was referred here from a reddit forum. i'll just post what I wrote there.
Living in China and I got an LG-P503 today. After turning it on I was seriously disappointed to see that the Marketplace is removed on the Chinese version. After searching around for the past 3 hours online I found that its pretty common, as well as the amount of people it pisses off, but I couldn't find a real working fix for it.
Here's what I've done so far:
* successfully rooted it
* tried several .apk's of the Marketplace and could never get them to load, even using MarketEnabler
* attempted to install the .apk's using Astro and Root Explorer (to manually put in the the app folder)
But now I'm wondering if I can just fix all of this by somehow putting the American version of the firmware on it. It would be great to get rid of all of the Chinese stuff too. Even if its set to English the keyboard always defaults to Chinese and all of the notification messages are in Chinese. I've read online that the P503 is the exact same as the P500. Can anyone recommend anything here?
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Hi.
Welcome to the forum.
You can read this thread for more details about ur problem.
Also, flashing a custom ROM which are unbranded will make ur problem go away.
i recommend getting the void rom or the Prime rom. they are both awesome, but i advise using prime first cause its a nice taste of the overclock. find it in the dev forums, but do not expect guides there: guides are in the general section (mostly)
Market has banned all chinese ip's, so its impossible. Thts wat i think
well i have market enabler installed and the biggest gripe is just that i want a market that is in english.
I'm nervous about custom roms. is there a way to install the american version or the uk version of the firmware? and if so where could i get that?
ccdreadcc said:
Market has banned all chinese ip's, so its impossible. Thts wat i think
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that is not the case. it seems only mobile version matters. I have a MB501 for T-Mobile and I can access Android Market, while I have no access to the Market with my LG P503.
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Hi all
1-please am facing up-normal problem in the market
am use application named batteryminder and i want to buy batteryminder pro but when am search for this application i don't found it am already contacted the publisher of this application and he gave me the name which am type it in the market to get version pro (Rollerbush) but when am try to search in market just i found the free version but i can get pro version, after that am try to search about this application in Androidzoom and i found it but when i scan QR code ai not found it in the market? Why? Which type of problem am face?
Any way to clear the search history in the market?
2- the second problem am use Gmail on my x10 via the default application come with x10, when am try to send mails to my another accounts. sometime am received but more time am not received why? and already am check the sitting
my phone ( not rooted not debranded orginal software V. 014) sfr france
please wish to get advices n solutions
thx
for your first problem, many people have the same issue.Me too
, i do not have any apps in the market that i can buy.This is because the market it is no fully enabled if i can say so in some regions.But there are apps, that can help you enable the market, try searching market enabler and you should find it.
berbecverde said:
for your first problem, many people have the same issue.Me too
, i do not have any apps in the market that i can buy.This is because the market it is no fully enabled if i can say so in some regions.But there are apps, that can help you enable the market, try searching market enabler and you should find it.
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no my markt work good am allready bought more that 10 apps just with battery minder pro i have problem so am shock !!!
up...up...up
this is because of google....they have not authorised the latest x10 026 firmware.
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=125126d6ba9800b5&hl=en
it is very annoying and google's customer service is horrible.
I can't find my paid apps in my market 'downloads' or in the market (e.g - flight track pro, pure calendar widget ) cause of this big problem..what's worse is that since I had to reset my phone recently, I can't even install apps that i paid for!!!
I cant understand how a firmware can be out without google authorising it for protected apps. You would think SE and google would sort this issue out fast...but they are so slow at doing anything.
mith500 said:
this is because of google....they have not authorised the latest x10 026 firmware.
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=125126d6ba9800b5&hl=en
it is very annoying and google's customer service is horrible.
I can't find my paid apps in my market 'downloads' or in the market (e.g - flight track pro, pure calendar widget ) cause of this big problem..what's worse is that since I had to reset my phone recently, I can't even install apps that i paid for!!!
I cant understand how a firmware can be out without google authorising it for protected apps. You would think SE and google would sort this issue out fast...but they are so slow at doing anything.
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really, the first time am hearing that, why? ok lets SE release last update quicklly coz this is not our problem ,this is SE & andoid problem.
thx dear 4 replay
peo306 said:
really, the first time am hearing that, why? ok lets SE release last update quicklly coz this is not our problem ,this is SE & andoid problem.
thx dear 4 replay
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The main fault lies with google.....they should be sorting this issue out as a matter of priority.....but from their 'support' forums....they just don't seem to care.
The fault also partly lies with SE for not following up with google and pushing to get it fully authorised (for protected apps) before actually releasing the firmware.
mith500 said:
The main fault lies with google.....they should be sorting this issue out as a matter of priority.....but from their 'support' forums....they just don't seem to care.
The fault also partly lies with SE for not following up with google and pushing to get it fully authorised (for protected apps) before actually releasing the firmware.
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frankly failed supported from sony ericsson and bad supported from Google too, in market ,there is no option to get fully controls and very stupid help options.
yes am checked update every time but already am worried about very important point , as we promised from Google, new update 2.1 will contained Arabic language as default built-in, but as i see till now, no one notes that so if it's not contain Arabic language am will jump to Apple directly
already am used Mersal for sms to write arabic but i can't view( facebook in arabic, all sites in arabic,write any thing out of sms in arabic) so feeling my phone frozen.
Hey guys,
This might be really stupid but Launcher Pro has expired and I can't install any of the new files. I am using shubcrafts android build btw.
Is there any way of installing it? I have also allowed android to install foreign apps (so to speak).
Thanks.
Also it wont let me access anything and just keeps opening up a web browser. I replaced the android file but that didn't do anything. I am thinking of just installing a new build.
a coworker of mine had the same issue today. I'm just reposting the link from another website, since I typically come to xda to find answers to stuff like this... either manually type this into your ANDROID browser, or if you could somehow make it to this page from your phone, just click this link... from your phone lol
market://search?q=pnamerg.adw.launcher
it is the direct adwlauncher link to the android market!
hope this helps! =)
In a few months time I'll be working in Taiwan for a year. I want to learn and type Chinese. My baseband is i9300xxlh1 and this is bought unlocked in UK. I had a look at my phone at the moment and it doesn't have Chinese inputs.
If I use Odin to flash the firmware to the Chinese one, would it actually break my phone? Or is there any way that would allow me to enable or install the Chinese language input? I tread through the forums and it sounds like I might be able to enable it just by rooting the phone and editing the language settings without flashing it.
Many thanks!
Just look at the Play Store for a free keyboard solution with chin support
It´s the easiest way i think
Yes, the firmwares are fully interchangeable between i9300/i9300t phones regardless of country and origin.
However as said installing a input method might be the far easiest way.
Alternatively you can ask if anybody could share the samsung-official keyboard apk for that location so you can install it.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
d4fseeker said:
Yes, the firmwares are fully interchangeable between i9300/i9300t phones regardless of country and origin.
However as said installing a input method might be the far easiest way.
Alternatively you can ask if anybody could share the samsung-official keyboard apk for that location so you can install it.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
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I tried installing other input methods from play store but they are terrible. It allows you to type Chinese but the english word suggestion is a nightmare to use and you can't switch to the default samsung keyboard easily so I wanted to try the official keyboard apk. I'll google around and see if I can find the official language pack
Hi,
so far I have been using iOS devices and they pretty much do what I need, even without jailbrake.
Unfortunately iPhone has a small screen and the new one I don't really like (plus it is quite expensive).
I am looking at WP but it also has few down sides (for me) despite of system itself looking great!
So,, here we come to SGSIII and few questions.
On my iPad I use VPN and got myself apps from UK and US store without problem. Now I can enjoy the likes of BBC iPlayer and Netflix.
If I'll get SGSIII will I be able to do the same?
I was told SGS III has locked bootloader and I will need access to this if I want to root this phone in order to download apps (like Netflix) from Internet , not from Google Play which in Poland will not have them available.
If SGSIII (which wen down in price a bit) will not do what I need - what else (with approx 4,5" screen) should I look at?
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Hi,
I was told SGS III has locked bootloader and I will need access to this if I want to root
Thats wrong .
BASICS SGS3 I9300 International Only .
ROOT
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1684535
INDEX ROMS ETC .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1674286
jje
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Does it mean that I will have no problem making VPN and Netflix work on this device?
And installing Netflix app (which in polish Play is not available).
You shouldn't have any problems running netflix if you root your device all your doing is getting superuser permission. If u flash a custom Rom you may have some problems then like I flashed paranoid android v2.13 and can't use the tvcatchup anymore still looking for a fixed!
Don't hold me to it I'm just going by my experience lol root didn't change anything service wise only the rom did.
No... custom roms is not my thing - i did not even needed to jailbrake my ipad so far. As long as I can get vpn up and apps like iPlayer and netflix all the rest is enough for me - all I need is browser, mail client, access to skydrive and MS services - and I am happy.
So I can get European SGSIII and should have no problem in getting the entertainment soft working on it?
TVCatchup blocks all VPNs
Just found something called Market Enabler - will that work for me to get those app from different markets...?
Yes market enabler allows you to find and download apps that are not available in your country.
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Thanks! So unlike in case of Windows Phone I should be OK.
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Hi people, I've fiddled my way around and managed to brick and unbrick my handset at least three times.
I'm currently running the latest stock UK Jelly Bean on my China Unicom SGS3
I'm trying to download things like Pandora, Skype, Snapchat etc
The don't show up on the handset search of google play
The show up on the pc version of google play, but say incompatable with this device
I've run market enabler, makes no difference to what I am doing
Any suggestions on where I am going wrong would be great.
I feel like I am finally at about 80% of where this handset should be, from the 2% of where it was when I bought it from China Unicom (fuktards)!
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Hi
I would recommend using a foreign mini sim. I hope you have one or an older one that can be clipped. I note that I need to pop mine in every couple of weeks to get updates on certain apps. Obviously, I don't get reception, but i get access to the right apps once I hook into wifi. Also a vpn couldn't hurt.
Cheers,
M.
Archie7878 said:
(sorry mods, realised I posted in the wrong forum - please move)
Hi people, I've fiddled my way around and managed to brick and unbrick my handset at least three times.
I'm currently running the latest stock UK Jelly Bean on my China Unicom SGS3
I'm trying to download things like Pandora, Skype, Snapchat etc
The don't show up on the handset search of google play
The show up on the pc version of google play, but say incompatable with this device
I've run market enabler, makes no difference to what I am doing
Any suggestions on where I am going wrong would be great.
I feel like I am finally at about 80% of where this handset should be, from the 2% of where it was when I bought it from China Unicom (fuktards)!
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