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 | - |
| Bank of America | Banking | us | |
| Belfius Mobile | be | - | |
| BMO | Banking | ca | |
| Berichtenbox | nl | ||
| BlueDriver | OBD scan tool companion app | - | |
| Binary Eye | QR Code scanner | ||
| Bitwarden | Password Manager | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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) | ||
| Fedilab | Social Media client for the Fediverse | fr | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Lawnchair v1 | Launcher and homescreen | no | |
| Lawnchair v2 | Launcher and homescreen | ||
| Locus Maps Free | |||
| Lyft | |||
| MaBanque - Credit Agricole | Banking; fr.creditagricole.androidapp | fr | |
| MELCloud | mitsubishi.wifi.android.mitsubishiwifiapp | ||
| Meross | IOT remote control (com.meross.meross) | ||
| 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 SwiftKey Keyboard | com.touchtype.swiftkey - but see this report | ||
| Mobile BankID | Banking | se | - |
| 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 | ||
| Nvidia Shield TV | |||
| OBDLink | OBD scan tool companion app. Enhanced OEM add-ons require Play Store + Google account | -/gg | |
| 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 | ||
| Payconiq by Bancontact | Android Q or higher and you have to disable Android debugging in Dev Options | be | - |
| PayPal Electronic payments | Banking | ||
| Phone | Network provider Orange phone app (com.orange.phone) | fr | |
| Picnic | nl | - | |
| Podcast Republic | Podcast streaming | ||
| 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 | ||
| RP | Webradio (Radio Paradise) (com.earthflare.android.radioparadisewidget.gpv2) | en-us | |
| 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. | ||
| StrongSwan | VPN client app | ||
| 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 | |
| Sonos | Media streaming companion app | ||
| Sparda Banking | Banking | de | |
| Sparda SecureApp | Banking; de.sdvrz.ihb.mobile.secureapp.sparda.produktion | 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 | - | |
| Swedbank | Banking | se | - |
| Swish | Banking | se | - |
| SynscanPro | For control of Skymax tripod mounts | ||
| Syncthing | com.nutomic.syncthingandroid | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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) | ||
| Twidere | Microblogging client for Mastodon, Twitter | ||
| Twint PostFinance | Banking | ch | |
| Twint Raiffeisen | Banking | ch | no |
| Twitch | Video streaming | ||
| V-Traffic | Driving (com.vtrafic.app) | no | |
| Vanilla Music | Music player | ||
| Västtrafik | Traveling | se | - |
| Visirando | Trekking (org.visirando.android) | fr | no |
| VLC | Media player | ||
| 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 |
| CoronaMelder | nl | |
| Dott | Electric scooter sharing | |
| eBay Kleinanzeigen | com.ebay.kleinanzeigen / Classified ads | de |
| Flightradar24 | com.flightradar24fre / freezes on first screen | 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 (working on Android Q) | 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 | ||
| Uber Lite | ||
| Vipps | Banking | no |
| Zity | Electric car sharing | |
| Yego | Motorcycle sharing app |
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