What can we do?
I wanted to get spiderman or the new dark knight game, but nothing!
Just change your build. Prop to a compatible device
Done
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Rxpert said:
Just change your build. Prop to a compatible device
Done
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can somebody explain more in depth on how to do this..thanks
rickyb316 said:
can somebody explain more in depth on how to do this..thanks
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So I found this...
Go into ES file explorer and open build prop with some kind of text editor.
Look for these three lines
(model, brand, and name) and change it from what it is to this:
ro.product.model=Galaxy Nexus
ro.product.brand=Samsung
ro.product.name=Galaxy Nexus
and then save it and restart your phone.
joebarkho said:
So I found this...
Go into ES file explorer and open build prop with some kind of text editor.
Look for these three lines
(model, brand, and name) and change it from what it is to this:
ro.product.model=Galaxy Nexus
ro.product.brand=Samsung
ro.product.name=Galaxy Nexus
and then save it and restart your phone.
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Did this work for you? I've heard that this could break your Google Wallet, did you have any problems with that?
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I dont use it my chase card has nfc so I cant help you, just try and revert back after if it doesnt work.
It shouldn't break it as long as the device you change it to Is also able to use wallet
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thanks for the replies, I tried changing those 3 lines, rebooted, and checked the build.prop to make sure the changes stuck and still nothing showed up in the market. Is there anything else I can try?
Clear data/cache from play store and sign back in
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make sure you mount the system as writeable, change it, save your changes, THEN reboot.
joebarkho said:
make sure you mount the system as writeable, change it, save your changes, THEN reboot.
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Did you get the games yet? Do they run well even though our device is technically unsupported?
I played dark knight and spiderman pretty good. Dark knight had some lag here and there but with the right rom and them finally updating it.. It worked out.
Once the game is installed, can you revert back to your original build prop & still play the games?
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Screw it, I'm testing myself & reporting for others who wanted to know.
Editing the build.prop was a pain. had to edit 5-6 different entries just to get the Market to think it was a Galaxy Nexus.
Market Installing Gamloft's best (Asphalt 7, N.O.V.A. 3 & Modern Combat 3) doing Dead Space for kicks, I expect the Gameloft titles to work but Dead Space might not work.
I'll install & then revert build.prop back to normal.
EDIT:
Gamloft games running as normal bringing build.prop back to normal, I was able to buy N.O.V.A. 3 while it was on sale for $1.
No change in graphics .vs paymium versions.
You can locate your purchased Gameloft Installed games under "ALL" & I see the auto update checked, even though it's listed back to "Unsupported" so it could be possible to recieve updates.
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really dont have much time now, to show SS's or review the game play im in a hurry, but i build.prop edited to match my droid x.. runs so far
waited a long time 2 find nook wasnt compat... for long ^^
Thank you for tip, game works great!
np, was gunna post a link but i cant cuz im nooby ranked : /
youtu.be/s6nvV_t7cmI <--
If you could be more spacific, what build.prop options did you change and what to, thanks in advance
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tsukisan said:
If you could be more spacific, what build.prop options did you change and what to, thanks in advance
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Yeah, specifics would be nice. I have changed the build.prop to reflect a Droid X, and I still don't see it in the market. On my nook or my EVO.
1) Download ES File Explorer (Or any other root file editor)
2) In ES File Explorer, go into Setting > Root Settings and enable both check boxes
3) Navigate to /system/ and copy/paste build.prop to /sdcard/ (just in case)
4) Open & edit /system/build.prop
5) Change the following lines to make your phone think it is a Droid X
ro.product.model=Droid X
ro.product.manufacturer=Motorola
Save and overwrite.
Use Google to find the apk. Install and update.
Here's a small video that I did showing that it work.
youtube.com/watch?v=RoIck5AblkE
vi3tl0v3r said:
1) Download ES File Explorer (Or any other root file editor)
2) In ES File Explorer, go into Setting > Root Settings and enable both check boxes
3) Navigate to /system/ and copy/paste build.prop to /sdcard/ (just in case)
4) Open & edit /system/build.prop
5) Change the following lines to make your phone think it is a Droid X
ro.product.model=Droid X
ro.product.manufacturer=Motorola
Save and overwrite.
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I know how to change my build.prop, but thanks .
vi3tl0v3r said:
Use Google to find the apk. Install and update.
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That's the part I needed to see. So this requires a cracked apk to work?
vi3tl0v3r said:
1) Download ES File Explorer (Or any other root file editor)
2) In ES File Explorer, go into Setting > Root Settings and enable both check boxes
3) Navigate to /system/ and copy/paste build.prop to /sdcard/ (just in case)
4) Open & edit /system/build.prop
5) Change the following lines to make your phone think it is a Droid X
ro.product.model=Droid X
ro.product.manufacturer=Motorola
Save and overwrite.
Use Google to find the apk. Install and update.
Here's a small video that I did showing that it work.
youtube.com/watch?v=RoIck5AblkE
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will this break netflix? and how would we update?
the game runs an update check at the beginning of running it, although i dont know when there actually is an update if it will just patch or make me reinstall a new apk.
got it working, fun game! and netflix still works
Just an fyi, quite a few devices work with this game, my Nook's build.prop is set to the Samsung Nexus S and both netflix and this game work fine.
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works perfectly, thanks!!!
if you have SwypeBeta installed and change your nook's build.prop ID, it'll give you a snarky "this ain't licensed anymore" message, but it doesn't seem to have affected my NC at all...
johnnypollen said:
if you have SwypeBeta installed and change your nook's build.prop ID, it'll give you a snarky "this ain't licensed anymore" message, but it doesn't seem to have affected my NC at all...
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It probably will. I think they have a time delay before it goes to "reduced functionality" which basically means you can no longer swype, only touch type.
Worked
Thanks for the tip, got it up and running and downloading the updates right now!
It was somewhat difficult to find a good link to the apk though, a lot of them have been removed or are broken, and I'd be afraid to repost the link where I found it for fear of that one being removed as well.
However, I really want to be able to support gameloft so they keep pumping out awesome games, but the only way to get this on the nook is to download the apk free. Is there a way to give to gameloft what they earned?
Got it up and running last week, but a new update was released that makes it unable to play. If anyone has a work around for this, That would be cool. It is an error after I log in that says to update before I can play. But I can't find any way to update the game manually, and I can't access it through the market....
Do a google search for the latest version by number and you will find a download link for the game.
For anyone editing the build.prop....
You DO NOT have to CHANGE the lines...
Just ADD the new info at the TOP of build.prop... it will use the first entry it finds... this makes undoing changes much easier...
You can also use my IMEI Generator to do these edits... since they have to be done every nightly update... just remember to edit the ini file in the Generator...
Thanks for the info!
Worked for me
Im currently in the market for a tablet that can at least run games of this nature, how exactly is the performance on the NC? Im debating on waiting for the Kindle Fire, but if this runs smooth on here, i can save a few $$ and get a refurbed NC on the cheap.
Thanks for the feedback!
myke66 said:
Im currently in the market for a tablet that can at least run games of this nature, how exactly is the performance on the NC? Im debating on waiting for the Kindle Fire, but if this runs smooth on here, i can save a few $$ and get a refurbed NC on the cheap.
Thanks for the feedback!
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For me it runs pretty smooth, plus you can use chainfire3d app to make it smoother reducing graphics. I haven't tried with chainfire3d since for me it runs good as it is Haven't played it in a while I need to update to check if it still runs the same way.
Blockbreaker 3 HD on sale now! LINK
Full sale including other games: LINK
The Gameloft apps seem to require IMEI, build.prop and LCD to 160. If you don't have these, your mileage may vary...
Backstab HD was in sale 12/11/11 for the same price and prolly will be again. It also runs perfectly on the nook.
Asphalt 6HD was in sale a couple of times over the last week for the same price and prolly will be again. It also runs perfectly on the nook.
Here's the build.prop edits I have: HERE
build.prop edit how to:HERE (you should backup your original first just in case you decide to change it back.) Don't forget to clear market data and reboot.
Could you tell me which parts of build prop you edited? Thanks.
Im with the above poster. Lol. Ill be getting a nook here shortly, and im new to build prop editing other than vm heap and what not.
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How can you purchase a game when it says its not available for your device?
Butcher98 said:
How can you purchase a game when it says its not available for your device?
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*not working without IMEI editing.*
easy, go to market.android.com and buy there.
Here's the build.prop edits I have: HERE
build.prop edit how to:HERE (you should backup your original first just in case you decide to change it back.)
Still can't get this to work on my Nook Color.
I've edited my build.prop to the following:
ro.product.model=SPH-P100
ro.product.brand=bn
ro.product.name=encore
ro.product.device=encore
ro.product.board=encore
ro.product.manufacturer=samsung
I've cleared out my market data multiple times and rebooted multiple times.
Neither Blockbreaker 3 HD nor Backstab HD show up in the Android Market on the Nook Color, and when I try to get it through android.market.com it tells me "This item is not compatible with your device."
Any other ideas?
Have you tried clearing market data and rebooting?
gallahad2000 said:
Have you tried clearing market data and rebooting?
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Yes, I have tried. Still won't show up in Android Market on the Nook Color, and still won't let me install through market.android.com.
ozymandiasdeus said:
Yes, I have tried. Still won't show up in Android Market on the Nook Color, and still won't let me install through market.android.com.
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Try setting LCD density to 160 with LCD density for root.
gallahad2000 said:
Try setting LCD density to 160 with LCD density for root.
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The LCD density is already set to 160.
Indeed, I too made the same build.prop changes, verified that the dpi was set to 160 (my encore nightly was already set that way), cleared the cache and data for Market, and rebooted. I verified the build.prop changes after the reboot just in case I erred.
Blockbreaker 3 HD still does not show up on the market and shows as unavailable on market.android.com.
I'm running nightly "cm_encore_full-253.zip" and "gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip". Any other suggestions would be welcome, Blockbreaker looks quite fun. Thanks.
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Indeed, I too made the same build.prop changes, verified that the dpi was set to 160 (my encore nightly was already set that way), cleared the cache and data for Market, and rebooted. I verified the build.prop changes after the reboot just in case I erred.
Blockbreaker 3 HD still does not show up on the market and shows as unavailable on market.android.com.
I'm running nightly "cm_encore_full-253.zip" and "gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip". Any other suggestions would be welcome, Blockbreaker looks quite fun. Thanks.
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I'm running 253 as well. The gapps version shouldn't affect anything. The only thing left I can think of is IMEI editing, sorry. Gameloft always finds a way to make installing a game 20x harder than it needs to be.
Understood, thanks. I take it then that lack of a real IMEI can cause apps to show as unavailable on the market? (I had only previously run into IMEI problems with already installed apps, like an old version of Touchdown. They didn't work right but they showed up in the market and installed, IIRC.)
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Understood, thanks. I take it then that lack of a real IMEI can cause apps to show as unavailable on the market? (I had only previously run into IMEI problems with already installed apps, like an old version of Touchdown. They didn't work right but they showed up in the market and installed, IIRC.)
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I wouldn't have thought so but Gameloft games have a history of having buggy DRM that does everything but a credit check before allowing you to play your game. The exciting news is that with IMEI editing (and everything else) these games are seeming to install and prevent me from needing to scour the darkened alleys of the internet looking for hacked .apks.
gallahad2000 said:
easy, go to market.android.com and buy there.
Here's the build.prop edits I have: HERE
build.prop edit how to:HERE (you should backup your original first just in case you decide to change it back.)
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Hrm when i go to the site it says not available on any of my devices.
So plants vs zombies works on my evo 3d, I've edited my Touchpad build prop to match my evo but on android market it shows as "HP htc shooteru" tried copying the. Apk to my touchpad and it installs but gives an error installing additional data. Has any one been able to run it?
I kept my build prop the same and just installed pvz. It works fine without modification.
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Nathanation said:
So plants vs zombies works on my evo 3d, I've edited my Touchpad build prop to match my evo but on android market it shows as "HP htc shooteru" tried copying the. Apk to my touchpad and it installs but gives an error installing additional data. Has any one been able to run it?
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There's a good video, by rev kyle, on how to change your build. prop to GT-I9000 and samsung, which worked for me.
Good luck.
Yep I've watched it and tried it, set permissions etc but still wont install extra game data
Sounds like this issue is touch and go my friend. Download asphalt 6 in the meantime. Seems like that works.
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Yep I've watched it and tried it, set permissions etc but still wont install extra game data
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Try format /cache /dalvik cache 3 times (wipe), then re flash the rom. This solved the problem for me.
Good luck.
Search!
edit : Make a backup! Change the build.prop to GT-I9000.
I have not edited my prop file and plants vs zombies works with no issues.
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robdec17 said:
I have not edited my prop file and plants vs zombies works with no issues.
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Really?? What Rom are you using?? I'm on latest xron.
I cant even find Plants vs zombies in the market. I got the paied version on my Desire S, but when i wanna install it on the touchpad, its not there?! I have set the build.prop like the samsung... Anyone know what to do? Im running cm7 alpha 3.
Has anyone tried the Amazon Market? I was able to locate it there and download it no problems with no change to build.prop.
Yes, I tried it and no problems.
I used the Amazon market version which I picked up for free, but restored from TiBu instead of the market. In fact, I've restored all of my apps and data with each new version with no problems. The only thing that doesn't seem to restore successfully is my WiFi access points, but I assume that's because Leoisright is making changes to help those with problems.
I still can't get it to work, is it because I'm in the UK?
I have tried Samsung build prop, evo 3d build prop, moving the game files from my evo to the correct directory on the touchpad and moving the plants vs zombies APk, it will open and do an update check that fails everytime, it will not appear in the market on my tp whichever build prop I try. I tried buying it again from the Amazon app store but because I'm in the UK it said "unsupported region"
Really annoying I can't get to run, seems like it would be a good tablet game, can anyone share there build prop with me??
Use. the. original. build. prop.
and if you're using it from amazon appstore, you need something to spoof your location or atleast have a billing address in the US.
Yep I've tried the original build prop, HP tenderloin etc. Wiped caches, cleared market data, Google framework services data, still dosent show up in market.... I give up lol
I can't see it in the Play Store and Amazon isn't an option for us Canadians. I'm going to try setting dpi to 160, clearing app data, flashing latest CM9 nightly, clearing Cache and Davlik and then see.
I have it if you want to side load it....
Edit: I just looked up the ELUA, and EA are jerks. What ever happened to "you buy something, and it is yours"? Everyone is told as a child to share. Now apparently I don't own it, I am just renting it.
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Well that didn't work. I wish I knew what is blocking it from the Play Store.
peliopoulos said:
I can't see it in the Play Store and Amazon isn't an option for us Canadians. I'm going to try setting dpi to 160, clearing app data, flashing latest CM9 nightly, clearing Cache and Davlik and then see.
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I have been browsing for some interesting-looking games to play on my Nook, and the last few that I've seen on Play through my PC (Skyfall, Six Guns, Sims Freeplay) have been unavailable for the Nook. What's up with that?
flu13 said:
I have been browsing for some interesting-looking games to play on my Nook, and the last few that I've seen on Play through my PC (Skyfall, Six Guns, Sims Freeplay) have been unavailable for the Nook. What's up with that?
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Those games are showing as blocked on mine as well. They may just represent game makers no longer supporting the devices we are spoofing (Galaxy Tab and Nexus One). You can always try changing your build.prop to get the new games but you may lose access to others.
Thanks for the tip. I've never modified my build.prop. What would be a good value to change to? And what is the best way to modify that file?
flu13 said:
Thanks for the tip. I've never modified my build.prop. What would be a good value to change to? And what is the best way to modify that file?
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You can use root explorer or ES file explorer. The value to change it to has historically been a combination of Nexus One and Galaxy tab settings. I currently have those settings on my nook and it is showing incompatible for the games you've listed. It may be a good idea to try Galaxy S or pure Galaxy tab (SPH-P100 or GT-P1000) since those are all PowerVR devices so there won't be incompatibilities with the games you download.
Well, it seems that no matter what method I try, I can't get /system to mount r/w. I found something suggesting that I need ro.secure=0 in some file (maybe build.prop or maybe default.prop), but I think I'm getting beyond my knowledge and comfort level.
I finally was able to edit build.prop using Root Explorer (should've just bought that a long time ago). However, I can't figure out the right things to edit. I've tried changing the model and manufacturer to the values for Galaxy Tab, Galaxy S, and my Evo Shift, but none make these games available. Clearly, I'm missing something that needs changed.
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I finally was able to edit build.prop using Root Explorer (should've just bought that a long time ago). However, I can't figure out the right things to edit. I've tried changing the model and manufacturer to the values for Galaxy Tab, Galaxy S, and my Evo Shift, but none make these games available. Clearly, I'm missing something that needs changed.
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It has worked for me before, just changing model and brand, then clearing data from google play and rebooting. But I tried it yesterday for six-guns and it didn't work, I used SPH-P100
Hmmm...didn't clear data for Play. Let me try that.
Ok, that let me get Sims Freeplay, but not the others. I even tried loading an "unlocked" Play apk. Aggravating.
I finally wised up. I downloaded the games to my phone, backed up with Titanium, copied the backups to my Nook, and restored.
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I finally wised up. I downloaded the games to my phone, backed up with Titanium, copied the backups to my Nook, and restored.
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Did you get six-guns working?
I don't have a smart phone T_T can't do that.
I think so. It wants to download a ton of stuff and I don't have a wifi connection right now, so I'll extra-confirm later.
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I think so. It wants to download a ton of stuff and I don't have a wifi connection right now, so I'll extra-confirm later.
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Well at least is bypassing the device check, since its downloading the content. I was thinking you might need to use Chainfire3d to make it work smoothly. But we'll see what happens. If it works you think you could post a link for the apk you extracted from your phone?
Yeah, if it works, I'll do that.
You have to clear data from play store and google services framework.
Sims shows the splash screen then goes back home. Six Guns and Skyfall appear to work.
I'm apparently too dumb to figure out where the apk files are, so here are zips of the three files created by Titanium. Just drop them into your TitaniumBackup folder on your SD card (might require a reboot), then you can "restore" them through Titanium.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ycypyd923wuzoh0/SixGuns.zip
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yseekyj5jxrvbcj/Skyfall.zip
Oh, and clearing data on Google Service Framework didn't help me.
OK, so maybe Six Guns doesn't work. It sort of works, but it's not right.
I'm using chrmhoffmann's v0.04 CM9 ROM, and I'm trying to get full market going.
I've used this guide here:
http://geeknizer.com/install-incompatible-unsupported-apps-from-android-market/
added the necessary build.prop entries,
force stopped Play Store, cleared its data, and rebooted, but still don't have full Market.
Just flash some different gapps
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I'm using chrmhoffmann's v0.04 CM9 ROM, and I'm trying to get full market going.
I've used this guide here:
http://geeknizer.com/install-incompatible-unsupported-apps-from-android-market/
added the necessary build.prop entries,
force stopped Play Store, cleared its data, and rebooted, but still don't have full Market.
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I believe FULL market access is a pipe dream. I had to decide what apps I wished to install and look at the threads (XDA Themes and Apps) till I found which build.prop gave me access to those particular apps make the changes clear Market and reboot. Used ES File manager to save the app so I could reinstall locally at a later time. Make the next change in build.prop, etc., etc.
Good Luck
Lars for tobdaryl
Oh I'm sorry I didn't get what you said at first, I've seen a app and if I find it again, I'll post it
The thing is, I've used the same trick on Team-B's CM7 Final, and got full market with the Nexus S props, but never seems to work for CM9. Perhaps "Full" market wouldn't be the correct term, but for example Gameloft games would show up, and there are a few apps that I look for regularly as well that all showed up on CM7. I'm wondering if certain props will only work on GB and not on
ICS, or maybe the play store on ICS isn't cleared as easily, or maybe I'm just doing it wrong. If anyone has a set of props that allow Gameloft games to show up on CM9 for me to test that would be appreciated.
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The thing is, I've used the same trick on Team-B's CM7 Final, and got full market with the Nexus S props, but never seems to work for CM9. Perhaps "Full" market wouldn't be the correct term, but for example Gameloft games would show up, and there are a few apps that I look for regularly as well that all showed up on CM7. I'm wondering if certain props will only work on GB and not on
ICS, or maybe the play store on ICS isn't cleared as easily, or maybe I'm just doing it wrong. If anyone has a set of props that allow Gameloft games to show up on CM9 for me to test that would be appreciated.
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Good info on what you wish. I'll try to help you find an answer.
coverslide said:
The thing is, I've used the same trick on Team-B's CM7 Final, and got full market with the Nexus S props, but never seems to work for CM9. Perhaps "Full" market wouldn't be the correct term, but for example Gameloft games would show up, and there are a few apps that I look for regularly as well that all showed up on CM7. I'm wondering if certain props will only work on GB and not on
ICS, or maybe the play store on ICS isn't cleared as easily, or maybe I'm just doing it wrong. If anyone has a set of props that allow Gameloft games to show up on CM9 for me to test that would be appreciated.
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Loaded CM9-04 and changed build.prop as shown in link below and after rebooting I have access to gameloft games in market.(I changed all 4 lines shown in link)
http://geeknizer.com/install-incompatible-unsupported-apps-from-android-market/
Lars for tobdaryl
Note: I did clear search history in Play Google but thats all.