[Q] Problem with google market - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have been having a problem with the google market on my phone which is a samsung admire. It is rooted. Anyhow for the past few days I have not been able to turn off the market after using it to look for an app I go to my task manager and close it but it will not close only thing i can do is force close it then after few minutes it opens again. I am new to android so any help you can offer would be great.

Try setting the language to English (United States) in your settings. Works for Market FC issue on Inc S with CM7.

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Market Problem

After rooting I did the Market Fix and installed the Market.
Later It started to work but whenever I try to download a free application it is stuck on Starting download....
I thought at first oh okay...
I waited 5 minutes it was still stuck like that and I tried being close to my wireless router...
Nothing helped and I restarted the phone...
So just asking how am I supposed to download applications now from the Market after I rooted?
I also did fake my provider and thought that would work?
PLEASE HELP I AM DESPERATE!
zm4 said:
After rooting I did the Market Fix and installed the Market.
Later It started to work but whenever I try to download a free application it is stuck on Starting download....
I thought at first oh okay...
I waited 5 minutes it was still stuck like that and I tried being close to my wireless router...
Nothing helped and I restarted the phone...
So just asking how am I supposed to download applications now from the Market after I rooted?
I also did fake my provider and thought that would work?
PLEASE HELP I AM DESPERATE!
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it might help to state where you are from, I am rooted and unlocked and the market works just fine. The more info you give the better the help
Try going in to Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> Market -> Uninstall updates. I tried this and it got my market working again.
Since two days there are problems with the Market. I can´t download anything, too.
Well I am from the Dubai and rooted it here...
I got superuser and managed to install Vending.apk aka the Market
I tried to download but it is stuck on starting download...
I just uninstalled updates....
UserX10 said:
Since two days there are problems with the Market. I can´t download anything, too.
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Same for me market not working anymore
I am in sweden.
Same problem here, England. For the last few days all my downloads from the Market are unsuccessful.
me 2
I'm having the same problem ... in usa att
Maybe it has something to do with our rooted phones?
...Not sure.
But anyways we can always download the .apk file...
Man I rooted the phone mainly to get the Market.
chris_toshiba said:
Try going in to Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> Market -> Uninstall updates. I tried this and it got my market working again.
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Doing that solved the problem.
My X10 is not rooted, still today unable to download any apps from Market.
Have rooted x10a with Roger's Canada. Can download Apps with no prob ... except for anything in uk. Contacted Google .. they claim its my phone or settings & NOT their system. Anyone else ??
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market working fine here. rogers x10 in alberta canada.
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Just downloaded streetview. Took a while to start but eventually went thru fine
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chris_toshiba said:
Try going in to Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> Market -> Uninstall updates. I tried this and it got my market working again.
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Thank you so much!!! Your suggestion made it working for me again
Hi, I'm having a similar problem here. My Market is apparently working correctly, I can search and download apps. But I've been having some problems with some apps that can't find on the Market although being available.
I did the MarketFix when I rooted and updated my phone to RB2BA026. An example of an app that can't find on Market: Multitasking Lite.
BTW, when you say "Market->Uninstall updates", are you talking about removing "Market Updater", because I can't find anything about uninstalling updates of the Market app.
_SpAiK_ said:
Hi, I'm having a similar problem here. My Market is apparently working correctly, I can search and download apps. But I've been having some problems with some apps that can't find on the Market although being available.
I did the MarketFix when I rooted and updated my phone to RB2BA026. An example of an app that can't find on Market: Multitasking Lite.
BTW, when you say "Market->Uninstall updates", are you talking about removing "Market Updater", because I can't find anything about uninstalling updates of the Market app.
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When it stopped listing certain apps I went in to the 'market' app info and clicked 'clear cache'.
When it stopped working altogether (a few weeks later after the silent market update) I went in to the 'market' app info and clicked on the 'Uninstall updates'. The market updated itself 3 days later without any issues.
To cover all approches I'd suggest clearing the cache and then the updates. Then turn off the phone and do a battery pull. I hope this helps.
There's no "Uninstall updates", so I've tried first removing "Market Updater" but nothing happened. So then I tried removing "Market" to install again from a backup I supposedly have done before, but for my surprise Titanium Backup wont restore the Market app backup.
Now I'm with no Market app at all! So I need it from someone, please PM it.
chris_toshiba said:
Try going in to Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> Market -> Uninstall updates. I tried this and it got my market working again.
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this worked for me
The fix mentioned here only works as long as the Market doesn't automatically redownload itself, at which point I have to uninstall it again. That's fine most of the time, but what do you do when it automatically updates the market as soon as you uninstall the update?
I have purchased apps that no longer recognize that I bought them because of this market update that keeps going on without my permission. Is there some way to stop or block the update until this gets fixed? I'm getting very tired of being called a pirate by several apps I legitimately bought.

[Q] Market Update and Force Close

Vegan Ginger Edition
Market stopped working - force closing.
Have tried repartition fix for force closes.
Have tried market fix multiple times.
Still, if I uninstall the market updates, it will work after opening the app the second time. After a while ( closing the application and reopening), market updates to the new market by itself and same issue - force closes.
I tried uninstalling market updater - no option to do this. Force closing this app does not help either.
So, it appears the old market works, but the new does not; and I am unable to keep the market app from updating automatically.
Any takers on this one??
ksahrakar said:
Vegan Ginger Edition
Market stopped working - force closing.
Have tried repartition fix for force closes.
Have tried market fix multiple times.
Still, if I uninstall the market updates, it will work after opening the app the second time. After a while ( closing the application and reopening), market updates to the new market by itself and same issue - force closes.
I tried uninstalling market updater - no option to do this. Force closing this app does not help either.
So, it appears the old market works, but the new does not; and I am unable to keep the market app from updating automatically.
Any takers on this one??
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I can tell you that there are serveral posts around various gTab forums dealing with the issue. Most of the users that have reported the problem are Vegan GE users. Haven't seen a solution but one user was uninstalling the update & using the app until it gets updated again & then unistalling updates, etc. Go to Settings, Applications, Downloaded applications, Market & select Uninstall updates. That should return you to the previous version (acccording to the poster). May atleast buy you some time until soometime finds a permanent solution of a new version that works for you is pushed.
Al
I've tried this and it has worked for me so far. If you have Titanium backup you can go to the backup/restore section. Scroll down until you find Market Updater 1.0, then select it, then uninstall it. I hope this helps
Settings->Language & Keyboard>Select language->English (United States)
Worked for me, having the exact same problem you described. Thanks to MastricX.
fre1102 said:
Settings->Language & Keyboard>Select language->English (United States)
Worked for me, having the exact same problem you described. Thanks to MastricX.
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Wow, that is really all it takes? Changing the language just fixed the FC issue with Cyanogenmod 7.0.3.
Brilliant!
Err... it lets me see the apps, but none of them have a download button.
GRRR!!!

[Q] New Market breaking

New Market showed up on my GTablet. Ever since then, when I open Market it says it's stopped working and force closes.
I've uninstalled updates to get back to old Market, which works once. I open Market, do whatever I'm doing in it, close it, and next time I open it it's updated and the cycle repeats.
This is on CM 7.0.0 and VEGAn Ginger Edition (tried it on both ROMs).
I don't see other threads on this, but surely this isn't just me...right?
Edit: I did the 'Market fix' (as I remember it, anyway), go into Google Services Framework, etc. It looks a little different than I remember, but I did it. Like the uninstall updates, it works once, then updates itself after the first time you open Market.
Settings->Language & Keyboard>Select language->English (United States)
MastricX said:
Settings->Language & Keyboard>Select language->English (United States)
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Wow, you are a magician! It worked like a charm for me. There's a reason I come to these forums first before I go anywhere else. Thanks!
Me too. That did it. Dude's a genius. Any idea why my NY Times app thinks my wi-fi is off?
MastricX said:
Settings->Language & Keyboard>Select language->English (United States)
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This has worked for me too.
Thanks!
I sure wish it worked for me! I've tried every fix and no luck
Market Update
I had the same problem and went into manage applications>all>market and removed the update. I've had to do this twice in the last few days and can't figure out how to stop it from auto updating.
The new market removes the download button. When I access the market on the web via the tab, the market tells me many of my installed apps are not compatible with the malata tab. I know that's bs because once I rolled back the market the updated apps run fine.
I'm no expert here but I suspect it has to do with how the market is recognizing the tablet. I wonder if there is a way to 'trick' the market into thinking the tablet is something other than the Malata tab.
txdroid_user said:
I'm no expert here but I suspect it has to do with how the market is recognizing the tablet. I wonder if there is a way to 'trick' the market into thinking the tablet is something other than the Malata tab.
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Yes there is...
Search for "build.prop olympus" fix for market.

Market keeps crashing on the latest cm7

I flashed the latest cm7 rom (stopgap) and the latest google apps package but whebever i opened the market no matter what i do, after 30 seconds it crashed.. i tried to open a thousand times and no luck.. i tried the older market (it seem it auto-updates) and the new leaked market and still doesnt work... any workaround for this? Thanks
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Change the Language in the Language and Keyboard setting. For some reason it has English HD selected. Simply change it to English - USA (or whatever) and it should fix it.

[Q] installing android market "English Version"

Hi all..
I bought "Sony Tablet - 32GB - Wifi" from China ..
the tablet is awesome .. But the only drawback I found is the "Android Chinese market" ..
My question is: How do I install "Android Market - the English version?"
I Tried to delete the Chinese market but I could not ..
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This is the first time using tablet .. Please clarify the explanations ..
Thanks all ..
Aspire4520 said:
Hi all..
I bought "Sony Tablet - 32GB - Wifi" from China ..
the tablet is awesome .. But the only drawback I found is the "Android Chinese market" ..
My question is: How do I install "Android Market - the English version?"
I Tried to delete the Chinese market but I could not ..
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This is the first time using tablet .. Please clarify the explanations ..
Thanks all ..
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Welcome to the lucky few that have bought this wonderful machine.
I bought mine in usa, and got an american market. Ok, not much fuss about that, but when I got back home to Sweden it got transformed to Swedish version. All I had to do was change the language. Not sure if this helps much.
You can find a market.apk file on the XDA forums here but it sounds like it's locating you and making Chinese the default language. Try looking into settings in the market app or the tablet in general and turning off the "use my location" features which will probably override other settings...
Same thing..
Btw... the Chinese market called "HiMarket version 2"
any Idea
Did you try and change your locale or did you try and download the apk file and install it over te old one ?
might try this "location & security - My Locaton" uncheck all three.
"Language & input" change to another language, maybe uk if you have us and vice a versa.
"date & time" selecte a different timezone
Maybe this will help.
kryddan said:
Did you try and change your locale or did you try and download the apk file and install it over te old one ?
might try this "location & security - My Locaton" uncheck all three.
"Language & input" change to another language, maybe uk if you have us and vice a versa.
"date & time" selecte a different timezone
Maybe this will help.
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it did not, I tried it many times ..
I think i need to download an official Android market .. but i don't know how !
Where was it used first? It may be that it just remember the first use in china and maybe removing google account from sync in settings first, then clearing data from applicaations settings. Then adding google account again and starting market on a usa wifi will fix all for you. If it still goes not help try what happens if you start a weblink to a market app from somewhere here. It should give you an option to run via browser or market-see if that could be a workaround.
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the first use was in china...
I did what you've explaned, but still the same problem ..
I am tired of this ..
Aspire4520 said:
the first use was in china...
I did what you've explaned, but still the same problem ..
I am tired of this ..
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Sounds like you have tried most of it.
Have you concidered trying to do a reset/factory reset? See if that helps.
Yes, I did...
Could anyone upload an apk android market for me?
Any Idea How to solve this problem ?
I'm at work so can't access the site to find the direct link for you, but back in the day when the "new" market first came out, I got it off 4shared.
I hope this helps
teshxx said:
New updated Market (11/01/2011). It's being pushed to some handsets.
Download:
Android Market 3.3.11
What's changed?
+++New setting: Auto-update apps (presumably, sets all apps to auto-update mode, woohoo!)
+++New setting: Update over Wi-Fi only
+++New setting: Auto-add shortcuts (automatically adds homescreen shortcuts for new apps, ala Honeycomb)
+++Smaller font
+++New app drawer icon
+++Microphone (voice command) button in search menu
+++Star rating chart on app pages
+++Minor UI tweaks
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After installing the Market.apk I get a pop-up asking to add an account and either option just closes the Market. I tried going to the Android Market through the internet browser but whenever I try to download something it says I don't have an Android device connected to the Google account. I have also tried setting up my Google account through the email option in the tablet but it still says I have no Android device synced
How to solve this issue?
Any Idea??
Try manage applications > market >clear cache. then clear data.
then do the same for download manage, now that you have a diff market installed it might have crappy data lingering around.
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OR if there is anything in applications such as account or accounts and sync, clear cache and data of that too!
OK so this information will probably not help you at all, but on the Milestone 2 forums, a member flashing a chinese leak gingerbread update reported that there were no google account menus, no market and had an alternate market called apps2you or something.. can't remember. Anyway, he said once he installed the market.apk it would only crash and do things like what you described. Unfortunately no-one in the thread responded about that issue.
I'm starting to think you may need to get on a different firmware...
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Ok just found this article
Summary: You need root access to enable a proxy hack as a work around to access the english market
Alternative is using the Chinese market.
Hi
Hi i think i can answer your question, the answer is no, you cannot use any google service or software in your andriod system which bought in China, the reason is that because of the conflict between google and Chinese government, the Chinese government had decided to banned any google service running in China, those including google search, gmail, google map and all google service in andriod sysytem, so thats why you cannot install andriod Market in you tablet. Even you may find andriod market from somewhere, but you still cannot install it, because to install google software or service, you need rooting right to put the google service frame into the andriod system with system authority not application authority(e.g.you install a game). Thereofre before your tablet s1 root, you cannot use any google service on you tablet s1. Hope this help.
Hey, having the same problem, and pretty sure it's due to the government thing. I spoke to some helpline who said the only thing to do is live with it.
However, perfectly willing to root the thing, maybe even give it ICS update if possible?
The thing is, will the software be sufficiently similar for the same rooting technique to work? Or will it just screw up what I have left of the system?

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