GmsCompat questions

N3rdTek

Haven't gotten around to inquiring till now, but is it normal behavior to have GMSCompat running almost 24/7? What could or would potentially cause it to run and have no "Stop" button under Active Apps?

de0u

N3rdTek Is it normal behavior to have GMSCompat running almost 24/7?

On my phone it does not run ("No battery use since last full charge ").

What could or would potentially cause it to run and have no "Stop" button under Active Apps?

Since it is part of the sandboxed Google Play system, if you installed that and have apps using it then it will run (often).

Since it shouldn't be running unless requested, I'm not surprised it doesn't have a "Stop" button. It's a system service, not an app.

treequell

N3rdTek GmsCompat is the compatibility layer developed by GrapheneOS that teaches Google Play Services to work within the normal app sandbox. It is a system app and its permissions should not be changed. If you don't have Google Play Services installed, then GmsCompat does not do anything. If Google Play Services are installed, then GmsCompat needs to run all the time.

f13a-6c3a

Start reading FAQ, especially about compatibility layer

N3rdTek

f13a-6c3a do you mean the features page? A link would have been valuable and more helpful as unless I overlooked it the only thing on the faq even related to GmsCompat is Google services page regarding features. 🫤

Even then, yet another link to the usage page.
Fwiw this is equivalent to asking for directions to nearest gas station and just pointing in a direction with nothing more said or done.

N3rdTek

f13a-6c3a if you were referring to this page that doesn't answer my question either and have already read it.

Would anybody be able to properly answer my question or perhaps provide a link to a guide that explains it? Thanks

N3rdTek

treequell thanks for your assistance! I was able to track down the culprit and resolve my compat lock.
You can mark this as solved

Sandboxednoob

treequell updating Gmscompat is Required or Not.

Cause I can see only "Gmscompat config" have updates in Github.
For "Gmscompat there is No any Update In Apk File Format"

treequell

N3rdTek Thanks for the feedback! If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

de0u

Sandboxednoob GmsCompatConfig is a configuration file, not an APK. It's kept up-to-date by the "Apps" app.

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de0u Yeah, its a config file but packed inside a apk