Android: Installing Play Store on Custom ROM will be more complicated

Android will make it more complicated to install GApps and thus the Play Store on smartphones with Custom ROMs. Devices that do not meet the new Google certifications will no longer be able to install them as before, to force manufacturers to play the game and comply with Google’s compatibility standards. Users using Custom Rom are left with a margin of maneuver that will complicate their lives.

Google has taken action against manufacturers that market Android smartphones and offer GApps like the Play Store without following the company’s certification procedure. XDA Developers has announced that devices that would now be considered “uncertified” by Google will be prevented from performing certain actions, such as installing GApps.

Android: Play Store and GApps will be harder to install on Custom ROM

A change that directly affects users who are accustomed to installing Custom ROMs on their Android smartphones. For these, Google has given some leeway to circumvent this limitation, but it can make the process of using a Custom ROM a bit more tedious than before.

Before you can install GApps Manually register Android IDs to request an exception. This will whitelist the smartphone and grant access even without a Google certificate. Thus, 100 devices per user can be submitted for approval. As Android Police points out, the Android ID is changed on every factory restore. You can use the ADB tool to get the android id and enter the command there. make settings safe android_idsays XDA.

Google works with manufacturers and specifically checks whether their smartphones pass Android compatibility tests and whether the system is safe. While this new barrier is meant to make life a little more complicated for Custom ROM users, it has been put in place to prevent some from breaking the rules.