From 07a23f9bd839e7f864dd2c182f5169c751880506 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Izzy Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2025 15:54:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fastlane: adding details to full description --- fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/full_description.txt | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/full_description.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/full_description.txt index faac875..6ee6ee8 100644 --- a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/full_description.txt +++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/full_description.txt @@ -1,5 +1,15 @@ This app "simulates" the Google Play Services that the Google Camera app (Gcam) requires, allowing the camera app to be used on devices without Google Play Services. Note that this app comes without UI and therefore has no icon in the app drawer. But of course it is listed in the Android settings (e.g. for uninstallation). +What is the difference between this app and microG? + +microG is a open source re-implementation of the Google Play Services (client side). Among other things, signature spoofing is used to achieve this goal. In comparison, this app only aims to get Gcam running without Play Services. Therefore this app does not need any security compromising hacks or permissions (no Internet access, no storage access and of course no root access needed). + +So what do I have to install? + +Currently there are two versions of this app named "basic" and "photos". "Basic" (this app here) includes everything you need to get Gcam running but the button showing the last photo in full size will not work. The "photos" version has all features from "basic" and adds support for this button but you cannot have the Google Photos app installed for technical reasons. + +In short: if you have Google Photos installed go with "basic" else install the "photos" version. + It is strongly recommended to read the project page to learn more about compatibility and limitations. This app is NOT compatible with devices running Google Play Services or microg, installation will fail on these devices. Also, the original Gcam (unmodded) version 7.6 or newer requires a compatible Android version (OS/ROM). More information about this on the project page as well. From 0f4a114c850efbdfbd1df77cb1555cfba5e97c3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Izzy Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2025 22:31:09 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] add details for third flavor --- fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/full_description.txt | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/full_description.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/full_description.txt index 6ee6ee8..aab0ad8 100644 --- a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/full_description.txt +++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/full_description.txt @@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ microG is a open source re-implementation of the Google Play Services (client si So what do I have to install? -Currently there are two versions of this app named "basic" and "photos". "Basic" (this app here) includes everything you need to get Gcam running but the button showing the last photo in full size will not work. The "photos" version has all features from "basic" and adds support for this button but you cannot have the Google Photos app installed for technical reasons. +There are three flavors of this app named basic, photos, and photosonly. All come without UI and therefore have no icon in the app drawer. But of course the installation is listed in the Android settings (e.g. for uninstallation). -In short: if you have Google Photos installed go with "basic" else install the "photos" version. +Basic includes everything you need to get Gcam running but the button showing the last taken photo in full size will not work. The photosonly flavor supports this button but does not provide the features of the basic flavor; it is meant to be used on GrapheneOS alongside the sandboxed Play Services. The photos flavor has all features from basic and photosonly combined in one app. It is strongly recommended to read the project page to learn more about compatibility and limitations.