microG is a part of the /e/ROM. For users who want to continue using applications that require the Google infrastructure but do not want their data spied upon, microG is a good plan B.
That being said not all apps work well with microG. There have been a lot of queries from users regarding what works and does not work on the /e/ OS with microG enabled .
Read Gaël’s views on the subject…
In this editable list pl share names of apps that work and do not work with microG.
(Please copy format of existing lines, using | between columns to keep table format)
We hope this will be helpful for new and existing users to decide if they want to switch to /e/ OS or continue using their stock ROM.
The idea is to add names of only apps which are not standard /e/OS applications like social media apps.
The fourth column gg indicates whether you need to be logged in with a google id to use the app.
Working with microG
App name | Description | Country | gg |
---|---|---|---|
Aegis | 2FA code generator (com.beemdevelopment.aegis) | ||
Argenta Bank | Banking | be | - |
ASN Bankieren | Banking | nl | - |
AusweisApp2 | Authentication; works on FP3, doesn’t on S7 Edge | de | no |
Bambook | Utilities | ||
Bank of America | Banking | us | |
Belfius Mobile | payment by QR code not working | be | - |
BMO | Banking | ca | |
Berichtenbox | nl | ||
BlueDriver | OBD scan tool companion app | - | |
Binance | Crypto currency trading | de | - |
Binary Eye | QR Code scanner | ||
Bitcoin.de | Crypto currency trading | de | - |
Bitwarden | Password Manager | ||
Bose Connect | Utilities for Bose products | ||
Boursorama | Banking | fr | |
Brave | Browser (com.brave.browser) | no | |
BRS Golf | by GolfNow | uk | |
Capital One | Banking | us | |
Catima | Loyalty card app | ||
Chase Bank | Banking | us | |
CIC | Banking (com.cic_prod.bad) | fr | no |
Cluster | Client for cluster.co photo and note sharing | ||
CoinMarketCap | Crypto currency | de | - |
Comdirect PhotoTAN App | Banking; com.comdirect.phototan | de | |
Consors Bank | Banking | de | no |
Consors Secure plus | Banking | de | no |
Covid Symptom Study | from https://covid.joinzoe.com/ | uk | |
Coronalert | Covid-tracing | be | no |
Crédit Mutuel | Banking (com.cm_prod.bad) | fr | |
Crypto.com | Banking; trading and card services/management | ||
DAVx⁵ | at.bitfire.davdroid | ||
FI.FM Radio | Webradio (techno) (com.audioaddict.di) | en | |
Digitales Bezahlen | Banking | de | |
DigiD | nl | ||
Discord | |||
DKB Tan2Go | Banking | de | |
DKB banking | Banking | de | |
DNB | Banking | no | |
DuckDuckGo | Browser (com.duckduckgo.mobile.android) | no | |
DuoLingo | Language learning | ||
EcoTap | Electric car charing | ||
EDF à mes côtés | Energy carrying (com.erdf.clients.amescotes) | fr | |
ekWateur | Energy provider (com.joul_cie.ekwateur) | fr | |
Eset Mobile Security | Antivírus | Fr | |
EverSync | Bookmarks (com.fvd.eversync) | ||
Fairmail | Privacy friendly email client. | de | - |
Fedilab | Social Media client for the Fediverse | fr | |
Fidor Bank | Fidor Banking App | de | |
Fietsplanner | nl | - | |
fip | webradio (com.radiofrance.radio.fip.android) | fr | |
Firefox | |||
Firefox Focus | |||
First Direct | Banking; sideloaded | uk | |
Flickr | Social media | Fr | |
foobar2000 | Music player (com.foobar2000.foobar2000) | en | no |
Fujifilm Camera Remote | |||
Garmin Connect | Fitness / activity tracking with Garmin devices | ||
Géoportail | Map (fr.ign.geoportail) | fr | no |
getAbstract | Abstracts from non-fiction literature | de | - |
GLS mBank | Banking | de | |
Glympse | Share your GPS location | ||
Google Maps | Works with or without Google account, but may crash if Google Cloud Messaging is enabled | ||
GPSTest | GPS testing (com.android.gpstest.osmdroid) | en | |
Greenchoice | nl | - | |
Guardian | Newspaper; account sign-in does not work | uk | |
Headspace | Meditation App. Bought subscription via web page. | de | - |
Home Assistant | Home automation | ||
Honeywell Home | - | ||
HowDidIDo | Golf | uk | |
IDEAL | nl | ||
IDnow Online-Ident | de.idnow | ||
ING Bank | Banking | nl | |
ING Bank | Banking | de | |
ING Bank | Banking | be | |
com.instagram.android | |||
Jitsi Meet | Video Conferencing | ||
K-9 Mail | |||
Kaspersky Mobile Antivirus | Security (com.kms.free) | no | |
Kaspersky Battery Life | System tool (com.kaspersky.batterysaver) | no | |
Komoot | Outdoor routing planner | de | - |
La banque postale | Banking | fr | no |
Lawnchair v1 | Launcher and homescreen | no | |
Lawnchair v2 | Launcher and homescreen | ||
Locus Maps Free | |||
Lyft | |||
MaBanque - Credit Agricole | Banking; fr.creditagricole.androidapp | fr | |
MaCarte - Credit Agricole | Banking; fr.creditagricole.androidapp | fr | |
Maps.me | Maps | ||
MELCloud | mitsubishi.wifi.android.mitsubishiwifiapp | ||
Meross | IOT remote control (com.meross.meross) | ||
Mes Comptes BNP Paribas | Banking | fr | |
Messagerie Vocale | Orange network provider tool (com.orange.vvm) | fr | |
Messenger | Messaging (Facebook) | ||
Messenger Lite | Messaging (Facebook) | ||
Met Office | Weather | uk | |
Météo@IPMA | Weather | Pt | |
Meteociel | Weather (com.meteociel.fr) | fr | |
Microsoft Lens | Document scanner. | de | - |
Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard | com.touchtype.swiftkey - but see this report | ||
Mobile BankID | Banking | se | - |
MobilePay | Payments | fi | - |
Mon Réseau | Orange network provider tool (com.orange.wifiorange) | fr | |
Mozilla Stumbler | org.mozilla.mozstumbler | ||
MyBanking - Triodos Bank | Banking | de | |
myCANAL | CANAL+ (com.canal.android.canal) | fr | no |
MyEE | User app for EE UK mobile network | uk | |
MyDir | com.fisikal.member.dir | ||
MySosh | Internet provider (com.orange.mysosh | fr | |
My Verisure (new) | com.verisure.securitasdirect.owa | ||
NASCAR | Cars racing (com.nascar.nascarmobile) | en-us | |
NFS SmartCard Info | NFC tool (com.inoapp.cardinfo) | ||
NPO | see [this comment](Editable List of Apps that work or do not work with microG which says there are problems with the update from v0.2.11 to 0.2.12) | nl | |
NS Reisplanner | Traveling | nl | - |
Nationwide | Banking; building society | uk | |
Nexcloud Talk | Messaging | ||
NewPipe | PeerTube client (org.schabi.newpipe) | no | |
NextCloud | Cloud synchronisation client | ||
Nordea Tunnuslukusovellus | Identification | fi | gg |
Nordea Mobile | Banking | fi | gg |
Nubank | Banking; com.nu.production | br | |
Nvidia Shield TV | |||
OBDLink | OBD scan tool companion app. Enhanced OEM add-ons require Play Store + Google account | -/gg | |
OrangeBank | Banking | fr | |
OS Locate | find the UK grid reference of your current GPS position | uk | |
OS Maps | Access to UK Ordnance Survey map | uk | |
OsmAnd+ | Maps and GPS navigation using Open Street Map | ||
PayPal Electronic payments | Banking | ||
Phone | Network provider Orange phone app (com.orange.phone) | fr | |
Picnic | nl | - | |
Podcast Republic | Podcast streaming | ||
Post & DHL | German postal service. | de | - |
PostNL | nl.tpp.mobile.android | nl | |
ProtonVPN | VPN | fr | |
ProtonMail | |||
Push Notification Tester | com.firstrowria.pushnotificationtester | ||
QR Scanner | (com.secuso.privacyFriendlyCodeScanner) | ||
Qustodio Parental Controls | Parent app | ||
Rabo Wallet | Banking | nl | |
Rabobank | Except QR code scanning to pay for things online | nl | |
Raiffeisen E-banking/PhotoTAN/Twint | Banking | ch | no |
Raise To Answer | Answer phone calls by holding your phone to your ear | ||
Reseplanarare | Traveling | se | - |
Revolut | Banking | uk | |
Ring - Always Home | Ring video doorbells and alarms companion app | ||
Rosetta Stone - Learning languages | de | Yes | |
RP | Webradio (Radio Paradise) (com.earthflare.android.radioparadisewidget.gpv2) | en-us | |
RV Tournament | Remote viewing contest app. | de | - |
S-pushTAN | Banking Sparkasse, TAN | de | no |
SecureGo | Banking | de | |
Self Bank | Banking; com.selfbank.mobileapp | ||
Shade Launcher | Launcher (amirz.shade) | ||
Shelter | Install apps in the Work Profile, isolated from your other data. Useful for ‘spying’ apps e.g. | ||
Signal | Messaging; org.thoughtcrime.securesms | ||
Simple Mobile Tools | FOSS apps with a common UI, including Contacts, Calendar, Note, Draw, Gallery, Music Player, SMS app, Voice Recorder, Calculator, Phone Dialer, Camera, File Manager | ||
Simplii Financial | Banking; com.pcfinancial.mobile | ca | |
Slide for Reddit | |||
SMS Backup & Restore | com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore | ||
SNCF Assistant | fr | gg | |
SNS bankieren | Banking | nl | |
Société Générale | Banking | fr | |
Sonos | Media streaming companion app | ||
S-Pankki | Banking. fi.spankki… Now works after OTA update to 20210311 | fi | |
Sparda Banking | Banking | de | |
Sparda SecureApp | Banking; de.sdvrz.ihb.mobile.secureapp.sparda.produktion | de | |
Sparkasse | Banking; com.starfinanz.smob.android.sfinanzstatus | de | |
Spotify | Music streaming; working, but a user has reported it as not working on Galaxy S9+ bought from /e/ store | ||
Spotify Lite | Music streaming | ||
Squeezer | Media streaming companion app | - | |
StrongSwan | VPN client app | ||
Swedbank | Banking | se | - |
Swish | Banking | se | - |
SynscanPro | For control of Skymax tripod mounts | ||
Syncthing | com.nutomic.syncthingandroid | ||
Synology Drive | Drive app for NAS synology | ||
Synology DS Photo | Photo app for NAS synology | ||
TAN | Transportation | fr | |
Telegram | Messaging; available as FOSS on F-Droid | ||
Tesla | |||
Thuisbezorgd | Food ordering app | nl | |
Threema | Messaging | ||
Tidal | Music streaming | ||
Tinder | minor issue. For notifications, either enable email notifications in Tinder app settings, or enable push notifications in Settings > microG > Google Cloud Messaging. | ||
TK App | Heallth; ePA | de | |
TVG Inoui PRO | Travel | fr | |
Trebuchet Launcher | inofficial XDA-port (https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-lineageos-15-trebuchet-laucher-rom-t3667436) | ||
Trello | Kanban boards (now owned by Atlassian) | ||
Trinity | IOTA wallet. | de | - |
Twidere | Microblogging client for Mastodon, Twitter | ||
Twint PostFinance | Banking | ch | |
Twint Raiffeisen | Banking | ch | no |
Twitch | Video streaming | ||
Uber | Ride sharing | us | no |
V-Traffic | Driving (com.vtrafic.app) | no | |
Vanilla Music | Music player | ||
Västtrafik | Traveling | se | - |
Vinted | Ecommerce | fr | |
Visirando | Trekking (org.visirando.android) | fr | no |
VLC | Media player | int. | - |
We connect iD | volkswagen app for “iD” | no | |
What3words | Find, share and navigate to a precise location anywhere in the world. Used by emergency services (police, ambulance, mountain rescue) in the UK | ||
Messaging | |||
WhatsApp Business | Messaging; com.whatsapp.w4b | ||
WiFiAnalyzer | WiFi access point status and signal strength analyzer | ||
XCIPTV | IPTV streaming | ||
Yandex Mail | |||
YouTube | Media streaming | ||
Yuka | Scans and analyzes the labels of food and cosmetic products | fr | no |
Zendesk Support | com.zendesk.android | ||
Zoho Mail | |||
Zoho Notebook | |||
ZVV Tickets | Traveling | ch |
Not Working with microG
App name | Description | Country |
---|---|---|
ASN Mobiel Betalen | Banking; nl.asnbank.mobielbetalen | nl |
BankAustria | Banking; login does not succeed | at |
Banque Populaire (Cyberplus) | fr | |
Barclaycard Deutschland | error message “looks like your device has been rooted, please use another device” | de |
ChargeMap | EV map (app crash few secondes after starting) | fr |
CoronaMelder | nl | |
Crédit Agricole | Banking, crash on startup | fr |
Dott | Electric scooter sharing | |
eBay Kleinanzeigen | com.ebay.kleinanzeigen / Classified ads | de |
ePA | the electronic health record (“Elektronische Gesundheitsakte”) apps of several german healt insurers. See this thread for details and which might work. | de |
Flightradar24 | com.flightradar24fre / now logs in but no map or aircraft show | uk |
works but I cannot click the button to log in by email | ||
FreeDCam | [https://f-droid.org/packages/troop.com.freedcam] crashes on start | |
IamResponding | cannot log in | |
ING CommCard | Banking; com.ing.expenses = ING Commercial Card made by Fraedom | nl |
Insight Timer | cannot log in, but anonymous account is working fine | |
IT Satispay | Banking | |
ItsMe | be.bmid.itsme | be |
Jodel | Social media | |
Kanji Study | com.mindtwisted.kanjistudy - not possible to make/restore the purchase of the full app: error message “Google Play billing is unavailable” | |
Liberty Rider | fr | |
Lime | Scooter sharing | |
Locus Maps PRO | ||
Lyf Pay | com.fivory.prod | |
Meetic | net.ilius.android.meetic - SafetyNet problem | fr |
Mi Carrefour | com.munrodev.crfmobile - fails on startup | |
MOVO | Electric scooter and bike sharing | |
Microsoft Onedrive | Cloud storage | de |
Microsoft Sharepoint | Cloud groupware | de |
Navionics | ||
Netflix | causes microG to crash constantly, but app is usable when you disable microG | |
Payconic | mobi.inthepocket.bcmc.bancontact | be |
PayPal | Banking; installs with SAI but crashes constantly | |
Pokémon Go | ||
RBC Mobile - Royal Bank of Canada | Banking; device not detected in the Playstore (yuk I had to sign in) | ca |
Santander | Banking; sideloaded: error message “looks like your device has been rooted, please use another device” | uk |
Satellite (Sipgate) | VOIP; de.sipgate.app.satellite; registration process seems to work, but the login with own credentials does not | de |
S-ID-Check | com.entersekt.authapp.sparkasse Application to validate credit card payments, app from | |
German savings bank Sparkasse, works only when downloaded straight from G-Play | de | |
Smile | Banking; “device does not meet minimum security requirements” message on launching | uk |
Snapchat | com.snapchat.android | |
SnappCar (car sharing) | nl.snappcar.app; actually runs, but login fails | nl |
Spotify | Reported as working above. Apparently not working on Galaxy S9+ bought from /e/ store | |
Swile | Corporate lunch credit card | |
Trouw | Dutch newspaper app | nl |
Uber Lite | ||
Vipps | Banking | no |
Zity | Electric car sharing | |
Yahoo Mail | Fails at login | uk |
Yego | Motorcycle sharing app | |
Youtube Music | Music App |
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