Unable to install GmsCore

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Unable to install GmsCore #1147

Open Compleur opened 4 years ago

Compleur commented 4 years ago

Device/Android Version: Moto E (2nd Gen) / 5.1 GmsCore Versions tried: v0.2.11.202414 , v0.2.5.12879

I am unable to install GmsCore to begin the microG installation process. This seems to be a unique issue since I am able to install the latest version on my other device (Samsung 10e) so I am not sure of the issue's source.

Is this a android version incompatibility issue? Is there an older version that would be compatible with Android 5?

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Fox2Code commented 4 years ago

It seems you have GooglePlay services installed.

You can't install MicroG on top of GooglePlay service because MicroG is not signed with the Google private RSA key.

You should try to install Magisk and a MicroG module, or a custom ROM if you want MicroG on your phone.

Compleur commented 4 years ago

Did a bit of digging, found out my phone has a locked bootloader that cannot be unlocked. So I can't get a custom rom.

As far as I can tell, Magisk also needs root to work, so I guess I'm f*cked unless someone else knows otherwise.

ljl-covid commented 4 years ago

@Compleur you definitely cannot install microG on a device where you can't get root or unlock the bootloader. Well, you can install it if you don't have the Google services on that phone, but most of its functionality won't be available. microG needs to be installed in the /system area to be useful, which is only accessible by root or from recovery, even aside from the signature spoofing hack required.