architecture-samples VS Gcam-Services-Provider

Here's an example project on GitHub that demonstrates how to use a ViewModel in practice: https://github.com/android/architecture-samples/tree/master/BasicSample

For me this one is the best: Architecture samples it's easy to understand and covers lots of concepts.

Since I never had a mentor or any courses I decided to follow anyone in their development approaches and my choice was google team. There are repo which is supported and update for years, it changes and might slightly differ in branches. But it could answer your questions.

For merging multiple data-sources, like network and database, I can use Repository backed with NetworkDataSources and DbDataSources. For data manipulation, Kotlin's collection has many useful functions (map, reduce, groupBy, count, etc.). If I want to ensure a data can only be emitted once, a simple modification to LiveData is enough (SingleLiveData

Take a look on Android blueprints https://github.com/android/architecture-samples

So when I install gcam services provider app https://github.com/lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider System says *package already exists.

My goal for today is to get photos as good as Google Camera, on my Graphene'd Pixel 4. GrapheneOS's camera just wasn't cutting it for me, so I installed this: https://github.com/lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider And then Google Camera and Google Photos. I'm not logged into my Google account for Google Photos, and I used the above link in order to not install GSF.

You don't need microG to use Google camera, Gcam services provider is sufficient.

If you don't plan on using Gapps, you can use GCam Services provider and a GCam app.

you can try this instead: https://github.com/lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider

Get Gcam services provider - essentially the Camera/Photos

Its also important to note, that this app only works without google services if you install a fake-version of those services or have microG installed

If you have MicroG installed, you should be able to use it directly after installing and configuring it. In case you don't have MicroG you can also use this app which fakes the Google dependencies required to run GCam.

Pixel 4a with Graphene OS, only GCam Services Provider (https://github.com/lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider) to be able to use Google Camera. Implementation is super simple and it shouldn't take long to see that it actually does nothing.