Yes, I know – and no, I don't mean the "original spyware" 😆 You could link to an alternative instead: The microG project maintains a compatible FLOSS variant. Their android_packages_apps_GmsCore is described as "Free implementation of Play Services". The API presented to the outside is the same Google's proprietary package shows (so apps written for the latter usually work fine with it and don't even notice the difference). Just the internals differ. So if e.g. an app asks for map tiles from Google Maps, it gets the map tiles, but just from OSM instead. Thus "internal workings" can still be investigated, though it's not the "original Google implementation".
Other sub-projects could also be interesting, like FakeStore (mocking the existence of the Google Play Store) or UnifiedNlp (location services). You won't want to add all of them, but certainly might wish to take a pick.
Yes, I know – and no, I don't mean the "original spyware" 😆 You could link to an alternative instead: The microG project maintains a compatible FLOSS variant. Their android_packages_apps_GmsCore is described as "Free implementation of Play Services". The API presented to the outside is the same Google's proprietary package shows (so apps written for the latter usually work fine with it and don't even notice the difference). Just the internals differ. So if e.g. an app asks for map tiles from Google Maps, it gets the map tiles, but just from OSM instead. Thus "internal workings" can still be investigated, though it's not the "original Google implementation".
Other sub-projects could also be interesting, like FakeStore (mocking the existence of the Google Play Store) or UnifiedNlp (location services). You won't want to add all of them, but certainly might wish to take a pick.