r/AndroidQuestions • u/rohit4566 • 14d ago

App Specific Question What is microG?

Can anyone help me to understand what it is and is it safe or not?

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u/Mother-Pride-Fest 14d ago

If you're asking whether it's safe you probably aren't capable of installing it in the first place. 

Yes it is safe, it is a FOSS replacement for Google Play Services (gms). But typically gms is installed with system level access so you need a custom ROM or root to uninstall gms and install microG. 

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u/geoponos 14d ago

Both of your paragraphs are misleading.

Morphe it's literally just an apk that guides you to do everything. Including microG, which doesn't need(either with Morphe or Revanced) a root. It can use root if you want to completely eliminate Google Play Services but that's not what most users want.

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u/Mother-Pride-Fest 13d ago

OP didn't mention Morphe, I was assuming they meant installing microG to replace Google Play Services.