How can you instal playstore if i may ask?
Yeah i meant with microg
`#!/bin/sh
Install Open GApps to the Alien Dalvik squashfs system.img.
set -e
WORKDIR=/home/.aliendalvik_systemimg_patch
TMPWORKDIR="$WORKDIR/tmp"
SQUASHFS_ROOT="$TMPWORKDIR/squashfs-root"
MOUNT_ROOT="$TMPWORKDIR/systemimg_mount"
SYSTEM_IMG=/opt/alien/system.img
ORIG_IMG_FILE=orig_img_path.txt
FEDORA22_REPO=https://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/releases/30/Everything/aarch64/os/Packages
OPENGAPPS_ARCH=arm64
OPENGAPPS_API=10.0
OPENGAPPS_VARIANT=pico
GOOGLE_APPS_REMOVE=‘carriersetup extservicesgoogle extsharedgoogle googlebackuptransport googlecontactssync googlefeedback googlepartnersetup’
log() {
printf ‘%s\n’ “$1” > /dev/stderr
}
install_fedora22_rpm() {
pkgname="$1"
pkgversion="$2"
if ! rpm -q “$pkgname” > /dev/null; then
pkgfile="$pkgname-$pkgversion.fc30.aarch64.rpm"
firstletter="$(printf ‘%s’ “$pkgfile” | cut -c 1)"
mkdir “$TMPWORKDIR/rpms”
curl “$FEDORA22_REPO/$firstletter/$pkgfile” > “$TMPWORKDIR/rpms/$pkgfile”
pkcon -y install-local “$TMPWORKDIR/rpms/$pkgfile”
rm “$TMPWORKDIR/rpms/$pkgfile”
rmdir “$TMPWORKDIR/rpms”
fi
}
install_deps() {
if ! rpm -q squashfs-tools > /dev/null; then
pkcon -y install squashfs-tools
fi
install_fedora22_rpm lzip 1.20-4
}
extract_image() {
mkdir “$MOUNT_ROOT”
mount -o loop,ro “$SYSTEM_IMG” “$MOUNT_ROOT”
if [ -f "$MOUNT_ROOT/$ORIG_IMG_FILE" ]; then
orig_image="$(cat "$MOUNT_ROOT/$ORIG_IMG_FILE")"
log "$SYSTEM_IMG already patched, using original from $orig_image"
else
orig_image="$WORKDIR/system.img.orig.$(date +%Y%m%dT%H%M%S)"
cp "$SYSTEM_IMG" "$orig_image"
log "Copying original image $SYSTEM_IMG to $orig_image"
fi
umount "$MOUNT_ROOT"
if [ ! -f "$orig_image" ]; then
log "$orig_image not found"
return 1
fi
mount -o loop,ro "$orig_image" "$MOUNT_ROOT"
if [ -f "$MOUNT_ROOT/$ORIG_IMG_FILE" ]; then
umount "$MOUNT_ROOT"
rmdir "$MOUNT_ROOT"
log "$orig_image already patched, please restore original image to $SYSTEM_IMG"
return 1
fi
mkdir "$SQUASHFS_ROOT"
# rsync needs to be run twice to copy all xattrs. Probably a bug in rsync.
rsync -aSHAX "$MOUNT_ROOT/" "$SQUASHFS_ROOT/"
rsync -aSHAX "$MOUNT_ROOT/" "$SQUASHFS_ROOT/"
umount "$MOUNT_ROOT"
rmdir "$MOUNT_ROOT"
printf '%s' "$orig_image" > "$SQUASHFS_ROOT/$ORIG_IMG_FILE"
}
build_image() {
cp “$SYSTEM_IMG” “$TMPWORKDIR/system.img.backup”
mksquashfs “$SQUASHFS_ROOT” “$SYSTEM_IMG” -noappend -no-exports -no-duplicates -no-fragments
rm “$TMPWORKDIR/system.img.backup”
rm -r “$SQUASHFS_ROOT”
}
_find_opengapps() {
downloads=/home/defaultuser/Downloads/
name_pattern=“open_gapps-$OPENGAPPS_ARCH-$OPENGAPPS_API-$OPENGAPPS_VARIANT-*.zip”
if [ “$1” != quiet ]; then
log “Searching for Open GApps zip at $downloads/$name_pattern”
fi
find “$downloads” -maxdepth 1 -name “$name_pattern” | sort | tail -n 1
}
get_opengapps_zip() {
opengapps_zip="$(_find_opengapps)"
if [ -z “$opengapps_zip” ]; then
# Show the Open GApps download page to the user instead of automating
# the download of the latest version.
# The no-mirror policy
log “Opening Open GApps download page”
runuser -l defaultuser – /usr/bin/xdg-open “The Open GApps Project”
log “Waiting for download to start”
while [ -z “$opengapps_zip” ]; do
sleep 1
opengapps_zip="$(_find_opengapps quiet)"
done
log “Detected new download at $opengapps_zip”
log “Waiting for download to finish”
while [ -f “$opengapps_zip” ] && [ -f “$opengapps_zip.part” ]; do
sleep 1
done
sleep 1
if [ ! -f “$opengapps_zip” ]; then
log “Download failed”
return 1
fi
else
log “Found Open GApps zip $opengapps_zip”
fi
printf ‘%s’ “$opengapps_zip”
}
install_opengapps() {
unzip “$(get_opengapps_zip)” -d “$TMPWORKDIR/opengapps/”
for p in $GOOGLE_APPS_REMOVE; do
rm "$TMPWORKDIR/opengapps/Core/$p-all.tar.lz"
done
if [ -f "$TMPWORKDIR/opengapps/Core/extservicesgoogle-all.tar.lz" ]; then
rm -r "$SQUASHFS_ROOT/system/priv-app/ExtServices"
fi
if [ -f "$TMPWORKDIR/opengapps/Core/extsharedgoogle-all.tar.lz" ]; then
rm -r "$SQUASHFS_ROOT/system/app/ExtShared"
fi
mkdir "$TMPWORKDIR/opengapps_2"
for f in "$TMPWORKDIR"/opengapps/Core/*.tar.lz; do
lzip -c -d "$f" | tar -x -C "$TMPWORKDIR/opengapps_2"
done
rm -r "$TMPWORKDIR/opengapps/"
cp -r "$TMPWORKDIR"/opengapps_2/*/*/* "$SQUASHFS_ROOT/system/"
rm -r "$TMPWORKDIR/opengapps_2/"
}
set_traps() {
# shellcheck disable=SC2064
trap “$*” EXIT HUP INT QUIT PIPE TERM
}
cleanup() {
if [ ! -f “$SYSTEM_IMG” ] && [ -f “$TMPWORKDIR/system.img.backup” ]; then
mv “$TMPWORKDIR/system.img.backup” “$SYSTEM_IMG” || :
fi
umount “$MOUNT_ROOT” || :
rm -r “$TMPWORKDIR” || :
set_traps -
exit 1
}
set_traps cleanup
systemctl stop aliendalvik
mkdir -p “$WORKDIR”
mkdir -p “$TMPWORKDIR”
install_deps
extract_image
install_opengapps
build_image
rmdir “$TMPWORKDIR”
set_traps -
exit 0`
I guess the the url of the link to opengapps got resolved in the post, so i don’t know how to ensure that it stays the url. Maybe you can open it and paste it in the script. Or you open it and download the zip and put the script in the same directory where you downloaded the zip
For a few years I could simply install the Play Store from and APK and it actually worked. It needed reinstall of MicroG and you needed to not log into your google account in microG but do it from the inside of the Store, but it did work.
But unfortunately when I tried a month ago on my new phone it no longer worked, so it certainly no longer is as easy.
Fortunately Aurora Store is great, it even allows you to download apps you bought, unfortunately a those that then try to authenticate the purchase with the Play Store will fail to do so.
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ive used the script on the new 4.5 update and i used the android 11 pico but the terminal return the umount:/home/.aliendvlik_systemimg_patch/tmp/systemimg_mount:no moun
@ubuntuscofield Try this script Sony 10 II - Dual SIM (arm64) | Sailfish OS 4.5 | Android 11 | Open GApps pico installation script · GitHub for SFOS 4.5 and Android 11
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Weird, I just reran the same script as on .64 (.72 didn’t need reinstall for some reason, maybe not enough changed) and it works fine
Thanks but can you make a variant for xperia xa2?
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Could someone help me to get google play services working on 4.4.0.72 as it’s essential for Tile™ application. what do i do after i install microg? I have “microG settings” and “microG Services” working but not play service part.
Do you want Google Play Services or microG? They are not the same.
To get better help, state where you get stuck as opposed to something very generic.
I get notification for lack of “google play services”
I don’t know how to fix it but I tried f-droid with microgservicesCore + FakeStore + FakeGapps packages installed but it didn’t make a difference
What app even is that?
Forget about any Android apps that need Bluetooth. Play Services is the least of your problems there.
what about programs like MobilePay
that don’t need bluetooth. is it possible to make it work. i installed FakeStore 0.1.0 but no difference. does not work.
Installing FakeStore did trick for me. Maybe check microg settings that everything checked there and of reboot Android compability or rebooting.
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Forget about all that low-level access stuff in the Android runtime.
Bluetooth, NFC, USB, VPN config, WiFi config etc.
This has been asked so many times.
You decide if the app qualifies - it appears to be some regional thing.
QR scanning (for apps that don’t build it in) might need the real deal to work, microG has had some issues.