[Q&A] [GAPPS][2015-06-01] Open GApps for Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4

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dynAdZ

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Hi, I've performed a clean installation of CM 12.1 and Open GApps on my Nexus 5 today and recognized that "Ok Google" from Androids' home screen is not working. It's turned on in Google settings though. Can you help out?
 

MastahF

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Hi, I've performed a clean installation of CM 12.1 and Open GApps on my Nexus 5 today and recognized that "Ok Google" from Androids' home screen is not working. It's turned on in Google settings though. Can you help out?

I fear this is a problem within the ROM or within Google's app itself. So I am sorry to say we won't be able to help out. :(
 
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dynAdZ

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Thanks for the answer! Do you have more details or any ideas whom I should approach concerning this issue?
 

MastahF

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Thanks for the answer! Do you have more details or any ideas whom I should approach concerning this issue?

You could try the CM developers, but I doubt they would be bothered by an incompatability with an advanced feature of an external app.
Writing to Google probably wouldn't help, since their applications are normally only for 'official' Google-approved ROMs of OEMs.

So I am afraid you're kind of stuck and have to hope for the best it is randomly fixed in some release.
 
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dynAdZ

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Ok fine, I guess I just don't care then :D
Another question: Can I run updates of the Google Apps through the Play Store without any issues?
 

dynAdZ

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This uses aroma installer, right? Can I choose what gapps I want to be installed?

You can create a gapps-config.txt and place it in the same path where the GApps package is located. Then fill the file with apps you don't want to install (default is exclude mode).

Example content:

Drive
Docs
Earth

(this would exclude Google Drive, Google Docs and Google Earth from the installation).

The full list with all comands is here: github.com/opengapps/opengapps/wiki/Package-Comparison
 

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You can create a gapps-config.txt and place it in the same path where the GApps package is located. Then fill the file with apps you don't want to install (default is exclude mode).

Example content:

Drive
Docs
Earth

(this would exclude Google Drive, Google Docs and Google Earth from the installation).

The full list with all comands is here: github.com/opengapps/opengapps/wiki/Package-Comparison
Yeah, like on pa-gapps, but there is a AROMA gapps in the unstable versions. So I'm going to try it out first :D
 

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@MastahF @TKruzze @raulx222 @Rapper_skull @osm0sis
Hi I use Android One device by google... In stock i was having FaceUnlock
but after moving to CM i was not able to install it using ANY gapps packge

so i was looking for whats wrong
And here is what i found

After skimming through update-binary and update-script of your and others' gapps packages i observed that it check for android.camera.harware.front.xml for front camera compatibility
but some devices(like mine) have front camera compatibility mentioned in android.hardware.camera.xml

So even if there devices are compatible , they will be shown incompatible because of this checking method


Hope you improve it soon to fix this issue
i'm attaching my phone's system/etc/permissions zip so that you can have a look at it
Its from stock and they have mentioned front camera compatibility in android.hardware.camera.xml
 

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MastahF

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@MastahF @TKruzze @raulx222 @Rapper_skull @osm0sis
Hi I use Android One device by google... In stock i was having FaceUnlock
but after moving to CM i was not able to install it using ANY gapps packge

so i was looking for whats wrong
And here is what i found

After skimming through update-binary and update-script of your and others' gapps packages i observed that it check for android.camera.harware.front.xml for front camera compatibility
but some devices(like mine) have front camera compatibility mentioned in android.hardware.camera.xml

So even if there devices are compatible , they will be shown incompatible because of this checking method


Hope you improve it soon to fix this issue
i'm attaching my phone's system/etc/permissions zip so that you can have a look at it
Its from stock and they have mentioned front camera compatibility in android.hardware.camera.xml

Thank you for your input and research!

I fixed the code and am testing it now. If it works I will commit it and you'll be able to find it in tomorrow's nightly.
 

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Is the Aroma version totally compatible with an existing non-Aroma installation?

Also can the Aroma version uninstall specific GApp, like just act like an selectable uninstaller of sorts?
I mean to modify an existing installation.
 

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Had issues with the 6/16 build for arm devices. Downloaded the aroma version but Google keyboard won't install even if I checked it
 

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    Google Dialer didn't work on most ROMs, we are still trying to figure out why with some other devs, but for now it is not in the package. If you wipe /system/, flash your ROM and then Open GApps you should be fine!

    Okay, I know this most likely has been asked before. Is it possible to create a gapps package that installs all the gapps possible leaving necessary amount of space to /system partition for Android to operate and install the rest of the apps that didn't fit in the /system to /data partition?

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    Please excuse me for this newbie question. Had downloaded the Aroma zip. I just want to install Google Backup Transport as I had installed all others through Gapps Installer.
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    @MastahF @TKruzze @raulx222 @Rapper_skull @osm0sis
    Hi I use Android One device by google... In stock i was having FaceUnlock
    but after moving to CM i was not able to install it using ANY gapps packge

    so i was looking for whats wrong
    And here is what i found

    After skimming through update-binary and update-script of your and others' gapps packages i observed that it check for android.camera.harware.front.xml for front camera compatibility
    but some devices(like mine) have front camera compatibility mentioned in android.hardware.camera.xml

    So even if there devices are compatible , they will be shown incompatible because of this checking method


    Hope you improve it soon to fix this issue
    i'm attaching my phone's system/etc/permissions zip so that you can have a look at it
    Its from stock and they have mentioned front camera compatibility in android.hardware.camera.xml
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    @MastahF @TKruzze @raulx222 @Rapper_skull @osm0sis
    Hi I use Android One device by google... In stock i was having FaceUnlock
    but after moving to CM i was not able to install it using ANY gapps packge

    so i was looking for whats wrong
    And here is what i found

    After skimming through update-binary and update-script of your and others' gapps packages i observed that it check for android.camera.harware.front.xml for front camera compatibility
    but some devices(like mine) have front camera compatibility mentioned in android.hardware.camera.xml

    So even if there devices are compatible , they will be shown incompatible because of this checking method


    Hope you improve it soon to fix this issue
    i'm attaching my phone's system/etc/permissions zip so that you can have a look at it
    Its from stock and they have mentioned front camera compatibility in android.hardware.camera.xml

    Thank you for your input and research!

    I fixed the code and am testing it now. If it works I will commit it and you'll be able to find it in tomorrow's nightly.