Re:LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5M Android devices
by esperent on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @07:13AM
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Are you sure WA needs the play store? I use Android but with most apps disabled - no browser, no Play store, no Google services, all the Samsung crap disabled, and so on. When I need to install an app, I enable the Play store, install it, then disable the store again (using ADB). I also do a monthly update of all the apps.
WA works fine. Messenger works fine, Spotify etc., they all work. The only app I've found so far that doesn't work - logs me out five minutes after disabling the Play store - is the ChatGPT app.
Aside: my phone is so much better for my mental health since I've done this. The constant desire to research things is quieted. Now, if I really need to look something up I open TickTick and set a reminder to do it later on my laptop.
Re:LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5M Android devices
by shiandow on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @08:41AM
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Icm not too certain on the details, but Google uses a framework separate from the play store itself to provide certain APIs. It's this part that microg replaces.
WA works fine. Messenger works fine, Spotify etc., they all work. The only app I've found so far that doesn't work - logs me out five minutes after disabling the Play store - is the ChatGPT app.
Aside: my phone is so much better for my mental health since I've done this. The constant desire to research things is quieted. Now, if I really need to look something up I open TickTick and set a reminder to do it later on my laptop.