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| author | Daniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com> | 2021-11-12 10:01:26 -0500 |
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| committer | Daniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com> | 2021-11-12 10:01:26 -0500 |
| commit | edfb3c384249d2a5149a0f39d4c0b9555f44a6c6 (patch) | |
| tree | c28e6ec454e6986bea1a8841b739cda1a0ce57f6 | |
| parent | 34f3c9f5ce6b39d463f20a341457a8c0e2ceb05f (diff) | |
installation section for sandboxed Play services
| -rw-r--r-- | static/usage.html | 61 |
1 files changed, 34 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/static/usage.html b/static/usage.html index a15b54cb..f0869985 100644 --- a/static/usage.html +++ b/static/usage.html @@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ <li> <a href="#sandboxed-play-services">Sandboxed Play services</a> <ul> + <li><a href="#sandboxed-play-services-installation">Installation</a></li> <li><a href="#sandboxed-play-services-limitations">Limitations</a></li> </ul> </li> @@ -801,38 +802,44 @@ is also provided to support dynamically downloaded/loaded modules (dynamite modules).</p> - <p>Install com.google.android.gsf, then com.google.android.gms and finally use a - split APK installer to install all 5 of the APKs for com.android.vending together. - Make sure to install all 3 in the correct order and don't skip installing the Play - Store since it provides services used by apps depending on Play. You can obtain a - split APK installer app from either Aurora Store, F-Droid or the developers of the - app via their GitHub releases, etc.</p> + <section id="sandboxed-play-services-installation"> + <h3><a href="#sandboxed-play-services-installation">Installation</a></h3> - <p>In the future, we'll have a client app for our repository so you'll be able to - install and update the official Play services apps through that app and you won't - need to deal with split APK installation manually.</p> + <p>Install com.google.android.gsf, then com.google.android.gms and finally use + a split APK installer to install all 5 of the APKs for com.android.vending + together. Make sure to install all 3 in the correct order and don't skip + installing the Play Store since it provides services used by apps depending on + Play. You can obtain a split APK installer app from either Aurora Store, + F-Droid or the developers of the app via their GitHub releases, etc.</p> - <ul> - <li><a href="https://apps.grapheneos.org/packages/com.google.android.gsf/">com.google.android.gsf</a></li> - <li><a href="https://apps.grapheneos.org/packages/com.google.android.gms/">com.google.android.gms</a></li> - <li><a href="https://apps.grapheneos.org/packages/com.android.vending/">com.android.vending</a></li> - </ul> + <p>In the future, we'll have a client app for our repository so you'll be able + to install and update the official Play services apps through that app and you + won't need to deal with split APK installation manually.</p> - <p>You should give a battery optimization exception to Google Play services for - features like push notifications to work properly in the background. It isn't - needed for the other 2 apps.</p> + <ul> + <li><a href="https://apps.grapheneos.org/packages/com.google.android.gsf/">com.google.android.gsf</a></li> + <li><a href="https://apps.grapheneos.org/packages/com.google.android.gms/">com.google.android.gms</a></li> + <li><a href="https://apps.grapheneos.org/packages/com.android.vending/">com.android.vending</a></li> + </ul> - <p>After installing the apps, you should open the Play Store and press sign in to - trigger initialization. Signing into an account is optional and it will work fine - without it, but you do need to get it initialized and this is currently the best - way to mimic the initialization done by the stock OS setup wizard.</p> + <p>You should give a battery optimization exception to Google Play services + for features like push notifications to work properly in the background. It + isn't needed for the other 2 apps.</p> - <p>You can obtain updates to these apps from our repository which will be easy - once we have a client app. The Play Store app can also be used to update Google - Play services. Updates to the Google Services Framework (com.google.android.gsf) - app are normally only distributed through OS updates so you need to get those from - our repository. The Play Store app isn't able to update itself through the - compatibility layer yet but it may be supported in the future.</p> + <p>After installing the apps, you should open the Play Store and press sign in + to trigger initialization. Signing into an account is optional and it will + work fine without it, but you do need to get it initialized and this is + currently the best way to mimic the initialization done by the stock OS setup + wizard.</p> + + <p>You can obtain updates to these apps from our repository which will be easy + once we have a client app. The Play Store app can also be used to update + Google Play services. Updates to the Google Services Framework + (com.google.android.gsf) app are normally only distributed through OS updates + so you need to get those from our repository. The Play Store app isn't able to + update itself through the compatibility layer yet but it may be supported in + the future.</p> + </section> <section id="sandboxed-play-services-limitations"> <h3><a href="#sandboxed-play-services-limitations">Limitations</a></h3> |
