• jungfred@lemmy.ml
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      10 hours ago

      This will take effect for google “certified” phones. If you’re using a custom rom with no gapps (including play services) installed, you will most likely be not affected.

      If some of your apps rely on play services, i can heavily recommend microg as replacement for it.

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        2 hours ago

        Do I have to install microg or graphene or whatever on my Google Pixel before that date or miss the boat?

        Have been putting it off.

        • sunnytimes@lemmy.ca
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          1 hour ago

          GrapheneOS has sandboxed play services that you can easily install to make sure apps work. my banking app only works with play store services so I installed them and set them to zero permissions. You can also make a second profile with nothing installed and switch when you need those apps. MicroG has never worked for me on any phone.