The core functionality and APIs are almost entirely supported already since - GrapheneOS largely only has to coerce these apps into continuing to run without - being able to use any of the usual invasive OS integration. A compatibility layer - is also provided to support dynamically downloaded/loaded modules (dynamite - modules). The compatibility layer will be gradually expanded and improved in order - to get more of the Google Play functionality working.
+Sandboxed Google Play is close to being fully functional and provides near + complete compatibility with the app ecosystem depending on Google Play. Only a + small subset of privileged functionality which we haven't yet ported to + different approaches with our compatibility layer is unavailable. Some + functionality is inherently privileged and can't be provided as part of the + compatibility layer.
-GrapheneOS provides a dedicated compatibility layer for Play Store app - installation/updates/removal teaching it to use the standard unprivileged approach - available to sandboxed apps. It prompts the user to permit it as an app source and - then prompts for the initial app install/update or removal. It will use Android - 12's support for unattended updates when possible which means it can do unattended - updates of modern (API 29+) apps where it was the installer for the currently - installed version already.
+The vast majority of Play services functionality works perfectly including + dynamically downloaded / updated modules (dynamite modules) and functionality + provided by modular app components such as Google Play Games. By default, + location requests are rerouted to a partial implementation of the Play + geolocation service provided by GrapheneOS. You can disable rerouting and use + the full Play services geolocation service instead.
+ +Our compatibility layer includes full support for the Play Store. Play + Store services are fully available including in-app purchases, Play Asset + Delivery, Play Feature Delivery and app / content license checks. It can + install, update and uninstall apps with the standard approach requiring that + the user authorizes it as an app source and consents to each action. It will + use the standard Android 12+ unattended update feature to do automatic updates + for apps where it was the last installer. Unattended updates by sandboxed apps + are throttled and it can hit the limit when installing batches of updates and + request consent. We plan to improve this in the future by teaching it to try + an unattended update again after a short wait.
See the usage guide section on sandboxed Google Play for instructions.
diff --git a/static/usage.html b/static/usage.html index c09eba4f..ebc52425 100644 --- a/static/usage.html +++ b/static/usage.html @@ -833,20 +833,30 @@ permissions. Apps within the same profile can communicate with mutual consent and it's no different for sandboxed Google Play. -The core functionality and APIs are almost entirely supported already since - GrapheneOS largely only has to coerce these apps into continuing to run without - being able to use any of the usual invasive OS integration. A compatibility layer - is also provided to support dynamically downloaded/loaded modules (dynamite - modules). The compatibility layer will be gradually expanded and improved in order - to get more of the Google Play functionality working.
+Sandboxed Google Play is close to being fully functional and provides near + complete compatibility with the app ecosystem depending on Google Play. Only a + small subset of privileged functionality which we haven't yet ported to different + approaches with our compatibility layer is unavailable. Some functionality is + inherently privileged and can't be provided as part of the compatibility + layer.
-GrapheneOS provides a dedicated compatibility layer for Play Store app - installation/updates/removal teaching it to use the standard unprivileged approach - available to sandboxed apps. It prompts the user to permit it as an app source and - then prompts for the initial app install/update or removal. It will use Android - 12's support for unattended updates when possible which means it can do unattended - updates of modern (API 29+) apps where it was the installer for the currently - installed version already.
+The vast majority of Play services functionality works perfectly including + dynamically downloaded / updated modules (dynamite modules) and functionality + provided by modular app components such as Google Play Games. By default, location + requests are rerouted to a partial implementation of the Play geolocation service + provided by GrapheneOS. You can disable rerouting and use the full Play services + geolocation service instead.
+ +Our compatibility layer includes full support for the Play Store. Play Store + services are fully available including in-app purchases, Play Asset Delivery, Play + Feature Delivery and app / content license checks. It can install, update and + uninstall apps with the standard approach requiring that the user authorizes it as + an app source and consents to each action. It will use the standard Android 12+ + unattended update feature to do automatic updates for apps where it was the last + installer. Unattended updates by sandboxed apps are throttled and it can hit the + limit when installing batches of updates and request consent. We plan to improve + this in the future by teaching it to try an unattended update again after a short + wait.