[MODULE/SYSTEM] NanoDroid 23.1.2.20210117 (microG, pseudo-debloat, F-Droid + apps)

[bnsmb]

Hey! Am I able to flash these things without microG. I think the open source apps (and f-droid) are REALLY cool and the signature spoofing compatibility part would be useful too... But too many things don't work with microG (google voice, Android Lost). What should I put in the config file ( https://github.com/Nanolx/NanoDroid/blob/master/doc/AlterInstallation.md ) so that I just have those things (and whatever else would be useful) and not have things conflict with gApps (I use Nikgapps-R basic on Lineage OS 18.1 for AT&T LG G8 Thinq currently)?

So you want only the additional apps from the NanoDroid image without MicroG?
I'm not sure if this possible with the NanoDroid image (but I must admit that I never tested that)

IMHO you should install these apps via F-Droid and do not use NanoDroid at all (see https://f-droid.org/)

And AFAIK signature spoofing is enabled or not enabled in the installed OS image - that's independent from NanoDroid. It's only required for MicroG so if you don't use it you do not need signature spoofing.
(in LineageOS signature spoofing is disabled).

regards

Bernd

 

[kurtn]

Why installating apps by flashing? Download f-droid apk and install it.

 

[AnonVendetta]

NanoDroid hasn't been updated in a long time. Probably a good idea to not use it on recent-ish Android versions like 11/12/13. I doubt the installer will work properly on things like dynamic partitions, system-as-root, A/B partition layout. And nowaways Android's internal partitions are starting to get "features" like "shared_blocks", which effectively make the system partition read only and not mountable as R/W. Which would prevent's NanoDroid's installer from making changes there.

 

[PHANX0M]

So you want only the additional apps from the NanoDroid image without MicroG?
I'm not sure if this possible with the NanoDroid image (but I must admit that I never tested that)

IMHO you should install these apps via F-Droid and do not use NanoDroid at all (see https://f-droid.org/)

And AFAIK signature spoofing is enabled or not enabled in the installed OS image - that's independent from NanoDroid. It's only required for MicroG so if you don't use it you do not need signature spoofing.
(in LineageOS signature spoofing is disabled).

regards

Bernd

Thanks

NanoDroid hasn't been updated in a long time. Probably a good idea to not use it on recent-ish Android versions like 11/12/13. I doubt the installer will work properly on things like dynamic partitions, system-as-root, A/B partition layout. And nowaways Android's internal partitions are starting to get "features" like "shared_blocks", which effectively make the system partition read only and not mountable as R/W. Which would prevent's NanoDroid's installer from making changes there.

Cuz if I reset my device I don't wanna have to go install ALL them manually again and then convert them all into system apps

 

[PHANX0M]

NanoDroid hasn't been updated in a long time. Probably a good idea to not use it on recent-ish Android versions like 11/12/13. I doubt the installer will work properly on things like dynamic partitions, system-as-root, A/B partition layout. And nowaways Android's internal partitions are starting to get "features" like "shared_blocks", which effectively make the system partition read only and not mountable as R/W. Which would prevent's NanoDroid's installer from making changes there.

Oh it acutally worked QUITE well for me
But Android lost and Google Voice didn't work ) :
And if phone calls don't work I'd want atleast both those things to work!

 

[ssurell]

Oh it acutally worked QUITE well for me
But Android lost and Google Voice didn't work ) :
And if phone calls don't work I'd want atleast both those things to work!

Unfortunately, I could never get Voice or Family Link to work for any length of time before a required G update would break them. Nearly every other G app (Maps/Contacts/Calander) eventually got working. But now have rooted factory ROM and aggressively disabled apps/recievers/permissions to get something closer to MicroG while having the aforementioned apps working well.

 

[bnsmb]

Thanks

Cuz if I reset my device I don't wanna have to go install ALL them manually again and then convert them all into system apps

Hi

>>Cuz if I reset my device I don't wanna have to go install ALL them manually again

You could download the apk files to your PC and install them via adb in a script (see here How to install packages (apk files) for Android via script) ; that's how I reinstall the apps on my Zenfone after a reset (and I reset my development Zenfone a lot of times ...)
Or use a backup app like for example Titanium Backup .

>>and then convert them all into system apps

Only out of curiosity : Why?

regards

Bernd

 

[bnsmb]

Oh it acutally worked QUITE well for me
But Android lost and Google Voice didn't work ) :
And if phone calls don't work I'd want atleast both those things to work!

But Android lost

That means what?

regards

Bernd

 

[bnsmb]

NanoDroid hasn't been updated in a long time. Probably a good idea to not use it on recent-ish Android versions like 11/12/13. I doubt the installer will work properly on things like dynamic partitions, system-as-root, A/B partition layout. And nowaways Android's internal partitions are starting to get "features" like "shared_blocks", which effectively make the system partition read only and not mountable as R/W. Which would prevent's NanoDroid's installer from making changes there.

Install NanoDroid after installing Magisk -- then it the installer installs NanoDroid as Magisk Module and that's a clever solution

regards

Bernd

 

[ale5000]

Anyone of you is faced of this weird popup of "Intent Filter Verification service is canceled few times" ?

https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/issues/1740

Is this a LOS or a microG issue?

The fix is now in the LOS repo: https://github.com/LineageOS/android_frameworks_base/commit/fce1b15db00aae4447456359ac1c16bf773bbb26

 

[Sc4r3Crow]

Unfortunately fake2playstore creates Bootloop and I had to do a factory reset. The microg_installer is of no use as in LOS MicroG 19 MicroG is allready fully installed (it's now included in the ROM) but My LOS microG 19 works with Fakestore and FDroid and has no patched Playstore included (but strangely a playstore account which could be activated but without any result for example to Aurora). And there is obviously no possibility to install the patched playstore anymore at least I found nothing. I even tried to put the Phonesky.apk in data/adb - no change at all. OK this is only my Tablet and besides Titanium, Xprivacy Lua Pro and LectureNotes I have no other paid apps but when it comes to my phone there is a little bit more - fortunately this is still in 18.1

You have to use MicroG Installer Revived in addition, to get Playstore working

 

[bnsmb]

You have to use MicroG Installer Revived in addition, to get Playstore working

... or use a Magisk Module to replace the fake store with the patched playstore from NanoDroid:

https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/magisk-module-to-replace-the-fakestore-in-the-omnirom-with-a-patched-playstore-from-nanodroid.4456421

I use this approach to replace the fake store in OmniROM with the patched playstore (OmniROM is a fork of LineageOS as far as I know)

regards

Bernd

 

[Sc4r3Crow]

... or use a Magisk Module to replace the fake store with the patched playstore from NanoDroid:

https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/magisk-module-to-replace-the-fakestore-in-the-omnirom-with-a-patched-playstore-from-nanodroid.4456421

I use this approach to replace the fake store in OmniROM with the patched playstore (OmniROM is a fork of LineageOS as far as I know)

regards

Bernd

MicroG Installer Revived is a Magisk module

Maybe I should've written a bit more precise...

 

[bnsmb]

MicroG Installer Revived is a Magisk module

Maybe I should've written a bit more precise...

I forget about this ...

But from:
https://github.com/nift4/microg_installer_revived
https://github.com/nift4/microg_installer_revived

This is a Magisk module that installs microG GmsCore, GsfProxy and FakeStore (or Play Store if you want so) to /system/priv-app.

The OmniROM OS I'm using already contains all MicroG packages including the Fakestore. And I still want to use the MicroG packages provided by OmniROM but without the Fakestore . So my Magisk Module only replaces the FakeStore with the patched Playstore -- all other packages from MicroG that are part of OmniROM are still used.

So it's a bit different from the Magisk Module you created .

And the user uses "LOS microG 19" so the MIcroG packages are there also already installed.

Update

But as far as I remember SignatureSpoofing is not enabled in LineageOS (at least in the original LOS) so the patched Playstore will not work there independent on how it is installed.

regards

Bernd

 

[George_Orever]

Thank you for sharing those methods. It's help a lot.

 

[Peaceful_Grapes]

Hello everyone,
I'm thinking about degoogling my Nokia 6.1 with LineageOS 17.1 installed using NanoDroid, but I don't want TWRP installed, I don't want root either, I know I don't need root to use NanoDroid, but my question is can I use the LineageOS recovery instead of TWRP? Has anyone tried flashing the zip files using LOS recovery?
Thank you in advance for your help.

 

[kurtn]

Hello everyone,
I'm thinking about degoogling my Nokia 6.1 with LineageOS 17.1 installed using NanoDroid, but I don't want TWRP installed, I don't want root either, I know I don't need root to use NanoDroid, but my question is can I use the LineageOS recovery instead of TWRP? Has anyone tried flashing the zip files using LOS recovery?
Thank you in advance for your help.

Why don't you install lineage.microg.org ?

 

[Peaceful_Grapes]

Why don't you install lineage.microg.org ?

Because their site has only LOS18.1 and higher and I don't want to change from my 17.1 as it's noticably faster on my phone.

 

[bnsmb]

Hello everyone,
I'm thinking about degoogling my Nokia 6.1 with LineageOS 17.1 installed using NanoDroid, but I don't want TWRP installed, I don't want root either, I know I don't need root to use NanoDroid, but my question is can I use the LineageOS recovery instead of TWRP? Has anyone tried flashing the zip files using LOS recovery?
Thank you in advance for your help.

>>but I don't want TWRP installed,

At least for my ASUS Zenfone 8 it's possible to boot the TWRP image without installing it ,e .g:

adb reboot bootloader
sudo fastboot boot <twrp_image_file>

regards

Bernd

 

[kurtn]

Because their site has only LOS18.1 and higher and I don't want to change from my 17.1 as it's noticably faster on my phone.

OK. You need a clean flash to remove GApps. Try lineage recovery. If it doesn't work, you can install twrp install install microG and go back to lineage recovery. Recovery is useless anyway, because you don't get updates.