microg / microg/GmsCore

IMPROVEMENT: Add new checks to microG self check

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Description

@mar-v-in
Please add new checks to microG self check (but only if detect microG Companion and not Play Store).

  1. These permissions are requested from microG Companion:
org.microg.gms.permission.READ_SETTINGS
com.google.android.gms.permission.READ_SETTINGS

If not, then suggest to update microG Companion.


  1. These permissions are granted to microG Companion:
org.microg.gms.permission.READ_SETTINGS
com.google.android.gms.permission.READ_SETTINGS

If not, then suggest to reinstall microG Companion and check that it has the same signature of microG Service.

It will help with issues like this: #2333

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Research direction

Locate the microG self-check implementation and trace how it detects microG Companion versus Play Store and reports suggestions. Verify how Android permission requests, grants, and signatures are inspected; done means both permission checks run only for Companion and produce the specified update or reinstall guidance when needed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, java
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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