Typically if a company wants its device to have Google apps like the Play Store, Google Maps, and Gmail, they have to be certified by Google. Owners of non-certified devices have been able to sideload those Google apps in the past, but now Google is making things a bit more difficult.
Google is now checking the build date of your device's Android system image when you try to run its Google apps. If that date is after March 16, 2018, the apps won't work.
The good news for custom ROM users is that Google is allow you to register your device using your Android ID, which will then let you use Google apps. There is a 100 device limit per user, but that shouldn't be an issue for anyone but the most heavy of the custom ROM users out there.
With this initiative, Google is trying to crack down on uncertified phone makers using its apps on their phones. Google says that it wants to certify these devices to help ensure their security. Thankfully, Google thought of the tinkerer crowd that uses custom ROMs when it began blocking these uncertified Google apps users. This blocking is sure to frustrate some people out there, but this solution is better than Google not offering the Android ID registration and just blanket blocking the use of its Google apps on uncertified devices.
Have you ever used a custom Android ROM?
from PhoneDog.com - Latest videos, reviews, articles, news and posts https://ift.tt/2pHV1YD
via IFTTT
No comments:
Post a Comment