# 004 / 005 — LAB microG Self-Check

Device: LAB `11231JEC207477` (never GOLDEN)  
Build: `23.2-20260915-UNOFFICIAL-sunfish`  
Date: 2026-09-15  
Evidence: `/srv/rom/artifacts/005-spoofing/20260915-us6-validation/LAB-US6.txt`

## Packages

| Package | `pm path` | Notes |
|---------|-----------|-------|
| `com.google.android.gms` | `/system_ext/app/GmsCore/GmsCore.apk` | PRESIGNED; from zip |
| `com.google.android.gsf` | `/system_ext/app/GsfProxy/GsfProxy.apk` | PRESIGNED; from zip |
| `com.android.vending` | system priv-app from zip; LAB currently `/data/app/…` after exact-alarm `adb install -r` | Next bacon restores `/system/priv-app/Phonesky/` |
| FakeStore | absent | `pm list packages` — no FakeStore |

## Spoofing (`005`)

| Check | Result |
|-------|--------|
| `settings get secure allow_signature_fake` | `1` |
| `FAKE_PACKAGE_SIGNATURE` user 0 gms + vending | `granted=true` |
| `FAKE_PACKAGE_SIGNATURE` user 10 (Island) gms + vending | `granted=true` |
| Self-Check correct signature (gms + Play) | pass (operator) |
| Magisk / KSU / `su` | absent |

## Self-Check

| Item | pass/fail | Notes |
|------|-----------|-------|
| Package / ROM signature rows | pass | after spoof grant |
| Permission rows incl. spoof | pass | Developer Options toggle + grant |
| Play companion / Phonesky sig | pass | project JKS allow-listed in `005` |

## Play Store

| Check | Result | Notes |
|-------|--------|-------|
| Play opens | pass | |
| Login | pass | no `UNREGISTERED_ON_API_CONSOLE` in logcat |
| Install app (owner + work) | pass | after exact-alarm Phonesky (`USE_EXACT_ALARM`) |
| Version | `52.9.22-24` | |
| In-app Play self-update | may fail | AXP-like; acceptable |

## Modern location (BeaconDB / Positon)

Mozilla Location Service backends are dead. Prefer an Ichnaea-compatible URL:
**BeaconDB** (`https://api.beacondb.net`) or **Positon** (`https://api.positon.xyz/?key=…`).
Do **not** reintroduce UnifiedNlp Déjà Vu / Nominatim backend APKs on 0.3.x.

1. Open **microG Settings → Location**.
2. Enable network / Wi‑Fi / cell location as shown in Self-Check.
3. Enable the in-GmsCore toggles that still exist in 0.3.x (e.g. remember from
   GPS, request from online service / hotspot) — these are **not** the old
   UnifiedNlp plugin list.
4. Set (or confirm) the service URL (BeaconDB or Positon).
5. Do **not** install UnifiedNlp backend APKs from F-Droid.

| Check | Result |
|-------|--------|
| BeaconDB / Positon URL documented | yes |
| UnifiedNlp backends required | no |

### LAB observation (follow-up — 2026-09-16) — **fixed (prebuilt)**

Root cause: staged GmsCore was official **`*-hw`** (`versionName=…-hw`). That
flavor omits `NetworkLocationService` /
`NetworkLocationProviderService` from the manifest, so Location UI hides
Wi‑Fi/cell NLP (only Timeline-style bits remain). **GOLDEN** / abu ship the
**default** flavor (`versionName` without `-hw`) and show the full Location
options.

**Fix (host staged 2026-09-16):** replace with
`com.google.android.gms-252432032.apk` → `versionName=0.3.16.252432` (non-hw),
synced to `vendor/sunfish-a16/prebuilt/GmsCore.apk`. Quick LAB check without
bacon: `adb install -r` the default APK (same microG signer), then:

```bash
adb shell dumpsys package com.google.android.gms | grep -iE 'NetworkLocationProvider|NetworkLocationService'
adb shell dumpsys package com.google.android.gms | grep versionName=
# expect versionName=0.3.16.252432 (no -hw) + both NetworkLocation* components
```

Permanent: next `bacon` picks up the new prebuilt (~12.5 MiB larger than hw).
Positon remains a valid URL if preferred over BeaconDB.

After `adb install -r` of the default APK, `dumpsys` may still list both
`versionName=0.3.16.252432` and `…-hw` until the next full image flash replaces
`/system_ext/app/GmsCore` (data overlay + old system base). NLP services already
come from the default update.

## microG F-Droid updates

| Check | Result | Notes |
|-------|--------|-------|
| Add [microG F-Droid repo](https://microg.org/fdroid/repo) | optional | one-time |
| F-Droid sees GmsCore update (when newer) | expected | official `PRESIGNED` on system_ext |
| Do **not** install Companion/FakeStore from F-Droid | — | conflicts with Phonesky |

## AXP layout sanity

| Check | Result | Notes |
|-------|--------|-------|
| Phonesky | priv-app in image | LAB data path only after hotfix upgrade |
| GmsCore / GsfProxy | `/system_ext/…` | matches AXP GOLDEN layout intent |