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> and everyone has to use Google Play Services anyway This isn't true. You can stick to app repositories like F-Droid and use Raccoon to download Play Store ap
by ionised 11y ago
> and everyone has to use Google Play Services anyway
This isn't true. You can stick to app repositories like F-Droid and use Raccoon to download Play Store apps via your desktop without using a Google account on your phone.
- noarchy 11y agoIt is true that you can get Play Store apps without a Google Account, but the Place Services framework does a lot more than this. Many apps rely upon the framework for certain pieces of functionality from Google's libraries.
- ionised 11y agoYou mean Google Apps specifically? I don't use them personally but I imagine Goole Now, GMail and Google Maps would need Play Services. The apps I do use (non-google) tend to function well enough without Play Services though.
- thelibrarian 11y agoMany Android apps include the Google Play Services framework in themselves, as they provide extra functionality that is not in the baseline Android API, e.g. a JSON parser.
- 5ilv3r 11y agoFdroid is wonderful. They even strip ads from otherwise foss projects since the licenses are usually not compatible.