[MOD][FLASHABLE] microG unofficial installer

[ale5000]

Description
microG unofficial installer simplify the installation of microG.
IT FEATURE ALSO NON-AROMA LIVE SETUP (now working on all phones).

Download
microG unofficial installer v1.3.0 beta - Full (Android 2.2 - 13)
microG unofficial installer v1.3.0 beta - OSS (Android 2.2 - 13)
Google Sync Add-on v1.2.0 beta (Android 4.4 - 4.4.4 and 7 - 8, probably even newer versions)

NOTE: Devices with a MIPS CPU aren't supported.
IMPORTANT: The installer isn't supported by the author of microG so installer related bugs should be reported to me instead app related bugs should be reported there.

Contents
See here.

Official threads
microG
UnifiedNlp

Credits
@MaR-V-iN (for microG, a perfect application that works perfectly also on old phones).
@YashdSaraf for building BusyBox (BusyBox is used only during the installation, nothing on the device is altered).

XDA:DevDB Information
[MOD][FLASHABLE] microG unofficial installer, Tool/Utility for all devices (see above for details)

Contributors
ale5000
Source Code: https://github.com/micro5k


Version Information
Status: Beta
Current Version: v1.3.0
Release Date: 2023-02-19

Created 2016-08-04

 

[ale5000]

Installation
1. Copy the flashable ZIPs to the phone;
2. Add signature spoofing (needed only for ROMs without built-in support for it) to your ROM using Tingle or FakeGApps;
3. In the recovery flash the zip of microG unofficial installer;
4. In the recovery flash the zip of Google Sync Add-on (optional);
5. Restart the phone.


Know Issues
- Google Play Games (empty app or crashing)
- Google Assistant (freezing)

Known to work
- Google Play Store *
- Google Contacts Sync
- Google Calendar Sync
- Android Auto
- Gmail (on Android 8+)
- YouTube
- Pokémon GO
- Netflix
- Snapchat
- WhatsApp
- Signal Private Messenger
- WiFi Sherlock
- QR Droid / QR Droid Private

* Included in the pack.

 

[ale5000]

microG unofficial installer - Changelog

Changelog is now here.


Google Sync Add-on - Changelog

Changelog is now here.

 

[Primokorn]

It currently support only Android from version 2.3 to 4.4.4 (some things may not work on Android < 4.0).

The official microG apps are working well on Android 5 and 6 so why don't you support these versions?

 

[ale5000]

The official microG apps are working well on Android 5 and 6 so why don't you support these versions?

I will support it in the future but currently not, because I don't have a phone that run these versions of Android.
There are some big differences and if I add support without test it I will probably broke something.

Sent from my Samsung GT-S5830i using XDA Labs

 

[ale5000]

It would be nice if anyone could post the phone model, the type of recovery, the android version and say if the installer works and if the detected CPU is correct.

 

[fbamopoulos]

Purchases and IAP

@ale5000

Hello!

I have set up my device (OPO running Darkobas MM ROM) using your script. Are purchases through the play store and in-app purchases working for you? Because my play store keeps crashing when I try to buy something.

EDIT: By saying "using your script", I meant that I enabled signature spoofing via your script.

 

[ale5000]

I have set up my device (OPO running Darkobas MM ROM) using your script. Are purchases through the play store and in-app purchases working for you? Because my play store keeps crashing when I try to buy something.

EDIT: By saying "using your script", I meant that I enabled signature spoofing via your script.

This thread is about the microG unofficial installer and it doesn't yet support MM ROMs (only the installer, microG itself support it).
Instead the thread about the script that enable signature spoofing is here (this one already support MM ROMs).

About purchases I cannot be sure since I don't buy, it possibly work, but you need some things:
- You need to put the original Play Store apk in /system/priv-app (any other position will not work).
I'm not sure if the latest version work, to be sure manually extract the one inside the microG unofficial installer and put it in /system/priv-app (it is an old version that should work on almost every phone).
- Then restart the phone.
- Then open microG self check and check that everything is working as it should and re-try to buy.

After that please tell me if it is working or not.

 

[fbamopoulos]

This thread is about the microG unofficial installer and it doesn't yet support MM ROMs (only the installer, microG itself support it).
Instead the thread about the script that enable signature spoofing is here (this one already support MM ROMs).

About purchases I cannot be sure since I don't buy, it possibly work, but you need some things:
- You need to put the original Play Store apk in /system/priv-app (any other position will not work).
I'm not sure if the latest version work, to be sure manually extract the one inside the microG unofficial installer and put it in /system/priv-app (it is an old version that should work on almost every phone).
- Then restart the phone.
- Then open microG self check and check that everything is working as it should and re-try to buy.

After that please tell me if it is working or not.

@ale5000

I did what you suggested and tried using the version you provide in your installer. I was able to complete one purchase too, but then Google Play Store updated itself automatically to the latest version and purchases broke again. I read these two threads:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-y/general/trick-how-to-disable-google-play-store-t2951378/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/delete-disable-downgrade-prevent-update-t3091832/

but didn't find a solution to the auto-update problem for marshmallow. Do you know of an other way?

Thanks for your help so far.

 

[ale5000]

I need some time to look for a solution.

 

[ale5000]

I have released a new version.

 

[PrincessPeach457]

I have released a new version.

Oh hey. Thank you for all your help on GitHub. I wonder if I could flash this onto my S4 Active with FlashFire while it's running Kitkat instead of Lollipop. It would definitely be easier.

 

[ale5000]

@PrincessPeach457: My installer works perfectly on KitKat.

PS: I will create a tool to automatically remove GApps through adb in these days.

 

[ale5000]

@PrincessPeach457: Now there is ADB Toolbox, currently it only work with unlocked adb.
I plan improved support later.

 

[ale5000]

Version 1.0.3 Alpha released with support for newer Android versions, see first post.
It need testing so don't use it if you don't know what to do.

If you decide to try it please report back.

 

[PhatUgly]

Do you plan to support 64bit CPUs any time soon?

 

[ale5000]

@PhatUgly: Yes, soon.

Can you please run these commands and post the results?

adb shell getprop ro.product.cpu.abi
adb shell getprop ro.product.cpu.abi2
adb shell getprop ro.product.cpu.abilist
adb shell getprop ro.product.cpu.abilist64
adb shell ls /system/priv-app/*/lib/

 

[Doc Sniper]

@PhatUgly: Yes, soon.

Can you please run these commands and post the results?

Here the commands running on an OP3 with CM 14.1:

adb shell getprop ro.product.cpu.abi

arm64-v8a

adb shell getprop ro.product.cpu.abi2

(nothing)

adb shell getprop ro.product.cpu.abilist

arm64-v8a,armeabi-v7a,armeabi

adb shell getprop ro.product.cpu.abilist64

arm64-v8a

adb shell ls /system/priv-app/*/lib/

/system/priv-app/CMAudioService/lib/:
arm64

/system/priv-app/DefaultContainerService/lib/:
arm64

/system/priv-app/Gallery2/lib/:
arm

/system/priv-app/MtpDocumentsProvider/lib/:
arm64

 

[ale5000]

Thanks, now I need the same thing from someone with a phone with x86-64 CPU.

 

[ale5000]

I have released a new version with support for 64-bit ARM CPUs.