I've had this problem since day one, and now it's getting irritating.
I just cannot seem to find some apps in the market. Like Stupid zombies. I found the game via AppAware market, followed the link there, but market says it cannot be found.
I'm running Froyo 2.2. I doubt so many apps are optimized for Gingerbread, because thats the only reason I can think of.
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Appware probably didn't update and the app probably got taken off the market. I did a search and got no results.
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It has something to do with tmobile and with our particular phone certain apps just wont work and the market wont let us see is for exaple i wanted a app called can knockdown that my friend has on his Nexus one and he can still see it in the market but i couldnt so i downloaded it off a alternative app market and it still wont install i have been told that if you take out your sim card it will work but it didnt work for me
This is due to Carrier or Country restrictions. This is your answer:
http://www.mediafire.com/?6gxudncfxz19aai
An app called Market Access. This app emulates to the android os (i.e. the market) that you are on another network, therefore you can download other things that ou could not view earlier.
This app requires rooting.
To use it, clear you cache (using something like CacheMate) and run the market access. Backup your current carrier code and choose another carreir.
After the successful emulation. Run the market and enjoy the stuff.
After you finish. re-emulate to your original carrier code using the market access Restore option. And its better to clean tha cache afterwards.
Hope this helps.
Market Enabler.. Similar app as mentioned above.
Okay so I tried Market Enabler. It does change my carrier since I can see the currency change, but I still can't see the app. I'll try a few more carriers.
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Is there a way of updating apps i have downloaded onto my sd card ? I have a few installed but cant update them because i did'nt get them from the apps market place
Thanks
SD card has nothing to do with it, they're simply not linked with the market entry. Titanium Backup has an option to fix it called "Market Doctor".
Does this work with any downloaded app and on any phone ?
I have a HTC HD2 windows phone but has been altered to run on android
Thanks
Well, any rooted phone... I've got no idea what it'll do if the device isn't. It has worked with any application I've restored so far, meaning applications that were either free or that I bought.
I've got no idea what it'll do if the app is not in your account... which wouldn't be a good idea to begin with.
Tried the titanium backup ,still cant update apps from sd card ?
Did you do long-press on app, Attach to market (forced) in Titanium?
Done that but it's asking me to pay for the update
That has to be a different issue... if it's in your account, the Market replaces all "Buy" buttons with ones saying "Purchased", no matter whether you actually have it installed. Is it listed under "My Apps" this way?
Where did you get the apps from in the first place?
If you got them from another app store ie. Getjar, Amazon etc. you can only update through that store, even though it may be available on the Android Market.
EDIT: Unless, of course, they're free. Then you can just download the app you want updating from the Market, which will then notify you of future updates.
I downloaded it from a file share torrent. The app itself costs money so was looking to try and upgrade for free .There have been quite a few updates from the one i have downloaded so all the functions wont work , i have the basic things working but not all
In that case let me congratulate you on obtaining a free virus. Hopefully Google is as good at reading logs as they are at reading webpages.
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I downloaded it from a file share torrent. The app itself costs money so was looking to try and upgrade for free .There have been quite a few updates from the one i have downloaded so all the functions wont work , i have the basic things working but not all
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Quoting complete failure right here. *facepalm.jpg*
You're admitting to obtaining warez on a developer forum.
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You know that what you're doing is illegal, right?
How can you expect updates for a paid app if you don't pay for it. People have to download it legally, crack it, and upload it to fileshare sites for every single update, so the update process isn't going to be fast.
I suggest you stop stealing and pay for the apps you want.
The actual app i downloded is free ,i am new to all this and only found out after downloading it ,dont think downloading free apps from a share site is illegal
Have a look at an app called Atrackdog. There are 2 versions one of which is to update apps on the SD card. The apps don't have to be from the market as far as I am aware.
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Anyone else having issues with the Android Market? None of my apps are showing up under My Apps, and therefore, anything that has an update doesn't show up.
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Anyone else having issues with the Android Market? None of my apps are showing up under My Apps, and therefore, anything that has an update doesn't show up.
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Noticed yesterday, that i'm not able to download anything from market...was always stucking on "...start downloading".
Tried to clear data, cache and also restored a cwm backup..no success. Was on 3.1.5. Updated to 3.1.6..also doesn't help. im on the 2.3.4 old market now, which is working for me
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I had the same things. 3.1.6 combined with multiple force stop and clear data finally did it for me.
The titanium backup market tools did find some inconsistencies even after that.
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Anyone else having issues with the Android Market? None of my apps are showing up under My Apps, and therefore, anything that has an update doesn't show up.
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I am seeing the same issue as well. I am using Market v3.1.5. A couple days ago in My Apps I was showing 123 installed applications. Today I am only seeing 94. When I do a search for an application that should be showing in My Apps, the search will return the result and shows that I have the application installed. But when I go into the app on the Market. it is telling me that in a yellow ribbon on top "Your device is not compatible with this item".
One application in particular that this is happening to me on is Norton Mobile Security. And because the Market is now telling me that this application is not compatible on my device, my paid subscription is no longer being recognized, taking me from the Full version to the Lite version. A second example of an app is Astro File Manager.
The Market App sucks period! Its the buggiest piece of crap on my phone lol.
Possible fix/ work around
I have had this problem on my HTC Hero - it occurred on v3.1.5 of the Market, but not on 3.0.26 and earlier.
I found that when I changed the dpi settings on my display back to the standard setting and then cleared the market data (from Settings - Applications - Market) that it worked again.
If you have used Droid Tweaker or similar to change display settings, then try changing it back to standard - which I believe is 240 for the HTC Evo 3D (correct me if I'm wrong!)
For those who like manually editing stuff, the line in question is found in /system/build.prop and looks like this:
ro.sf.lcd_density = ###
Once you have set it back to standard, reboot the phone, and then clear the market data as above. If this works, then you have your answer - I have got nowhere with Google and found this out from their forums. It seems to affect a fair number of different devices and users.
I have 2 gmail accounts and somehow the market was working off the wrong account. check menu > accounts and make sure it is on the correct account.
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I have apps that I purchased (or got free for the day) on Amazon App Store, but want to purchase from Android Market. The problem is that the apps show up as purchased in the Market and I cannot purchase them. I have tried force closing the Market, clearing Market cache, installing the app, attaching it to the Market, detach it from the Market, uninstalling the app, rebooting to recovery, wiping cache & dalvik cache, booting back to the system, clearing Market cache again, but it still shows up as purchased.
I even tried emailing Google's support. Their answer was "According to our records, the device you're using isn't supported for use with Android Market at this time."
Granted, when filling out the form, I put shooter as device, but holy crap, they should know these things if they're supporting Android.
I always has that problem with some apps from amazon. I use TIBU and it work 100% of time detach the apps from the market. You need the premiun tibu, go to the app and long press the title it will show a menu with the option to detach from market.
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That's what I meant by detached from market
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That's what I meant by detached from market
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The phone knows you got the app and it thinks you bought it from the market so it attach the apps, with titanium backup you can detach the apps
Yes, I know. That is what I did. It didn't work.
Why does it matter if an app you got from Amazon for free shows up? You got a full version app from Amazon, which also keeps it up to date, so why the need to purchase from Android Market? I dont understand your reasoning.
From what I read, you got a free app of the day from Amazon (for instance, Hungry Shark 3). Since you got it under the free app of the day, you got the full version, no ad app. This would be the same version you would pay for in the Android Market, which seems to be what you want to do...so why would you want to do that? Amazon gives free updates for apps you downloaded...Im just kind of at a lost for why you need to do this. Maybe explain why you want to buy something you got for free.
Also, uninstall it from the Amazon app store and then it should remove it from the Android Market which will allow you to purchase from Android Market instead
Because the time between the Market update and the App Store update can be months, and I did try uninstalling it, several times
Yea, that's true, updates sometimes take a while. Are you uninstalling from Android Market or from Settings -> Applications.
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Market page only shows open (or update for some)
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This maybe a more tedious way but you can use titanium backup to detach apps from the android market.
Yeah, I know, that was the first thing I tried
I'm having a hard time following what process has already been done. If you don't want to purchase the app you should be able to get the .apk from your system, temporarily save that somewhere else. Then uninstall from Amazon, clear all data and cache from Amazon. Don't log back in or even open Amazon. Then transfer that.apk back to some folder such as downloads. Install it, use tb to attach it to the market, and you are done. Have you done that? There should be no reason that wouldn't work.
Here's the long process I tried:
FC Market, clear Market cache, install app, attach app to Market using TB Pro, detach app from Market using TB Pro, uninstall app, reboot to recovery, wipe cache/dalvik cache, reboot, clear Market cache again
All this was done while logged out of everything
Yeah, you don't want to do that. The goal is to have the .apk of the full version of the paid app in question, install it, then attach it to the market.
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Yeah, you don't want to do that. The goal is to have the .apk of the full version of the paid app in question, install it, then attach it to the market.
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No, my goal is to make the app not show up as already purchased in the Market
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OK, Google support actually helped for once.
If you have apps purchased from another app store, and they are showing up in Android Market as Purchased, and no matter what you do, it stays that way, here's what you do:
GSupport told me to just do a factory reset, which didn't actually work since I run AOSP. I had to reformat & flash the stock ROM. Once done, I just went into the Market and purchased the apps I wanted to, then recovered from nandroid.
I'm curious as to why you would want to get the app for free and then pay for it? Maybe I'm missing something but I have no problems getting an app from amazon for free that would have cost me on the market. The again if I'm missing something I'm sorry.
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I'm curious as to why you would want to get the app for free and then pay for it? Maybe I'm missing something but I have no problems getting an app from amazon for free that would have cost me on the market. The again if I'm missing something I'm sorry.
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Two reasons:
1) Amazon App Store updates come WAY after Android Market updates
2) Devs don't get anything from FAOTD on Amazon (what's 70% of $0.00?)
Gotcha now I understand thanks for clearing that up.
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OK, Google support actually helped for once.
If you have apps purchased from another app store, and they are showing up in Android Market as Purchased, and no matter what you do, it stays that way, here's what you do:
GSupport told me to just do a factory reset, which didn't actually work since I run AOSP. I had to reformat & flash the stock ROM. Once done, I just went into the Market and purchased the apps I wanted to, then recovered from nandroid.
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Tried this and it didn't work; the app I'm trying to purchase is Swift Key X which is .10 today and I'd really like to purchase it through there.
Bah.
Today I discovered how to bypass this. I guess its a glitch or whatever... just clear defaults for market. Look for the app on Google for the market link. Follow it using market to make sure its the one. Go back to Google. This time follow it using browser.(before this make sure your not signed in on market.android.com) and click install. It will pop up asking you to sign in. Click sign in. Then it will ask again to use browser or market. This time hit market and it will be at accept & download... just tap that and it will start downloading...
I am running kushdecks ics. Not sure if it has anything to do...
Also don't try on non free apps.
Just found it curious I guess.
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what are you talking about? installing apks away from the market from your sd card?
no. you know how sometimes you get links to the market and when you go to the market on the phone it says that your device isn't compatible? well that.
just open the link using your browser on the phone. then hit install it'll ask to sign in. when you press the sign in button. it asks you to either use the browser or the market app. hit market and just download...
Blah, they must have fixed it. Grrrrrrrr.....I want two games from there sale! >_<
Its only for free apps or games... if it has a price it gives an error
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Know of any good apks to try this with?
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Try this: (note: only works on rooted phones)
Download this app https://market.android.com/details?id=com.wemobs.android.lcdresolution (free from the market) & reset your screen resolution back to stock.
Next, Force Stop Market & then Clear Data in Menu>Settings>Applications>Manage Applications.
Reopen Market, accept the TOS, & try to get your app!
I had this same problem & this fixed it for me. Seems the market checks your device's screen resolution to see if the app is compatible @ that resolution or not & if it's not supported by the app, you get the "Your device is not compatible" message.
Hope this helps.
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I tried it for USB mass storage toggle otg...
The actual app just force closes thought. Running ics
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That method didn't work. :'(
I'm trying to download and install a couple of 3D apps from Market and I get this stupid message..
The apps are definitely compatible and are listed in the EVO 3D apps thread....
Isn't it possible to change the device info in the system ini to stop this problem...?
change your build.prop file to a different device
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change your build.prop file to a different device
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thanks, Im a bit of a noobie
where is the build.prop and what exactly should I change it to? I want to install 3D apps so I should change to xxx3D?
I just noticed I cant even install a plain notepad app from MArket "Your device isnt..." Is that because of the QHD resolution..? Also screenshot app got "Your device isnt..."
This android market is a pain in the but...almost as restrictive as iphone market place...
EDIT: I found build.prop and changed ro.product.model=LG P920 Optimus 3D but still ""Your device isnt..." message.
What else should I change...?
It worked for me
Thank you
I've gone back to stocj rooted rom and everythings dandy....no more issues...
Hi all, just a quick report on this issue- using CM7 copes, android 2.3.2 booted from SD card on hd2 dual boot with WP7 in nand.
I was having the incompatible issue fairly often, so I installed "LCD Resolution (Root)" free download from the Market (it allowed me to install that one) but I think you have to donate $.99 for it to work. Then, in this order, force close Market (if running), delete the data, then launched LCD Resolution and reset my resolution from 180 default to 160, hit apply but did not check always boot into this (an option), then the app rebooted the phone. After the reboot I checked the resolution- it was at 160- opened Market, accepted terms, searched for the app I wanted and was able to install it without a problem.
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Hi all, just a quick report on this issue- using CM7 copes, android 2.3.2 booted from SD card on hd2 dual boot with WP7 in nand.
I was having the incompatible issue fairly often, so I installed "LCD Resolution (Root)" free download from the Market (it allowed me to install that one) but I think you have to donate $.99 for it to work. Then, in this order, force close Market (if running), delete the data, then launched LCD Resolution and reset my resolution from 180 default to 160, hit apply but did not check always boot into this (an option), then the app rebooted the phone. After the reboot I checked the resolution- it was at 160- opened Market, accepted terms, searched for the app I wanted and was able to install it without a problem.
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I just read a review of the LCD Resolution app and the reviewer said the app was saying all market apps were incompatible until he reverted to the default settings for the display
same problem on lizi y4 (gooapple v5)
I also have so many problems with "device isn't compatible with this version" in google play. I have a Lizi Y4, which is same model as Gooapple V5.
I tried installing lcdresolution, but cannot, as device isn't compatible .
What are the checks that google play makes? Is it indeed giving me this message due to density, or does it do other checks too?
Regards, JK.
Hello everyone!
There was an app called Market Enabler that allowed you to unlock your market to certain carriers. For example I used the app to set my market to a Japanese cell company called SoftBank. When i activated the app it would make my market all in Japanese and told me all of the top free paid etc apps that would be in Japan.
Ever since there was an update to the market the app no longer works. I tried a few apps but they don't do the job. Tried setting and changing my phone model via a file called build but that doesn't seem to work, I can't even change my phones model.
Can anyone suggest an app like that? My phone is rooted, custom rom and everything. If the app is not free, that's totally fine.
Thanks you very much.
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