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Re:Android In a Box – Run Android applications on any GNU/Li... by tssva on Sunday October 04, 2020 @11:34PM (#24684344)
There are several sources for easily installing the Google apps including the play store on non certified Android distributions.
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Re:Android In a Box – Run Android applications on any GNU/Li... by partingshots on Monday October 05, 2020 @12:11AM (#24684491)
What does the security/reliability look like when using some of these methods though?
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Re:Android In a Box – Run Android applications on any GNU/Li... by Anon1096 on Monday October 05, 2020 @12:23AM (#24684546)
It's very easy and very well tested so it's probably secure. Installing GApps is a really common step when loading a custom ROM onto phones. It shouldn't be any different here.
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Re:Android In a Box – Run Android applications on any GNU/Li... by mappu on Monday October 05, 2020 @01:02AM (#24684693)
The codesigning system for APKs is considered secure, and in fact the Google Apps public key signatures are embedded into Android itself instead of just being the normal TOFU (this is why MicroG requires a whole separate ROM instead of just a flashable zip).
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