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> Uber, Moia or FreeNow

Does Uber work fine with microG? Last I tried the map rendering was messed up and I couldn't really use it.



It works but it sometimes takes some fiddling or restarts with those kind of google depending apps until the intention is accomplished. So, I wouldn't recommend LOS to the average user. But most apps I use work perfectly fine.


> So, I wouldn't recommend LOS to the average user.

LineageOS works fine with google apps, if you install OpenGApps. It all depends on why you're using LineageOS - if you're trying to use MicroG, you're probably trying to avoid google spying on you. On the other hand, if you have an older phone for which you want more features/security updates, OpenGApps works fine.


LOS with GApps flashed makes it work without any issues, it's just that some apps don't work if you replace GApps with microG.


I try to go as far without Google as I can. So I use microG. Generally, I am very happy with the experience and don't look back to my S7. It's my backup phone. For traveling I might resort to it to be on the safe side - also that's when I am most dependent on apps requiring GApps.


It was broken for me for a couple weeks, but one of the recent updates (either LOS or Uber, not sure) fixed it and it works fine now.




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