| Feature | Status | |--------|--------| | Basic navigation | ✅ Works | | Search & directions | ✅ Works | | Traffic overlay | ✅ Works | | Satellite view | ✅ Works | | Street view | ✅ Works | | Sign-in (save favorites) | ✅ Works | | Location sharing | ⚠️ Works inconsistently | | Offline maps | ✅ Works | | Timeline history | ❌ Often fails (requires cloud sync) | | In-app Google Pay integration | ❌ Not supported |
Even with a perfect setup, you might run into a few "Google-isms": SailfishOS Podcast: MicroG + GoogleMaps install
| Aspect | Stock GMS | MicroG | |--------|-----------|--------| | Location data sent to Google | Yes, via device | No (uses MLS/Déjà Vu) | | Background battery drain | High | Low (~10-20% of GMS) | | Google Maps functionality | Full | 95% (timeline missing) | | Ability to spoof location | No | Yes (with Xposed) | | Open source | No | Yes (Apache 2.0) | Microg Google Maps
To get Google Maps functional via microG, you need to ensure three things are enabled within the microG Settings app:
The core framework that mimics Google Play Services, allowing the Maps app to "think" the official environment is present. | Feature | Status | |--------|--------| | Basic
While Microg Google Maps offers many benefits and features, it also comes with some challenges and limitations. Some of the key challenges include:
Microg Google Maps has a wide range of potential applications across various industries, including: Microg Google Maps
Standard Google Maps relies on Google’s "Fused Location Provider." Since microG replaces this, you need to configure (Network Location Provider) within microG: