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This is one of those subtle ways the Play Store protects its monopoly. Sure, you technically can install an app without using Google Play Services, but notifica
by ocdtrekkie 6y ago
This is one of those subtle ways the Play Store protects its monopoly. Sure, you technically can install an app without using Google Play Services, but notifications won't work.
- throwaway8941 6y agoHow do Chinese users get around this problem? I don't have Play Services on my phone and Telegram notifications work just fine (because it keeps its own background connection anyway). Maybe they're reinventing the wheel in every application like Telegram does?
- k__ 6y agoI have to admit, for most apps I'm happy that it won't work...
- onli 6y agoBut to not be misleading, that does not mean you will not get notifications in apps that need them. The F-Droid version of Telegram will still notify you when someone writes you, and mail programs will still show a notification about incoming mail. There are alternative solutions. And there is microG, to hook into the Google way of doing things.