For those who wish to upgrade to LineageOs 20 from LineageOs 19.1 without losing data (or upgrade android version for any rom in general)

Follow these instructions from NikGapps perspective for upgrading the google apps.

Goes without saying, this is applicable only when Rom is capable of upgrading without clean flash.

For those of you who are not able to find latest NikGapps builds on Sourceforge.net, the builds are on the server but inaccessible at the moment, so I suggest you to wait until Sourceforge.net fixes it. If there is no acknowledgement of any kind of action from Sourceforge.net by end of the day, I will re-upload the files.

Meanwhile, you can request for specific builds in @NikGappsGroup group, we'll try our best to provide the builds.

Also, until the issue is resolved, I will pause the ability to create new custom builds - not useful if you won't get the working download links.

Edit: Files are back on Sourceforge.net!

Announcement! 📢

Everyone!
As you know we haven't had a release in a LONG time. It was because we were working on bringing in bigger changes. Now that we've reached to a state where we can do a phased roll out of the changes, it's time we start with the first change i.e. Custom/User Builds.

The custom builds you have been creating now comes with its progress and tracking. It means, now you can know when your (user) build is being built.
Not only this, the post with progress also comes with a download link so you can just click on the button and head over to download page rather than searching your build on Sourceforge.net for hours!

Among many other changes, this is the first change and the rest will follow as they make it to the stable branch.

Head over to @NikGappsGroup to find your henceforth requested custom build under User Builds topic.

P.S. The Google apks and overlays are updated for android 13 and will be part of your next custom build. They will make it to the stable release soon but you can take advantage of them right now by creating new custom build.

More features to come soon! Enjoy! 😃

For those who are facing crash on Pixel Launcher, crdroid team has fixed it in source and you should be able to operate Pixel Launcher starting next build of crdroid.
It's already working on LOS, for other Roms, ask your rom developer to refer to this commit and incorporate it in Rom Source.

Thanks to neobuddy89, Gelbpunkt and GWolf2u for fixing it. Cheers!

New Stable Update Release - 18th Feb (Android 10-13)

- Remove Notepad with installation of Google Keep
- Remove Launcher3Quickstep with installation of Pixel Launcher (it won't be there to cause crashes)
- Fix Setup Wizard Crash on Voltage OS
- Ability to recognize the instruction by name (such as uninstall.zip) during sideloading the zip
- Add more validations to avoid failures in the config releases
- Add the ability to remove conflicting overlays just as we remove aosp apps
- Fix the broken 'find' function while searching for existing folders apps
- Rename the addonlog file to include date in it
- Removed Pixel Setup Wizard and Flipendo as addons (while we work on fixing it)
- Config version bump up to v25

Thank you for your support, if you have any problem feel free to reach us @NikGappsGroup
Happy Flashing!

New Hotflix Release - 28th Feb (Android 10-13)

Changelog:
- Fixed the bootloop that was caused by Velvet

Those who prefer stock or full package should try this one. Others can stay on previous build.

You can get support for any kind of issues/questions you may have in @NikGappsGroup.

Cheers!

Another Hotflix Release - 1st March (Android 10-13)

Changelog:
- Fixed the issue with Google Photos not being able to edit images
- Fixed Recorder app crashing on android 12.1 and lower

You can get support for any kind of issues/questions you may have in @NikGappsGroup.

Cheers!

New Stable Update Release - 9th Mar 2023 (Android 10-13)

- Fixed the select text issue with Pixel Launcher
- Fixed Live Captions (ability to download languages and detect captions)
- Fixed At a Glance widget not showing up weather in Pixel Launcher
- Fixed the issue where dirty flashing ran into storage space issue
- Enabled call recording with google dialer from gapps end (still require server support)
- Reordered the addon.d noscripts to execute core apps first (some of the noscripts will start with 5, 9 and 10)
- Redefined the variants (omni, stock, full, go) check the website for their definition in here
- Added SettingsServices and PrivateComputeServices to PixelLauncher (android 12/12.1/13)
- Bump the config version to 26

Note:
- You need to clean flash to get the features working!
- The variants are updated, check the website for their updated definitions
- You can still create custom builds if your ideal package differs from the predefined ones.

Thank you for your support, if you have any problem feel free to reach us @NikGappsGroup
Happy Flashing!

New Stable Release is up - 19th Mar 2023 (Android 10-13)

Changelog:
- Fixed the incorrect naming convention of addonlogs
- Fixed the debloater not surviving OTA update in some scenarios
- Enable pixel launcher animations
- Update the Go apps to latest available versions
- Update NikGapps Logo in recovery
- Minor Script Improvements

Note:
- Clean flash is recommended!

Thank you for your support, if you have any questions feel free to reach us at @NikGappsGroup
Happy Flashing!

For those facing issues with NikGapps on QPR2 (march security updates) - I suggest you try flashing the latest canary release (31st March) which includes the fixes we need from Gapps end.

Let us know if you experience any issues in @NikGappsGroup

Android 13 only!

New build for QPR2 will be up today with notable changelogs as below :

- fix : color selection option not appearing in pixel launcher
- fix : pixel launcher crash in qpr2
- various addition to reduce gms battery drain under certain scenarios
- sync google apps based on QPR2
- improved robust logging to identify more error under certain scenarios
- fix: playgames out of sync with latest implementation

Stay tune, and thank you for using NikGapps

New Stable Release is up - 7th April 2023 (Android 10-13)

Changelog:
- Fixed color selection option not appearing in pixel launcher (A13)
- Fixed Pixel Launcher crash in qpr2 (A13)
- Various additions to reduce gms battery drain under certain scenarios (A10-13)
- Google Apps updated to QPR2 image (A13)
- Improved robust logging to identify more errors under certain scenarios (A10-13)
- Remove Seedvault with installation of SetupWizard (A10-13)
- Many Installer Script Optimizations (A10-13)
- nikgapps.config bump to v27 (A10-13)


Note:
- You can always take a backup and dirty flash the gapps, if you run into issues, you should try clean flash

Thank you for your support, please spread the word!

if you have any problem feel free to reach us @NikGappsGroup
Happy Flashing!

New Hotfix Release is up - 8th April 2023 (Android 10-13)

Changelog:
- Fixed the config detection - those who did not see their config changes reflecting in the last build, please try again
- Fixed the 2nd app in order failing to install when the 1st app was uninstalled
- Fixed the issues with dirty flashing NikGapps resulting into skipping some apps, should almost never skip installing app upon dirty flashing NikGapps.
- Fixed the issue where DocumentsUI was added to the GoogleFiles package when it is not supported (Android 10)

Note:
- You can always take a backup and dirty flash the gapps, if you run into issues, you should try clean flash

Thank you for your support, please spread the word!

if you have any problem feel free to reach us @NikGappsGroup
Happy Flashing!

New Release is up - Android 10-13 (29th May 2023)

Changelog:
- Corrected the issue with the incorrect calculation of space after the installation is completed.
- Implemented a process to delete unnecessary files before restoring, ensuring sufficient space for gapps during OTA updates.
- Optimized the installation sequence by installing apps with the largest size first, starting after Core/CoreGo is installed.
- Resolved the problem of Velvet, GoogleClock, AndroidAuto, Gboard, and GoogleSounds not restoring after an OTA update.
- Improved log file management by providing detailed information when copied over OTA updates.

Download

Note:
- Make sure to backup your data before updating to the latest version.
- Since the installation order is changing with this release, I suggest you clean flash this build. Otherwise, there is a chance of apps getting moved to a different partitions and that will lead to crashes.

We appreciate your continued support and encourage you to share this update with others. If you encounter any issues or have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us @NikGappsGroup. Happy flashing!

New Release is up! (Android 10-13) (9th June 2023)

Changelog:
- Introduced elite builds - more on this shortly.
- Fixed the issue when dirty flashing leads to duplicate entries in addon.d
- Control the overlays through code - better control over configurable features
- Fixed Pixel Setup Wizard (Android 13) (find the addon to flash)
- Make the addon.d logs better readable while restoring
- Fixed the Pixel Launcher crashes on ArrowOs
- Improvements in installer noscript
- Config upgraded to v28

Note:
- we're trying very hard to allow dirty flashing without issues, however, I would still suggest backing up everything before flashing to make sure you don't lose anything if things go south.

Cheers!

Greetings,

Today, we’re excited to introduce NikGapps Elites to everyone - A program to recognize the past contributors and make way for new contributors


What do Elites get?

- Elite builds that are Highly Compressed Zip Files: Saving your data and speeding up downloads.
- Signed Zips: Ensuring a secure and reliable NikGapps experience.
- Consistent Releases: A personalized build automatically created with every stable release. No need for manual custom build requests, saving your time.
- Exclusive Folder on Sourceforge: A dedicated folder for your personalized builds on Sourceforge.
- Personally Validated Builds: Ensuring packages don’t conflict for a seamless user experience, you don't run into errors while flashing the builds just because the chosen combination of pacakges wasn't right.
- Device Specific Builds: Rom Devs can establish a device specific folder for their ROM depending on the configuration of the device, allowing users to download a build tailored to their device. Instead of suggesting separate NikGapps core and addons, Rom Devs can recommend a single NikGapps-DeviceName-arm64-1x-YYYYMMDD-signed.zip file with all components included.
- Name in the Recovery: A special badge of honor (Coming soon).
- Ability to Debloat with your <elite>.config: You will be able to debloat your system using your personalized config (Coming soon).

Head over to this page to get all the information regarding NikGapps Elites and spread the word. :)

New Stable Release is up - 27th June 2023 (Android 10-13)

Changelog:
- Fixed the addon.d noscript losing a file when the approximate match is found
- Skipped building overlay directory in system unnecessarily
- Remove the AOSP version of QuickAccessWallet
- Elite Builds - Auto upgrade the elite.config to latest version including debloater changes
- Drop support for android 12 as most people use android 12.1. You can still create User Builds for android 12.

Note:
- it is dirty flashable over previous build, recommending everyone to update to this build.
- we're trying very hard to allow dirty flashing without issues, however, I would still suggest backing up everything before flashing to make sure you don't lose anything if things go south.

Thanks for choosing NikGapps. We appreciate your continued support and encourage you to share this update with others. If you encounter any issues or have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us @NikGappsGroup.

Happy flashing!

New Release is up - 16th July 2023 (Android 10-13)

Changelog:
- Fixed an issue on older A-only devices where gapps were installed to /system instead of /system/product
- Fixed Webview overlay pointing android 11 sdk overlay instead of android 10 (Android 10)
- Fixed the issue on A-only devices where manually deleted files were restored with OTA update.
- Updated apks to QPR3 (Android 13)
- Add Emoji Wallpaper apps in Pixel Launcher (Android 13)
- Add Pixel Live Wallpaper addon (Android 13)
- Installer noscripts improvement
- Elite Builds - Easy Update - Added the ability to create new build as soon as elite config is updated (no need to update Release_Date anymore)
- Elite Builds - Display the apps that are part of elite build on sourceforge page in the same folder as zip
- Update nikgapps.config to v30

Thanks for choosing NikGapps. We appreciate your continued support and encourage you to share this update with others. If you encounter any issues or have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at @NikGappsGroup.

Those of you waiting for your custom/user build - there is an issue with sourceforge.net servers which is preventing the file upload.

Keep calm and wait until the issue is resolved.

You will find the download link here once the issue is resolved.

Hi Everyone,

The issue with sourceforge denying the request still persists which is the reason why you are not getting your builds in 30 mins.
To circumvent the issue, we've implemented uploading the files to an alternate file hosting website and the download link of your user builds can be found here.

This is only applicable to regular builds and not the elite builds. We're working with sourceforge support to resolve the issue in the meantime, if the issue takes longer to resolve, we will permanently switch to alternate option.

If you are aware of any alternate option, feel free to leave your recommendations.

Thanks for choosing NikGapps!

Announcement for Elite users.

you now have a dedicated page on nikgapps.com and can be accessed using https://nikgapps.com/<your_github_username>

for e.g. https://nikgapps.com/vivekvijayan20, https://nikgapps.com/Terminator-J, https://nikgapps.com/Gwolf2u (to name a few)

This dedicated page will offer you an organized way of accessing the download links - all in a single page. The builds created for you will reflect immediately after they are uploaded to an alternate file hosting website (given the issue with sourceforge.net)

How to become an Elite?
here's how

P.S. Regular User Builds can be found here.

Thanks for choosing NikGapps!