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Is there a way of updating apps i have downloaded onto my sd card ? I have a few installed but cant update them because i did'nt get them from the apps market place
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SD card has nothing to do with it, they're simply not linked with the market entry. Titanium Backup has an option to fix it called "Market Doctor".
Does this work with any downloaded app and on any phone ?
I have a HTC HD2 windows phone but has been altered to run on android
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Well, any rooted phone... I've got no idea what it'll do if the device isn't. It has worked with any application I've restored so far, meaning applications that were either free or that I bought.
I've got no idea what it'll do if the app is not in your account... which wouldn't be a good idea to begin with.
Tried the titanium backup ,still cant update apps from sd card ?
Did you do long-press on app, Attach to market (forced) in Titanium?
Done that but it's asking me to pay for the update
That has to be a different issue... if it's in your account, the Market replaces all "Buy" buttons with ones saying "Purchased", no matter whether you actually have it installed. Is it listed under "My Apps" this way?
Where did you get the apps from in the first place?
If you got them from another app store ie. Getjar, Amazon etc. you can only update through that store, even though it may be available on the Android Market.
EDIT: Unless, of course, they're free. Then you can just download the app you want updating from the Market, which will then notify you of future updates.
I downloaded it from a file share torrent. The app itself costs money so was looking to try and upgrade for free .There have been quite a few updates from the one i have downloaded so all the functions wont work , i have the basic things working but not all
In that case let me congratulate you on obtaining a free virus. Hopefully Google is as good at reading logs as they are at reading webpages.
jasext said:
I downloaded it from a file share torrent. The app itself costs money so was looking to try and upgrade for free .There have been quite a few updates from the one i have downloaded so all the functions wont work , i have the basic things working but not all
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Quoting complete failure right here. *facepalm.jpg*
You're admitting to obtaining warez on a developer forum.
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You know that what you're doing is illegal, right?
How can you expect updates for a paid app if you don't pay for it. People have to download it legally, crack it, and upload it to fileshare sites for every single update, so the update process isn't going to be fast.
I suggest you stop stealing and pay for the apps you want.
The actual app i downloded is free ,i am new to all this and only found out after downloading it ,dont think downloading free apps from a share site is illegal
Have a look at an app called Atrackdog. There are 2 versions one of which is to update apps on the SD card. The apps don't have to be from the market as far as I am aware.
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I am completely new to android and am getting my android phone on Sunday.
[1] I have visited the Webpage of Android market and tried installing sum free apps. It tells me to sign-in. When I sign-in I get the message “There are no Android phones associated with this account. Please sign in with a different account.”
Now, how can I add a phone to this account? I tried in settings but no option to add a phone anywhere…
[2] Once, I sort the Login issue, I believe it directly sends App to phone. Now wht if I have to download App/games on my PC and transfer it to my mobile manually. I am saying this as I don’t have any data plan on my mobile and I prefer to download to PC 1st and later to mobile.
PS: I am an orkut user and hence I am using the username/pass of orkut. Do I need to create a new acc. For my phone?
when you get your phone it will prompt you to set up or sign in with a googlemail account. Once youve done this you will have a phone associated with that email. You can either then use the market on the phone or sign in with this email on the web based market. On the web based one when you click install it will automatically install on your phone.
Im not aware of anyway of downloading from official market to your pc to transfer manually. You can do this with some other programs, i.e some games companies let you download it to pc but to my knowledge thats not possible on the official market. I dont use the web based one a lot though so i may be wrong
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Okay, well you can't 'add' a phone to your account - you need to get the phone and enter your account details into the phone, then it will show up on the Android Marketplace website.
You're right in thinking it sends the apps straight to the phone, and I don't know of any way to download an app to your PC to transfer to the phone. However your phone will have a wi-fi feature, so just connect it to your local wifi hotspot and you can download the apps without having to pay data charges
I'm afraid I have no idea about the Orkut thing, though...
craige said:
I am completely new to android and am getting my android phone on Sunday.
[1] I have visited the Webpage of Android market and tried installing sum free apps. It tells me to sign-in. When I sign-in I get the message “There are no Android phones associated with this account. Please sign in with a different account.”
Now, how can I add a phone to this account? I tried in settings but no option to add a phone anywhere…
[2] Once, I sort the Login issue, I believe it directly sends App to phone. Now wht if I have to download App/games on my PC and transfer it to my mobile manually. I am saying this as I don’t have any data plan on my mobile and I prefer to download to PC 1st and later to mobile.
PS: I am an orkut user and hence I am using the username/pass of orkut. Do I need to create a new acc. For my phone?
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I agree with the other posters, just use wifi and you will be fine! If you dont have a wifi hotspot just go to a restaurant or mall that has free wifi and setup your phone there.
You will need a gmail account to activate the market on your phone.
Googles Android market does not provide a way for you to download apps to your PC. You can however copy them from the phone if you gain root access.
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i wont bother next time then
Gnarfsan said:
Googles Android market does not provide a way for you to download apps to your PC. You can however copy them from the phone if you gain root access.
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You can copy them out even without root access. Just use a file explorer like File Expert which lets you back up the apps to APK files.
Thx for the above replies
I have some new queries, if I change my phone/hard reset, whts the way to install all paid app without downloading again? – As the above member have suggested I have to take backup using something like “File Expert” ? Does it take backup on to PC ?
For any purchased app/games the developer provide update for how long? Where to see this info.
Rooting a phone can ever- delete Messages, Phone numbers, installed Apps ?
As Note is having Wifi-Direct, can i just use a "USB-Wifi dongle" on my PC and connect to my phone OR will i have to buy a router compulsary ? ( I intend to play big files more than 4GB and surf internet )
it's just a mega synchro...
If you synchro your google account, you have contact, mail, ... etc in distant server, so when you flash or reset data when you put again your google account it take all back automaticly.
You can use WiFi for shared files with your computer. It's better with a router but it's possible with dongle.
I recently was given a pre-owned, rooted T-Mobile Samsung Dart (T499) by a friend. At some point when she owned the phone, she decided to remove a number of pre installed apps that she had no use for from the phone. Among them was the 'T-Mobile WiFi Calling' app.
I, however, do need this app (cell service inside my house is quite a bit less than reliable), but it isn't available in the Google Play Store, and I have had very limited luck finding it online. And even when I have found a reliable, working link to download the .apk, when I run the install on my phone, it either fails before the install is finished, or the install says it was successful, but when you attempt to run the app, it crashes and makes you force close it. I have searched, but found little to no information for my specific make and model of phone on how to fix or prevent this issue.
Could anyone help me out by providing me a location where I can download the application, and maybe give me an idea of how to go about installing the app once I do find it?
Try searching on following sites
umnet.com
mobile9.com(recommended)
official website of ur device.
Dont forget hitting thanks......
Recently, the Google Play store stopped working for me. It kept saying "No Connection" and the Retry button didn't do anything.
I looked up a few solutions, and none of them worked. Finally, I gave up and reset my device to factory settings.
Now, when I try to set up my account, it sits for a minute and then says "Cant establish a reliable data connection to the server".
What should I do?
INFORMATION
Device: Samsung Galaxy Player 4.2
Android 2.3.6
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Recently, the Google Play store stopped working for me. It kept saying "No Connection" and the Retry button didn't do anything.
I looked up a few solutions, and none of them worked. Finally, I gave up and reset my device to factory settings.
Now, when I try to set up my account, it sits for a minute and then says "Cant establish a reliable data connection to the server".
What should I do?
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Device: Samsung Galaxy Player 4.2
Android 2.3.6
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By the Android Version I think you probably dont have a custom rom. Now since you don't, the easiest way without spending hours on the internet researching is to call your phone provider's technical service and they'll help you. This is a direct and easier method rather then searching online.
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By the Android Version I think you probably dont have a custom rom. Now since you don't, the easiest way without spending hours on the internet researching is to call your phone provider's technical service and they'll help you. This is a direct and easier method rather then searching online.
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What phone provider? This is a Galaxy Player, which isn't a phone...
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What phone provider? This is a Galaxy Player, which isn't a phone...
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Sorry about that. Well if you didn't root it, you should have your warranty and Samsung would definitely help you.
I wouldn't recommend taking any device back unless you have exerted all the possibilities of a fix. People's time is precise in my opinion.
What you can do is try factory resetting your device, it might of been a issue relating to updating the Google Play (Market) application.
Hope this helps.
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I wouldn't recommend taking any device back unless you have exerted all the possibilities of a fix. People's time is precise in my opinion.
What you can do is try factory resetting your device, it might of been a issue relating to updating the Google Play (Market) application.
Hope this helps.
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As stated above, he already did that.
Apologizes,
Clear the data from the Play Store, it's been known to be effective.
Jistropy said:
Apologizes,
Clear the data from the Play Store, it's been known to be effective.
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Just tried that, didn't help.
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Just tried that, didn't help.
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Oh gosh let me think..... last time I remember, you need to sign out of Google play account from settings then sign back in...? Is that what you mean by clearing the data?
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Oh gosh let me think..... last time I remember, you need to sign out of Google play account from settings then sign back in...? Is that what you mean by clearing the data?
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To clear the data, you find the application (Market) in the applications section of Settings, and then press the button that says "clear data".
I did that, and nothing changed.
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Oh gosh let me think..... last time I remember, you need to sign out of Google play account from settings then sign back in...? Is that what you mean by clearing the data?
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That's not what clearing data means. You would have to go to settings, apps, find the play store, and then clearing the data
By any chance, is your device rooted?
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By any chance, is your device rooted?
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Yes, my device was rooted before I reset, and it still is. I have been able to get most of my apps back by using Aptoide (alternative to Market, doesn't require google account).
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Yes, my device was rooted before I reset, and it still is. I have been able to get most of my apps back by using Aptoide (alternative to Market, doesn't require google account).
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Well since you have a Google account, try this. Log into your Google account on the computer. Go to the play store. Go to my apps. And download it from there. I highly doubt this will work because you don't have a connection but its worth a quick shot. Also since you do have root, did you backup your apps via titanium or any other app? You could get all your apps and data back that way.
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Well since you have a Google account, try this. Log into your Google account on the computer. Go to the play store. Go to my apps. And download it from there. I highly doubt this will work because you don't have a connection but its worth a quick shot. Also since you do have root, did you backup your apps via titanium or any other app? You could get all your apps and data back that way.
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I tried downloading from my PC, but it didn't work because the account wasn't synced. I was able to get pretty much everything back by using the Aptoide store and downloading the .apk files manually. I don't need an account on the device to use it anymore, so everything's fine.
I came out with a solution for you, but you will need to take a couple of steps to get it completely working.
First thing you need to do, is download a Play Store APK file, and save it onto your device. (Click here to download)
Next step, since you're rooted is finding a Root File Explorer to remove the Play Store file you have installed on your device. ( Try This *Note, haven't tested myself*!! ) )
When it's removed, feel free to install the play store apk from the first step to your device.
Hope this helps, is so, feel free to like.
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I came out with a solution for you, but you will need to take a couple of steps to get it completely working.
First thing you need to do, is download a Play Store APK file, and save it onto your device. (Click here to download)
Next step, since you're rooted is finding a Root File Explorer to remove the Play Store file you have installed on your device. ( Try This *Note, haven't tested myself*!! ) )
When it's removed, feel free to install the play store apk from the first step to your device.
Hope this helps, is so, feel free to like.
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I already used an alternative app store to update Market to Google Play, but it still won't let me sync my google account with my device
The SGP has a bug inside the wifi that consistently drops and somehow reconnects without any notification. I believe that this is the problem your experiencing and there is no fix for it.
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Problam in system/etc/hosts
Try download app change host like adfree or adaway ..if works after that so problam in host ^^
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The SGP has a bug inside the wifi that consistently drops and somehow reconnects without any notification. I believe that this is the problem your experiencing and there is no fix for it.
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Actually thats a gingerbread problem i think, i got it fixed by switching my wifi password from wpa2 to wep on the router settings, maybe he can try that
I have been using a password manager program called Safe+ for years. I like the app because it has no access to internet, and I just manually export the data file and import when switching phones. Today I was switching from my old Note to the S22 Ultra, long story short, the app is no longer on the Play Store. I have years worth of data. I really don't want to go down the road of manually switching to another password manager.
Is there any way to manually move the app from my old phone to my s22 ultra? Or, is there a site that has old copies of android apps that might have this app on there? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm stuck in limbo right now. Thanks!
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I have been using a password manager program called Safe+ for years. I like the app because it has no access to internet, and I just manually export the data file and import when switching phones. Today I was switching from my old Note to the S22 Ultra, long story short, the app is no longer on the Play Store. I have years worth of data. I really don't want to go down the road of manually switching to another password manager.
Is there any way to manually move the app from my old phone to my s22 ultra? Or, is there a site that has old copies of android apps that might have this app on there? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm stuck in limbo right now. Thanks!
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The only thing I can find on Google is a Safe+ app for iPhone & iOS. Same thing for alternate app stores.
Edit: I found this app extractor article if it helps. It's available on the Playstore.
blaacksheep said:
The only thing I can find on Google is a Safe+ app for iPhone & iOS. Same thing for alternate app stores.
Edit: I found this app extractor article if it helps. It's available on the Playstore.
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Thank you for showing me this article! I was lucky enough, that after using smart switch, the app appeared on my new phone ( it took a while for apps to actually make their way to my phone, I had a lot of apps that were downloading in background ) -- So odd that it was moved ( which means it was downloaded from the playstore but for some reason, I can't find it on the play store). I am at a loss for words. But this gives me a back up plan. Now I can save the APK file to SD card as an emergency backup option. Guess now is the time to start searching for another password manager. This is going to be a painful migration. LOL
designinme said:
Thank you for showing me this article! I was lucky enough, that after using smart switch, the app appeared on my new phone ( it took a while for apps to actually make their way to my phone, I had a lot of apps that were downloading in background ) -- So odd that it was moved ( which means it was downloaded from the playstore but for some reason, I can't find it on the play store). I am at a loss for words. But this gives me a back up plan. Now I can save the APK file to SD card as an emergency backup option. Guess now is the time to start searching for another password manager. This is going to be a painful migration. LOL
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Glad to help. Personally, I use LastPass to manage my passwords. I even pay for it because I want to support them. It has it's problems, like every password manager, but overall it's a good choice.
Edit: The suggested app in that article is, itself, no longer in the appstore. A free, no-ads alternative is here.