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There is no need for any Google software. Just install lineageOS, then install f-droid and from f-droid install Yalp Store. From Yalp you can install any app fr

There is no need for any Google software. Just install lineageOS, then install f-droid and from f-droid install Yalp Store. From Yalp you can install any app from Google Play, should you want to.

omash 10y ago
More people should know about Yalp! Awesome.
- voltagex_ 10y ago
  Just note that Yalp is storing the username and password you give it server side.
  - Cyphase 10y ago
    They have an experimental option to login without giving your credentials; I just tried it minutes ago.
  - talibandito 10y ago
    I just looked through the source code real quick, and while I may have missed something it seems to be storing the credentials client side, not server side. Unless you mean on Google's servers, then yeah.
Cyphase 10y ago
I'm a long-time F-Droid user, but I hadn't heard of Yalp Store that I can remember; thanks for the reference!
- mverwijs 10y ago
  To be fair I don't think it has been available that long in f-droid. My previous hack was two phones. One clean and one with Google Play. Both with f-droid as f-droid has this wonderful feature of copying one apk to another over WiFi. Sorta like a private repo.
  - Cyphase 10y ago
    Yea, I didn't mention it, but I checked when it had been added; it was 2016-12-30.
arca_vorago 10y ago
I just wish I had a device that was supported, having major issues with cyagenomod, had to flash stock and it's driving me crazy. Cyagenomod with no google apps/services at all makes me feel much better though. I may have to get a new device just for lineage.
a012 10y ago
> Just install lineageOS Except many many phones are NOT supported by LineageOS.
- mverwijs 10y ago
  That is the reason I do my due diligence regarding the personal requirements (quirks) that I have. And then I buy a phone that _does_ support rooting and other ROMs.
synchrone 10y ago
While this would be a perfect solution, there is one caveat: Most apps (e.g Signal until today) rely on Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) service for push-notifications. Without GCM, many apps simply crash.

There is no need for any Google software. Just install lineageOS, then install f-droid and from f-droid install Yalp Store. From Yalp you can install any app from Google Play, should you want to.

omash 10y ago

More people should know about Yalp! Awesome.

voltagex_ 10y ago
Just note that Yalp is storing the username and password you give it server side.
- Cyphase 10y ago
  They have an experimental option to login without giving your credentials; I just tried it minutes ago.
- talibandito 10y ago
  I just looked through the source code real quick, and while I may have missed something it seems to be storing the credentials client side, not server side. Unless you mean on Google's servers, then yeah.

Cyphase 10y ago

I'm a long-time F-Droid user, but I hadn't heard of Yalp Store that I can remember; thanks for the reference!

mverwijs 10y ago
To be fair I don't think it has been available that long in f-droid. My previous hack was two phones. One clean and one with Google Play. Both with f-droid as f-droid has this wonderful feature of copying one apk to another over WiFi. Sorta like a private repo.
- Cyphase 10y ago
  Yea, I didn't mention it, but I checked when it had been added; it was 2016-12-30.

arca_vorago 10y ago

I just wish I had a device that was supported, having major issues with cyagenomod, had to flash stock and it's driving me crazy. Cyagenomod with no google apps/services at all makes me feel much better though. I may have to get a new device just for lineage.

a012 10y ago

> Just install lineageOS Except many many phones are NOT supported by LineageOS.

mverwijs 10y ago
That is the reason I do my due diligence regarding the personal requirements (quirks) that I have. And then I buy a phone that _does_ support rooting and other ROMs.

synchrone 10y ago

While this would be a perfect solution, there is one caveat: Most apps (e.g Signal until today) rely on Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) service for push-notifications. Without GCM, many apps simply crash.