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Okay, thinking about uninstalling Google Play Services after finding out NewPipe may stop working. (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by to c/privacy@lemmy.ca
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What will happen to my phone? Will it crash as soon as I uninstall it? Can I have Android but not Play Services?

Should I use MicroG? If yes, where do I download it? I can use Brevent to uninstall Play Services, but I'm quite wary of such a choice.

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[–] 4 points 4 months ago (7 children)

On GrapheneOS (or other deGoogled OSs) the only thing that's going to change are apps that require Google Play Services.

On commercial androids I don't think you even can uninstall it.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    Does Wire, NewPipe, IronFox, Tor and Brave require Play Services? If not, I can uninstall it.

    I think I can use Brevent to uninstall it.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (5 children)

    Wire might for push notifications.

    I'm not familiar with Brevent, but you can use adb to uninstall some system level apps, though I'm not sure if adb will work on GPS. Worth a shot, I would suppose.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 4 months ago (4 children)

    Yes, Wire stopped sending me notifications, but it isn't really that much. Brevent is the same as Shizuka and ADB.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (3 children)

    Signal requires GPS for push, too, but if GPS isn't available, it uses persistent notifications to stay "active". It uses a bit more battery, theoretically, but I really haven't noticed a difference.

    Ah, ok, cool! I'm just so used to using cli adb, I didn't even think to search for another solution. I'm glad more exist!

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 4 months ago (2 children)

    I don't use Signal anymore.

    You're welcome :)

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