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I found the APK for the new market app on Engadget. It looks so sexy on the streak.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/12/google-updating-android-market-app-on-phones-adding-movies-and/
Sweet, thanks! I thought it was A new market app, not THE new market app!
Looks very sweet. Gonna have to rent a movie just to see how they look...
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Not sure why all of the enthusiasm for this.
The interface is cluttered and has changed the market app from one that provides a means to access useful extensions to your phone to a billboard for Google's offerings.
I tried it, uninstalled it and then froze the market updater so it won't DL to my phone automatically.
If your phone is rooted you can't view the movies, but instead of checking this in the market app and then disabling the rentals there Google allows you to rent a movie that the player then will not allow you to view.
There are no settings to turn off movie and book ares if you don't want them cluttering up the interface.
I agree....it is very cluttered. "My Apps" is now on the menu instead of in plain sight like previous versions.
What app did you use to freeze the market updater?
New market is too cluttered with nonsense.
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krazman325 said:
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What app did you use to freeze the market updater?
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I used Titanium Backup, but I am sure there are others that will work.
Nice one to the OP.
Im running it on a UK Streak and we dont have access to the Films and Books so its more app and game orientated. I really like it. It can be abit sluggish in the loading the apps but i like the layout.
Taddy
For those who want to try this. I copied the apk linked to in the first post to my sd card and clicked on it in a file explorer to install it.
To uninstall I went into manage applications, tapped on the market line and then tapped on Uninstall updates. This reverted me to the base market that came with the phone. I let it update automatically to the version that was on my phone prior to testing the new one. You will want to make a backup of the version you have if you like it to make it easier to return to.
If you decide you do not want this version to be automatically installed by Google you can freeze the app called Market Updater.
XDA POST Android Development and Hacking\Android Apps and Games\[APP]Download New Android Market APK here[Jul12]
NANDROID backup 1st. Pull Vending.apk via ADB or backup with root explorer recommended.
Link to new market APK
http://adamoid.com/dls/com.android.vending-1.apk.zip
Alternate Link:
http://www.multiupload.com/2TRUW4L630
I copied system\app\Vending.apk to my sdcard and simply installed the apk after I unzipped it with my computer first. Works as expected. I think the interface is great on our 5" screen.
Not sure about it on a regular phone... there is a lot of information there. It kind of looks like the WinPhone7 Metro UI to me.
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Not sure about it on a regular phone... there is a lot of information there. It kind of looks like the WinPhone7 Metro UI to me.
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Looking like windows - now I know why I didn't like it.
yea it may be cluttered but I love it. its pure eye candy. I used to go to the market just to update my apps but now when I open it I can't help staying on it for ages... its look made me clutter my phone with apps
Installed it - and it decided to carry out a lot of updates to existing apps automatically - then everything I opened would force close... uninstalling at the moment.... ;(
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Installed it - and it decided to carry out a lot of updates to existing apps automatically - then everything I opened would force close... uninstalling at the moment.... ;(
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Tho - it all decided to play nicely when I got home! ;o)-)
I like this.
A lot.
Thanks for the tip.
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Sometimes if I have only 1 app with an update there is no option to update, only uninstall and open...weird
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I received my Nook Tablet for Christmas, and of course the first thing I do is root it (using Nook&Zergy). Now that I have access to the market, I ask myself"wheres all the apps?" I assume that it was the Android market filter hiding incompatible apps. So later on I try to side load and get errors. So now I just want to know how to get apps to work? I also blocked OTA's.
[In a nutshell]
What I know:
-Nook runs tweaked Gingerbread
-Honeycomb app I try to install get a parseing error when I try to install(most likely do to api's)
-Market has limited app selection.
What I want to know:
- Is it possible to get Honey comb apps to run(for example adobe touch apps, sketchbook pro hd ect...)
-Why is the android market selection so limited
-What is a parsing error?
- If you have any more advice feel free to share
Thank you!
I'm having same issue
Im having the same problem. Google maps, Evernote, Facebook all do not show up in market. When I use the browser to access the market it says these apps are incompatible. Also words with friends installs and opens but doesn't show properly, the chat window overlaps the game board so you can't see it. Is this a dpi issue? I've seen other posts that maybe dpi needs to be changed to 160. If so, How is this done?
northcutt1023 said:
I received my Nook Tablet for Christmas, and of course the first thing I do is root it (using Nook&Zergy). Now that I have access to the market, I ask myself"wheres all the apps?" I assume that it was the Android market filter hiding incompatible apps. So later on I try to side load and get errors. So now I just want to know how to get apps to work? I also blocked OTA's.
[In a nutshell]
What I know:
-Nook runs tweaked Gingerbread
-Honeycomb app I try to install get a parseing error when I try to install(most likely do to api's)
-Market has limited app selection.
What I want to know:
- Is it possible to get Honey comb apps to run(for example adobe touch apps, sketchbook pro hd ect...)
-Why is the android market selection so limited
-What is a parsing error?
- If you have any more advice feel free to share
Thank you!
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Gingerbread can't run honeycomb apps. I have evernote and some other apps I have found through other sites, however i have not got facebook to run yet.
The apps are limited because of the fingerprint of the device, but people have spoofed the build.prop file to gain access to more of the market. See other threads.
I have facebook and twitter running on my rooted nook right now. I took the apks from my phone backups and put them in dropbox, downloaded and installed. (That was actually before I rooted) but they are working fine and the widgets work on the homescreens. I did that with all of the apps I wanted from my phone.
If this helps, I created a tutorial on how to download apps not showing up in the Marketplace.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419382
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Echo17121 said:
I have facebook and twitter running on my rooted nook right now. I took the apks from my phone backups and put them in dropbox, downloaded and installed. (That was actually before I rooted) but they are working fine and the widgets work on the homescreens. I did that with all of the apps I wanted from my phone.
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If you can share the apk for facebook, it would be greatly appreciated.
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HMG10 said:
If you can share the apk for facebook, it would be greatly appreciated.
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In the link posted by torrential below you can find what you need in the firsts posts of the thread
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Hello all
I doubt if this thread exits already cause i tried to search and cannot find there (if yes please post here if possible).
The question is why doesnt show 3 apps official like google play TV, music and books?? Maybe cause we use root for this? sound a bit stupid for me...
When i check site its show me not compatible my device.
But by checking here https://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1727131
its seems support already on SHG-I777 so what wrong? (maybe cause we use CM7 and is not original?)
Alan2012 said:
Hello all
I doubt if this thread exits already cause i tried to search and cannot find there (if yes please post here if possible).
The question is why doesnt show 3 apps official like google play TV, music and books?? Maybe cause we use root for this? sound a bit stupid for me...
When i check site its show me not compatible my device.
But by checking here https://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1727131
its seems support already on SHG-I777 so what wrong? (maybe cause we use CM7 and is not original?)
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If you are using CM7 then you need to download GAPPS for CM7 from http://goo.im/gapps/ You will need a Gingerbread version and flash in recovery.
Also, somebody correct me if I am wrong here, I believe Google Play (formerly Google Market) now consolidates music and books as well as apps. There is a separate Google Music app also available in the Google Play Store.
mattern1974 said:
If you are using CM7 then you need to download GAPPS for CM7 from http://goo.im/gapps/ You will need a Gingerbread version and flash in recovery.
Also, somebody correct me if I am wrong here, I believe Google Play (formerly Google Market) now consolidates music and books as well as apps. There is a separate Google Music app also available in the Google Play Store.
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Yes it does but there are also separate apps. You just buy them in the play store the use the app in the separate app.
I've rooted my G3 and have had issues with pages not displaying in full site views @ all (e.g. Accuweather) or incorrectly (e.g. Google Play) for some time now. I get "Server Error...Connection refused...Error 500" when trying to display pages in full site views in Chrome and Dolphin browsers. Other sites, like Google Play display incorrectly/wonky in full site and mobile views, meaning almost in a pure text view, no page search bar, etc. Also, I've noticed when going to the Weather Channel site, the page language displays English and Chinese/Japanese = odd. I've done a factory reset and still have this issue. I know this wasn't a problem before but I don't know if the rooting or use of of post root apps have done the damage. Right now, all I have are some basic rooted apps - ES File Manager, Cerberus, AdBlock Plus, SuperSU Pro, Titanium Pro, Webkey, Widgetroid, and Tasker. I've searched for answers and even went to LG for help, but nothing is resolving this issue. I'm @ a loss of what to do...anyone help, please?
What browser? I've had weirdness with the AOSP browser(s), never used Dolphin, Firefox, etc.
Chrome, both stable release and beta, work fine, altho I generally do not prefer full site view. If Chrome, perhaps try deleting Data then completely uninstall via Root Explorer / ES File Mgr by deleting the .apk in System/Apps, reboot, and download Chrome from Play Store.
It's the default browser with the phone, which is Chrome. I've tried Dolphin to see if it was Chrome and the same issues show up. It's odd that these problems didn't pop up until recently. I first noticed it when I tried to go from the Accuweather app to a detailed forecast via the app and noticed the full version webpage would not show. The more I looked into the issue, the more sites I noticed similar problems along with the newer issues mentioned.
Will the uninstall/reinstall create any issues since it's the default browser of the phone? I don't know if other parts of the ROM will falter when I try that fix.
Eladorb said:
It's the default browser with the phone, which is Chrome. I've tried Dolphin to see if it was Chrome and the same issues show up. It's odd that these problems didn't pop up until recently. I first noticed it when I tried to go from the Accuweather app to a detailed forecast via the app and noticed the full version webpage would not show. The more I looked into the issue, the more sites I noticed similar problems along with the newer issues mentioned.
Will the uninstall/reinstall create any issues since it's the default browser of the phone? I don't know if other parts of the ROM will falter when I try that fix.
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Have you tried disabling the ad blocking? I have had problems (on a previous device) like this with certain ad blockers in place.
I don't know about you guys, but I used to have all app links (play store links, youtube links, etc.) and downloads start in the stock browser by default in MIUI 6, with no way to open them in app. After posting on the MIUI english forums, I found a temporary workaround.
You'll have to uninstall the stock Browser app (I prefer Chrome anyway). Then clicking on app links or download links will give you the app chooser dialog.
(If you are unwilling to uninstall your stock Browser, move on...I can't help you...)
For this, you'll need root access (if you got MIUI 6 you're on the Dev fw, and have root access anyway). Use an app with root uninstaller capabilities (I use ES File Explorer)
(Oh, and the stock Browser will get reinstalled after every update, so you'll have to repeat this every week till the Xiaomi devs actually fix this)
EDIT: 4.9.26 update DID NOT reinstall Stock Browser for some reason...didn't have to do all this again!
Freeze/Disable
For me, It reinstalls the stock browser at every boot/reboot. Hence, uninstalling didn't solve the problem.
The only solution I've found so far is to Freeze the app using Titanium Backup. (needs Donate version)
Let me know if the app can be freezed using some other free app. Thanks
You can also set chrome as default in setting..that way you don't need to uninstall stock browser
Setting Chrome as default doesn't help. It will still open external links in stock browser.
Please try to understand the problem @sbr
That is why we are having a discussion here. Freezing is the only solution.
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Jaikrishna said:
For me, It reinstalls the stock browser at every boot/reboot. Hence, uninstalling didn't solve the problem.
The only solution I've found so far is to Freeze the app using Titanium Backup. (needs Donate version)
Let me know if the app can be freezed using some other free app. Thanks
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Try this FREE app:
Play Store Link
intimateangel said:
Setting Chrome as default doesn't help. It will still open external links in stock browser.
Please try to understand the problem @sbr
That is why we are having a discussion here. Freezing is the only solution.
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even with chrome set as default the stock browser will still intercept certain types of links. usually those shortened links for youtube,maps,play store.
i did the same too. uninstall after every reboot
jokeserv said:
even with chrome set as default the stock browser will still intercept certain types of links. usually those shortened links for youtube,maps,play store.
i did the same too. uninstall after every reboot
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Freezing default browser does the job.