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As far as I know, there are replacements for Play Services, and it might be easier to write and maintain them (the API is public, right?) than rewrite existing
by codedokode 7y ago
As far as I know, there are replacements for Play Services, and it might be easier to write and maintain them (the API is public, right?) than rewrite existing Linux apps for mobile screens.
For example, in China Google is blocked but they can use Android and applications from local stores.
- djsumdog 7y agoThere is microG, but last time I attempt using it I run into issues installing their base services on a modern Lineage OS. Some people are using it successfully. It's kinda a shot in the dark really.
- Mediterraneo10 7y agoThe “replacement for Play Services” is MicroG, which does its magic with the rather ugly hack of certificate spoofing, and consequently no larger distribution wants to touch it so that the masses would be able to use it more easily. Mentioning MicroG can get you banned on LineageOS forums, not because the Lineage team thinks that MicroG is unwelcome competition, but rather because they don’t want Lineage to be identified with a project that takes that approach to getting around Google.
- codedokode 7y agoBut Play Services and related libraries for analytics or ads have a documented API. Isn't it easier either to write an implementation of that API or put Play Services into a safe sandbox rather than find time to write or port thousands of apps (that would require millions of man-hours) you could take for free from Android ecosystem? Also, there are open source apps like Calendar, Gallery, Camera or Music that don't have ads and don't need proprietary components that you could use for free.