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diff --git a/static/usage.html b/static/usage.html index 0445af01..9f07de36 100644 --- a/static/usage.html +++ b/static/usage.html @@ -681,14 +681,12 @@ com.android.vending (Google Play Store), com.google.android.gms (Google Play services), com.google.android.gsf (Google Services Framework) as regular sandboxed apps in a specific profile. These receive no special privileges and the OS itself - doesn't include any of the usual integration to make use of them itself to provide - services offered by the OS. They run as unprivileged, sandboxed apps like any - others and GrapheneOS implements shims to make them work without the many - privileged permissions and SELinux policy extensions these apps usually - require. Only apps within the same profile can use it. Even within the same - profile, apps not explicitly choosing to use Google services won't use them - because the OS doesn't integrate support for it or use it as the backend for APIs - in the OS like the stock OS.</p> + doesn't use them for anything. They run as unprivileged, sandboxed apps like any + others. GrapheneOS simply provides shims teaching them how to run without any of + the special privileged permissions and SELinux policy they depend on having. Even + within the same profile, apps not explicitly choosing to use Google services won't + use them because the OS doesn't integrate support for it or use it as the backend + for APIs in the OS like the stock OS.</p> <p>You should install all 3 apps including the Play Store rather than only Play services or there will be missing functionality. Play Store is not simply a user |