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> They would not get Google Play Services If I have Firefox and thus can load up any Google web page, do I need Google Play Services?
by eadmund 9y ago
> They would not get Google Play Services
If I have Firefox and thus can load up any Google web page, do I need Google Play Services?
- ocdtrekkie 9y agoAs a strange event, I actually upvoted bitmapbrother, we agreed on something! As he says, MicroG is a hack, and there's no reasonable point where someone is going to take stewardship of Android away from Google. (Other than antimonopoly action.) There's no point in having Android if you can't run Android apps, and most Android apps users want are now dependent on Google's proprietary libraries (Play Services). So why would you want an Android fork if you aren't going to be able to run Android apps? Might as well go with KaiOS at that point.
- bitmapbrother 9y agoWhat does a browser have to do with Google Play Services? Google Play Services, like the name implies, supplies services to apps and games. Without these services a large majority of apps that rely on them will cease to work on an Android phone without Google Play Services.
- eadmund 9y agoI was thinking that with a browser the need for on-phone apps is significantly reduced. If one does want or need native apps (e.g. for security), then is it possible for a third party to emulate Google Play Services? Or do they use a certificate to prevent third-party clones?