Relation to FakeStore

[breversa]

Hi,

From what I understand, BlankStore development has stopped, but FakeStore (https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_FakeStore) is the replacement ?

If so, it could be useful to add a quick explanation/link on this project's main page.

And if not, well… I'm all ears to explanations too ! :-)

[IzzySoft]

If you read the description on the FakeStore page, you will note the difference:

An _empty package_ that _mocks the existence of the Google Play Store_ to the Play Services client.

(emphasis mine). While BlankStore is:

An open source Google Play Store client.

Does this answer your question concerning the relation of the two? :wink:

[breversa]

Thanks @IzzySoft for taking the time to reply. :-) I see you're also active on microg/android_packages_apps_FakeStore and other projects that I'm lurking on.

Though I now understand the difference between FakeStore and BlankStore, I don't quite understand what's the usefulness of FakeStore. In what case(s) is mocking Play Store useful ?

I actually came here from bonanza123/FakeGApps, and am trying to see how this whole μG works together.

My ultimate goal is to find a replacement for the Play Store (and maybe the push functionnality. That's GCM, right ?), as it's the only Google service (along with Gmail) that I use. I think you're looking for something similar, right ?

[IzzySoft]

To be honest, @breversa, I didn't check deeper into FakeStore. I'm still using BlankStore, so I saw no need to install the other (but there certainly is one if you do not use BlankStore/PlayStore; @mar-v-in has enough work to do, he wouldn't build that package if it weren't needed).

To "see how his whole μG works together", might I suggest you reading my article on it? You can find it here: Android without Google: microG. That will answer your last paragraph as well (short answer: maybe, depends on: you won't have access to your paid apps straight away, and license verification will fail for some apps. The former you can work around with using the great app Raccoon, the latter must be solved by the corresponding dev (as many requested this, e.g. Locus Map Pro has something in the works now for this – so it's always worth contacting the dev on it), unless you want to "go gray" and patch the app yourself (which should be the "last resort" at best, and avoided if possible – unless you're the dev and its your app, of course)).

[breversa]

Your article is AWESOME ! You describe totally what I'm looking for ! Thank you ! :D (The only missing thing is a date, to quickly check the relevancy level in the future)

I already did the UnifiedNlp part using the Xposed module for GApps device, and I'm gonna give BlankStore a try, since you seem to consider it stable enough (the only paid app I have is OsmAnd).

[IzzySoft]

(The only missing thing is a date, to quickly check the relevancy level in the future)

Check the end of the page. It's either one date (article created), or two dates (article created (and updated)).

I'm gonna give BlankStore a try, since you seem to consider it stable enough (the only paid app I have is OsmAnd).

Yupp. Btw: Article number 7 (where to get apps) from my "Android without Google" series was just released a few minutes ago in German, English version follows ASAP (same URL then, language switches according to browser settings). You might be interested in reading that, as it gives you some additional alternatives.