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) | ||
| Amazon Alexa | Smart Home (works on Galaxy S9+ with ver 0.17) | us | |
| Amazon Shopping | Shopping (works on Galaxy S9+ with ver 0.17) | us | |
| 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 | |
| Banque Populaire (Cyberplus) | Banking | fr (e-0.14) | |
| 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 | |
| BUX Zero | Banking/Trading | de | |
| Calendar Import-Export | Utililty | - | No |
| Calendar Notifications | Utililty | - | No |
| 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 | |
| Consorsbank | Banking | de | no / not working onSamsung Galaxy S7 (930F |
| Consors SecurePlus | Banking | de | not working on Samsung Galaxy S7 (930F) |
| 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 | ||
| F-Droid | Alternative app store | - | No |
| FI.FM Radio | Webradio (techno) (com.audioaddict.di) | en | |
| DAB B2B | Banking | de | |
| DAB SecurePlus | Banking | de | |
| Digitales Bezahlen | Banking | de | |
| DigiD | nl | ||
| Discord | |||
| DKB Tan2Go | Banking | de | |
| DKB banking | Banking | de | |
| DNB | Banking | no | |
| Doccle | Administration | be | no |
| DuckDuckGo | Browser (com.duckduckgo.mobile.android) | no | |
| DuoLingo | Language learning | ||
| ebase | Banking | de | |
| eBay | Shopping (works on Galaxy S9+ ver 0.17) | us | |
| 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 | |||
| Firefox Klar | Browser | - | No |
| First Direct | Banking; sideloaded | uk | |
| First Direct | Banking app, Aurora Store download (anonymous) | uk | no |
| 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 | |
| Insight Timer | Meditation app | LOS up to 17.1 | |
| 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 | |
| KFC | Fastfood | de | |
| 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 | |
| Macrodroid | Automation App - Some plugins may require Google services | int | no |
| Maps.me | Maps | ||
| McDonalds Germany | Fastfood | de | |
| MeinMagenta | Internet provider | de | |
| Mein O² (O2) | Internet provider | de | |
| 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 Onedrive | Cloud storage | de | no |
| Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard | com.touchtype.swiftkey - but see this report | ||
| Mobile BankID | Banking | se | - |
| MobilePay | Payments | fi | - |
| Mobiles Bezahlen | pay with girocard or MasterCard from Sparkasse | de | no |
| 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 | ||
| NINA | app to warn citizens about disasters | de | no |
| 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 | |
| Offline Calendar | Utility | - | No |
| 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 | Crashes after authentication, i.e.not working | ||
| 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 | |
| pr0gramm | (Anti-)social media | de | |
| 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 |
| Raiplay radio | online broadcast and podcast | it | 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 | ||
| Snapchat | Chatting app to send pictures and text com.snapchat.android | int | no |
| 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 | ||
| Subway | Fastfood | de | |
| 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 | no |
| Tangerine | Banking | ca | no (This is on a FP3, so I do not know if it will work on a device without a re-locked bootloader.) |
| Telegram | Messaging; available as FOSS on F-Droid | ||
| Tesla | |||
| Thuisbezorgd | Food ordering app | nl | |
| Threema | Messaging | ||
| Tibber | Home power management | no | |
| 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. | - |
| Volvo On-Call | Starts with a warning rooted device but OK | se | - |
| We connect iD | volkswagen app for “iD” | no | |
| Wells Fargo | Banking | us | no |
| WerStreamt.es | Finding the right streaming service for movies/shows | de | |
| 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 | ||
| Yr | Weather information | no | - |
| Yuka | Scans and analyzes the labels of food and cosmetic products | fr | no |
| Zap-Map | EV Map | uk | no |
| Zendesk Support | com.zendesk.android | ||
| Zeus | rent e-scooter in cities | int | no |
| Zoho Mail | |||
| Zoho Notebook | |||
| ZVV Tickets | Traveling | ch |
Not Working with microG
| App name | Description | Country | gg |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASN Mobiel Betalen | Banking; nl.asnbank.mobielbetalen | nl | |
| BankAustria | Banking; login does not succeed | at | |
| Barclaycard Deutschland | error message “looks like your device has been rooted, please use another device” | de | |
| BeerWithMe | Social media; you can send and see the status, but the App crashes when you want to look at the map | de | |
| BHIM | Banking App | In | It says your device is rooted |
| 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 | claims that the version of GPlay service is not authentic | Lineage OS 18.1 | |
| 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 | ||
| Life360 | Relies on Google Maps SDK/API for geofences | us | no |
| Lime | Scooter sharing | ||
| Locus Maps PRO | |||
| Lyf Pay | com.fivory.prod | ||
| McDonalds | Fastfood; stays white when launched | at | |
| Meetic | net.ilius.android.meetic - SafetyNet problem | fr | |
| Mi Carrefour | com.munrodev.crfmobile - fails on startup | ||
| MOVO | Electric scooter and bike sharing | ||
| Microsoft Sharepoint | Cloud groupware | de | no |
| 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; Banking; 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| Strava | Sports Tracking. App hangs at login | ||
| Swile | Corporate lunch credit card | ||
| Trouw | Dutch newspaper app | nl | |
| Uber Lite | |||
| Vipps | Banking | no | |
| Waze | “Searching network…” error | us | no |
| Yahoo Mail | Fails at login | uk | no |
| Yego | Motorcycle sharing app | ||
| Youtube Music | Music App | ||
| Zity | Electric car sharing |
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