MicroG Project: A re-implementation of Google’s Android apps and libraries

Re:MicroG Project: A re-implementation of Google’s Android a... by zserge on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @06:49AM (#11380597)

So this does not affect app developers, but rather firmware developers, right? Also, do these libraries end up talking to Google backends or there is a choice to use some other backends with compatible API? Sorry for a newbie question, I tried my best to avoid Google APIs in my APKs so far, so I don't really know much about them.

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Re:MicroG Project: A re-implementation of Google’s Android a... by j_s on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @07:58AM (#11380823)

GmsCore is helpful for Android users who want to stay away from Google (even when application developers don't!). For example, it makes it possible to use Signal without depending on Google Cloud Messaging. (This is also helpful when Google stuff may not necessarily be available, such as on Amazon devices.)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10665520

https://o9i.de/2015/10/23/howto-gmscore.html

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Re:MicroG Project: A re-implementation of Google’s Android a... by akerro on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @09:14AM (#11381172)

>do these libraries end up talking to Google backends or there is a choice to use some other backends with compatible API?

Depends what backend service you choose: https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=nlp&fdpage=1...

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