloud is an open source cloud solution with plenty independent providers and the ability to host yourself. I made an account at thegood.cloud, but will probably create my own host at some point.
The nextcloud app can take care of syncing photos and files from your phone.
To synchronize calendars and contacts, there is an app called DAVx5 from f-droid. This app allows you to log into your nextcloud account and you can tell it to sync your contact and calendar. This app is based on the open DAV standard, which is supported by most calendar and contact apps.
To synchronize notes over nextcloud, I use an app called Quillnote. This was actually how I discovered nextcloud in the first place.
ConclusionThis whole process was a lot less painful than I anticipated at first. There is some lost functionality but most things really work fine. Lots of apps will start bothering you and send notifications that they are broken without play services, but I have not seen any of them have any issues. The notifications can be turned off, but unfortunately only one by one.
Updates will probably be a pain since you'll have to go through this whole process again, but who's really expecting major updates for this phone anymore?
Security is likely compromised but not to an extent I'm worried about.
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In the lineageos thread there is one version of LOS without gapps however its security patch is outdated. I also believe that LOS fan edition doesn't come with gapps by default though I have yet to try that rom.

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In the lineageos thread there is one version of LOS without gapps however its security patch is outdated. I also believe that LOS fan edition doesn't come with gapps by default though I have yet to try that rom.
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Yes and I did install it previously but the phone app stopped working and overall it was a bit buggy for me. Not everyone seems to have this issue so you might want to give it a try.

Doesn"t seem to work on OOS 12
At microG Service Core install I think I must be missing something, it tells me the package is already installed, though I've deleted correctly the com.google.android.gms package (and of course almost everything related)
I've reinstalled the Play Services and Services Framework from Google for now to make my phone work again until a solution is found

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