15th Aug 2021 (Android R and Q Release)
- Ability to flash Addons on top of other gapps and Roms with prebuilt gapps
- Fix modified nikgapps.config being overridden by stock nikgapps.config in some cases
- Ability to modify nikgapps.config from the zip file to customize the installation (for those who sideload zip)
- nikgapps.config version updated to 17 (recommend to use this to build custom gapps builds)
- Remove Eleven with installation of YouTube Music (both stock and vanced)
04th Aug 2021 (Android R and Q Release)
- Update GoogleChrome to v90 (Android R)
- Delete AOSP Files with installation of GoogleFiles
- nikgapps.config version updated to 16 (recommend to use this to build custom gapps builds)
- Update YouTube Vanced to v16.20.35, Vanced Music to v4.30.51, Vanced manager to v2.6.0
- Playstore updates (4th August)
18th July 2021 (Android R and Q Release)
- Fix priv-app permissions not being generated when the application manifest was broken
- Playstore updates (Android R) (18th July)
4th July 2021 (Android R and Q Release)
- Fix unzip command failing to recognize '-p' arg and eventually failing the installation (thanks to @glx33807 and @OneWayGamer)
- Allow dirty flashing Gboard/Clock upon dirty flashing Rom
- Script Optimization (comparatively faster installation)!
- Rename NikGapps log name to reflect device and file name
- Abort the installation when system available size is 0
- Fix gapps failing for devices not having /system as block
27th June 2021 (Android R and Q Release)
- Fix NikGapps addon.d execution conflicting with Magisk addon.d execution
- Fix Potential Crashes with Google Playstore
- Fixes with Mounting product and system_ext partitions
- Update GoogleWallpaper
- Update nikgapps.config to reflect version (v15 being the latest)
1st June 2021 (Android R and Q Release)
- Add support for android 11 go packages
- Add support for go packages in config releases
- Build Go Packages addon too
- Script improvements
- set InstallPartition=default as defailt value to make it simpler
- Update nikgapps.config to v14
- Ability to include addons as part of your custom build in config-releases
- Swap Google Recorder (moved to stock) and Google Play Games (moved to full)
- Remove LOS Recorder with installing Google Recorder
- Clean up /dev/tmp to prevent recovery from crashing in middle of the installation
- Fix finding block on dynamic_partitions
16th May 2021 (Android R and Q Release)
- Update how Busybox is installed
- Add support for system_ext partition (hopefully helps with storage full issue)
- Rebase the installer script (optimized to a great extent)
- Dynamically choose which partition to install gapps to (the installer will pick the partition which is writable)
- Prevent GBoard and GoogleClock addons from flashing before first boot (this needs to be flashed before first boot)
1st May 2021 (Android R and Q Release)
- Fix bootloop with OTA update on A/B devices
24th April 2021 (Android R and Q Release)
- Update Google Setup Wizard associated apps (R)
- Add Flipendo to Omni, Stock and Full package (R)
- Installer script improvements
20th April 2021 (Android R and Q Release)
- Playstore updates (R)
- Mounting fixes (more details https://github.com/nikhilmenghani/build/commits/main)
4th April 2021 (Android R and Q Release)
- Addon v3 support
- Add support for GoogleDuo, GoogleDocs, GoogleSlides, GoogleSheets
- Playstore Updates (4th April)
28th Jan 2021 (Android R and Q Release)
- Added missing Hotward Permissions
- Playstore Updates (28th Jan)
27th Jan 2021 (Android R and Q Release)
- Fixed YouTube Vanced Root version not working
- Fixed Android tv remote app crash
- Add missing GBoard properties
- Ship GoogleRecorder 2.1
- Playstore Updates (27th Jan)
24th Jan 2021 (Android R and Q Release)
- Fixed an issue where sideloading of NikGapps packages failed
- Fixed an issue where the permissions were resetting upon dirty flashing NikGapps
- Mounting fixes (require feedback from users with dynamic partitions on space issue)
- Many under the hood improvements
31st Dec 2020 (Android R, Q and P Release)
- Uninstall the addons/gapps packages with -1 config (mode=uninstall is optional now)
- Calculate partition size and gapps size (based on customized nikgapps.config)
- Added support for flashing NikGapps after first boot (for space issue with dynamic partitions)
- Fixed an issue where YouTube Vanced addon failed to install after ota update
- Remove more aosp apps (SimpleGallery, SimpleCalendar)
- Playstore Updates (31st Dec)
12th Dec 2020 (Android R and Q Release)
- Install gapps to /system partition in devices with dynamic partitions (should fix no space issue for several users)
- Introduced more addon.d configs to control addon.d execution (read more in nikgapps.config file from the zip)
- Fixed duplicate values coming in nikgapps.config causing issues
- Ship working versions of Google Maps, Drive, Google Recorder
- Remove GmsCore folder with installation of GmsCore
- avc denied error should be fixed with this update
- Playstore Updates (12th Dec)
22nd Nov 2020 (Android R and Q Release)
- Feature to uninstall any Package/Addon added (more info can be found on nikgapps.config blog)
- Fixed several apps (such as GooglePhotos, PixelLiveWallpapers) not showing up even when they were installed
- Fixed issues with Google Phone (you'll be able to update it properly)
- Fixed SetupWizard appearing on notification bar even after going through setup wizard process
- A lot of code optimization in installer script
- Many new things added in nikgapps.config (listed Packages under AppSet so you can control it)
- Playstore Updates (22nd Nov)
16th Nov 2020 (Android R and Q Release)
- Android Auto, DeviceSetup (i.e. Android for Work) in full package (R and Q)
- More robust GMS Optimization (R and Q)
- Added Google TTS, Google Talkback (Q)
- Added google webview, trichromelibrary (Q)
- Fix aosp apps not being deleted during addon.d execution (Q)
- Improvement in installer scripts (R and Q)
- Moved DPS to Macro so that we don't have to ship it with Pixel Launcher AppSet (R and Q)
- Updated Vanced Gms to latest version (can be found in @NikGappsSupport telegram group)
- Playstore Updates (16th Nov)
25th Oct 2020 (Android R Release)
- Added Google TTS, Google Talkback
- Added google webview, trichromelibrary (should resolve lags issue in chrome)
- Moved certain pixel launcher overlays in Pixelize Package
- Added PixelLauncher from Pixel5
- Fixed Google Drive not opening issue
- Added swipelibrary with gboard
- Faster installation (script changes)
- Set several apps by default (Google Dialer as default phone, Google Velvet as default assistant)
- Fix aosp apps not being deleted during addon.d execution
- Updated Pixel live wallpaper from Pixel5
- Updated Vanced Gms to latest version
- Dropped Google Play Music in favor of stock YouTube Music
- Playstore Updates (25th Oct)
10th Oct 2020 (Android R and Q Release)
- Fixed Pixelize Package failing to enable Pixel Setup Wizard (You should get PixelSetupWizard if you sent Pixelize=1)
- Shipped a working messages app (The one that is compatible with shipped Google Play Services)
- Addons Updated (10th Oct)
- Playstore Updates (10th Oct)
08th Oct 2020 (Android R and Q Release)
- Fixed select option not working in Recents Screen
- Revamped NikGapps architecture to implement AppSets (check notes/website for more details)
- Add pixelize AppSet that will enable pixel features such as PixelSetupWizard, PixelConfigs
- Remove styles and wallpaper to avoid conflicts with Rom
- Removed the overlay that was causing biometrics to fail in app authentication
- Removed Lawnchair from NikGapps packages (Q and R) since the development is stopped, Add Pixel Launcher instead, you can flash Lawnchair addon to get Lawnchair
- Fix Debloater not debloating in some scenarios for A/B devices, Also fix logging for A/B devices
- Add Eclipse Pixel Live Wallpaper (damn cool!) in pixel live wallpapers addon
- Playstore Updates (08th Oct)
26th Sept 2020 (Android R Release only)
- Fix 4G/LTE not working due to APN resetting
- Fixed an issue where Google Lens was not opening in Google Photos
- Fixed Chrome sync issue out of the box (without contacts permissions)
- Remove RevengeOS Messages and Calculator with Google Messages and Google Calculator installation respectively
- Playstore Updates (25th Sept)
23rd Sept 2020 (Android R Release only)
- Added DevicePersonalizationServices starting Macro (Live Caption Works)
- Added Google Files (Macro/Stock/Full)
- Added GoogleDialer, PixelLauncher, GoogleFiles overlays
- Fixed Permission (PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS) denial with Pixel Launcher
- Set Location Permissions to GoogleChrome for those who were facing issues with account sync in Chrome
- Added all the pixel overlays (icons, accent, etc to get more Pixel feel)
- Improve addon.d scripts to a huge extent
- Improvement in installer scripts
16th Sept 2020 (Android R Release only)
- Added Pixel Launcher (macro/stock/full) (Yay? :P)
- Fixed Google Chrome account sync/sign in issue
- Fixed Google Markup crash
- Remove unnecessary Google Dialer overlays
14th Sept 2020 (Android R Release only)
- Fixed PixelSetupWizard (Test Google Restore and let me know how it works out for you)
- Move Pixel Setup Wizard overlays to /system/overlay
- Improve the installer script (in support for android 11)
12th Sept 2020 (Android R Release only)
- Initial NikGapps R (Android 11) release
- Everything Works except for SetupWizard! (will be fixed with upcoming releases)
- NikGapps-full without setupwizard is also uploaded which should be a stable one with almost all the apps targeting android 11
- I've also uploaded the builds with SetupWizard which can be skipped using nikgapps.config (if someone doesn't want full package and want macro or stock)
- Improved logs structure
- Removed Lawnchair since it is not yet compatible with android 11 (will try to add Pixel Launcher with future releases)
- YouTube Vanced v14 is shipped with the build
- Playstore Updates (12th Sept)
1st Sept 2020
- Setup InstallPartition config such that, user can intall gapps to desired location (This is more for Developers)
- Fixed an issue where LawnchairRecentsProvider was installed by default
- Fixed an issue where GooglePhone was not appearing on Playstore if InstallPatition was set to system
- Separate GoogleSetupWizard and PixelSetupWizard addon
- Improved logs structure
- Addon Updates (1st Sept)
- Playstore Updates (1st Sept)
25 Aug 2020
- Revamped Addon.d implementation (One master addon to control all the Packages)
- Log the addon execution in one single file (can be found at /sdcard/NikGapps/Logs folder)
- Fixed mounting issues with Dynamic Partitions (Huge Thanks to @merothh for working together on this)
- Fixed conflicts with Magisk addon (Now dirty flashing will also flash magisk without issues if magisk addon is present)
- Fixed AOSP Apps not deleting after dirty flash in some cases
- Fixed location crash issue with vanced addon
- Fixed mounting issue for pie and older version (addons can be flashed on older versions)
- Improved logging functionality to a greater extent
- Remove ExtraFiles and ExtraFiles from nikgapps.config (to prevent users from accidentally setting it to 0)
- Remove AOSP Dialer with Google Dialer installation (set GoogleDialer=2 in nikgapps.config if you want to keep aosp dialer)
- Addon Updates (25th Aug)
- Playstore Updates (25th Aug)
23 July 2020
- Everything from last Experimental Release (highlights below)
- Fixed mounting issues with newer twrp version (3.4)
- Add support for Devices with Dynamic Partitions (Thanks @merothh)
- Fix Priv-app permissions generation with MaxSdkVersion in it
- Installation will now fail if there is no space left on the device
- Installation will now fail for devices not having NikGapps support
- Made WipeDalvikCache configurable (set WipeDalvikCache=0 in nikgapps.config if you want the installer to skip wiping dalvik cache)
- nikgapps.config updated with package names that makes sense (let me know if you still want me to add description)
- Addons Updated (Support for twrp 3.4 and Version Updates till 23rd July)
- Debloater v6 Updated (Support for twrp 3.4)
- Playstore Updates (23rd July)
24 June 2020 (Experimental)
- Revamped the whole mounting mechanism
- Fixed mounting issues with newer twrp version (3.4)
- Add support for Devices with Dynamic Partitions (Thanks @merothh)
- Made nikgapps.config location portable (now installer will also read the file from the same directory gapps zip is)
- Remove AOSP Browser, Email, Gallery with Chrome, Gmail, Photos installation
- Updated nikgapps.config with Go Apps (You can now configure Go apps installation too)
- Added Android Device Policy to support Work Profile (Starting Stock Package)
- Moved Lawnchair to priv-app as it is reported to work better being privileged app
- Debugging logs will now be better at reading (nikgapps.log)
- Playstore Updates (24th June)
07 June 2020
- Added a config 'InstallPartition' to choose between 'system' and 'product' while installing
- Enable blur on regular picture in Photos app
- Added Gmail Go in Go packages
- Fixed crash with PixelWallpapers Addon (Need to be flashed over NikGapps package)
- Support to Flash over Rom with Existing Gapps
- Everything from Experimental Build (check older changelog)
- Playstore Updates (07th June)
10 May 2020 (Experimental)
- Fixed Dialer not supported message in Google Dialer
- Fixed Crashes with Device Personalization Services
- Fixed Device Health Services crash
- Updated nikgapps.config (finally, I know :P)
- Separated LawnchairRecentsProvider from Lawnchair (use nikgapps.config to include)
- Fixed EOL issue with nikgapps.config
- Added ActionServicesOverlay, WellbeingOverlay, Google Dialer Overlays
- More stuff that I forgot
- Playstore Updates (10th May)
27 April 2020
- Introducing NikGapps Go! A lite version of gapps
- Fixed backup/restore issue with pixel setup wizard
- Fixed Bad/Rom Recovery issue reported for some devices
- Added Lawnchair recents provider
- Made Lawnchair a system app
- Addons are updated!
- Playstore Updates (27th April)
09 March 2020
- Included everything from the last experimental build.
- Added missing media effects library
- Added logging mechanism in addon.d scripts (will be generated in /sdcard/NikGapps/addonLogs)
- Debloater-v4! Made the debloater more stable with additional conditions (to avoid bootloop)
- Updated all the Addons
- Latest version of Google apps (09th Mar)
10 Feb 2020 (Experimental)
- Added Pixel Tips
- Added Pixel Setup Wizard and its overlays.
- Set sms, storage and location permissions to google play services by default.
- Updated chrome to v80.
- Updated calendar sync adapter to match android P+.
- Updated Lawnchair to latest alpha version
- Kept Aosp Dialer!
- Remove Device Personalization Services since its FCing and we're yet to find the solution. (an addon will be provided in support group which you can flash to get it back)
- Playstore Updates (till 10th Feb)
19 Jan 2020
- Fixed operand issue (nikgapps.config should work accurately like before).
- Fixed permission issues with Google Play Services
- Fixed issues with contact sync
- Playstore Updates (till 19th Jan)
12 Jan 2020
- Fixed NikGapps installation issues with config values not reflecting in installation.
- Added a nikgapps.config value "2" to retain aosp apps (set the value to 2 if you don't want the installer to delete the aosp counter part of google app).
- AOSP Dialer is now deleted by default starting omni package to maintain the uniformity (set Dialer=2 in nikgapps.config before flashing if you want the gapps to skip removing aosp dialer).
- YouTube Vanced Dark/Black installer fixed (Dark was installing black and visa versa).
- The installer now clears Dalvik Cache (helps when the changes are not reflected because of dalvik cache).
- Updated all the Addons (which had a version updates).
- Latest version of Google apps (12th Jan)
17 Dec 2019
- Back to Latest Lawnchair alpha version for Q releases
- Enable Google Apps Updates from PlayStore (for apps such as Digital Wellbeing, Google Sound Recorder)
- Add support for Next Generation Assistant
- Add Pixel Live Wallpapers (So Amazing! Must Check out!) addon
- Removed Pixel Live Wallpaper from Full package since there is a addon package available now
- Added Chrome, Photos, AdAway Addons
- Removed MixPlorer Addon for now (since it causes issues with Havoc Rom, will add it back again once I fix the issue)
- Stability Improvements
- Latest version of Google apps (17th Dec)
03 Dec 2019
- Removed Debloating from gapps installation to avoid unnecessary bootloops (Flash latest Debloater.zip if you want to debloat anything)
- Fixed issues with payzapp installation
- Added Lawnchair 2 (stable)
- Added shared maps library support in favor of apps depending on maps library
- Fixed an issue where dirty flashing a Rom required setting permissions to all the apps again
- Installation Script improvements
- Fixed an issue with MixPlorer addon causing Force Close of default Files App
- Added Device Personalization Services (full package)
- Latest version of Google apps (3rd Dec)
24 Nov 2019
- Fixed gapps not getting installed when the zip was placed in a folder with spaces in it (flashing with ext sdcard should work now)
- Fixed - 'Busybox installation Failed'
- Bootloop with various Roms should be fixed now
- Fixed a bug in addon.d script where dirty flashing did not delete the necessary files
- GMS Optimization is back! disable 'Find my device' option from settings
- Lawnchair and Lawnfeed added (starting stock package)
- More improvements to Addon.d
- More Addons (Google Recorder, Lawnchair)
- Removing Bromite for now (since it is causing bootloops for many)
- Stability Improvements
- Latest version of Google apps (24th Nov)
11 Nov 2019
- Fixed storage and sms permissions by whitelisting soft restrictions on GooglePlayServices
- Fixed 'Checking for update' taking forever to load in GoogleSetupWizard
- addon.d v2 - added support for OTA installation (Introducing Debloater v2 with this support)
- Use Rom Specific system partition ($S) to perform restore/delete actions during addon.d script execution
- addon.d script now gets written to SAR driven /system partition
- Removed unnecessary ls -al /tmp command from addon.d
- Fixed chmod, chcon errors in addon.d script
- Added Google Sound Recorder (Starting Full Package)
- Added Digital Wellbeing (Starting Basic Package)
- Default Debloater.config doesn't delete anything now
- Fixed the typo while removing apps from /system/app/product folder
- Added Installation Logging (this will help users share the necessary logs for faster resolution to the issues they experience). File is created in /sdcard/NikGapps/logs folder
- Show Progress in Progress bar while installing packages
- Digital NikGapps logo added in gapps installer script
- Stability Improvements
- Latest version of Google apps (11th Nov)
14 Oct 2019
- addon.d v2 support (now works on A/B devices too).
- Play Store not showing quick changelog box while updating an app fixed
- All the various NikGapps packages now available for Android Q.
- Introduce debloater.config with NikGapps-Debloater itself (a config to remove unwanted apps/files). Instructions present in config file.
- Push nikgapps.config and debloater.config to /sdcard/NikGapps by default with installer so you can just go to the folder and edit the config file.
- improved the installer (aborts the installation when installation is faulty without impacting the system).
- Latest version of Google apps (14th Oct)
12 Sep 2019
- Support Priv-app Whitelist (Fixed boot loop on Roms like Omni)
- Separated the Addon.d script for individual packages (Fixed addon.d override issue)
- Introducing nikgapps.config (control the installation as you need now)
- Revamped the NikGapps implementation method
- Reduced the zip size (implemented compression - core - 66.2 mb only)
- Moved the addon packages to single zip (configuration will allow you to control the installation)
- Beautified the installer and addon.d restoring process now shows the progress
- Latest Google Apps (12th Sept)
17 Aug 2019
- Remove Aosp Apps now removes gallery also
- Added Remove - Digital Wellbeing zip to debloat Digital Wellbeing
- Updated all the Addon apps to latest version
- Added MixPlorer and Google Play Music Addon
- Introducing NikGapps Go Addon (Lite package including Go apps)
- Fixed FCs with CrDroid Rom
- Latest Google Apps (17th Aug)
04 Aug 2019
- A lot of Addons added
- Script changes to keep aosp dialer as it is for those who prefer call recording. (added a separate zip to delete aosp dialer, can be found in Addon Packages)
- Updated lawnchair to latest version
- Added Google Markup in Omni Package
- Latest Google Apps (4th Aug)
22 Jul 2019
- Removed Chrome from stock
- Removed web view stub
- Removed Dialer app by default in stock (no more duplicates now)
- Introduced 4 new packages "core", "omni", "full", "aroma"
- Updated Google Apps (22nd July)
11 Jul 2019
- Added Lawnchair
- Added Google Drive
- Added Google Maps
- Removed duplicate apps (except Dialer app)
- Removed Google Assistant
- Removed Google Chrome Beta
- Removed Aosp keyboard
- included Google stable (beta had theming issues)
- Updated gcam from PE rom (addon)
- Latest Google Apps (11th July)
02 Jul 2019
- Changed the base from PE to Opengapps (fixes crashes on few roms and requires clean flash)
- Fixed duplicate Calendar appearing
- Added Google webviewstub
- Added modded Pixel Launcher
- Removed gcam from stock and basic package to make it generic for all arm64 devices
- Latest Google Apps (2nd July)
25 Jun 2019
- Fixed FC with Face Unlock
- Added Google Sounds
- Added Pixel Launcher
- Updated YouTube Vanced to latest
- Updated Google Camera to latest
- Latest Google Apps (25th June)
12 May 2019
- Added Google Markup
- Fixed Google Backup and Restore issues
- Fixed device not compatible message appearing while opening Google Dialer app
- Updated to latest Google Camera (with Time Lapse feature)
- Updated to latest version of Google Apps (12th May)
27 Apr 2019
- Signed the build with my key (just like opengapps)
- Updated PlayGround
- Updated Google Camera to 6.2.0.24 (from PixelExperience Rom)
- Updated to latest version of Google Apps (27th April)
15 Apr 2019
- Fixed Setup Wizard FC (tested on Havoc, CrDroid, RR, AOSIP, Los 16. Let me know if you face issues with any other rom)
- Updated to latest version of Google Apps (15th April)
07 Apr 2019
- Added Setup Wizard in stock gapps for those who wants to restore their backup from google backup.
- Added ARCore and PlayGround in stock gapps with supported GCam (same as pixel experience rom)
- Updated to latest version of Google Apps (7th April)
30 March 2019
- Updated to latest version of Google Apps (30th March)
- Included Digital Wellbeing in basic version of NikGapps
- Introduced NikGapps Stock (Google Apps Package which replaces stock aosp apps with Google Apps. More details in OP)
