Which Gapps Should I Install on my Device [How to find]

Ever faced problem while downloading gapps for lineageos i.e which gapps you should download for your device don't worry we will show you how to select correct gapps for your device.Android Phones have become a great part of all our lives And it's hard for us now to imagine our life without Android Phones.

One of the main reason of success for Android is its versatility, that is the ability to customize the whole device like you wish. People are now more interested in having custom ROMs on their device and experiment new looks and features on their phone.

CyanogenMod is one of the world's most favorite Android Custom ROM. And all people who love to have custom ROMs on their phone must have heard about "Gapps" at least once in their journey, and this article is all about the different versions of Google Apps.

which version to install?

There are 4 types of Platforms for which Gapps are made, you need to download the correct version of google apps according to your device type. Don't get confused we have made it easy for you to understand, below is the way to find which version of Gapps you need to download for your Phone.

ARM64 - For 64-bit devices

ARM64 means the devices that are running 64 bit operating system/processor.

ARM - For 32-bit Devices

ARM means the device that are running 32 bit operating system/processor.

x86

for Intel Smartphones like Zenphone .

x86_64

This is a very uncommon, these are used in some android emulators

Most of the Devices are 32-Bit, So if you are confused about your device configurations, then you can try the Gapps for ARM platform. And to install Gapps on your Device, Just download the Gapps.zip file and place it on your external or internal storage of phone, go to your custom recovery and clear cache and Dalvik cache and flash the zip file.

As the ARM64 aka x64 architecture is backward compatible, so it’s fine to install ARM aka 32-bit apps on it.

• ARM on ARM device: OK.
• ARM64 on arm device: Not compatible.
• ARM on the ARM64 device: OK.
• ARM64 on the ARM64 device: OK.

If your device is not present in the table above, then use Droid Hardware info app to figure out the correct architecture for your Android phone.

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1.DOWNLOAD DROID HARDWARE

After installing, open it up and tap on device information tab. It will display all the details regarding your phone, including the correct architecture of your phone from ARM ARM64 or x86.

It will also display Android OS along with SDK version of your phone. You can use it to figure out right DPI (Dots per inch) of your phone. Droid hardware info app is a very helpful app; it is recommended to keep a check on whats going on under the hood of your phone. There are other tools like it but it, seemed to be the best tool for figuring out right architecture of Android phone

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How to install Google Apps on Any Android Phone

Installing Gapps on any Android Phone is pretty Easy and common to most of the Android phones. If you don't know how to do it properly or have any confusion in your mind, Follow the below-given steps to install Google Apps on your Phone.

Step 1: Download the suitable package for your Phone from the links we had given above, And place it in the internal or external storage of your phone.

Step 2: Get into Custom Recovery mode (CWM, TWRP or any recovery that your phone has), if you don't know how to get to recovery mode, you can easily get there by using Quickboot app.

Step 3: When you got to your recovery, Go to "Wipe" and wipe cache and Dalvik cache.

Step 4: Now select Install/Flash (according to your recovery) And locate the Gapps.zip file downloaded, And flash it.

Step 5: After the Flashing process is finished, again go to wipe and wipe your cache and Dalvik cache, And then select "Reboot" to restart your phone with all the Google applications installed.