thepyphone
GmsCore
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0.0 | 9.5 | |
over 1 year ago | 2 days ago | |
Python | Java | |
- | Apache License 2.0 |
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thepyphone
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I want a Computer that I Own
>> Modern smartphones however, seem like walled gardens in which I have no control at all.
By design, I think.
>> I am locked into a single OS on my smartphone, which either spies on you or is locked down even more. Every iteration a bit more control is taken away from the user.
I got so fed up with this, I abandoned the whole mobile infrastructure and built my own phone with a Raspberry Pi 3B+. The Raspberry Pi is pretty open hardware (yes, I'm aware it's not perfect). For software I used Python 3, C and GTK. It does voice and SMS/MMS only, but that is enough for me.
I built it for myself. It's stable enough that I use it as my daily driver.
I am in the process of open sourcing the code and putting" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/another2020githubuser/thepyphone">putting it out on github.
I truly hope an open hardware smart phone becomes available soon. Until then, I'll use my home grown PyPhone to get by.
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Taking a Stand in the War on General-Purpose Computing
I agree that general purpose
If you are going to take a stand for open computing, you are going to have to make sacrifices. You will have to give up a lot of conveniences. As a technologist you will have to give both time and money. Apple and Google are not going to give up their billion dollar industries voluntarily. You will have to stop giving them money. And you will have to stop using their services.
My solution? I built myself a phone out of a Raspberry Pi 3 with a Touch Screen and a Logitech Headset. It does SMS/MMS and voice only. I've been using it for over a year now as my daily driver.
I'm going to open source the code. Check out https://github.com/another2020githubuser/thepyphone for more details. Right now there is just a README out there, the real code exists in a private git repo. I'm reviewing the code and stripping out private details so I don't end up doxxing myself :)
If you like the idea, please star the github project. I could use the encouragement. Thanks.
GmsCore
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LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5M Android devices
Is anyone here daily-driving microg and can share their experiences? https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/wiki/Implementation-Status does not exactly inspire confidence.
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Google Update Reveals AI Will Read All Your Private Messages
...will need to be rewritten to avoid Google Play Services.
Not true.
All that needs to happen is for open source developers to "re-implement Google’s proprietary Android user space apps and libraries".
https://microg.org/
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A closer look at e/OS: Murena's privacy-first 'deGoogled' Android alternative
microG itself connects directly to Google: https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/wiki/Google-Network-Connec...
No shit, of course they do.
>In general, we obviously try to minimize the connections to Google, but some services strictly rely on them and would just not work without.
What exactly do you think they should do instead?
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I need a help
MicroG
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Plans to update to 0.3 in microg's lineage builds?
In release notes for GmsCore v0.2.29.233013 (https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/releases/tag/v0.2.29.233013), I also see:
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[Help] Is there a module I can install that enables push notifications on a device without google services?
Yes, the Xposed module is one way. There are also other ways
- Firefox for Android is adding support for 400 add-ons
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Which MicroG fork and version should I use?
Which one should I use? Is this MicroG's official website right? (https://microg.org/)
- New version out 0.30
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Use ChatGPT Android app w/o Google Play Store installed/enabled
Have a look into https://microg.org/ . Revanced yt uses a fork of GmsCore for its non-root install, though you still have to log in with a google account.
What are some alternatives?
me_cleaner - Tool for partial deblobbing of Intel ME/TXE firmware images
MinMicroG - Sources and scripts for MinMicroG installers. You shall find no prebuilt releases here.
universal-android-debloater
FakeGApps - A better approach for microg
java-keyring - Copy of Java Keyring library from bitbucket.org/bpsnervepoint -- with working CI in for osx/linux/windows keystore.
openauto - AndroidAuto headunit emulator
rpi-open-firmware - Open source VPU side bootloader for Raspberry Pi.
UnifiedNlp - Alternative network location provider for Android, with plugin interface to easily integrate third-party location providers.
opengapps - The main repository of the Open GApps Project
anbox - Anbox is a container-based approach to boot a full Android system on a regular GNU/Linux system
NanoDroid
bromite - Bromite is a Chromium fork with ad blocking and privacy enhancements; take back your browser!