Nuun
July 26, 2023, 8:46am
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Hi, there!
I don’t have any idea what MicroG is for, but anything that has a Google-related name scares me. I want to deny it access to everything, but I have a feeling that it would not be a good idea…
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ADVICE, REGARDING THIS? WHAT ARE THE BARE MINIMUMS OF ACCESS NEEDED?
THANKS, ALL!
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MRTN
July 26, 2023, 9:16am
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microG is an open source re-implementation of Google’s proprietary Android user apps and libraries
Simply put, it is an open-source replacement for ‘Google Play Services’
Read this :
According to Statista , more than 3,5 billion people use a phone with Google’s Android operating system daily.
In just over than 10 years, Android has become the undisputed mobile operating system market leader with over 75% market share.
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While Android has a core based on Open Source software, the conventional version of Android that you find on most smartphones also includes a set of proprietary libraries and APIs that are used by many …
more info :
https://microg.org/
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You can read some infos alos here concerning microG:
https://doc.e.foundation/calls_to_google_servers.html
Nuun
July 30, 2023, 5:39pm
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Thank you! So, it sounds like I don’t have to worry about using it, right?
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