microg / microg/GmsCore

F-Droid: GmsCore invalid signature

Open
#1,932 5 comments 2 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

bug
Dominant language
Java
Stars
14.6k
Forks
3.2k
Avg merge
12d 11h
Merged PRs (30d)
4

Description

Describe the bug
Installing GmsCore from the MicroG F-Droid repository fails due to a signature mismatch

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Use a non-official F-Droid client such as Droid-ify or Neo Store (See below for why F-droid is excluded.)
  2. Install GmsCore from the MicroG F-Droid repository
  3. See error: 'Could not validate microg Services Core: Invalid signature.'

Expected behavior
GmsCore installs from F-Droid as expected

System
Android Version: 13
F-Droid: 1015056

Additional context
The regular F-Droid client does not care about the signature: No versions with compatible signature, as for another F-Droid client such as Droid-Ify, Neo Store, etc - it does and fails installation due to a checksum mismatch. This could be a repository problem.

Contributor guide

No contributing guide indexed for this repository

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the installation through a non-official F-Droid client such as Droid-ify or Neo Store, using the MicroG F-Droid repository and Android 13. Compare the repository signature with the installed GmsCore package and verify that installation completes without the invalid-signature or checksum-mismatch errors.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
android, java
Domain
mobile, release
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
28/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.