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• leanleft@lemmy.ml ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  i suggest block play services in your main profile and let it be enabled for some apps in your work profile. via shelter app.

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  • MonkderZweite@feddit.ch ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Or disable/remove them. Don’t even need root for that. There’s always microg if an app really needs them.

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    • leanleft@lemmy.ml ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      thats an awesome idea! much thanks for the info!

      personal insight preinstall (for ppl reading this):

      • it is always better to use fdroid apps whenever possible.

      i had tried mcroG once upon a time(many years ago). it didnt work for me.
      possible reasons:

      • project may have been less mature than it is today.
      • other. (see below)

      installation:
      github.com/microg/GmsCore/wiki/Installation “Install GmsCore.apk” , “Install GsfProxy.apk”
      “Please review the Prerequisites and Helpful Information before starting installation.”

      github.com/microg/GmsCore/wiki/Prerequisites
      “Your System needs to support signature spoofing, see Signature Spoofing” , “[You need a ROM that supports signature spoofing.]”

      conclusion:
      -need to follow the specific installation instructions.

      • according to the docs… u need a custom rom(distro ie lineageOS on a supported device.)
        wiki.lineageos.org/devices/

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• netchami@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Use GrapheneOS without Play Spyware services.

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  • phoenixz@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Can I still install all software? I need my banks software, for example. If I can’t install that’s then my phone is useless

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    • netchami@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Unlike other ROMs like CalyxOS, GrapheneOS ships the actual Google Play services and Google Services Framework, but they’re sandboxed so they can’t spy on you. Whether your banking app works, depends on the SafetyNet requirement it has. If it requires full integrity, it unfortunately won’t work on any system that is not whitelisted by Google. If basic SafetyNet integrity is enough for the app, it will work on GrapheneOS. You can google (or duckduckgo) your banks name and “GrapheneOS”, and you may find posts by other people who tried it out.

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