microg/GmsCore
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Free implementation of Play Services
71 mentions on Hacker News by 56 people: 8 stories, 63 comments · first 2015-11-03 · latest 2026-10-21
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…like this. So MicroG people created this fork with the patch builtin. More info here: https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki...
comment by pedroaraujo · 2017-11-03 · in LineageOS for microG – Access Google services without closed software -
There is wiki page with that info: https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki... looks like it's not stable yet.
comment by GvS · 2017-11-03 · in LineageOS for microG – Access Google services without closed software -
Look components state here: https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki... I discovered microg only recently and was instantly very interested but I am a heavy user of Cast so that's a big no for me, though I'll happily…
comment by Shywim · 2017-06-18 · in So long, farewell and goodbye -
…with GsfProxy in F-droid. [1]: You can use the QR code here to avoid typing the URL into F-droid: https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki...
comment by vinay427 · 2017-04-06 · in Ask HN: What are the OSS alternatives to iOS/Android? -
https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki... Wearable and Cast are often missed APIs. Contacts and Calendar sync is also not implemented yet. I can't think of any app that I personally used that doesn't work. That…
comment by JulienSchmidt · 2017-02-12 · in Effectively Using Android Without Google Play Services with Gplayweb in Docker -
…alternative [1] and it works surprisingly well, with far better battery life and performance. [1]: https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki
comment by vinay427 · 2017-01-15 · in The Case for Ubuntu Phone -
about DroidGuard: https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/issu...
comment by oridecon · 2016-11-03 · in MicroG Project: A re-implementation of Google's Android apps and libraries -
…Google services. Edit: I see I misunderstood. This page talks about opting in to Google services: https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki So they are using them.
comment by maxerickson · 2016-11-03 · in MicroG Project: A re-implementation of Google's Android apps and libraries -
…and even Moxie himself² suggests using Signal with it if you not comfortable with Google Play. ¹ https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki ² https://github.com/LibreSignal/LibreSignal/issues/37#issueco...
comment by desdiv · 2016-08-23 · in Taking the final wrapper off of Android 7.0 Nougat -
…dodgy kernel hacks and prevents using verified boot, which is a sensible security requirement). https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki
comment by dlmetcalf · 2016-06-16 · in License update -
…dodgy kernel hacks and prevents using verified boot, which is a sensible security requirement. https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki...
comment by dlmetcalf · 2016-06-16 · in Show HN: Vector: a Matrix-powered open-source collaboration Web/Android/iOS app -
There you go: https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore An open-source replacement of Google services. You can use Signal with this.
comment by gothenburg · 2015-11-03 · in Signal for Android: RedPhone and TextSecure in one app -
https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore https://github.com/mar-v-in/BlankStore
comment by suenamy · 2015-11-03 · in Signal for Android: RedPhone and TextSecure in one app