I believe so, yes. From my understanding, google blocks custom roms from being able to use the service.
I've heard before that with root you can spoof it, but its not easy or convenient.
They totally can but like you said it will take a long time and a lot of money
Ah yes, "prevent"...
When exactly does it crash? Can you just not launch it? Cause i managed to launch it, create an account and login without any tweaking whatsoever on my Google profile
Just fyi, the phone in rice thing is a myth. It doesnt help anymore than leaving it to dry on the counter
Oh im sorry, musta misread your question
It really doesnt matter much. They will both give you a good idea of what arch is like
Honestly its a process. You go one thing at a time, and eventually you're google free
Xdg-ninja that was mentioned by other people is probably the best for the main issue.
For the git stuff, look into bare git repos. Iirc distrotube has a good video explaining the concept
No kernel compiling but you might need to mod some files in /etc, depending on your goals
pruneaue
joined 2 years ago
I do this with games. A lot of games dont even really get a demo anymore. So its gambling to buy it...
I pirate the games and if i like it i buy it. Generally ill keep playing the pirated version unless it has a multiplayer i want to play as well.