I recently rooted my NT by this method. It's working great and I love it, but the Android Market shows a lot of apps as incompatible (for example, Pocket Frogs, Facebook for Android, etc).
Does anyone know a way to bypass these restrictions. I think it may have something to do with pixel density requirements?
I know you can get the apps with an android phone, and transfer them over. However, I do not have a phone. If there is another way, I would be interested in it too.
Have you tried using AppBrain to get Market apps to the NT?
I have an Android phone, so I haven't looked into this.
Write access?
I found this thread which discusses changing the pixel density to 160, but I don't know how to get write access to the /system/ folder.
Can anyone walk an inexperienced android user through the following steps:
1. Gaining write access to the /system/ folder (specifically the build.prop file)
2. Clear market data
Thank you.
EDIT: I figured out how to clear market data and cache, but still only have read access...
You need to be rooted and use a tool like Root Explorer to navigate to and open the file in r/w mode.
I changed my dpi settings to 160 and it did very little in the way of making more apps show up in the market. I've found that buying apps on another device and sideloading the apk to my NT works best with many otherwise incompatible apps.
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zaptoons said:
You need to be rooted and use a tool like Root Explorer to navigate to and open the file in r/w mode.
I changed my dpi settings to 160 and it did very little in the way of making more apps show up in the market. I've found that buying apps on another device and sideloading the apk to my NT works best with many otherwise incompatible apps.
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Thanks. As I mentioned in the OP, I am rooted. I was using ES File Explorer, but it only had read access (is there a way to change this?).
Unfortunately I do not have any other android device to download with, and I would want to be able to update the apps without constantly sideloading.
Thanks for the reply.
lehite said:
I found this thread which discusses changing the pixel density to 160, but I don't know how to get write access to the /system/ folder.
Can anyone walk an inexperienced android user through the following steps:
1. Gaining write access to the /system/ folder (specifically the build.prop file)
2. Clear market data
Thank you.
EDIT: I figured out how to clear market data and cache, but still only have read access...
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Are you rooted?
dkb218 said:
Are you rooted?
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Yes, as mentioned in various places in this thread. I have access to the android market on the device as well.
You must grand the file explorer root permissions.
For ES File Explorer: open, press options -> settings, scroll down to "Root settings" and check the box for "Root Explorer".
Maybe you should also change your Home Directory to "/" for easier navigation
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Unfortunately I do not have any other android device to download with, and I would want to be able to update the apps without constantly sideloading.
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Keep in mind, I've found that once you sideload an app, it then becomes available for updates on the Market the same as any other.
It seems the compatibility check only happens initially. Once you sideload, it's as though the market sees an app as: "Well, it's running on your device, so here's the update..."
There's a caveat: it's still possible that running an update will break a previous version that runs on the NT. I think that happened for some with the Facebook app update.
So far, I've had the market update several otherwise incompatible apps that I sideloaded with no ill effects.
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Yes, as mentioned in various places in this thread. I have access to the android market on the device as well.
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Sorry. Just skimmed over the post. Download Root Explorer from the market. Navigate to the system folder. You'll notice a R/O gray box at the top of the folder. Click it. It because R/W. You can now change files.
Also, Facebook can be found in the NT Apps thread under "must have apps." You can also find a lot of apps here in the Android Apps forum. Once you install it, the Android Market will offer updates for it.
I usually google any apps I can't find on the market. You'd be surprised how many apps people store in sites like megaupload.
Pocket Frogs
zaptoons said:
Keep in mind, I've found that once you sideload an app, it then becomes available for updates on the Market the same as any other.
It seems the compatibility check only happens initially. Once you sideload, it's as though the market sees an app as: "Well, it's running on your device, so here's the update..."
There's a caveat: it's still possible that running an update will break a previous version that runs on the NT. I think that happened for some with the Facebook app update.
So far, I've had the market update several otherwise incompatible apps that I sideloaded with no ill effects.
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Thanks! This is my first go with android, so I'm still trying to learn how it all works. Seems strange that it's good to go once you have the app...
dkb218 said:
Sorry. Just skimmed over the post. Download Root Explorer from the market. Navigate to the system folder. You'll notice a R/O gray box at the top of the folder. Click it. It because R/W. You can now change files.
Also, Facebook can be found in the NT Apps thread under "must have apps." You can also find a lot of apps here in the Android Apps forum. Once you install it, the Android Market will offer updates for it.
I usually google any apps I can't find on the market. You'd be surprised how many apps people store in sites like megaupload.
Pocket Frogs
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I guess I'm too used to the iOS way of doing things Thanks for the help!
bananelol said:
You must grand the file explorer root permissions.
For ES File Explorer: open, press options -> settings, scroll down to "Root settings" and check the box for "Root Explorer".
Maybe you should also change your Home Directory to "/" for easier navigation
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Does anyone know why, even with Root Explorer selected, we still can't get ES File Explorer to do a Search on the installed storage device?
tonyp22 said:
Does anyone know why, even with Root Explorer selected, we still can't get ES File Explorer to do a Search on the installed storage device?
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Not sure... but begs the obvious question... IF you are rooted and have root explorer installed why not use root explorer to search as it finds everything I've looked for....
dkb218 said:
Sorry. Just skimmed over the post. Download Root Explorer from the market. Navigate to the system folder. You'll notice a R/O gray box at the top of the folder. Click it. It because R/W. You can now change files.
Also, Facebook can be found in the NT Apps thread under "must have apps." You can also find a lot of apps here in the Android Apps forum. Once you install it, the Android Market will offer updates for it.
I usually google any apps I can't find on the market. You'd be surprised how many apps people store in sites like megaupload.
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I sideloaded a few apps that were marked as unavailable (I found them via google search), but none of them show up in the market as apps I have. Are you sure that they will be available for updates this way? Did I do something wrong/forget to do something?
Thanks, and forgive the remedial questions.
jtbnet said:
Not sure... but begs the obvious question... IF you are rooted and have root explorer installed why not use root explorer to search as it finds everything I've looked for....
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Yep. It's got me scratching my head. I'm definitely rooted as I can do everything else.
dkb218 said:
Sorry. Just skimmed over the post. Download Root Explorer from the market. Navigate to the system folder. You'll notice a R/O gray box at the top of the folder. Click it. It because R/W. You can now change files.
Also, Facebook can be found in the NT Apps thread under "must have apps." You can also find a lot of apps here in the Android Apps forum. Once you install it, the Android Market will offer updates for it.
I usually google any apps I can't find on the market. You'd be surprised how many apps people store in sites like megaupload.
Pocket Frogs
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What about apps that you have to pay for? If I want to get an app that costs money, I have no problem paying for it. However, if I can't sideload it (because I have no android phone), and I get it off of megaupload or something, will it tie it to my google account?
Can I get the app from another site but have it linked to my google account?
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What about apps that you have to pay for? If I want to get an app that costs money, I have no problem paying for it. However, if I can't sideload it (because I have no android phone), and I get it off of megaupload or something, will it tie it to my google account?
Can I get the app from another site but have it linked to my google account?
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There is a distinct possibility that I'm wrong, but I don't believe you can do that.
Additionally, if you side load a paid app acquired in this fashion, you won't be able to install any updates to it that might be available in the market.
liquidzoo said:
There is a distinct possibility that I'm wrong, but I don't believe you can do that.
Additionally, if you side load a paid app acquired in this fashion, you won't be able to install any updates to it that might be available in the market.
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Again, I have no issue with paying for it. But if google's market doesn't allow me to get it, even though I know it will work on the NT (see Angry Birds, even though that is actually a free app), how am I supposed to get it? There are loads of apps that cost money I would like to get.
Google needs to have a box that you can check after the warning that comes up saying it isn't compatible, and you acknowledge it and want to buy it anyways.
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Sorry in advance if this has already been adressed...
I bought this Nook Tablet for my wife as an Xmas present. I am currently getting it suped up for her so that when she receives it will feel like a real tablet experience. So far I've rooted and have go launcher, gapps, market, etc. I've sideloaded many apps...bla bla bla.
My question is this...i used to be an android user...i had tons of apps...is there a way for me to login to my google acct as well as hers so that i can access all those apps i used to have when i had android devices?
Also...is there a way to change the device i.d. so that we can access all apps from the market rather than having to sideload outdated apps and never get an update? She won't like that...
Thanks!
Tommy
Trolling around Google, it would appear that it is a possibility as it is possible on other devices:
http://android.bigresource.com/Android-Setup-for-Multiple-Google-Accounts--KgyuVOjSQ.html
That said, you need to get to the "Accounts" page which isn't easy on a stock Nook Tablet. Download/sideload AnyCut and I believe you can create a shortcut to the Accounts page. From there you can try setting up another google account and see if the market will allow both IDs to function.
As for "changing the device ID", I'm not 100% clear on this but there is a forum discussing how to get Google apps working:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1354887&highlight=gapps
In that thread, I believe there are some posts where people tried getting more applications from the market by setting their DPI to 160 using the build.prop file:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19816719&postcount=153
However, it looks like there were mixed results with that.
In any case, if you choose to fool with your build.prop file, PLEASE make a backup before hand so you can easily restore it in the event of a mess-up.
Please note I'm summarizing information here and drawing conclusions by searching Google and these forums. I do NOT have a Nook Tablet and I'm unable to try out my first suggestion.
So I wondered the same thing last week and spent a lot of time reading google's support forums and ended up with:
- There was a way to do this this in market builds from July 2011 to around this Sept
- it was buggy and people would get logged in and out of the wrong accounts when downloading and installing stuff
- they removed the feature until further notice
- it *should* be fixed and added back in soon - multiple account management and a way to control purchases (which is also needed - no in app purchasing lock blows).
Why don't you just re-download them from the Market into your wife's account?
Because that gets expensive...
I did this exact same thing. Found a thread in a droid phone thread, which I can’t find now, that made sense. Here is what I learned/ did.
I used root explorer, but I believe the original process used ES file explorer. The information for your accounts are stored in /data/system/accounts.db somehow you need to edit that file. I moved it with root explorer to my SD card and then edited it on my ubuntu system and used a program called SQLite Database Browser to edit it. If you search “SQLite editor”, you will find results for programs that might work with your computer OS. All you need to do is delete the com.google record in account.db, place the file back in /data/system/ folder and then run the android market app again. When you start the market, it will ask you for your account information and create a new entry in the accounts.db file.
The original process I followed also said to just delete that accounts.db file. This is not advised because it will also remove your BN accounts also, which also removes your access to BN marketplace with no way to replace it on the NT. (if that might be important to you) I did this and had to restore to factory and reregister to get it working again.
Good luck
Voyaging said:
Because that gets expensive...
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On a device that costs $250? So don't have two accounts then. You're only licenced to run applications on one account. Trying to bypass that rule is tantamount to piracy.
tomegranate said:
You're only licenced to run applications on one account. Trying to bypass that rule is tantamount to piracy.
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He's right.
Android Market Accounts
I currently have an Android Phone and have rooted my Nook Tablet, but whenever I download an app from the market, it ends up on my phone instead. How do I get the apps to my Nook?
twiesler said:
I currently have an Android Phone and have rooted my Nook Tablet, but whenever I download an app from the market, it ends up on my phone instead. How do I get the apps to my Nook?
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Change your default device.
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He's right.
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I don't think so. If you have multiple devices on the same account, even the market website let's you select which device you want to install to. I have my normal gmail, then a "family" gmail that I purchase apps to and use on all of the devices in my family and just set it to not sync email, contacts etc. I'm not getting a nook tablet until Friday, but if there is a an equivilent to the menu button you can choose from the market which account you want to install and purchase apps from if you have more than one google account on your device. If not, you probably can push it to the tablet from the market website.
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I don't think so. If you have multiple devices on the same account, even the market website let's you select which device you want to install to. I have my normal gmail, then a "family" gmail that I purchase apps to and use on all of the devices in my family and just set it to not sync email, contacts etc. I'm not getting a nook tablet until Friday, but if there is a an equivilent to the menu button you can choose from the market which account you want to install and purchase apps from if you have more than one google account on your device. If not, you probably can push it to the tablet from the market website.
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That would be fine. As long as the account is linked to the device, then the licensing agreement has not been violated. The issue would arise with attempting to extract and APK or circumvent the account-license restriction.
I'll read more about the EULA for Google Accounts and the Android Market specifically tomorrow. But, it should be mentioned that most paid apps have their own licensing contracts, which you agree to when you run the app for the first time.
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On a device that costs $250? So don't have two accounts then. You're only licenced to run applications on one account. Trying to bypass that rule is tantamount to piracy.
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Yes, key phrase in my original post was "I used to use android devices." This NT is the only android family we have now. So, no, not illegal...just trying to figure out a way to access the apps i've paid for but no longer use since i no longer use an Android device.
Voyaging said:
Yes, key phrase in my original post was "I used to use android devices." This NT is the only android family we have now. So, no, not illegal...just trying to figure out a way to access the apps i've paid for but no longer use since i no longer use an Android device.
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Was able to get this done last night...awesome.
Note: Root access is required in order for this to work.
Since I've found a workaround to install apps not showing up in the marketplace and haven't seen anyone address the issue other than rewriting system files, I thought I'd post this for people who (like me) don't know how to use the first method.
1) search for the app you want on Google in your browser, ie "xxx android"
2) click on the result leading to the Marketplace website (IMPORTANT: be sure to open the link with your browser and not the Market!)
3) click the "Install" button
4) you will be prompted to login, enter your info (you should only have to do this once)
5) this time, choose to open with Market when prompted
6) click the "Install" button and your app will download!
Hope this helps anyone
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When I try this method, the search finds the program I'm looking for but as soon as I log in and open with "Market", not the browser, it replies with "Program not found". So I guess it doesn't work for me.
Thanks for the suggestion, anyway.
rodorr
What app did you try? I can try the same one and see if it works for me. If it does, I'll try to see what went wrong.
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It was iBird Pro. It cost money, but just try to get to the point to where it try's to confirm whether or not you really want to pay for it.
Thanks,
rodorr
Its not working for me either which leads me to believe its the app. Go ahead and try another free app just to see if the method even works.
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Worked perfectly with Evernote.
Thanks a ton, less hunting for apks now
I checked Evernote, and Evernote shows up as downloadable for the Nook Tablet without using the work around.
rodorr
Oh, well then... I feel stupid? Edit: I didn't see it when I tried searching for it in the Market app.
Just tried it with Google Maps and no dice.
Ok, I tried AVG Mobilation Anti-Virus Pro, and it came back with something like "Sorry but you can't download because you haven't paid for it" and then I got the good old "! Your device isn't compatible with this item".
rodorr
Google Maps
SG Pillar said:
Oh, well then... I feel stupid? Edit: I didn't see it when I tried searching for it in the Market app.
Just tried it with Google Maps and no dice.
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If you want Google Maps check out:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1353040
post #5 for a list of apps you can download through your browser - just click on the "remove this frame" to activate the download.
(thanks to spoland)
there is a newer version I found somewhere but I can't find it now (v6.0.3)
~ G
I don't understand how this can work - if apps aren't showing up in the Market on your tablet, surely that's because Market thinks they're not compatible with your NT. And if that's the case, when you sign into your account in the browser, the same thing would happen of not letting you send the app to devices it doesn't think are compatible?
In browser, the Market doesn't even list my NT as one of my devices, even though I'm signed into the Market app on my NT. Any thoughts on this?
I've had this method work twice and fail a couple times. At step 5 when it opens up the market the app still shows as incompatible but it downloads it anyway.
Torrential91, can you give me an example of an app that this worked correctly for you?
rodorr
I just had it work for Real Racing 2 free version.
I tried it with facebook, but there was no download option, just a note saying it was not compatible with my device.
This method was successful in getting to the app page where i could not before.
I tried "Real Racing 2" and it did indeed work for me. It gave me the message "Your device isn't compatible with this item" but it went ahead and downloaded it anyway. So it does work with some items. Maybe it just doesn't work if there is a cost associated with the item.
rodorr
I know Google maps worked for me. I believe Tumblr also worked this way.
Seems like this method is hit or miss. Can't really say why =/ I'm not a dev in any way, just a guy that experiments with trial and error haha.
Maybe a dev can chime in on this?
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Not to sound ignorant, but is this on a rooted nt? I put the android market on here and it wouldn't even start up, so i'm assuming this is the case.
Maggot226 said:
Not to sound ignorant, but is this on a rooted nt? I put the android market on here and it wouldn't even start up, so i'm assuming this is the case.
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Yes you need root access in order to run the Market.
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I followed all the steps but when I choose market for the prompt it pops up and says your device isnt compatible with this item. Any ideas?
I've been told you can spoof the market in to thinking you have something else and then can download other apps and games. Which phone or tablet do you want the market to think you have?
What are some apps and games you'll be able to get that you couldn't normally get?
Last, instead of editing the build.prop file, could you just find the. Apk file somewhere other than the market?
you can see this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1398310
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I've been told you can spoof the market in to thinking you have something else and then can download other apps and games. Which phone or tablet do you want the market to think you have?
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We want to try and spoof a device that is well known on the market with as close to the same hardware as possible to get a more real experience with the market. Nexus S is a popular one, and so is Droid 3.
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What are some apps and games you'll be able to get that you couldn't normally get?
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A lot more Gameloft apps show up in particular, and other smaller developers. There are still major ones that don't show up, such as Facebook
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Last, instead of editing the build.prop file, could you just find the. Apk file somewhere other than the market?
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You could, but you would have to update with another .apk you search for, where as the Market would update it automatically. There is also the opportunity for malware and bad code to be put on your device.
So, I purchased a Nook 16 GB tablet with the hopes of rooting it, and that proved to be very simple. Lots of great instructions from really smart people and all that. I am confused, however, on what apps are available in the Google Play Store and what ones aren't. It was my understanding that, once rooted and flashed ( I flashed CM7 using this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1512373 ) I would be able to install apps from the store, and I can, but common apps like Kindle, Facebook, BofA, etc don't show up in searches and are unavailable for download. I have searched the forums and I can't find a good thread describing how that whole process works. Is it common for these apps to be unavailable or have I done something wrong? Do they need to be sideloaded, and if so, what's the point of having access to the Play Store? Any help or explanation is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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So, I purchased a Nook 16 GB tablet with the hopes of rooting it, and that proved to be very simple. Lots of great instructions from really smart people and all that. I am confused, however, on what apps are available in the Google Play Store and what ones aren't. It was my understanding that, once rooted and flashed ( I flashed CM7 using this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1512373 ) I would be able to install apps from the store, and I can, but common apps like Kindle, Facebook, BofA, etc don't show up in searches and are unavailable for download. I have searched the forums and I can't find a good thread describing how that whole process works. Is it common for these apps to be unavailable or have I done something wrong? Do they need to be sideloaded, and if so, what's the point of having access to the Play Store? Any help or explanation is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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one of the many files the google play store uses to determine what types of apps a device can download and install is called build.prop
this file contains the properties of the device, such as device name, device model, kernel, os, etc...
you might have seen some threads regarding the modification of said file which has proved to work in some cases for getting certain apps to show up in the play store.
hope this answered your question...
I to recently got a nook tablet and flashed the same rom as you. The build .prop fix worked a little bit for me. I ended up trying to change the pixel density which was a big mistake. I had soft bricked my device and had to restore a stock b&n image. I finally settled with cm9 and am LOVING it except for a few bugs. On another note, I tried to install a baseball game from the play store only to be met with "sorry, your device is rooted. Please unroot and try again".
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ShinnAsuka said:
one of the many files the google play store uses to determine what types of apps a device can download and install is called build.prop
this file contains the properties of the device, such as device name, device model, kernel, os, etc...
you might have seen some threads regarding the modification of said file which has proved to work in some cases for getting certain apps to show up in the play store.
hope this answered your question...
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That's what I was looking for. Thanks.
ShinnAsuka said:
one of the many files the google play store uses to determine what types of apps a device can download and install is called build.prop
this file contains the properties of the device, such as device name, device model, kernel, os, etc...
you might have seen some threads regarding the modification of said file which has proved to work in some cases for getting certain apps to show up in the play store.
hope this answered your question...
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Ok, I thought this was it, but it appears it is more complicated than that. First, I did some digging here on the forums, and found this method that everybody seemed to have luck with. I followed it to the letter, but it didn't give me the access to apps in the store as it was supposed to. Next, I flashed the CM7 Beta that I I know I am able to access the full market with. I copied the build.prop file from that build to my SD card, flashed the ROM I want, and proceeded to replace the build.prop file with the one I put on my SD card. I went in, cleared the cache and data from the market app, rebooted and... nothing. Same restrictions as before. There must be something more to this than just the build.prop file that I am missing.
wakers01 said:
Ok, I thought this was it, but it appears it is more complicated than that. First, I did some digging here on the forums, and found this method that everybody seemed to have luck with. I followed it to the letter, but it didn't give me the access to apps in the store as it was supposed to. Next, I flashed the CM7 Beta that I I know I am able to access the full market with. I copied the build.prop file from that build to my SD card, flashed the ROM I want, and proceeded to replace the build.prop file with the one I put on my SD card. I went in, cleared the cache and data from the market app, rebooted and... nothing. Same restrictions as before. There must be something more to this than just the build.prop file that I am missing.
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well what kind of apps are you trying to install?
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well what kind of apps are you trying to install?
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All kinds. All of my banking and financial apps, Facebook, Nook and Amazon readers, etc. I just want full access to the store, as if I bought a regular tablet rather than a Nook. Hell, maybe that's what I just should have done.
wakers01 said:
All kinds. All of my banking and financial apps, Facebook, Nook and Amazon readers, etc. I just want full access to the store, as if I bought a regular tablet rather than a Nook. Hell, maybe that's what I just should have done.
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I know I would have bought the Nexus 7 if if it would have been out. But. it has its downsides also.
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wakers01 said:
All kinds. All of my banking and financial apps, Facebook, Nook and Amazon readers, etc. I just want full access to the store, as if I bought a regular tablet rather than a Nook. Hell, maybe that's what I just should have done.
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well i am running cm7 beta and apps like facebook twitter bank of america, etc show up just fine. its using the stock build.prop that comes with the beta as well...
so i am not too sure why your's doesn't work.
try flashing the cm7 beta but do the following:
wipe data, cache and dalvik caches before and after flashing the cm7 beta. that might be the reason why some apps don't show up. you might still have some residue data from your previous rom that wasn't wiped off...
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well i am running cm7 beta and apps like facebook twitter bank of america, etc show up just fine. its using the stock build.prop that comes with the beta as well...
so i am not too sure why your's doesn't work.
try flashing the cm7 beta but do the following:
wipe data, cache and dalvik caches before and after flashing the cm7 beta. that might be the reason why some apps don't show up. you might still have some residue data from your previous rom that wasn't wiped off...
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I dont think the CM7 beta build comes with Gapps pre-installed. I've always installed them manually afterword.
Try using this zip! Thanks to Veronica for hosting!
lag0matic said:
I dont think the CM7 beta build comes with Gapps pre-installed. I've always installed them manually afterword.
Try using this zip! Thanks to Veronica for hosting!
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right forgot to add that... without gapps no play store lol.
thought it was implied but yea.
Get superuser elite from google play. It has a way to hide root from apps that won't run on rooted devices, for example amazon video.
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Hi,
I have a SPH-L720 (G S4 Sprint) running sac's KK v3 and KT Kernel 4.19.2014
Recently, I started getting prompts to install apps, as if I had downloaded and attempted to open an apk file. I would hit cancel and they would pop back up a random amount of time later.
I found the apks in the internal sd card /opened directory and deleted them. This simply caused the apks to be redownloaded and more popups.
Malwarebytes doesn't find anything, and Lookout found something once which I removed but it made no difference (see screenshot).
I uploaded the /opened directory here and again here (more apks in the second link, I think it hadn't finished downloading in the first one).
It will prompt to install even if I don't load any apps, and similarly, I get a "failed to download" toast when I'm offline sometimes. Interestingly, I have enhancedtoast, but it doesn't list the app that the "failed to download" toast comes from.
I have Terminal Emulator, busybox, and OSMonitor. At this point, I wanted to try another ROM anyways but I want to find what's causing this first before I wipe. Especially if it's from a Play Store app (which I doubt, but you never know).
How do I find what is downloading to /opened amd then attempting to launch the .apks?
Thanks. =)
Edit: changed GDrive links to use shared version
Edit2: thought I should mention, j.cfg has the contents below. None of the other config files are plain text readable AFAIK.
[quote author=j.cfg]{{"isValid":"0","cmd":"1","serviceInterval":"28800000","adVersion":"205_0","checkTime":"8","showInterval":"1","showType":"-1","showOnNotice":"0","packageName":"com.wandoujia.phoneix2","title":"Massive software and games, download super fast ","content":"Andrews domestic leader in mobile software download platform products to provide customers with the most comprehensive and efficient software \/ game download service, anytime, anywhere to more than 400,000 apps free to download to your phone, add zero flow mode, a key to close under 2G\/3G mobile data use pea pods, so you feel more at ease traffic on the phone.","adImageUrl":"http:\/\/199.87.232.147\/ad\/wandoujia.png","opcode":"1","markerCmd":null,"apkDownloadURL":"http:\/\/199.87.232.147\/ad\/wandoujia_19_ad_pinzhi_20140227.apk","url":"http:\/\/199.87.232.147\/ad\/wandoujia_19_ad_pinzhi_20140227.apk","param":null,"param0":null}[/quote]
0x6A7232 said:
Hi,
I have a SPH-L720 (G S4 Sprint) running sac's KK v3 and KT Kernel 4.19.2014
Recently, I started getting prompts to install apps, as if I had downloaded and attempted to open an apk file. I would hit cancel and they would pop back up a random amount of time later.
I found the apks in the internal sd card /opened directory and deleted them. This simply caused the apks to be redownloaded and more popups.
Malwarebytes doesn't find anything, and Lookout found something once which I removed but it made no difference (see screenshot).
I uploaded the /opened directory here and againhere (more apks in the second link, I think it hadn't finished downloading in the first one).
It will prompt to install even if I don't load any apps, and similarly, I get a "failed to download" toast when I'm offline sometimes. Interestingly, I have enhancedtoast, but it doesn't list the app that the "failed to download" toast comes from.
I have Terminal Emulator, busybox, and OSMonitor. At this point, I wanted to try another ROM anyways but I want to find what's causing this first before I wipe. Especially if it's from a Play Store app (which I doubt, but you never know).
How do I find what is downloading to /opened amd then attempting to launch the .apks?
Thanks. =)
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Was curious about your situation, but you posted to Google Drive without granting access to the public, so I can't look at any of your screenshots.
es0tericcha0s said:
Was curious about your situation, but you posted to Google Drive without granting access to the public, so I can't look at any of your screenshots.
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Sorry,
Fixed
Edit: moved fixed links into OP
Edit2: updated OP with j.cfg
Hmm... Well, I would check your phones for any of these apps:
Developer - Wandou Labs
https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Wandou+Labs
Developer - RageApp
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rageapp.easyLock
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rageapp.stDataUsage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rageapp.sgapn
Developer - 9 Game (?)
http://www.coolapk.com/game/cn.ninegame.gamemanager
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninegame.client4
Developer - Baidu or Hao123
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.baidu.browser.inter
Long story short, it's from some Chinese developer and the app has too many permissions which you've granted to allow it to do this. Since you are rooted, I recommend something like this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2569194 which will let you view what apps have which permissions.
es0tericcha0s said:
Hmm... Well, I would check your phones for any of these apps:
Developer - Wandou Labs
https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Wandou+Labs
Developer - RageApp
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rageapp.easyLock
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rageapp.stDataUsage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rageapp.sgapn
Developer - 9 Game (?)
http://www.coolapk.com/game/cn.ninegame.gamemanager
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninegame.client4
Developer - Baidu or Hao123
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.baidu.browser.inter
Long story short, it's from some Chinese developer and the app has too many permissions which you've granted to allow it to do this. Since you are rooted, I recommend something like this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2569194 which will let you view what apps have which permissions.
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Went through, don't have any of those apps installed. Do have a /baidu folder on the sd card, only contains 1 file,
.cuid
Containing
5d79fy0IS3/t3xr0EKSmfQ53Z+KB7I1NN8sWZp1WaYOO5VRjQVcrbjBHbYAXEDjD
And that's it. I got the permissions app you linked but haven't gone through it yet. Any specific permission I'm Looking for?
Attached log, noticed ApplicationPackageManager went crazy around 915 June 1st, when I got another popup.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0W8iwdwhDpOdkk5eE1DZDVJSWc/edit?usp=sharing
0x6A7232 said:
Attached log, noticed ApplicationPackageManager went crazy around 915 June 1st, when I got another popup.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0W8iwdwhDpOdkk5eE1DZDVJSWc/edit?usp=sharing
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Complete log
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0W8iwdwhDpOcWhRS0NERlRRMWc/edit?usp=sharing
Super Bejeweled HD comes up a lot and it is associated with Baidu. If you open the log in a text editor and search for Baidu, you'll see the link in a couple of spots. Games like that are notorious for adware and such. It's also not in the Play Store any more, which kind of says something else about it...
es0tericcha0s said:
Super Bejeweled HD comes up a lot and it is associated with Baidu. If you open the log in a text editor and search for Baidu, you'll see the link in a couple of spots. Games like that are notorious for adware and such. It's also not in the Play Store any more, which kind of says something else about it...
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I froze it with TiBu and deleted /opened - now to see if that was the culprit. I'll post back.
es0tericcha0s said:
Super Bejeweled HD comes up a lot and it is associated with Baidu. If you open the log in a text editor and search for Baidu, you'll see the link in a couple of spots. Games like that are notorious for adware and such. It's also not in the Play Store any more, which kind of says something else about it...
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Ok, so I havent had any popups.. thanks for tracking this down! Let me buy you a coffee!
Thanks for the coffee $. Glad all is well so you can get back to enjoying your phone.
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