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GrapheneOS, a privacy-focused version of Android, is adding Android Auto support (9to5google.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] tabular 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is Androit Auto proprietary? Does it depend on Google services (beyond GoogleMaps)?

[–] [email protected] 39 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes it's proprietary and depends on a lot of Google services. Usually if you want it on a custom ROM, you need to use the full GApps packages. No Android Auto on smaller GApps packages.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (3 children)

It works with microG but you still need the proprietary Auto app.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Do you need to root your phone for that? Or is it possible without rooting? Afaik Auto app has to be installed in priv-app

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Thanks. I tried an experiment recently, how long can I live without rooting. This is finally a reason to install magisk again.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Never tried microG, so that's good to know.

[–] Dehydrated 1 points 10 months ago

microG doesn't work on GrapheneOS, because it requires root privileges for basic functionality. The Sandboxed Google Play implementation in GrapheneOS is far superior.