Firebase support bounty
This is a bounty to promote development interest and find a solution to the many apps that fail because of the migration from GCM (Google Cloud Messaging) to FCM (Firebase Cloud Messaging)
https://www.bountysource.com/issues/51518216-gcm-fcm-update-needed-for-push-messaging
Follow the conversation in the latest pages of MicroG XDA thread and on GitHub:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-microg-gmscore-floss-play-services-t3217616
https://github.com/microg
The Deprecation of GCM for FCM
by @ Shadow53
https://shadow53.com/post/whats-new-pussycat/#the-deprecation-of-gcm-for-fcm
"Users of MicroG on Android Oreo will notice that their apps using Google for notifications are no longer receiving them. This is because of Google pushing Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) as a replacement for Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) for notifications. MicroG currently only has support for the older GCM protocol, so apps using the newer FCM cannot register for notifications.
Some people have found that installing older versions of the app will cause it to register via GCM, then an update will continue using GCM. The problem of lacking support for FCM still remains.
A solution to this problem is to just not use apps that require Play Services at all, and request that developers of apps you use requiring Play Services implement an alternate method of pushing notifications.
This doesn’t work if you need a certain app that still requires Play Services, and certainly won’t work if trying to convince someone to switch to using MicroG. So, we need to get FCM implemented. Open Source enthusiasts will suggest that I do it if I think it needs to be done - I would, and I may in the future, but not any time soon. I have too many projects already that need to be worked on. So here’s hoping someone else is able to get something working…"
#bounty #firebase #fcm
This is a bounty to promote development interest and find a solution to the many apps that fail because of the migration from GCM (Google Cloud Messaging) to FCM (Firebase Cloud Messaging)
https://www.bountysource.com/issues/51518216-gcm-fcm-update-needed-for-push-messaging
Follow the conversation in the latest pages of MicroG XDA thread and on GitHub:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-microg-gmscore-floss-play-services-t3217616
https://github.com/microg
The Deprecation of GCM for FCM
by @ Shadow53
https://shadow53.com/post/whats-new-pussycat/#the-deprecation-of-gcm-for-fcm
"Users of MicroG on Android Oreo will notice that their apps using Google for notifications are no longer receiving them. This is because of Google pushing Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) as a replacement for Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) for notifications. MicroG currently only has support for the older GCM protocol, so apps using the newer FCM cannot register for notifications.
Some people have found that installing older versions of the app will cause it to register via GCM, then an update will continue using GCM. The problem of lacking support for FCM still remains.
A solution to this problem is to just not use apps that require Play Services at all, and request that developers of apps you use requiring Play Services implement an alternate method of pushing notifications.
This doesn’t work if you need a certain app that still requires Play Services, and certainly won’t work if trying to convince someone to switch to using MicroG. So, we need to get FCM implemented. Open Source enthusiasts will suggest that I do it if I think it needs to be done - I would, and I may in the future, but not any time soon. I have too many projects already that need to be worked on. So here’s hoping someone else is able to get something working…"
#bounty #firebase #fcm
Bountysource
A $623 Bounty has been paid out for microg/GmsCore
GCM -> FCM Update needed for push messaging [$623 PAID] [$623 awarded]
https://www.bountysource.com/issues/51518216-gcm-fcm-update-needed-for-push-messaging
chris42:
Just to help a few people trying to figure out if push messaging is working or not, please check the following:
✅ you are using newest microg version 0.2.5-12879 running (ale5000 installer is updated and should be very helpful)
✅ you deactivated battery optimization for microg
✅ you activated google device registration
✅ you get all the green checkmarks in microg diagnostics
✅ you made sure nothing is blocking network traffic to mtalk.google.com (e.g. afwall, adaway, ...)
✅ you deleted the app you have troubles with and installed it fresh after updating to microg 0.2.5-12879
✅ you have not used backup solutions, like oandbackup, titaniumbackup, ... to restore app data
✅ you can also use the push notification tester to check. I just tried it and it works.
To verify incoming messages, look in you logs and search for "GmsGcmMcsInput". You should see the heartbeat and Incoming messages. In the incoming messages there should be a category stating your apps package. This should be messages your receive via push. (@mar-v-in I hope this is correct?!)
#firebase #fcm #bounty
chris42:
Just to help a few people trying to figure out if push messaging is working or not, please check the following:
✅ you are using newest microg version 0.2.5-12879 running (ale5000 installer is updated and should be very helpful)
✅ you deactivated battery optimization for microg
✅ you activated google device registration
✅ you get all the green checkmarks in microg diagnostics
✅ you made sure nothing is blocking network traffic to mtalk.google.com (e.g. afwall, adaway, ...)
✅ you deleted the app you have troubles with and installed it fresh after updating to microg 0.2.5-12879
✅ you have not used backup solutions, like oandbackup, titaniumbackup, ... to restore app data
✅ you can also use the push notification tester to check. I just tried it and it works.
To verify incoming messages, look in you logs and search for "GmsGcmMcsInput". You should see the heartbeat and Incoming messages. In the incoming messages there should be a category stating your apps package. This should be messages your receive via push. (@mar-v-in I hope this is correct?!)
#firebase #fcm #bounty
Bountysource
A $623 Bounty has been paid out for microg/GmsCore
GCM -> FCM Update needed for push messaging [$623 PAID] [$623 awarded]
How Tutanota replaced Google’s FCM with their own notification system
https://f-droid.org/en/2018/09/03/replacing-gcm-in-tutanota.html
#tutanota #email #fcm #firebase
https://f-droid.org/en/2018/09/03/replacing-gcm-in-tutanota.html
#tutanota #email #fcm #firebase
f-droid.org
How Tutanota replaced Google’s FCM with their own notification system | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
As mentioned in This Week In F-Droid 17,Tutanota is now on F-Droid.In this special post Ivanfrom Tutanota, tells us the story.Hi, I’m Ivan and I am developin...
OpenPush - A Free, Decentralized Push Messaging Framework for Android
Push messages are an essential part of connected mobile devices. They are also one of the critical missing pieces in the open source Android ecosystem. Until now, free Android apps would either need to implement their own push notification system, do without any push messaging or use the proprietary Google Cloud Messaging service.
OpenPush is a self-hosted, free alternative push messaging implementation which can either run alongside or as a replacement to FCM.
👉🏼 Read more:
https://f-droid.org/en/2020/02/03/openpush-talk.html
📡 @NoGoolag
#openpush #push #fcm #gcm #notifications #opensource #microg
Push messages are an essential part of connected mobile devices. They are also one of the critical missing pieces in the open source Android ecosystem. Until now, free Android apps would either need to implement their own push notification system, do without any push messaging or use the proprietary Google Cloud Messaging service.
OpenPush is a self-hosted, free alternative push messaging implementation which can either run alongside or as a replacement to FCM.
👉🏼 Read more:
https://f-droid.org/en/2020/02/03/openpush-talk.html
📡 @NoGoolag
#openpush #push #fcm #gcm #notifications #opensource #microg
f-droid.org
OpenPush - A Free, Decentralized Push Messaging Framework for Android | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
Push messages are an essential part of connected mobile devices. They arealso one of the critical missing pieces in the open source Androidecosystem. Until n...
FCM/push messaging troubleshooting
Go to microG settings > Google Cloud Messaging and check if the app is connected.
if no:
- Log in your Google account
- Try wiping data for the app
- Before restoring a backup, first restore the app only (without data) and start it to register the app. After that you can restore the data.
- If on NanoDroid, use this command for all apps or for a given appname (e.g. com.nianticlabs.pokemongo)
--
or
--
If yes:
- Ensure you don't have an adblocker blocking the domain mtalk.google.com
If you can't get any app to register for Google Cloud Messaging, try dialing this:
or
From: https://gitlab.com/Nanolx/NanoDroid/tree/master#issues
📡 @NoGoolag
#push #fcm #gcm #fix #problems
Go to microG settings > Google Cloud Messaging and check if the app is connected.
if no:
- Log in your Google account
- Try wiping data for the app
- Before restoring a backup, first restore the app only (without data) and start it to register the app. After that you can restore the data.
- If on NanoDroid, use this command for all apps or for a given appname (e.g. com.nianticlabs.pokemongo)
--
nutl -r
or
--
nutl -r [appname]
If yes:
- Ensure you don't have an adblocker blocking the domain mtalk.google.com
If you can't get any app to register for Google Cloud Messaging, try dialing this:
*#*#2432546#*#*
or
*#*#CHECKIN#*#*
From: https://gitlab.com/Nanolx/NanoDroid/tree/master#issues
📡 @NoGoolag
#push #fcm #gcm #fix #problems
Signal messenger:
Government circumvention doesn’t work without Google services in Qatar
https://community.signalusers.org/t/government-circumvention-doesnt-work-without-google-services-in-qatar/13886
#signal #Google #services #gcm #fcm #gov #qatar #censorship
Government circumvention doesn’t work without Google services in Qatar
https://community.signalusers.org/t/government-circumvention-doesnt-work-without-google-services-in-qatar/13886
#signal #Google #services #gcm #fcm #gov #qatar #censorship
Signal Community
Government circumvention doesn't work without Google services in Qatar
Greetings from yet another repressive country. Device info: Device: Xiaomi RN-7 Android version: 10 (LineageOS17.1, no Google services or apps) Signal version: 4.58.5 Issue: Using Signal without Google services makes it unusable, I couldn’t receive messages…
Microsoft Teams users are getting the same mysterious 'FCM Messages' notifications that plagued Hangouts
Could be due to a vulnerability in Google's push notification servers
Just a few days ago, Hangouts users saw a number of mysterious "FCM Messages" test notifications, and now Microsoft Teams is exhibiting the same issue. The two incidents are likely linked, as they're connected to a recently published vulnerability in Google's push notification service Firebase Cloud Messaging (hence "FCM Messages"). Ultimately, the messages appear to be harmless (if annoying) for users, so you don't need to worry about the safety of your account or phone.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/08/27/microsoft-teams-users-are-getting-the-same-mysterious-fcm-messages-notifications-that-plagued-hangouts/
#Microsoft #Teams #Google #FCM #vulnerability
Could be due to a vulnerability in Google's push notification servers
Just a few days ago, Hangouts users saw a number of mysterious "FCM Messages" test notifications, and now Microsoft Teams is exhibiting the same issue. The two incidents are likely linked, as they're connected to a recently published vulnerability in Google's push notification service Firebase Cloud Messaging (hence "FCM Messages"). Ultimately, the messages appear to be harmless (if annoying) for users, so you don't need to worry about the safety of your account or phone.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/08/27/microsoft-teams-users-are-getting-the-same-mysterious-fcm-messages-notifications-that-plagued-hangouts/
#Microsoft #Teams #Google #FCM #vulnerability
Apple and Google Monitor Notifications. We Need #Push Notification Alternatives
https://tuta.com/blog/open-source-email-fdroid
Comments
#gcm #fcm #firebase
https://tuta.com/blog/open-source-email-fdroid
Comments
#gcm #fcm #firebase
Tutanota
Apple & Google Monitor All Your Push Notifications. That's Why We Need Alternative Notification Providers!
We're here to stop surveillance by corporations like Google and Apple. That's why we replaced Google’s FCM with our own notification system and keep Apple Notification Data at a minimum. Read on to learn why this is important.