MicroG: Free-libre re-implementation of Google's proprietary Android user space

 (github.com)

141 points | by theanonymousone 5 hours ago

6 comments

  • jamesnorden 1 hour ago
    Why do the most recent commits all say "Merge commit from fork" without any description of what the changes do or what the fork is?
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    • forgotpwd16 1 hour ago
      Lazy merge commits. The descriptions of the changes are in the commits from the merged branches.
  • ramon156 22 minutes ago
    I dont get why some apps depend on Google Play functionality. Why can't I download Telegram on /e/OS
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    • microtonal 10 minutes ago
      This about Play Services and not the Play Store. Play Services are a bunch of extra APIs/services that Google does not make available as part of AOSP. The non-nefarious reason is to make it possible to fix bugs and roll out features faster because the OEMs are terrible at rolling out new Android versions. The possible nefarious reason is to make more of Android closed-source.

      At any rate, microG is a reimplementation of Play Services.

      You can directly download the Telegram APK from: https://telegram.org/android

      (Or using the app store that is part of /e/OS and serves as a front for both the Play Store and F-Droid.)

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      • realusername 0 minutes ago
        They could also have it decoupled from the OS with an open-source version, these are two different subjects.

        The real reason to me is that they want to avoid Android forks outside of their control.

    • raffael_de 19 minutes ago
      you can't download telegram from telegram.org?
  • orphea 2 hours ago
    I guess this is submitted because of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50154624 ?
  • xx__yy 1 hour ago
    I use it on LineageOS, works a charm
  • philipallstar 2 hours ago
    Is it too late to rename to "MindTheGapp"?
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  • p0w3n3d 34 minutes ago
    Go home! Goober!...

    I mean Google!