Google Play services and other special cases

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The latest Google Play-services always can be found over here or as full package directly flashable via TWRP over here

Google Play-services (com.google.android.gms) is an important and possible the most discussed .apk. The .apk is very important and should not be removed, it provides several features which are depending if an app developer included XYZ APi in his app, which then will be parsed by play services. The main benefit is that you always get the latest API's + it's not depending on OEM system images (also includes self-update mechanism).

Android limitations (affects everything)

Tether:

• In VPN mode tethering is forbidden by Android itself.
• In Proxy mode it works, but the Firewall's (non iptables based ones) is not fully functional in this case.
• https://github.com/thermatk/FakeGApps
• http://repo.xposed.info/module/mobi.acpm.sslunpinning

Research:

• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gms
• https://developers.google.com/android/guides/overview