{"id":61511,"date":"2018-03-27T07:22:26","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T07:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=61511"},"modified":"2018-03-27T07:22:26","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T07:22:26","slug":"google-blocking-uncertified-devices-running-google-apps-will-make-exception-custom-roms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/google-blocking-uncertified-devices-running-google-apps-will-make-exception-custom-roms.html","title":{"rendered":"Google is blocking uncertified devices from running Google apps, but it will make an exception for custom ROMs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 18pt;color: #000000\">Google is blocking uncertified devices from running Google apps, but it will make an exception for custom ROMs<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Android is an open-source operating system, so in addition to the \u201cblessed\u201d version that Google distributes to major manufacturers, a million other varieties have blossomed. If your Android device is certified by Google, you\u2019re allowed to distribute Google\u2019s official Android apps (such as the Play Store, Maps, etc.) on it. If you\u2019re not certified \u2014 common examples are Amazon\u2019s Fire OS tablets and also most Chinese phones sold in China \u2014 you aren\u2019t supposed to ship those apps. Technical users typically resort to sideloading Google\u2019s apps if they want them, but there are also some less-reputable manufacturers that ship Google software without permission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Well, here comes the crackdown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Google is now checking the build date of your Android system image when you attempt to run Google apps. If you have an uncertified device and you\u2019re running a version of the Android OS that was compiled after March 16th, 2018, Google apps won\u2019t work. The Wild West of sideloading is over.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Thankfully, there\u2019s a solution for custom ROM users who like to download a bespoke version of Android to match their specific tastes. You can now register your device with your Android ID to allow Google apps to run on a device. There\u2019s a 100 device limit per user, which might cause trouble for highly prolific ROM testers, but it will hopefully be enough for most people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">It would be nice if this means Google will eventually make it easier to run its software on your custom Android version, instead of a crapshoot of forums and filesharing. And if Treble turns out to be everything it\u2019s promised to be, the custom ROM life could get a whole lot safer and straightforward in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">What\u2019s unclear is how this will impact people who want to run Play Store on their Fire OS tablet, or any other \u201cuncertified\u201d device running software from the manufacturer. What exactly qualifies as a \u201ccustom ROM\u201d? We\u2019ve reached out to Google for comment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 8pt;color: #000000\">Source:-https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/circuitbreaker\/2018\/3\/26\/17165136\/google-blocking-uncertified-devices-gapps-custom-roms<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/google-blocking-uncertified-devices-running-google-apps-will-make-exception-custom-roms.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google is blocking uncertified devices from running Google apps, but it will make an exception for custom ROMs Android is an open-source operating system, so in addition to the \u201cblessed\u201d version that Google distributes to major manufacturers, a million other varieties have blossomed. 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