i cant install google play on the vibrant - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

i have searched everywhere i cannot find a solution. i still have the old market. i tried downloading the apk file and putting it on the sd card. when i locate the file on the phone and click on it i get a parse error. i am using the sgs unlock tool/ galaxy s unlock. plsssssss help.

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Do you have a themed market? You need to push the vending.apk to /system/app and set permissions and reboot (can do this with any file explorer that has root). If you have a themed market, it will not update when the normal market does. And you cannot generally just push install to make it work.
You are getting that parse error b/c it needs to be pushed to /system/app and not just "installed".
What ROM are you running btw?

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Woodrube said:
Do you have a themed market? You need to push the vending.apk to /system/app and set permissions and reboot (can do this with any file explorer that has root). If you have a themed market, it will not update when the normal market does. And you cannot generally just push install to make it work.
You are getting that parse error b/c it needs to be pushed to /system/app and not just "installed".
What ROM are you running btw?
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i have no idea if i have a themed market. i remember using the one click root. but i dont know which rom iam using. my phone interface is like the stock vibrant. how do i check which rom i have? anyways i push the vending.apk file to system apps, changed the permission to rw-r-r and rebooted the phone. nothing happened. then i tried intall it with the root explore but i get that same pharse error. what next? sorry for the noob questions
oh yeah i am still using the firmware version 2.1-update1 , you think i should update?

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Go to settings>about phone and it will tell you the ROM name there. A themed market will look different than the normal. It will either be darker, lighter, a different color altogether, inverted,...
Since you pushed it to /system/app and it didn't work try this. Do the same but before you fire up the market go to settings>apps>market and clear cache and data. If that doesn't work then go back there and hit Uninstall Updates. Then fire up the market, resign in and let me know.

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Maybe it is because you're running 2.1, I was never able to upgrade to google play while on 2.1 eclair. I'm not sure why either, it would never work for some reason. I have no problems upgrading to google play now because I'm running a 2.2 ROM. Just in case you decide to upgrade, DO NOT upgrade with samsung kies, it has been hard bricking phones a lot lately. I would follow woodrube's advice before a attempting an upgrade though.
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Woodrube said:
Go to settings>about phone and it will tell you the ROM name there. A themed market will look different than the normal. It will either be darker, lighter, a different color altogether, inverted,...
Since you pushed it to /system/app and it didn't work try this. Do the same but before you fire up the market go to settings>apps>market and clear cache and data. If that doesn't work then go back there and hit Uninstall Updates. Then fire up the market, resign in and let me know.
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i don't think i have a themed market. mine is the standard shoping bag with mr android on it and all in normal colors. ok i tried what you said above and it didnt work. after i uninstall updates. i fired up the market and signed in. i was in the old old android market, then it crashed. i fired the market again and it self updated to the latest android market on its own. the one i had before i did uninstall update. so i am back to square one. i have a feeling its because of the eclair 2.1
the reason i am even doing this is because i cant download instagram. its not on the normal android market only on google store. so i downloaded the apk file, and tried to install it through root browser but i get that pharse error. its annoying.
i dont think i am using any rom. its say ECLAIR. I ONLY ROOTED THE PHONE TO UNLOCK THE SIM. i used the sgs unlock tool

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iTz KeeFy said:
Maybe it is because you're running 2.1, I was never able to upgrade to google play while on 2.1 eclair. I'm not sure why either, it would never work for some reason. I have no problems upgrading to google play now because I'm running a 2.2 ROM. Just in case you decide to upgrade, DO NOT upgrade with samsung kies, it has been hard bricking phones a lot lately. I would follow woodrobe's advice before a attempting an upgrade though.
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thats what i am thinking too. damn i am now confused now. how can i update then? with out kies?

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gabriox said:
thats what i am thinking too. damn i am now confused now. how can i update then? with out kies?
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To tell you the truth, I would just flash a custom 2.2 ROM like Fishman Bionix Redux or Moped_Ryder's ROMs. If you have been on 2.1 for this long, I would think that you will be blown away with a fully functioning, rooted and stable 2.2's that are available. They have been nearly perfected and get outstanding battery life. Chances are why you cannot install Instagram is maybe because it doesn't support 2.1 (only 2.2 and above). Just a thought, I don't use it so not sure why it wouldn't be showing up but that is my guess as to why).
Flashing a custom 2.2 is fairly simple nowdays. Just download the ROM.zip from the thread and put in in a folder on your internal. Download the CWR zip from my signature and put it on your interanl_sd (make sure it is the only thing on your internal_sd labeled Update.zip). Boot into recovery and hit Reinstall Packages. It will cycle through (might have to do it twice) and then your recovery will go from stock (blue) to CWR (green). Scroll down to Install from SDcard and find your custom ROM and flash it. Read the OPs but that is the gist of it.

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Woodrube said:
To tell you the truth, I would just flash a custom 2.2 ROM like Fishman Bionix Redux or Moped_Ryder's ROMs. If you have been on 2.1 for this long, I would think that you will be blown away with a fully functioning, rooted and stable 2.2's that are available. They have been nearly perfected and get outstanding battery life. Chances are why you cannot install Instagram is maybe because it doesn't support 2.1 (only 2.2 and above). Just a thought, I don't use it so not sure why it wouldn't be showing up but that is my guess as to why).
Flashing a custom 2.2 is fairly simple nowdays. Just download the ROM.zip from the thread and put in in a folder on your internal. Download the CWR zip from my signature and put it on your interanl_sd (make sure it is the only thing on your internal_sd labeled Update.zip). Boot into recovery and hit Reinstall Packages. It will cycle through (might have to do it twice) and then your recovery will go from stock (blue) to CWR (green). Scroll down to Install from SDcard and find your custom ROM and flash it. Read the OPs but that is the gist of it.
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aight, you got any link to thread that has a tutorial. or download for the 2.2 roms? and if i do it can i keep the standard vibrant interface? lol i just noticed i could click the roms you mentioned above lol. should i odin to stock?

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The OPs will tell you how to install them, coupled with what I wrote above. It is really a piece of cake. Might want to YouTUBE it. I think I saw a tut on how to install Bionix on there the other day. Just search Samsung Vibrant and one will pop up. I don't suggest you install ICS at this point. Get your feet wet first. Downloads will be in the ROM's OP that I linked above.
All the 2.2 are customizable. If you like Touchwiz, (shoot me now but...) there's an app for that. I use ADWex as my launcher and both it and LauncherPro are extremely customizable launchers.

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Woodrube said:
The OPs will tell you how to install them, coupled with what I wrote above. It is really a piece of cake. Might want to YouTUBE it. I think I saw a tut on how to install Bionix on there the other day. Just search Samsung Vibrant and one will pop up. I don't suggest you install ICS at this point. Get your feet wet first. Downloads will be in the ROM's OP that I linked above.
All the 2.2 are customizable. If you like Touchwiz, (shoot me now but...) there's an app for that. I use ADWex as my launcher and both it and LauncherPro are extremely customizable launchers.
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wait will this work? i Odin back to stock. then update to froyo 2.2 via kies, then use superoneclick to root the froyo 2.2 and then use the sgs unlock. because i am just rooting to unlock the sim. what do you think?

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You don't need to use Kies. Go to 2.1 and then flash custom ROM and if you somehow get locked, just use the unlock app again, although flashing ROMs *shouldn't* lock down your phone. Does for mine at least. If you use my method I posted earlier, you don't need Root to flash and all our custom ROMs are pre-Rooted.
Edit:: Re-read your post. If you are going to stay on stock 2.2 ROM, then not sure about the SGS unlock tool. This thread is straying from the OP about the market. Think about what it is exactly that you want out of your phone and ROM and then we'll go from there. I believe there is a pre-rooted stock 2.2 floating around. Search Moped_Ryder's threads and he has it loaded up.

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gabriox said:
thats what i am thinking too. damn i am now confused now. how can i update then? with out kies?
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Yea you should flash a custom 2.2 ROM. Just get the cwr file from Woodrube and download a Rom through your phone. Get into recovery mode and follow directions for whichever ROM you choose to flash. I am running 2.2 Blue Frankenstein, it is blue themed all the way through, check it out if you like blue http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1531237 there are pictures in the thread.
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Woodrube said:
You don't need to use Kies. Go to 2.1 and then flash custom ROM and if you somehow get locked, just use the unlock app again, although flashing ROMs *shouldn't* lock down your phone. Does for mine at least. If you use my method I posted earlier, you don't need Root to flash and all our custom ROMs are pre-Rooted.
Edit:: Re-read your post. If you are going to stay on stock 2.2 ROM, then not sure about the SGS unlock tool. This thread is straying from the OP about the market. Think about what it is exactly that you want out of your phone and ROM and then we'll go from there. I believe there is a pre-rooted stock 2.2 floating around. Search Moped_Ryder's threads and he has it loaded up.
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obviously the thread strayed away because there is no way i can get the new goolge market or instagram because i am on 2.1 eclair, to get it i have to update to 2.2 froyo. now here is the main problem. my phone is a t-mobile vibrant and but i am using AT&T on it thanks to sgs unlock tool. if i update to 2.2 and sgs unlock doesnt work. iam screwed. it means i cant call with the phone anymore. so what i want is 2.2 stock froyo rooted so that i can have the new market to download instagram and sgs unlock tool to work, so that i can continue using my AT&T sim. finish. so i guess i will use that pre- rooted stock 2.2 you mentioned.

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Found it ---> [ROM][2.2 Froyo][Stock] T959UVKB5 [Deodexed w/Lockscreens+Power Menu] Good luck and make sure you read the OP. Since it has Voodoo Lagfix, the intial boot up will take slightly longer.

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Woodrube said:
Found it ---> [ROM][2.2 Froyo][Stock] T959UVKB5 [Deodexed w/Lockscreens+Power Menu] Good luck and make sure you read the OP. Since it has Voodoo Lagfix, the intial boot up will take slightly longer.
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how do i flash the first download ? the odin and heimdall downloads are corrupted. i have only used odin before.

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gabriox said:
how do i flash the first download ? the odin and heimdall downloads are corrupted. i have only used odin before.
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The thread will tell you.....Usually all you have to do is boot into recovery and choose "wipe data/factory reset" then click yes now go back and "wipe cache partition" and click yes now go back and click "advanced" then "wipe dalvik cache" choose yes. Now go back and choose "install zip from sd card" choose where you downloaded the ROM to (usually "Download" folder if you downloaded it from your phone) pick the file and say yes and it will flash away. Note: you don't really have to do the wipe cache and dalvik cache steps but i do anyway just to get a fresh install, you can even format the system partition if you want a really fresh install. Some people recommend wiping cache and dalvik cache AFTER you flash the ROM, if the thread says to do that then do it.

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gabriox said:
how do i flash the first download ? the odin and heimdall downloads are corrupted. i have only used odin before.
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Hmmm... That's odd, apparently they are both working now. Anywho here's a direct link to the Odin image download: http://apolo.hotshare.net/download/.../UVKB5_Deodexed_Stock_Voodoo_odin.tar.md5.zip. Although the "flashable" method of installation is also rather easy. Actually, there is a guide on flashing roms stickied in the Q&A section. Here's a link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028. Since you're already rooted and on 2.1 the process of upgrading to 2.2 (Froyo) is shorter. In terms of the guide, you can skip straight to "OKAY, I HAVE ROOT - NOW WHAT? BACKUP!!!". Oh, BTW, seeing that you haven't posted in almost a year...
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Hmmm... That's odd, apparently they are both working now. Anywho here's a direct link to the Odin image download: http://apolo.hotshare.net/download/.../UVKB5_Deodexed_Stock_Voodoo_odin.tar.md5.zip. Although the "flashable" method of installation is also rather easy. Actually, there is a guide on flashing roms stickied in the Q&A section. Here's a link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028. Since you're already rooted and on 2.1 the process of upgrading to 2.2 (Froyo) is shorter. In terms of the guide, you can skip straight to "OKAY, I HAVE ROOT - NOW WHAT? BACKUP!!!". Oh, BTW, seeing that you haven't posted in almost a year...
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hmmmm i cant reboot in clockmod recovery and worst of all i cant download rom manager. its not on my market, only the premium one. **** my life. i am stuck
edit: ok i got into clockmod recovery phew

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I posted this at the same time you edited yours. You say it doesn't work. Where is the problem?
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You are already on stock 2.1, pull the update.zip and follow my previous directions. No need for Odin and ROM Mgr doesn't support 2.1 anymore.
Step by step:
1 Download ROM (flashable version and not Hem or Odin) to your phone.
2 Pull Update.zip from my signature and put it on your internal_sd.
3 The Update.zip IS Clockwork Recovery
4 Boot into Recovery and hit Reinstall Packages (maybe twice) and your recovery will go from stock (blue) to Clockwork (green0)
5 scroll down to Install from SD and find the ROM that you downloaded in step 1. Hit it and flash it.
6 It will reboot
7 Profit
It is really easy to do, just try it, you'll like it. Don't complicate it more than you need to. Be safe but try not to over think it.