I tried to set up Signal with my MicroG setup but it just says 'Missing Google Play Services' after entering my phone number. Everything is turned on in MicroG (including cloud messaging and device registration) and other apps that use cloud messaging work. I have a bit of a niche setup (fakegapps + rooted stock rom) but I doubt that would cause problems.

Thanks in advance :)

Edit: I forgot to note, I'm doing this mostly for battery savings

Edit 2: I was able to fix it by installing under /system/app; comment thread: https://lemmy.ml/post/43156989/23961778;

Warning!! You need to have MicroG installed as an user app, already, for this to work.

Steps:

Create a folder on your pc with this structure (might not work for other devices; - means subdirectory): folder and also keep in mind you need to have these apps removed with Magisk so Android doesn't even know they exist:

-module.prop

-system

--product

---app

----GmsCore

-----GmsCore.apk

----Phonesky

-----Phonesky.apk

--system_ext

---app

----GoogleServicesFramework

-----GoogleServicesFramework.apk

module.prop should contain this (without the spaces empty lines): id=yournameforthemodule

name=yournameforthemodule

version=v1.0

versionCode=1

author=yourname

description=blabla

The apks should be this: GmsCore: core MicroG apk ( latest release as of typing: https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/releases/download/v0.3.12.250932/com.google.android.gms-250932024.apk ; or for Huawei: https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/releases/download/v0.3.12.250932/com.google.android.gms-250932024-hw.apk )

Phonesky: fakestore ( https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/releases/download/v0.3.12.250932/com.android.vending-84022624.apk ; Huawei: https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/releases/download/v0.3.12.250932/com.android.vending-84022624-hw.apk )

GoogleServicesFramework: ( updates rarely: https://github.com/microg/GsfProxy/releases/download/v0.1.0/GsfProxy.apk ; Huawei same )

After doing this zip the two folders so it looks like this:

archive:

-system

--....

-module.prop

and flash it to Magisk like any regular module.

I, also, created a Git repo. It's not the best considering I never used Git, but with this you just need to add the apk's: https://gitlab.com/zazarpro/microg-unprivileged-install