It will not be auto-suggested while you type the name, but once you really start the search it should be there.
But you’re right, it’s in “System apps”, too … not to confuse with “System” there.
Somehow it didn’t show in the search tab. It still doesn’t.
I search for micro and I get all kinds of microsoft …
I search for microg and I get MicroGuide.
I search for micro g and I get Micro Golf
On my FairPhone2 with /e/ 0.13, I tried several times to update microG as recommended in the release notes:
- Found the microG EN app in Apps (however app details cannot be opened)
- tapped “Install” -> Apps crashed (note: it was “Install” (“Installieren” in German) rather than “Update”
- repeated these steps -> Apps always crashes
- force-stopped Apps and erased its storage
- repeated the steps again -> Apps still crashed several times
- finally, “Install” did not crash Apps, but the installation seems to hang without any indication of progress.
Can I install the microG update in a different way (for instance via F-Droid)?
Ingolf
You could just do the upgrade from v0.13 to v0.14 and then follow the instructions from the release notes/first post.
That would be the recommended “different way” if updating microG EN via Apps does not work (or simply wasn’t done before the update).
But as you said “note: it was “Install” (“Installieren” in German) rather than “Update””, it sounds as if you didn’t have microG EN installed earlier. In that case, if you don’t have it installed now it can’t get uninstalled during the update, so you’d be fine. Only people who already had it installed should update the system app before the OS update.
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@Ingo_FP_Angel Thanks for the explanation.
Indeed, the microG settings report “…-dirty-noen”. However, I have been using the Corona Contact Tracing Germany app – apparently it did work. Would I keep its contact history when updating to 0.14?
Kind regards
Ingolf
This App has its own implementation of the Exposure Notification framework built-in for use when the microG implementation isn’t available on the phone. So this App is supposed to work even if the “noen” version of microG is installed.
But the own implementation only works if it doesn’t find an installed microG with EN. But in this case where microG was without EN, all the data should be kept in the app.
Just for the record: Installing EN afterwards seems to keep the trackings as well (I had to install it after the update even though I updated EN via Apss before).
Now I am completely confused…
@AnotherElk yes, I had been aware of CCTG being able to work with its built-in EN support. But…
Following the advice in the README (first FAQ topic of https://codeberg.org/corona-contact-tracing-germany/cwa-android/src/branch/main/README.md; linking to that web server not allowed here) to check the ENF settings, I am directed to the system microG settings; I had expected to see the settings for the ENF embedded in CCTG. (Remember: the system microG settings report Version 0.2.14.204215-dirty-noen).
The CWA Companion, however, needs to be used in “CCTG mode” to report statistics.
@chogo Do you know of any “official” statement with respect to keeping the tracking history when upgrading from a system w/o ENF to one with ENF?
Kind regards
Ingolf
Tracking from a system w/o ENF to one with ENF wont work I think. I did the tracking on a system with ENF and it was only shortly not available.
The instructions and APK download for 0.14-p and 0.14-q have been confirmed to work for 0.14-o, too, although release notes for 0.14-o seem to be missing. Topic title edited.
I tested this alternative to reinstall MicroG EN on my S9 phone, and it worked perfectly.
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+1 This method worked for me. Only had to clear cache did not clear storage/user data.
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I did not have microG EN (I think, at least Coronalert app complained about it; installed /e/ from here on my moto G5).
However try as I may, stopping Apps, clearing storage, Apps keeps crashing … 
Any ideas ?
Thanks
There is a link for direct download at bottom of https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/releases/-/releases/v0.14-q (for you, it’s the “/dev” link).
Could you please try it ?
Apps app crashing seems quite common nowadays
Hi,
thanks for the reply:
I downloaded the /dev and tried to install it (after allowing installing apk’s from the browser source) but it comes back with “microG Service Core \n App not installed”. 
Sorry it didn’t work
Could you please check you have MicroG 0.2.17.x installed ?
Yes that seems to be the case ‘microG Services Core’ (small M) version 0.2.17.204714-117 (9a3d582)-noen
Since the update 0.17n for athene (Moto G4) the microG EN are disabled. App-update isn’t possible. The Apk from this chat doesn’t work (Paket beschädigt) microg services core 0.2.19.211525-132 seems to be up to date
