I can’t remember custom roms ever coming with the Google apps preinstalled, you’d always need to flash them separately before the first boot
Many of them do these days. Which is a bit annoying when you want a no-gapps variant and can’t find it.
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atocci@kbin.social 6 months agoI wonder where this misconception is coming from, it's the second time in the last few days I've seen it. I can't remember custom roms ever coming with the Google apps preinstalled, you'd always need to flash them separately before the first boot (thanks XDA). That's why we have MindTheGApps.
vividspecter@lemm.ee 6 months ago
atocci@kbin.social 6 months ago
That's interesting! They aren't supposed to do that though, right? It goes against Google's policy.
DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
Probably because the lack of google apps is the most noticeable difference to stock android?
atocci@kbin.social 6 months ago
Sure, but installing them is a step in the LineageOS installation guide.
520@kbin.social 6 months ago
It used to be that Cyanogenmod (the precursor project to LineageOS) shipped with Google apps pre installed until they got a cease and desist from Google.