maemo.org - Talk - Sailfish OS (officially) on Sony Xperia devices

There is no problem installing Play Store (it's preinstalled on Aqua Fish), but there is a problem downloading or updating applications as Google is excluding us.

I removed all gapps yesterday in the evening. I found out, all apps I'm using do not need the Google services. I'm fine with it. If they don't let me install apps they don't deserve it to have their services on my phone.

I also don't want to have all this google services crap on my phone.. Uninstalled some time ago and using APKpure without any problems since then.. It looks, like APKpure is mirroring the apps from Google Play quite regularly...

meldolion

2017-06-28 13:46

Re: Sailfish OS (officially) on Sony Xperia devices

check the minutes of the collaboration meeting, they said the blog is already written and in review phase. as the content is somehow critical, there need to be several persons looking over it.

mp107

2017-06-28 14:14

Re: Sailfish OS (officially) on Sony Xperia devices

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Originally Posted by Jaracz (Post 1529781)

I live without gapps for about 2-3 years. So yes, it is possible. :D

Only the pop-up in some apps annoys me.
Most of the applications still do work but I have to close a dozen or two of pop-ups.
Moreover, in some of those apps I have to keep out of choosing OK by clicking somewhere outside of the pop-up to do not crash the app.
What a malicious piece of code. :mad:

bnwg	2017-06-28 14:35

Re: Sailfish OS (officially) on Sony Xperia devices

Finding apk or installing it is not a problem. The big huddle is google service on which more and more apps are relying (or google makes it like this).

This is where the android runtime in BB10 became less and less useful although there's hack or tweak to remove the google service dependency.

I don't know how alien dalvik works and handles but I really do hope it won't cause too much inconvenience to use android app properly.

I use iOS, Android, Window 10 mobile, BB10, Sailfish (for a short time) and Meego, but wired that I like the OS the most in the reserve order (Window 10 mobile is out of the pic).

meet.vino

2017-06-28 17:16

Re: Sailfish OS (officially) on Sony Xperia devices

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Originally Posted by meldolion (Post 1529782)

check the minutes of the collaboration meeting, they said the blog is already written and in review phase. as the content is somehow critical, there need to be several persons looking over it.

Can you pls give us the link? Or extract of anything related to the update 10.1.1.12?

nieldk

2017-06-28 17:34

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Originally Posted by meet.vino (Post 1529788)

Can you pls give us the link? Or extract of anything related to the update 10.1.1.12?

10.1.1.12

I missed a few there 😁

herdem09

2017-06-28 17:41

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