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0 pointslondons_explore5y ago0 comments

But there is an opensource implementation of those support services (microg) which work for most apps.

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Except the drivers are always closed, so you cannot run any OS that you like or have long-term support.

oh, nice.

I didn't know about it.

It is a huge undertaking, google has services from "simple" things like location, to complex things like face recognition.

londons_exploreOP5y ago

I believe many of the microg services are mocked out in a way that makes apps 'work', but complex things like step counting in Google fit or face recognition will always return some bogus results.

Still, it makes 99% of apps work.

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