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Remove propietary dependency

Open maksimowiczm opened this issue 3 months ago • 3 comments

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Describe the problem you'd like to have solved

Currently, the Auth0 Android library depends on proprietary component https://github.com/auth0/Auth0.Android/blob/fde302b9f5437d6c2e05ef6410d2891348c19baf/auth0/build.gradle#L117

This dependency pulls in Google Play Services proprietary blobs, which prevents the use of the library in applications that must remain fully open-source and free of proprietary components.

I understand that it may be required for certain sign-in methods. However, I don’t believe it is necessary for simple email–password authentication.

Describe the ideal solution

From my point of view, the simplest solution would be to publish a separate open-source artifact that does not depend on Google Play Services.

Alternatives and current workarounds

I was able to compile the library without this dependency, and it worked fine with simple email–password authentication, but this is not a viable long-term solution.

Additional context

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/support/+/refs/heads/androidx-main/credentials/credentials-play-services-auth/build.gradle

maksimowiczm avatar Sep 30 '25 08:09 maksimowiczm