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| author | Daniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com> | 2022-02-02 00:05:04 -0500 |
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| committer | Daniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com> | 2022-02-02 00:10:30 -0500 |
| commit | b6d2aa303ddb32b5b727ffb0e58232dfe8e2a65a (patch) | |
| tree | 8dffee4cfc81f3998cdc639f3d0c27858361ce1e /static/usage.html | |
| parent | fc11f6fd50d438f5f55a0995340893cad863ad32 (diff) | |
add docs on GmsCompat app
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diff --git a/static/usage.html b/static/usage.html index b68a3c63..1dfddcb6 100644 --- a/static/usage.html +++ b/static/usage.html @@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ <a href="#sandboxed-google-play">Sandboxed Google Play</a> <ul> <li><a href="#sandboxed-google-play-installation">Installation</a></li> + <li><a href="#sandboxed-google-play-configuration">Configuration</a></li> <li><a href="#sandboxed-google-play-limitations">Limitations</a></li> </ul> </li> @@ -890,6 +891,35 @@ Play Store depend on having Google Play Games installed.</p> </section> + <section id="sandboxed-google-play-configuration"> + <h3><a href="#sandboxed-google-play-configuration">Configuration</a></h3> + + <p>The compatibility layer has a configuration menu available at Settings ➔ + Apps ➔ Sandboxed Google Play. It provides links to this usage guide, Play + services system settings, Google Location Accuracy setting, Play Store system + settings and Google settings. The Play services and Play Store system settings + are only included for convenience since they can be accessed the same way as + any other app via Settings ➔ Apps. The Google Location Accuracy and Google + settings activities would normally be integrated into the OS but we don't + include any of the standard Google Play integration so there needs to be an + app providing a way to access them.</p> + + <p>The Google Location Accuracy toggle is an internal Google Play toggle for + whether it will use their network-based location service. By default, it will + only use the GNSS-based location provided by the OS. Some apps using the Play + services geolocation service will only work if network-based geolocation is + enabled if they lack a fallback to requesting the higher power usage + GNSS-based geolocation when it's disabled.</p> + + <p>In the future, the Sandboxed Google Play app will provide a toggle for + geolocation redirection. By default, apps using the Play services geolocation + service will be redirected to an implementation based on the OS geolocation + service without all the advanced features. This will enable apps using it to + work out-of-the-box without needing to grant the Location permission to Play + services. This has been largely developed but still needs substantial work + before we can include it in the OS.</p> + </section> + <section id="sandboxed-google-play-limitations"> <h3><a href="#sandboxed-google-play-limitations">Limitations</a></h3> |
