Google Apps update


If you're having problems with various Google Apps not working properly starting within the last 2 weeks or so, check this out:

Google recently changed the method used to create app signatures on all Google Apps, and will be rolling these changes out to ALL apps distributed via Google Play next year.

This requires all app signature spoofing methods (either embedded within your ROM or used as an external patch) to be updated to continue to support apps distributed via Google Play on a device running microG.


The Github comment linked below contains a list of which ROMs and signature spoofing patches have imported the changes necessary to support the new Google Play app signing mechanism.

We advise you to NOT do any updates of apps sourced from Google Play - especially paid apps or any app that does license-checking - until you have these fixes applied on your devices or those apps may stop working!



(I do not know if the linked post will be continuously updated to reflect news about other ROMs etc but it is correct as of the time of posting. Most ROMs based on LOS should get these patches eventually. Please check with your ROM maintainer.)



https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/issues/2680#issuecomment-2548579352

TeleVip (Xposed module)

A Xposed module for modifying Telegram

🔗 Links:
- Download
- Screenshot
- Features
- Supported clients
- Related YT video
- Github repo
Developer: mustafa1dev

🏷️ Tags: #Android #Xposed #Root

Keep it local: 5 AI tools for smarter PDF and doc workflows.

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Hoarder: Self-hostable bookmark-everything app
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Open source maintainers are drowning in junk bug reports written by AI
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Oppo A5 Pro announced with Dimensity 7300 SoC
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Google is so powerful that it "hides" other search systems from us. We just don't know the existence of most of them.

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Join: @Secrets_of_civilizations

Cloudflare Must Block Piracy Shield Domains and IP Addresses Across Its Service
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Samsung Announces New microSD Cards with Sonic Characters
https://www.gizchina.com/2024/12/24/samsung-announces-new-microsd-cards-with-sonic-characters/

Poco X7 and Poco X7 Pro Design Leaks Along With Key Specifications
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High-End Xiaomi Pad Reportedly Coming to Challenge The iPad
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Xiaomi 15 Ultra Reportedly Launches in February 2025
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Firefox releases tab groups for nightly
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I wish you and all that join a very Merry Christmas
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🚨 Charming Kitten strikes again! Iranian hackers deploy a new C++ variant of the infamous BellaCiao malware, targeting machines across Asia.

Learn how BellaCPP operates and prepare your team for emerging threats: https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/irans-charming-kitten-deploys-bellacpp.html

⚠️ Apache Traffic Control users—an SQL injection flaw (CVE-2024-45387) has been found, enabling attackers to execute commands directly in your database.

This flaw is easily exploitable by sending a specially crafted PUT request.

🔧 How to act now:
» Update to version 8.0.2 ASAP.
» Audit access permissions for high-risk roles.
» Double-check database configurations for security loopholes.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in.html

Understanding the Key Differences Between Git Fetch and Git Pull

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Merry Christmas folks 🎅 🎄

For the next 12 days, we will have some new stuff, features and changes for you 😀

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