[HowTo] Install Google Play Services on baseport 8 devices from Microsoft Windows (Not working)

answered 2019-05-08 19:39:45 +0200

Artur
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updated 2019-05-09 08:10:18 +0200

I have successfully installed opengapps from the phone, with no computer needed. Do this at your own risk, etc., but here is how I did it. If you modified the system.img before, uninstall then reinstall Android support to get the original system.img first.

1. Install lzip and a version of squashfs-tools with lz4 support:

   pkcon install info
   rpm -i https://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/releases/22/Everything/armhfp/os/Packages/l/lzip-1.16-1.fc22.armv7hl.rpm
   rpm -i https://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/releases/22/Everything/armhfp/os/Packages/l/lz4-r128-2.fc22.armv7hl.rpm 
   rpm -i --nodeps https://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/releases/22/Everything/armhfp/os/Packages/s/squashfs-tools-4.3-8.fc22.armv7hl.rpm
   

2. Stop Android Support, run devel-su rm -rf /home/.android/*.

3. Create an install_opengapps.sh script with the following content, and make it executable:

   #!/bin/sh
   
   set -e
   
   google_remove='carriersetup extservicesgoogle extsharedgoogle googlebackuptransport googlecontactssync googlefeedback googlepartnersetup'
   
   opengapps_zip="$1"
   
   if [ -f system.img.orig ]; then
       echo 'WARNING: reusing existing system.img.orig' >&2
   else
       cp /opt/alien/system.img system.img.orig
   fi
   
   unsquashfs system.img.orig
   
   unzip "$opengapps_zip" -d opengapps/
   
   for p in $google_remove; do
       rm "opengapps/Core/$p-all.tar.lz"
   done
   
   if [ -f opengapps/Core/extservicesgoogle-all.tar.lz ]; then
       rm -r squashfs-root/system/priv-app/ExtServices
   fi
   if [ -f opengapps/Core/extsharedgoogle-all.tar.lz ]; then
       rm -r squashfs-root/system/app/ExtShared
   fi
   
   rm opengapps/Core/setupwizardtablet-all.tar.lz
   
   mkdir opengapps_2
   for f in opengapps/Core/*.tar.lz; do
       lzip -c -d "$f" | tar -x -C opengapps_2
   done
   cp -r opengapps_2/*/*/* squashfs-root/system/
   
   rm -f system.img.gapps
   mksquashfs squashfs-root system.img.gapps -comp lz4 -Xhc -noappend -no-exports -no-duplicates -no-fragments
   
   rm -r opengapps opengapps_2 squashfs-root
   

4. Download opengapps, run install_opengapps.sh as root and pass the opengapps zip as a parameter (e.g. devel-su ./install_opengapps.sh ./Downloads/open_gapps-arm-8.1-pico-20190508.zip).

   (Running as root is necessary for unsquashfs to create files with the correct permissions when it unpacks the image.)

5. Copy system.img.gapps to /opt/alien/system.img.

6. Start Android support. If you are successful, in few minutes the Android setup screen should appear. Skip network configuration and finish the setup. In a few seconds you should get a notification about Google Play Protect. Click the notification and disable Play Protect. (If you miss it, open Google Play Store and check the three-dot-menu for the option; if the option is not there, close Play Store, wait a few minutes, and try again.)

7. Install the Aptoide store from Jolla Store (if it is already installed, uninstall and install it again), then make sure you can open it. If the icon disappears, wait a few minutes.

   (This step is intended for testing if you can install Android applications, even if you want to uninstall Aptoide afterwards.)

answered 2019-05-08 16:44:53 +0200

Artur
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updated 2019-05-08 16:48:09 +0200

I successfully installed Google Apps from opengapps just yesterday, with opengapps pico 20190508. Unfortunately I do not have a Windows machine and thus cannot reproduce exactly what you did, but I extracted all .tar.lz files except for setupwizardtablet-all, and removed /system/app/ExtShared and /system/priv-app/ExtServices from the existing image (as the opengapps install script does to install extservicesgoogle and extsharedgoogle.

On step 7 you mention priv-app, but some of the archives would have app or etc instead (to be extracted to /system/app or /system/etc).

Also I stopped the aliendalvik service and removed /home/.android/data. This will delete all the Android apps and their data.

answered 2019-05-10 13:34:59 +0200

Stanislav1988
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updated 2019-05-12 16:40:58 +0200

Someone can help me, I have error when I try run this script

unzip: cannot find or open ./nemo/Downloads/open_gapps-arm-8.1-pico-20190510.zip,/Downloads/open_gapps-arm-8.1-pico-20190510.zip.zip or .Downloads/open_gapps-arm-8.1-pico-20190510.zip.ZIP.

UPDATE

Ok google play services work, I can use Google Chrome (log in into account work), Google Maps (working, I must test location ), Google Music (I can log in but still don`t see music library)

Ok some news about Google Music After when I try launch Google Music via Google Chrome it run Google Music app and from this moment I was able to see all my music in cloud and I can listen music music without any issues.

I discover that any changes in Googl Music on desktop synchronize when I use mobile data on phone, but on WiFi it don`t sync any changes.

answered 2019-05-10 20:26:04 +0200

Stanislav1988
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Link to script install.sh