# lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider

App faking only the absolute necessary Apis to use Gcam without Play Services

Repository: https://github.com/lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gcam-services-provider
Language: Kotlin
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: android, google-camera, gcam
Last push: 2026-08-24T05:23:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 16, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2321, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 424, "gap_med": 134.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1074, forks 41 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:29.033882+00:00)

## What it is
A lightweight Android app that fakes only the minimal Google Play Services APIs required to run the Google Camera (Gcam) app on devices without Play Services. It requires no root, internet, or storage permissions and comes in basic, photos, and photosonly flavors.

## Use cases
- run Google Camera on a de-Googled Android phone
- use Gcam on GrapheneOS with a third-party gallery app
- replace microG just to make Gcam work
- get Gcam running without installing full Play Services
- enable the last-photo button in Gcam without Google Photos

## When to choose
- you use a custom ROM like GrapheneOS or LineageOS without Play Services and want Gcam
- you want a minimal, permission-free shim instead of microG
- you only need Gcam compatibility, not full Google services

## When to avoid
- you need broader Google Play Services functionality beyond Gcam
- you already run full Play Services and don't need the photos button
- you need a user-facing app with a UI

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: sdk, security, privacy
- domain: android-tools, privacy, mobile-development
- platform: -
- tags: gcam, google-camera, play-services-shim, microg-alternative, grapheneos, no-ui-app, android

## Member repositories
- lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.033882+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:53:32.371824+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.033882+00:00, sha b389567f66fd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.