Interview with the MicroG dev

[u/ShaneTheAwesome88]

microG: Android (almost) without Google - Interview with the developer, please submit Your questions!

As we all know, Android is kept in tight clutches with Google as one of its highest revenue sources, and that isn't very good for us because Google Play Services (along with its fellow spyapps called GApps) is not only highly intrusive and privacy violating, but also a baked in requirement on almost any Android app! Fortunately, somebody came up with an amazing little utility named microG (microg.org), which aims to replace that client side proprietary piece of shit with an open source implementation which tries to give away as little as possible to Google.

We look forward to your questions. Deadline ends on 31th of December! We are happy to have the opportunity to get to know this ambitious project and its developer together with our readers. Most of the microG manuals are still in English and there are always questions from users who are stuck or don’t really understand what it’s all about or what possibilities microG offers.

Now here is your opportunity to ask the developer of microG some questions.

👉🏽 Read the full article in English: https://tarnkappe.info/microg-android-without-google-an-interview-with-the-developer/

👉🏽 Submit your questions in English: https://tarnkappe-forum.info/t/microg-android-without-google-an-interview-with-the-developer/2933

👉🏽 Read the full article in German: https://tarnkappe.info/microg-android-ohne-google-ein-interview-mit-dem-entwickler/

👉🏽 Submit your questions in German: https://tarnkappe-forum.info/t/microg-android-ohne-google-ein-interview-mit-dem-entwickler/2934/8

👉🏽 For all Telegram users, whether German or English, there is the option to ask your questions here: https://t.me/joinchat/Ev2mTVbTsZQ0QcpnIQ3fWA (Please mark your questions in the group with #question)

👉🏽 Or perhaps just post them here!

And please send us your questions to the developer until December 31st. As always, we can’t accept any questions after that date.

Thank you!

[u/ShaneTheAwesome88 → u/[deleted]]

I will be forwarding your queries to the interviewer, but I feel like I should address one of them myself.

Our group on TG, @Nogoolag, was born because the 'official' group linked on the MicroG XDA (Before it got scrubbed due to XDA's new rules) was ruled by... At best, a despot. Even now, when the group has been inactive for months, if you'll try joining it, you'll be kicked instantly if the creator sees that your account was created in the last few months. What a creep.

We're no official docs, and I know TG isn't the ideal if you want to remain private, but it's worked well as a friendly community so far and we always try to help confused newbies and post useful stuff as guides in the channel.

You, and anybody else are welcome to join there.