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[Question] Google Play side effects

asked 2015-04-11 16:19:14 +0200

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jaacoppi
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I have a feeling, that this has been explained somewhere, but since I couldn't find it, let me re-check.

If I install Google Play Store according to instructions published here:

Will the Google Services Framework be installed automatically with Play (so, that all Android apps that require services, would be satisfied) ?
After installing Play, was it so, that all the Android apps, that I have installed before (from whatever-app-stores), need to be reinstalled ?

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answered 2015-04-11 17:12:49 +0200

chemist
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Yes the framework gets installed and you will be able to use apps in need of that framework eventually at least I have a ton of google crap running in BG).
No!

I had to reinstall about 25% of android apps after installing Google Play store, as they just stopped working properly (e.g. WhatsApp).

rburkhanov ( 2015-04-11 22:24:24 +0200 )edit

@rburkhanov I did not need to reinstall anything... but I am not using whatsapp!

chemist ( 2015-04-14 17:35:34 +0200 )edit

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