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Android is perfectly usable without the Google services. It may not be as polished and of course apps that depend on Google services may not play nice with the
by Grazester 8y ago
Android is perfectly usable without the Google services. It may not be as polished and of course apps that depend on Google services may not play nice with the drop in replacement but its not like your smart phone suddenly becomes a dumb phone.
- foepys 8y agoWhile that's true, you are losing one of the most critical components of Android. Not the Play Store but Firebase Cloud Messaging. It's not part of AOSP and so deeply integrated into Android that removing it cripples a lot of apps. Replicating FCM's functionality inside apps leads to a significant increase in battery drain.
- amaccuish 8y agoTake a look at microg. I use it, it supports FCM. Ok so I'm still using Google to some extent, but the amount of information they get out me is vastly reduced and similar to Apple.
- Boulth 8y ago> Replicating FCM's functionality inside apps leads to a significant increase in battery drain. Are there any tests that can be referenced on this subject? I've heard a completely different story from people that run Conversations (XMPP client) without FCM. They claim the battery drain is minimal. (it may depend on the messanger usage)