[APP] [4.4+] Bromite - Chromium plus adblocking - Android Apps and Games

I have started an open source project to support Chromium + custom patches for adblocking:
https://www.bromite.org/
What is Bromite?
Bromite is Chromium plus ad blocking and privacy enhancements; it started as a port of NoChromo and nowadays adds more privacy-focused patches and is maintained against the latest stable Chromium.
Development & donations
Please join the development on Github for improvements.
Donations are welcome and help supporting development and build server costs!
Download & availability
Bromite is available for download from the Bromite Official website, which points to the Github Releases for all the downloads, and via the official third-party F-Droid repository.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Does Bromite support Google Sync, Translate or Data saver?
No. This is not a limitation of Bromite but of all Chromium-based projects in general, as general public is not allowed to use Google's APIs for free unless when using Chrome.
Q. Does Bromite require root?
No.
Q. What is the SystemWebView?
It is the core component of Android for all web page visualizations. For example when you access a new wifi network and need to activate it, that is using the SystemWebView. If you do not know what it is then you do not need to install it.
How to enable DNS-over-HTTPS?
See this wiki page.
Q. Can you add dark mode/some cool themes?
No.
Bromite is about adblocking and privacy.
For other F.A.Q.s see https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/FAQ.md
Resources
Bromite GitHub project
Bromite GitHub discussions
CHANGELOG
Bromite SystemWebView
Chromium
Bromite fingerprinting mitigations test page
Releases atom feed
Bromite @ DNS Privacy
https://chromium.woolyss.com/#chromium-forks
Social/discussion platforms
Announce on Reddit's r/androidapps
some tweets from DNSPrivacy:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1008735795052793857 and
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1008736050150297604
In the news
Bromite is another Google Chrome Port with Built-in Ad Blocking
Bromite: Android-Browser mit hehren Zielen (in German)
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NOTE: the author (@csagan5) is not posting frequently on these forums, for official information about Bromite refer to the official website and GitHub project.

143MB?

aviranx said:
143MB?
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Are you referring to the ARM64 MonochromePublic build? It is described here: https://chromium.googlesource.com/c...d_instructions.md#Multiple-Chrome-APK-Targets
Edit: these are the same size Google Play store would return you, as described there

pato2015 said:
i installed your browser.. notice a red blink on sides.. using s8 plus... ty
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@pato2015 let me reply here to stay on topic: yes, I also noticed this problem yesterday...it's due to a build setting in Chromium. I am rebuilding it with the fixed flag and will take some hours now to complete.
Tomorrow I'll post again when it's ready.

@Sangean replying here.
Sangean said:
Hi,
It would be good if you could compile the official version which is v61 at the moment just like 'ponchofiesta' did with Chromium instead of this dev version.
This version you did is development version with many bugs.
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I assumed that all tagged versions are stable releases; can you point me to the official explanation about this? Like, how do I know which tags are stable or not.
Sangean said:
For example the audio stream does not play on this site:
http://www.maiige.hu/maiige
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This might be due to missing codecs; I suggest checking again after I release a more recent tag, then reporting a bug on Bromite's github issue tracker otherwise.
Sangean said:
Plus there is sometimes a red border for the whole phone... I remember ponchofiesta used to have the same issue, but somehow he fixed it.
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This is also fixed, but build is still in progress and it takes time. Probably in one or two days will be published.
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Your current version is 63.0.3236.0, meanwhile I tried dev version 63.0.3236.6 which plays audio stream correctly on the site above, but I guess things can break here and there with dev version, thats why official version would be a better solution.
Thanks for your efforts!
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See question above.

video codecs also missing. Cannot play videos. I always get a message that I should install flash or h.264.

jho55 said:
video codecs also missing. Cannot play videos. I always get a message that I should install flash or h.264.
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Can you open an issue on github? I need to know android version, architecture (ARM or ARM64) and the sample video that fails.
I also suspect that some codecs are missing; I have found some information about how to enable them and will try; if anybody else has more information about how to enable all codecs on Android, please post here or on the GH issue
Edit: I am now building with codecs, it's going to take a long while..so keep tuned and I will post when builds are done. This means I restarted the build for the red blink too.

Great view Chrome+Ad blocking is back for Android
But please make builds for x86.
I have Android 4.4.4 tablet with x86.

c-sanchez said:
Great view Chrome+Ad blocking is back for Android
But please make builds for x86.
I have Android 4.4.4 tablet with x86.
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coming up soon :victory: meanwhile, no donations received so far!

jho55 said:
video codecs also missing. Cannot play videos. I always get a message that I should install flash or h.264.
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This is fixed in latest release 63.0.3239.6
Cc @Sangean

63.0.3239.6 is released; see CHANGELOG here.
OP is also updated.

csagan5 said:
63.0.3239.6 is released; see CHANGELOG here.
OP is also updated.
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- What is OP?
- I just installed it from bromite.org and it is actually v64.3242.0 not v63 as stated above. How come?
- Change log says: "added x86 target CPU" so is it already included? If yes, the bromite.org site still only have radio button for ARM and ARM64 for download... no x86
- I guess the Bookmark sync will not work in this either as Google disabled it for third party builds, right?
- I guess donation will start coming once people start using your builds and are pleased with it

Sangean said:
- What is OP?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OP#Internet I meant original post
Sangean said:
- I just installed it from bromite.org and it is actually v64.3242.0 not v63 as stated above. How come?
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Don't know. The source code tag is exactly what I posted, the Google Chromium developers have probably changed the internal version string but not the tag.
If you build from the tag 63.0.3239.6 you will get the same version you found, not something I am responsible for.
Sangean said:
- Change log says: "added x86 target CPU" so is it already included? If yes, the bromite.org site still only have radio button for ARM and ARM64 for download... no x86
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It will be there as soon as it's ready.
Sangean said:
- I guess the Bookmark sync will not work in this either as Google disabled it for third party builds, right?
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The Google API keys are not embedded (would be pointless, I cannot pay for the quotas needed for a project of this size and the free quota would be exhausted in a blink); but you can always make your own and specify them via environment (not sure how that works on Android).
The only thing disabled are embedded API keys; everything else is enabled (except NaCl, still buggy compilation even after my patches).
Sangean said:
- I guess donation will start coming once people start using your builds and are pleased with it
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Yeah, but I meant: requests that add more work for me would be better come from donors I have limited time and the server I am using for builds for sure is limited. Will not accept wide range expectations without any help I am not really Google (so I also don't profit from your personal browsing data ), just an open source developer

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coming up soon :victory: meanwhile, no donations received so far!
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Thanks!
I will tried send some donation later although I'm not really gaining too much for now

X86 finished building and it's now available. Updated OP with information about future plans to build the stable Chrome release.

c-sanchez said:
Thanks!
I will tried send some donation later although I'm not really gaining too much for now
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No worries, I do this because I want an adblocking browser for myself (without root), and thought I'd share the build for others too. If I match the server costs I am happy already.
Thanks for your donation!

Just donated. Good luck with this project, happy to see NoChromo live on and hopefully become something even better.

James_Ward01 said:
Just donated. Good luck with this project, happy to see NoChromo live on and hopefully become something even better.
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Thanks!!!

In future builds can you remove the Google sync feature since it doesn't work?

James_Ward01 said:
In future builds can you remove the Google sync feature since it doesn't work?
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Does it create any malfunction if left there?
I am actually planning to play a bit around with this to see if it can be enabled with API keys

Related

CommunityRelease: Site Updated. It's getting more social :).

Developers: Please read this!
Host your ROMs, Themes and everything else
No more searching for free hosting space to place your ROMs with limited download speeds and 60 second waiting periods for downloaders.
7/23/2011
We have been hard at work creating better tools for you developers to manage your releases on Community Release.
Along with the new site release we just made, you now have the following features:
Browser based File Manager and/or FTP Access to your Files.
Dedicated Forum area with Full moderation rights.
Full release access to the Community Release Database.
A FREE central repository for the Android Community with FREE, Unlimited bandwidth File Hosting.
We are constantly working on the site and some of the functionality we are developing is:
Each developer NOW HAS their own section in our forums where you can post all the info about your ROMs.
You will also have ROM upload space (no more searching for free accounts) and your ROM files will be tied to the database so people can download them directly and not have to switch between the ROM database and XDA or whatever else.
You will have full access to anything related to your ROMs so you can keep the info up to date.
We will provide any RSS / XML streams for other people to use for almost anything. So if you want to write a single ROM update program for the Android Phones, you can write the app and take the latest info directly from the ROM database. This will mean that the data will always be the latest info from a common location as long as we can get your support.
You’d be able to see how many times you’re ROM has been downloaded and how the community rates it. It’s up to the you and the community to let us know what you want from the system.
As users, you can register in the system and then follow:
Releases
Devices
Developers
Rate the releases you like so other know if they are good or not.
Soon you wil be able to leave comments with your ratings too
We want to do this right. We want to build something that the community will really use.
This is just the start of things to come but we need need your input!!!
What do you want to see?
What will help you get your ROMs, Themes, Applications and more out to the community quickly and easily?
Please contact me at [email protected] with your contact information and include the information listed below (or as much as you feel comfortable sharing) and any thoughts and suggestions no matter how wild they may seem. We'll consider anything.
I'm setting up profiles for everyone for developer accounts that would include:
Full Name
Email Address
Nick Name
Location (or at least time zone)
Twitter Account
Blog Page
Home page
A brief description about yourself and what you develop
That should do for now.
Thanks again.
Simon
MobileTweek / AndroidSPIN / Community Release
awesome thanks =) i was thinking about switching from jf1.5 now i wont, since Hbuild doesnt support google synce
Good idea! This should be stickied if you can do a comparison table with all the builds.
One little typo, JF ADP 1.5 does not come with AIM/Yahoo/MSN out of the box.
t1n0m3n said:
One little typo, JF ADP 1.5 does not come with AIM/Yahoo/MSN out of the box.
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Thanks.
I'll make the change.
Keep them coming.
The more info I can get, the better.
A couple of corrections:
1. Haykuro's 5.0.x builds (both H and G) are based on Android 1.5, not 1.1.
2. Haykuro's 5.0.xH builds do indeed do Google sync, there's just no way to configure it.
What do S and E mean? Standard and ?
all the builds are 1.5cupcake
spy_owl2 said:
A couple of corrections:
1. Haykuro's 5.0.x builds (both H and G) are based on Android 1.5, not 1.1.
2. Haykuro's 5.0.xH builds do indeed do Google sync, there's just no way to configure it.
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Thanks.
Fixed.
t1n0m3n said:
What do S and E mean? Standard and ?
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Standard and Enhanced (or not standard).
I've added a legend to the bottom.
Thanks.
t1n0m3n said:
What do S and E mean? Standard and ?
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Enhanced, i guess.
great thread.
+1 vote for sticky
wyinsz said:
Enhanced, i guess.
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Correct.
Already fixed.
I welcome suggestions for how to show things better if anybody has ideas.
and all builds have camera/video camera, either Standard or Enhanced.
all builds have Virtual Keyboard, either HTC IME or Standard.
"Enhanced" perhaps?
EDIT: Whoops, I didn't realise people replied so quickly on this forum ><
wyinsz said:
and all builds have camera/video camera, either Standard or Enhanced.
all builds have Virtual Keyboard, either HTC IME or Standard.
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Do you know which ones have which?
Im curious as to the HTC lockscreen on H's 5.0.2 and there will have to be an update to include his new fully stable 5.0.2+1.5 = Hr6.0
Dantehman said:
Im curious as to the HTC lockscreen on H's 5.0.2 and there will have to be an update to include his new fully stable 5.0.2+1.5 = Hr6.0
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I haven't used the 5.0.2H build yet! I understand that it has an enhanced lock screen but I don't know what is on it.
Any screen shots welcome!
As soon as Haykuro has the new build, I'll post info.
Thanks
arent there themes available for jf ADP1.5??
or are u tlking bout just a custom theme for that rom?
Dude's Cupcake supports A2SD.

[Q] Google IO 2011 App Source Code

This is a very well designed app for both the phone and tablet. It would be interesting to see how Google does tablet and phone optimized apps.
Do you think Google will release the source code?
jdale38 said:
Do you think Google will release the source code?
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No. /me looks at Honeycomb
You mean 3.0/Honeycomb? They've stated they plan to release the source. Just not yet. They're trying to make a clear statement that fragmentation needs to stop and they're probably just withholding the source until 3.1 fixes up the rough edges in 3.0 and (hopefully) nulls the need for this fragmentation in the first place (by giving us a good stock UI).
Roman posted the first comment here saying:
To answer the obvious question, we plan on open sourcing the app shortly after the conference.
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But I too really want to see how they are going about this
Guess I should have used that pesky Google Search to get an answer.
That's cool...it's a really good looking app, interested to see how they did the real time Twitter feed.
jdale38 said:
Guess I should have used that pesky Google Search to get an answer.
That's cool...it's a really good looking app, interested to see how they did the real time Twitter feed.
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With Twitter API + search for #io2011 ?
Code's up at: http://code.google.com/p/iosched/
stephenwilley said:
Code's up at: ...
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Thanks for the find =)
Unable to download code
Hi,
For some reason, I'm not able to clone the code to my system! Kindly help me out!

[MOD] Spotify Dogfood 8.4.39.612 - The Open-Source Ad-Free Spotify mod for Android

Spotify Dogfood​​The open-source ad-free version of Spotify for Android
​
Hello all,
First of all, I'd like to address about the reason behind making this thread, and the project that is behind it.
I thought to myself, why people are free to publish YouTube mods to avoid ads, but not Spotify? So there's why the project started.
Spotify Dogfood is a mod of the Spotify Android App, coming directly from the Google Play Store and in both it's Beta and probably Stable releases, and modded in the cleanest way possible. This mod is "open-source". The Spotify app itself of course isn't, but the alterations/modifications done to the app in order to avoid ads are clear and concise, well-documented, and are getting uploaded as patchsets, so that they are perceptible and crystal clear at plain sight. This is because people, starting by myself, don't easily trust modded applications out there, so this makes it easier for you all to "audit" the modifications, and even contribute to the project by forking it, making your changes and then pushing it back to me.
This project has been running for several months now, and it's been now that I decided to move a step forward and make it public.
Restrictions and limitations:
This application replaces your current Spotify installation. You need to uninstall any previous installations of it first.
If the app came bundled with your device, like most Samsung devices, you can't use this mod out of the box, since you need to change the package name to a different one.
This application has been signed with a different key than the one used by Spotify. This means that Facebook login won't work unless you don't have Facebook's app installed, or you uninstall and/or deactivate it, if it came bundled with your device. Once done, log-in to your account using Facebook and, once logged-in, re-download and/or re-activate your Facebook app, if you want to.
This application won't work with Android Auto, since it hasn't been installed by the Google Play Store's agent. Fortunately, there's a fix found by XDA's News Writer @MishaalRahman, which you can read here.
As commented by Senior Moderator @matt4321, please, refrain from asking for other premium features to be unlocked.
What is different from *others'* mods:
Like I said previously, I didn't feel comfortable trusting code I had never seen, then I started investigating on how to disable Ads and such on my own and with help of awesome pages like this one that helped me clear my mind on how to properly modify the liborbit-jni so file. Once I had finally understood how it worked, I've made it public so that anyone can revise it on it's own.
How to contribute:
You can have a bit more information in the README uploaded in the repo. But basically, feel free to fork any branch you want, modify or investigate the patchsets as you want and recreate them in a different package.
Cool story bro, where's the download??!1:
Whoa there, cowboy!
All downloads, both precompiled APKs and Source code can be found in the GitHub Releases section.
Please, also kindly note the following - Do NOT re-upload them.
GitHub Releases - GitHub Main page - Project's webpage - Telegram Group
Disclaimer / Final words:
This thread, as well as the provided patchsets and precompiled APKs are just for demonstrative & educational purposes. They should not be used for illegal actions, and/or any action that can imply a violation in the ToS of the software used in the thread.
XDA-Developers.com takes no responsibility either, as this thread is hosted only and exclusively as for information purposes and doesn't attach any content that is copyrighted, but a link to it, just as it could have been found at Google.
It is yours, the final user, the one who takes the responsibility of using it wisely, as a functional PoC, and not for piracy or any other illegal actions.
XDA:DevDB Information
Spotify Dogfood, App for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
linuxct
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 8.4.39.612-dogfood
Stable Release Date: 2018-01-28
Created 2017-07-06
Last Updated 2018-03-01
How to apply the PatchSets
To apply the patchsets manually, you need the following tools:
Git, and preferably GitHub's app for Windows.
Java JDK and it's environment variables properly set-up
APKtool
An Android Keystore to sign your APKs
The version you wish to apply the patchset to, from APKmirror.
Android Debugging Bridge installed (perferably system-wide), as well as it's drivers if you're on Windows.
Once you meet all of the above, it's as easy as it follows:
Code:
#unpack the apk
java -jar apktool_WhateverVersion.jar d NameOfTheApk.apk && cd NameOfTheApk
#now copy the patch file to the dir you're on
git apply --stat NameOfThePatch.path #checks the stats
git apply --check NameOfThePatch.path #sees if it's compatible with the environment
git apply NameOfThePatch.path #applies the patch
#compile the result
java -jar apktool_WhateverVersion.jar b NameOfTheDirectory
#sign with your key
jarsigner -verbose -sigalg SHA1withRSA -digestalg SHA1 -keystore /path/to/your/keystore NameOfTheDirectory/dist/NameOfTheResultingFile.apk YOURALIAS
#install the final apk
adb install -r NameOfTheDirectory/dist/NameOfTheResultingFile.apk
If you want to review the patch itself, you can use git-am.
You have more info in GitHub's README file.
In order to comply with XDA's Rules and CoC, Spotify Dogfood has taken a new direction, and now offers *exclusively* Ad-free music playback. Any other features won't be included anymore in this mod. But, that doesn't mean anything if you're a true, a core user of this app, because there will still be regular updates to it, as there has been up until now.
However, all patchsets, branches and everything that has been posted up until now will be deleted progressively, in order to comply with the above mentioned.
Still have doubts? Read this:
preference said:
FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WON'T READ THE FIRST POST:
1. Dogfood only supports shuffle mode at normal quality with No ADVERTISEMENTS.
2. The mod had to be changed due to xda rules
3. This thread is not the place to complain. If you have an issue with the changes go to the telegram chat and talk with other dogfood users
4. There is nothing you can do to change the situation - be happy with what you get. No advertisements is still a really good perk
5. Support the developer if you can, monetarily or through teaching noobs about how to read the OP.
6. Look outside of xda if you can't handle the changes, but do not post any information on this board. Keep it related to dogfood
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Thanks for this.
I can finally ditch the warezwebsite mods for something more trustworthy.
thank for this, awesome
Worth a try!
Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk
Only 3 replies? Seriously?
paed808 said:
Only 3 replies? Seriously?
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¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I pretty much think all of my new threads are damned at this point... Sigh.
linuxct said:
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I pretty much think all of my new threads are damned at this point... Sigh.
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Anyways, thanks again for making this.
Let's hope it continues to work and Spotify doesn't get buttmad.
I tried it and no ads so far. Good job =)!
Thanks !!!
great job !
After a day of usage, Spotify now tells me to buy premium to play my songs.
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dnle71 said:
After a day of usage, Spotify now tells me to buy premium to play my songs.
Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk
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How many songs/hours worth of music have you played non stop? Have you tried basic stuff like rebooting your device or clearing the app data? Can you try running Spotify in your desktop pc and let it run for a few songs to see how it reacts?
I've been using latest version at my workplace for 8+ hours, and I've a small group of early adopters that have been trying it out too, and none of us have ever seen that kind of message in our devices.
linuxct said:
How many songs/hours worth of music have you played non stop? Have you tried basic stuff like rebooting your device or clearing the app data? Can you try running Spotify in your desktop pc and let it run for a few songs to see how it reacts?
I've been using latest version at my workplace for 8+ hours, and I've a small group of early adopters that have been trying it out too, and none of us have ever seen that kind of message in our devices.
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I haven't done any of that, sorry. I jist tried playing around 30 minutes last night then tried the morning and then it started giving me the message.
Let me try to do the following later.
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Thank you very much! This is awesome, you are awesome!
I’ll try! Thanks!
Oh yeah!!!!!! Great work and great dev to make this open source app... Congrats
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Nice, I'm currently using a modded one anyway but an open source version on XDA is always preferred. Can you add a changelog at all? The one I'm currently used to using shows all changes and features that it enables but I haven't seen a list like that here.
Awesome job I need this
This is amazing. Works like a charm. Thank you very much!

[GROUP] MicroG Discussion (UNOFFICIAL)

Hi people!
Although MicroG development seems to have slowed down, We know there are still thousands of people using this handy little piece of software to claim back their performance, their battery life, their storage, and above all, their privacy.
Using MicroG for beginners is no easy job. You might run into problems. You might wanna try different combinations of MicroG and Google (Hey, what's free software for?).That's why having a support system is essential.
Yes, we're aware that there seems to already be a Telegram group in the official MicroG OP. But to be honest, that group is crap. The admin bans random newcomers and old veterans alike for expressing their disagreements or being in another group, or randomly, even being 'Alts'. From what we've heard, discussion has basically bottlenecked in that group because of fear (Cannot personally confirm. Was banned for using Chrome).
So, here is the other group.
We're basically a set of channels and groups that discuss and provide everything MicroG, FOSS, and Android. We have guides and experts and cool reaction GIFs and whatnot to help you work through either your first or 1000th issue in MicroG. And guess what, we don't ban people for expressing their views or using Gapps (Though we still hate people that wanna sync Google Photos).
We also have our own, up-to-date (UNOFFICIAL) forks of MicroG with installers just with bumped version numbers so that no app will bother you with that 'Update Play Services' message.
The rules are quite simple. Please use common sense, and English. Both mandatory.
(On the request of the MicroG developer, we would like to assert that this group is quite unofficial. If you want Official, try your luck in russian roulette with the official MicroG group. Don't worry, we welcome you dead or alive)
Due to the new XDA rules about chats, we can't post our telegram links here, so here is our MicroG pack github, which links to our channel, which has links to our group. (might not be convenient, but rules)
MOD EDIT: LINK REMOVED
Please try to spread the word.
Good luck, and stay free (as in freedom).
I am here too. Not sure if you are on TG I9082 Group, but count me in mate. Lemme know what is needed of, and I will oblige.
Btw, the TG link for the channel is:
mod edit - link removed
To join the group chat:
mod edit - link removed
mod edit
please read this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s9-plus/how-to/telegram-chat-channels-forward-t3763967
Thank you !
Thanks dude, totally agree what you said, I'm one of the victims of the evil g333k.
btw I would really suggest you to use other browser than Chrome though, at least try ungoogled-chromium or inox
dic1911 said:
Thanks dude, totally agree what you said, I'm one of the victims of the evil g333k.
btw I would really suggest you to use other browser than Chrome though, at least try ungoogled-chromium or inox
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Firefox, Dual Browser, Rocket Browser. I use the last 2. They are best. Even Naked Browser is awesome.
rottenwheel said:
Quoting @devrruti:
Is there any way we can get a debloated package? Say, no GApps included whatsoever. GMS Core, Framework proxy and a couple of location backends along with Google Play Store (might be offered optional as @Shadow53's .zip files - one that comes bundled with GPlay and the other that does not have the Store,) that way, we may make the flashable zip considerably lighter and offer an option for hardcore microG users.
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Delete the files from the zip
rottenwheel said:
That's a hacky solution. It's better if you provide the solution from the release itself. But okay, every developer has the right to develop and do as it pleases.
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I've been working on the installer, but the primary devs are busy. Probably this wekend, we'll release a newer version of the zip with loads of new stuff, compatibility with x86/64, mips/64, magisk module support, customizable install, etc. Basically pack 2.0
rottenwheel said:
That's great news. I insist, making a debloated GMS Core, Framework Proxy with say, Mozilla and Deja Vu backends should be an appealing deal for those who want to avoid the package coming bundled with GApps and root installers. KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid.
As for a customizable install I hope you are not loading it with Aroma, huh. I don't intend to bring up a pun but, a simple flashable installer with the barebone of what's required for MicroG to work is fair enough.
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Nope. A text file, from which you can remove items you don't wanna install. But, still a WIP
Here is the latest version 1.4 from telegram channel mod edit - link removed
https://transfer.sh/gY3od/MicroG_Packs_Installer-arm_arm64-v1.4.zip
May I seriously ask, why Google Photos backup isn't implemented and what are the obstacles? Is there any way to help?
ashirviskas said:
May I seriously ask, why Google Photos backup isn't implemented and what are the obstacles? Is there any way to help?
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If you want to share your whole life with Google, go ahead and use normal Gapps.
What Are the benefits really of microg as I haven't had a single app fooled that I actually did have real gcf. Why install it at all? Unified NLP is cool (and I use it) but I don't get microg...
dibt359 said:
What Are the benefits really of microg as I haven't had a single app fooled that I actually did have real gcf. Why install it at all? Unified NLP is cool (and I use it) but I don't get microg...
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Works fine for me.
Latest microg apk from mod edit - link removed
https://transfer.sh/dF3Nd/MicroG_GMS_Core-v0.2.4-118.apk
Sources https://github.com/NoGooLag
It's not a fork, it just bumps the version number to bypass the warnings from some apps that ask you to update Google services. Like Marvin did in previous occasions
What has been forked is the telegram group to bypass g333k
Hello guys !
Telegram links are no longer allowed on XDA if they do not belong to a developer as part of his development tools along with direct download links to his work.
Please read this Whatsapp / Telegram Chat Channels - Way Forward
That being said I have removed the links but I`ve left the thread opened for discussion on XDA as has been always, XDA is the place to discuss, random channels can`t be only advertised here.
Thanks for understanding
Dan - forum moderator
xanthrax said:
Hello guys !
Telegram links are no longer allowed on XDA if they do not belong to a developer as part of his development tools along with direct download links to his work.
Please read this Whatsapp / Telegram Chat Channels - Way Forward
That being said I have removed the links but I`ve left the thread opened for discussion on XDA as has been always, XDA is the place to discuss, random channels can`t be only advertised here.
Thanks for understanding
Dan - forum moderator
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Thank you.
The telegram channel is the most active and liberal place with microG related discussion. There is much off-toppic, noob bashing, dissing etc. I think it's good to have a corresponding XDA thread. Not for invitation, but for presenting results.
kurtn said:
Thank you.
The telegram channel is the most active and liberal place with microG related discussion. There is much off-toppic, noob bashing, dissing etc. I think it's good to have a corresponding XDA thread. Not for invitation, but for presenting results.
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No doubt about it although I've never used and never will a telegram chat to get info, to me, a healthy and properly organized forum is the choice, people can always discuss and also post a decent off topic at the OP's discretion here on xda, we just can't turn xda into a cool forum advertising cool chat links, one Google searches "microG xda" and what he finds instead of download links and feedback is a telegram link, isn't fair I would say, is it?
Short summary of last hours' discussion in telegram group: Marvin was there and gave us a lesson in FOSS ethics.
We shall not call the group or the microG fork "official"
We shall do pull request in github
Marvin does not care about fighting between telegram groups, but using bots or fake accounts in this war is not acceptable.
vdbhb59 said:
Firefox, Dual Browser, Rocket Browser. I use the last 2. They are best. Even Naked Browser is awesome.
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I use bromite browser,you can try it.Open source blocks ads
Souvikhazra80 said:
I use bromite browser,you can try it.Open source blocks ads
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I already use it. I use it as system webview as well.
kurtn said:
Telegram Post from June 2nd @ NoGoolag
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I tried to join this
vdbhb59 said:
I am here too. Not sure if you are on TG I9082 Group, but count me in mate. Lemme know what is needed of, and I will oblige.
Btw, the TG link for the channel is:
To join the group chat:
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I installed an app for telegram, but it requires a mobile phone number which I do not have. Is there a direct link to the newest apk of microG service ?

[APP][2.3+][GPLv3] APKGrabber: Re-Release of APKUpdater

APKGrabber
APKGrabber is a fork of APKUpdater. Big thanks and of course all credits go to rumboalla.
I try to develop new features and maintain the software to stay available on latest android devices, but don't expect weekly updates.
For feature requests, issue tracking, new releases and all dev related stuff see my Github page.
License
Copyright © 2017 Rumboalla. Licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.
Readapted 2019 by hemker.
Contributors
hemker
Version Information
Status: Stable
GitHub: latest
APKMirror: latest
Izzy F-Droid: latest
Created 2019-03-04
Last Updated 2019-03-22
Thank You looking forward to a great app.
Thanks for owning the maintenance & upgrade of this beautiful app.
However, I have few issues related to APKGrabber
- Whenever, i click Ignore button, in a few seconds, I see a FC.
This is on Asus Zenfone Max pro m1, stock android, non-rooted, bootloader locked, non-twrped phone
Log option do not work all the time. i see an empty screen while i click on log from the right 3 vertical dots
- I would like to visit APKmirror instead of downloading from it.
Is it possible to provide an option to copy the link ( I mean click to download / Long hold to copy the link kind of option)
hbr_in said:
Thanks for owning the maintenance & upgrade of this beautiful app.
- I would like to visit APKmirror instead of downloading from it.
Is it possible to provide an option to copy the link ( I mean click to download / Long hold to copy the link kind of option)
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I think if both methods ('old APKUpdater'; visit APKMirror and new APKGrabber; direct download) could be available as option in App preferences, that would be great and serve both needs.
//t
tjsuominen said:
I think if both methods ('old APKUpdater'; visit APKMirror and new APKGrabber; direct download) could be available as option in App preferences, that would be great and serve both needs.
//t
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Please add all dev related stuff to the GitHub issue tracker.
Btw, new release is out fixing/adding that stuff, see link above.
Best
Dennis
Latest v1.1.3 says it is still v1.1.2 when installed and the update notification shows up.
Thanks, fixed it now. Just download again.
Hi,
Artem here from APKMirror. I'm glad someone revived APK Updater, so kudos on that!
However, the setting you added to directly download from the site now turns the app into a leech which uses up our bandwidth without giving so much as an ad or page view in return. We had an understanding with the previous author about this, and because of them we actively helped him with the fast API and did not block his app. This direct download addition to APKGrabber now, however, goes against all of that.
Please remove it, as it's against our terms of service.
Thank you for understanding.
Archon810 said:
Hi,
Artem here from APKMirror. I'm glad someone revived APK Updater, so kudos on that!
However, the setting you added to directly download from the site now turns the app into a leech which uses up our bandwidth without giving so much as an ad or page view in return. We had an understanding with the previous author about this, and because of them we actively helped him with the fast API and did not block his app. This direct download addition to APKGrabber now, however, goes against all of that.
Please remove it, as it's against our terms of service.
Thank you for understanding.
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Hey,
sorry, didn't know about any agreements. New release is out, bringing back the old behavior. Furthermore, i deleted all previous artifacts containing that stuff.
@Archon810 is anybody actively maintaining the API? I would like to get in touch to propose some questions about it. That would help making APKGrabber an up-to-date, stable app.
Best
Dennis
dhemker said:
Hey,
sorry, didn't know about any agreements. New release is out, bringing back the old behavior. Furthermore, i deleted all previous artifacts containing that stuff.
@Archon810 is anybody actively maintaining the API? I would like to get in touch to propose some questions about it. That would help making APKGrabber an up-to-date, stable app.
Best
Dennis
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Hey Dennis,
Thanks for the swift action. We have been hosting APK Updater on APKMirror (last release is https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/rumbo...lease/apkupdater-1-5-11-android-apk-download/), and I'm open to now hosting APKGrabber too, as it's getting updates. Would you like that?
Would you like to chat further about the API? PM me and we can connect on Telegram.
Nice to see a friendly community
Just want put it out there because there are bound to be some people who decide to take the ****... what happens if people don't bother updating to the version that removes the direct download feature?
I'm hoping some action can be taken without penalising the developer, having detrimental effects on APKMirror and the average user
hshah said:
Nice to see a friendly community
Just want put it out there because there are bound to be some people who decide to take the ****... what happens if people don't bother updating to the version that removes the direct download feature?
I'm hoping some action can be taken without penalising the developer, having detrimental effects on APKMirror and the average user
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If there aren't to many probably nothing will happen otherwise direct linking will probably just be blocked.
Edit: I love the new ignore button right in the updates window.
SuperSandro2000 said:
If there aren't to many probably nothing will happen otherwise direct linking will probably just be blocked.
Edit: I love the new ignore button right in the updates window.
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Cool, was just putting it out there because more often than not its just a handful of people that tends to ruin it for others.
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Cool, was just putting it out there because more often than not its just a handful of people that tends to ruin it for others.
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Yeah so far so good thank you for the updates. Continued fine tuning version detection would good.
When it would auto download from apkmirror we didn't see where it would download them too.
Is your app setup for the Google Feedback for when it crashes? I just sent a log of it crashing.
Can you please add play store link of the app to be updated?
Thank you.
Glad to see this project revived.
Though it still seems to struggle when in background on Pie - actually, I can't remember wether APKUpdater could even achieve a successful background scheduled search - it will start but won't ever finish.
Getting to its UI will show it still hasn't been able to fetch the installed apps' list & actually start the search. (VPN used + WiFi only setting ticked if relevant)
Also, APKGrabber updates never are found after just opening the app but only when a manual search is launched regardless of the auto option being active.
Also, if I may, I'd like to submit a couple of ideas :
- For when notifications are set to show up only when updates are available (or maybe even in other cases), I think it would be nice if the notification could get dismissed as the users gets to the available updates page.
- Available themes are ok but now not one seems coherent with the app's icon anymore. Replacing them with a tweakable theme engine would be better suited to each user's taste.
Great to see APKUpdater revived! It was a long awaited news!
Are you planning to increase API target to Oreo at least? This is one of the few apps on my phone that still targets Nougat
FYI, APKGrabber is available on F-Droid via the IzzyOnDroid Repo.
The app is now live at https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/hemker/apkgrabber/ too.

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