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Except for the Android users who actually tried not using Google Play and know it usually results in a "Play Services are required" error message.
by throwaway48540 2y ago
Except for the Android users who actually tried not using Google Play and know it usually results in a "Play Services are required" error message.
- wiseowise 2y agoAn application written using Play Services requires Play Services - shocking.
- throwaway48540 2y agoEven applications not using any of these services often require it.
- wiseowise 2y agoCan you provide an example how would that work?
- marcosdumay 2y ago[flagged]
- izacus 2y agoThat is an outright lie.
- izacus 2y agoHuawei phones are still popular in my part of the world and users can pretty much use everything on them, including the banking apps. In the end, increased popularity of non-Google phone just made developers not require Play Services. I guess the only notable exception is the... YouTube app? So what are you talking about exactly?
- viraptor 2y agohttps://microg.org/ https://microg.org/ can replace services as needed.
- throwaway48540 2y agoIt can't replace Play Services.
- talldayo 2y agoIt can replace pretty much everything that isn't explicit DRM, in my experience. Google's own lawsuit against Oracle actually set the precedent for the legality of programs like microG: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_LLC_v._Oracle_America%2C_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_LLC_v._Oracle_America%2....
- viraptor 2y agoThat's a shallow dismissal. Which part, why, for how long?