I have a samsung A22 which is not supported by any of the foss roms i would like to try, so i started to debloat my phone and logout from google, removing as much propietary software as i can from my phone and replacing by foss alternatives. The only thintg i didnt manage to do is removing google services as i live in a country where foss options of maps apps doesnt work very well unfortunately so I have to stick with google maps. I tried Gmaps WV but it still needs google play services to work. I also added the micro G repository but I cant see the option to install it, is it possible?

  • doomkernel
    61·
    1 year ago

    Yes its possible. Just follow the official installation guide. You’ll need to remove any google service of the phone

      • MasterBuilder@lemmy.one
        3·
        1 year ago

        Nope, except if you root with magisk, there is a module that takes care of it for you, complete with spoofing.

    • 3yiyo3@lemmy.mlOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      Its weird because i tried installing them using the repository and it does not let me install them, i tried downloading the apk as suggested in the guide, but it says it wont install it because the package is not valid

      • doomkernel
        1·
        1 year ago

        Weird. Are you using F-Droid? I’ve download mine using the F-Droid repo. Worked like a charm. Maybe you’ve got a different version installed or something?

        • 3yiyo3@lemmy.mlOP
          1·
          1 year ago

          Yeah, Im f-droid and the MicroG repo, however when I find the app on fdroid it doesnt let me install it in fact i cant even see the install button, as shown in this pic: