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That blog post is mostly just about the apps. Sadly we still have a lot Google services in use afterwards, like e.g. the optional location service which speeds

by JepZ 8y ago

That blog post is mostly just about the apps. Sadly we still have a lot Google services in use afterwards, like e.g. the optional location service which speeds up the GPS positioning, but those parts are much harder to replace :-/ Some time ago MicroG[1] was set to solve that problem, but I don't know how far they have come. [1]: https://microg.org https://microg.org

firmgently 8y ago
"LineageOS 14.1 without the Google apps" (from the OP) Google apps/Gapps is what MicroG replaces. Gapps is an optional, separate install not included in LineageOS. Location services etc are part of that. MicroG works well, I use it on one Android device and have another using LineageOS without either Google apps or MicroG. Both devices are extremely useful and capable and do everything I require, but I've never let myself become dependent on any Google services in the first place (despite having been a web dev for almost 20 years).