microG Alternatives

microG is described as 'GmsCore is a free software reimplementation of Google Play Services. It allows applications calling proprietary Google APIs to run on AOSP-based ROMs like ' and is a popular app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to microG for Android, Android Tablet, Android Wear and F-Droid. The best microG alternative is Open GApps, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like microG are NanoDroid, BiTGApps, NikGApps and MicroG RE.

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  1. Open GApps icon
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    Open GApps is a Google Apps package for rooted devices that is developed by writing open source buildscripts which allow for automated creation of new up-to-date packages.

    8 Open GApps alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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    Open GApps vs microG Comments
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    Negative
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    While the Open GApps script to generate the Google Apps packages is open source, the Google Apps packages themselves (which are to be flashed onto Android) are closed source. In contrast, the microG client is actually open source. By installing microG or using an OS with microG pre-installed, you are not flashing any closed source software onto your phone. (Of course, many apps that depend on Google services are still closed source.)

    Alara Diphne
    Negative
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    Open GApps is an installer for Play Services and other Google Apps. microG is an alternative to Play Services. They're not the same.

    • Open GApps is Free and Open SourcemicroG is also Free and Open Source
  2. NanoDroid icon
     12 likes

    NanoDroid for lets you pseudo-debloat the ROM, install microG, F-Droid, FOSS apps, GNU Bash, GNU Nano, Zelda ringtones and sounds.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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    NanoDroid vs microG Comments
    Alara Diphne
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    NanoDroid is an installer that, among other things, can install microG. It's not an alternative to microG.

    • NanoDroid is Free and Open SourcemicroG is also Free and Open Source
  3. BiTGApps icon
     6 likes

    A custom gapps package with minimal install that support custom features such as Battery Optimization for GMS Core and its components.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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    BiTGApps vs microG Comments
    Alara Diphne
    Negative
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    BiTGApps is an installer for Play Services and other Google Apps. microG is an alternative to Play Services. They're not the same.

    • BiTGApps is Free and Open SourcemicroG is also Free and Open Source
  4. NikGApps icon
     5 likes

    NikGapps project started with the goal to provide custom gapps packages that suits everyone's needs. A package that a user needs but cannot find and ends up setting up the device installing more apps and removing unwanted apps manually.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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    NikGApps vs microG Comments
    Alara Diphne
    Negative
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    NikGApps is an installer for Play Services and other Google Apps. microG is an alternative to Play Services. They're not the same.

    • NikGApps is Free and Open SourcemicroG is also Free and Open Source
  5. MicroG RE icon
     2 likes

    GmsCore fork for ReVanced with Material 3 Expressive design, enhanced features, and improvements.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  6. NOGAPPS Network Location is a geolocation app using wlan and data from Apple or a database of gsm phone cells at /sdcard/.nogapps/cells.db

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  7. MindTheGapps icon
     1 like

    A replacement for OpenGapps as a source of the standard Google Android apps. Used by installers of custom ROMS and the preferred package recommended by the developers of the 'Lineage' ROMs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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    MindTheGapps vs microG Comments
    Alara Diphne
    Negative
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    MindTheGapps is an installer for Play Services and other Google Apps. microG is an alternative to Play Services. They're not the same.

    • MindTheGapps is Free and ProprietarymicroG is Free and Open Source
  8. Authnkey icon
     1 like

    A credential provider for Android that enables FIDO2/CTAP2 security keys over NFC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  9. Beans GApps is a Gapps package for Android Devices bringing Google apps to your device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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    Beans GApps vs microG Comments
    Alara Diphne
    Negative
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    Beans GApps is an installer for Play Services and other Google Apps. microG is an alternative to Play Services. They're not the same.

    • Beans GApps is Free and ProprietarymicroG is Free and Open Source
  10. This gapp is the renamed project of exlite gapps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  11. Google Play Services is a proprietary background service and API package for Android devices from Google. Google Play Services provides core functionality like authentication, contacts synchronization, and location based services.

    9 Google Play Services alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Android Wear
     
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    Google Play Services vs microG Comments
    Alara Diphne
    Positive
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    microG is build to be an alternative to Play Services.

    • Google Play Services is Free and ProprietarymicroG is Free and Open Source
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