F-Droid Release / Android APK without Google Play Services
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- Rust
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Description
**Motivation**
I'm self-hosting my entire stack including a buzz relay, my Android (LineageOS) does not have Google Play Services - Buzz on Andriod does not launch without it.
**Proposed solution**
A build flag to disable the Google Play Services when building the APK.
**Alternatives considered**
There is no other alternative, no WebUI.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by locating the Android APK build configuration and the Google Play Services dependency or initialization path. Add a build option that disables those services, then verify that the APK builds and launches on an Android installation without Google Play Services.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, rust
- Domain
- build-system, mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100