Because there is a lot of confusion about this (including me, btw). Can someone carefully explain the difference between GMS and opengapps ? What comes preinstalled on the FP2? Thank you. [image] Google mobile services Google Mobile Services (GMS) is a collection of proprietary appli…

@fp1_wo_sw_updates : thanks for this topic, I’ve been a little confused too (perhaps even more than you…) This is probably a very stupidly phrased question, but I’m not sure how else to put it: Is opengapps “as google as” the regular gapps/GMS? Also, I understand the issue of GAPPS/no root vs. no …

The OpenGAPPS pieces are identical to the Google stuft. If I recall this correctly, they even will be updated by the Google update process (can someone confirm?) What is really nice about OpebGAPPS: You can tailor the install to your needs. On my OPO I just installed the minimum services plus PlayS…

[image] fp1_wo_sw_updates: So it’s basically the same, it just allows installing GMS on self-compiled (or even rooted) ROM/phones later, if one really wants to, right? Yep ! [image] fp1_wo_sw_updates: Do you know which “flavor” of GMS is normally installed on the FP2/FP1? Nope, but I …

Thank you for all your input. I still have lost of questions (what do Google Mobile Services do?), but I tried to write down what I learned today here: https://forum.fairphone.com/t/pencil2-fairphone-forum-dictionary/5309/27?u=fp1_wo_sw_updates Please fix if needed. Thank you!

What do you mean with: [image] On another topic These generated packages do not contain open or free software It wouldn’t be legal if they contained software proprietary to Google, would it?

[image] paulakreuzer: It wouldn’t be legal if they contained software proprietary to Google, would it? I don’t know, it’s hard to find any hard info regarding the proprietary google apps. I have as much knowledge as you have :frowning: "Open GApps is a Google Apps package completely develop…

[image] fp1_wo_sw_updates: The development process is completely open-source (GPLv3) Well there you have it. :smile:

So that’s all wrong and the Open GApps are really the old abandoned Android Open Source Project apps from the time “ before ” google moved everything into the app store? I have to check the sources and the build scripts … now I’m confused again but the “open” would make more sense. But I really don…

[image] fp1_wo_sw_updates: If the opposite is true and they do contain open version of the apps, please correct. Right know I think the scripts to bundle the apps are GPLv3, the apps/apks are not. This was answered in my two previous posts : [image] Arvil: The “open” in the name comes …

So is it OK to have a FP2 rooted and open GAPPS? If we install the future fairphone OS will we be able to install open GAPPS? God this is so confusing…

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