MicroG

What is MicroG?

microG GmsCore is a free software reimplementation of Google's proprietary Android user space apps and libraries. It allows applications calling proprietary Google APIs to run on AOSP-based ROMs like LineageOS, acting as a free replacement for the non-free, proprietary Google Play Services. It is a powerful tool to reclaim your privacy and freedom while enjoying Android core features, although apps you use that take advantage of it may still be using proprietary libraries to communicate with microG, just as they do when communicating with the actual Google Play Services

Highlights

• Provides a free-as-in-freedom re-implementation of Google's proprietary Android user space apps and libraries
• Allows applications calling proprietary Google APIs to run on AOSP-based ROMs like LineageOS
• Includes the Unified Network Location Provider module (UnifiedNlp) which handles application calls to Google's network location provider
• Relies on location and address lookup backends which must be installed separately
• Offers a Google Play Store replacement application and the Services Framework Proxy (GsfProxy) module to provide Google's push messaging service