microG Installer Revived
This is a Magisk module that installs microG GmsCore, GsfProxy and DroidGuard Helper to /system/priv-app.
This is originally based on Hieu Van's microG Installer. Because his repository is deleted, GitHub chose another fork of the main repo as original repo. I archived the original code here.
There are two copies of this online: The Magisk module repo and the personal one. The personal one contains the latest development version and is used for pull requests and issues and the Magisk repo one is the stable code.
Why you may want to use it
UnifiedNlp, which is bundled with GmsCore, if installed as an user app doesn't work on Android 7 and newer without an additional patch. An another solution to the above problem is to install the app as a privileged system app. However, this way is not perfect, due to those kind of apps being wiped after an OTA update. Therefore, I'm creating this module to help simplify the installation of microG with working network-based location.
DroidGuard Helper needs to be installed as a system app in order to pass SafetyNet.
GsfProxy needs to be an system app for some third-party apps.
Currently, GmsCore 0.2.17.204714, GsfProxy 0.1.0, FakeStore 0.1.0 and DroidGuard Helper 0.1.0-10 are bundled in the module.
Note: Install this module before installing any GMS-dependent apps, as well as do not disable it after installing such apps, unless you know what you're doing.
Installation
- Install the module
- Choose an solution for Signature spoofing
How do I get the real Play Store?
First, if it is broken, it's microG's fault, not mine :P
Okay, get an Play Store APK (I suggest the patched Play Store by Nanolx). Then put it into /data/adb/ named Phonesky.apk(/data/adb/Phonesky.apk). You need to do that only once. If you now install, update or reflash microG Installer Revived there will be an message "Installing real Play Store". This indicates it worked. You can install updates for the Play Store like for every app.
Doesn't NanoDroid fix the problem?
Yes.
However, NanoDroid is heavily cluttered (while they claim to de-bloat your device). A NanoDroid-microG installation with default settings will flood your system with lots of their own included apps, e.g. Nanolx's GmsCore, Play Store, some UnifiedNlp backends. Although this behavior can be altered by creating a kind-of installation settings file, it's just a waste of time for people who want to have a clean and working microG setup with nothing redundant included. It's only suitable for those who want an out-of-the-box experience, or don't want to bother setting up microG manually.
In brief, things seem to be complicated with NanoDroid. Why can't it just install microG and let users decide what to install afterwards?
Build
Linux, BSD, macOS, Android
Requires wget.
wget -O META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary https://raw.githubusercontent.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/master/scripts/module_installer.sh && zip microG_Installer_Revived.zip -9r *
Other
Download this and put it into META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary. And ZIP it.
Credits
- microG project for their awesome work.
- Hieu Van for the original microG Installer