lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider
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App faking only the absolute necessary Apis to use Gcam without Play Services
10 mentions on Hacker News by 7 people: 0 stories, 10 comments · first 2021-08-25 · latest 2026-08-17
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https://github.com/lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider to choose any gallery while still using pixel camera
comment by bizzyb · 2026-08-17 · in How do I permanently disable random Google Photos popup to backup photos? (2024) -
…preview won't work, but you can install a 'shim' app that fixes it without need for Photos app: https://github.com/lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider https://grapheneos.org/usage#pixel-camera
comment by Itoldmyselfso · 2026-03-04 · in Motorola GrapheneOS devices will be bootloader unlockable/relockable -
You can install this to fix it, btw https://github.com/lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider
comment by popol12 · 2026-03-02 · in Setting up phones is a nightmare -
…whatever media management app you actually have configured, so it's seamless. There's also GCam https://github.com/lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider I don't know if it matters, but GPhotosShim doesn't seem to get updated.
comment by g6taa · 2026-02-18 · in GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple -
Phone: Pixel 4a with Graphene OS, only GCam Services Provider ( https://github.com/lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider ) to be able to use Google Camera. Implementation is super simple and it shouldn't take long to see that it actually does…
comment by pSYoniK · 2022-07-15 · in Ask HN: How have you deGoogled your life? -
…This included microG and other variations. The only play services emulator that is running is https://github.com/lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider , which doesn't do anything really but simulate the presence of google services for the…
comment by pSYoniK · 2022-06-09 · in Ask HN: What are some mentally healthy apps to have? -
I use this: https://github.com/lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider to make the GCam app work You should be able to get GCam via Aurora Store by setting the spoofing to a Pixel device, but newer versions of GCam check for something that…
comment by vodkapump · 2021-10-15 · in Android phones are sending significant amount of user data with no opt-out [pdf] -
…will probably work with the new sandboxed play services implementation, but there is a simpler way: https://github.com/lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider This is a stub implementation of what gcam needs and it works great. I believe,…
comment by NoImmatureAdHom · 2021-08-25 · in The Search for a Free/Open Source Mobile Operating System -
There is a simpler way: https://github.com/lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider This is a stub implementation of what gcam needs and it works great. I believe, independent of sandboxed play services, GrapheneOS team plans to implement stub…
comment by NoImmatureAdHom · 2021-08-25 · in The Search for a Free/Open Source Mobile Operating System -
…will probably work with the new sandboxed play services implementation, but there is a simpler way: https://github.com/lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider This is a stub implementation of what gcam needs and it works great. I believe,…
comment by NoImmatureAdHom · 2021-08-25 · in The Search for a Free/Open Source Mobile Operating System