Hello XDA,
I'm from Iraq, and most apps are blocked from the Play Store for people here, and I really mean most, e.g Go Launcher, Angry Birds, Viber, even whatsapp.
The only solution used to be Market Enabler, but that stopped working a few months ago.
I've tried using proxies but the internet is slow enough on its own and with a proxy I usually get "Connection timed out." error from the play store.
Is there any way I could bypass this limitation? Because having a smart phone without any smart apps is useless.
Thanks!
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The only thing I know of is a feature in rom toolbox,by jrummy (the full version), it has a " country changer" for the phone.
Would it be possible for you to get an ap "aptiode "off the net which is a link to apps people upload . In the west it's not the most moral app as there are alot of paid apps for free, which is wrong but if it allowed you to get them id say it was ok,all things considered.
Im sorry you have to live under such conditions brother.
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Didn't find that tool in ROM Toolbox (maybe I have an outdated version).
Alt. markets are not as good as the Play Store (slow downloads, not allot of apps, sometimes not up to date).
I guess there's nothing to do now
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The aptiode app is first class. It finds ANY APPand I mean any.its like an umbrella.it checks 100s of stores The day something comes out you will get it with it.
Also down loads as fast as google.
I swear by it. Try it . You will be v.glad you did.
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I've had this problem since day one, and now it's getting irritating.
I just cannot seem to find some apps in the market. Like Stupid zombies. I found the game via AppAware market, followed the link there, but market says it cannot be found.
I'm running Froyo 2.2. I doubt so many apps are optimized for Gingerbread, because thats the only reason I can think of.
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Appware probably didn't update and the app probably got taken off the market. I did a search and got no results.
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It has something to do with tmobile and with our particular phone certain apps just wont work and the market wont let us see is for exaple i wanted a app called can knockdown that my friend has on his Nexus one and he can still see it in the market but i couldnt so i downloaded it off a alternative app market and it still wont install i have been told that if you take out your sim card it will work but it didnt work for me
This is due to Carrier or Country restrictions. This is your answer:
http://www.mediafire.com/?6gxudncfxz19aai
An app called Market Access. This app emulates to the android os (i.e. the market) that you are on another network, therefore you can download other things that ou could not view earlier.
This app requires rooting.
To use it, clear you cache (using something like CacheMate) and run the market access. Backup your current carrier code and choose another carreir.
After the successful emulation. Run the market and enjoy the stuff.
After you finish. re-emulate to your original carrier code using the market access Restore option. And its better to clean tha cache afterwards.
Hope this helps.
Market Enabler.. Similar app as mentioned above.
Okay so I tried Market Enabler. It does change my carrier since I can see the currency change, but I still can't see the app. I'll try a few more carriers.
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I have an iPod touch and as Apps are slowly being ported from iOS to Android, making me want to use my phone more.
Anyways, are purchases, including free apps, saved to our account on Google? The App Store stores every app downloaded regardless, free or paid.
Example: App goes free for 24 hours on the App Store. Download it for free. Goes back to 0.99 after 24 hours. You uninstall it. Come back a week later and realize you want it again. Installs without charge or fee.
Example 2: Same as above but it's free first. Download the free version. Uninstall it. Week later you want it back, now its 0.99. Download again, no fee or charge.
The examples are of iOS and how the App Store works. Is the Play Store like that?
Play market doesn't work like that because an app that is free cannot later be charged for so no the market is not like app store in that respect.
However if you buy an app in a sale and uninstall it you can of course reinstall that at no cost and you get a trial period to test apps during which you can cancel the sale.
Dave
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Nope, google play is more fair to the developers, if the developer decides to ask money for it after giving the app for free you just have to buy it even if you had it installed before when it was free.
Why? as example:
You downloaded monkey app 3.0,
when the developers updates it to version 4.0 and wants to ask money for it they also want everyone to buy it and not just the people who are downloading it for the first time.
A new version of a certain app is not always "Just a update" it could be a whole different app because it's fully rewritten or something like that.
And if you wonder why the play store doesn't offer the older free versions...
The play store doesn't want people to use outdated apps like any other store.
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Nope, google play is more fair to the developers, if the developer decides to ask money for it after giving the app for free you just have to buy it even if you had it installed before when it was free.
Why? as example:
You downloaded monkey app 3.0,
when the developers updates it to version 4.0 and wants to ask money for it they also want everyone to buy it and not just the people who are downloading it for the first time.
A new version of a certain app is not always "Just a update" it could be a whole different app because it's fully rewritten or something like that.
And if you wonder why the play store doesn't offer the older free versions...
The play store doesn't want people to use outdated apps like any other store.
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You are basically saying if the developer pulls the free app and then relaunches something similar paid. In that scenario you could get a copy of the apk from when the app was free by either your own Titanium Backup if you use it, or by Googleing for it. Then keep that apk around for other devices, etc. Thats one of the nice things about being able to sideload apks, you are not restricted to what is listed on Google Play.
It's a good move for developers, but not for buyers. Where Apple is good for buyers, not developers.
So yea, I live in Egypt and I was trying to access the US market since the Egyptian market is terrible. I tried to remove the SIM, use wifi, and use Tunnelbear VPN with a US server which actually got my Play Store app tricked; it displayed the US market apps. But sadly when I tried to download stuff, it said I can't download those apps in my country. I have the Swedish JellyBean that was leaked a few days ago. So yea, how did they figure out I was still in Egypt? Any tips to bypass the country thing without doing anything illegal or rooting? Also, my gmail account has the US as the country of residence.
How comes u don't want to root? If u did u could install market enabler and access any countries market u wanted.
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How comes u don't want to root? If u did u could install market enabler and access any countries market u wanted.
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I will eventually root. My phone had some problems when I bought it (you can check my other thread about it) which "some how" got fixed in Jelly Bean. So I'm just waiting for a month or two to make sure that all those problems are gone...
So yea, either way, I'm just wondering why the trick didn't work. I mean, how else could they figure that I'm not in the US?
There's an app called Market Enabler which let's you do it but needs root, it changes your market region code which I imagine is what's stopping you.
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As the poster above mentioned, I think it has to do with your google play app and also your account. I am in China, but from the US. The Chinese market does not exist, so my phone is using the HK firmware to get to the market. Really poor quality, and half the games are taking clothes off of Japanese girls (if I wanted to see naked girls there are better ways).
I tried using my VPN to get through but no luck. I tried creating a new account using my vpn, so it would assume I was in the US. Some luck with that (set up account with vpn and then use it with vpn). I also tried market enabler with mixed results.
wangdaning said:
As the poster above mentioned, I think it has to do with your google play app and also your account. I am in China, but from the US. The Chinese market does not exist, so my phone is using the HK firmware to get to the market. Really poor quality, and half the games are taking clothes off of Japanese girls (if I wanted to see naked girls there are better ways).
I tried using my VPN to get through but no luck. I tried creating a new account using my vpn, so it would assume I was in the US. Some luck with that (set up account with vpn and then use it with vpn). I also tried market enabler with mixed results.
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So the solution was setting up an account using VPN.. Intriguing.. I wonder what would happen if I traveled to the US. Also, I am using the Swedish Jelly Bean version, does that mean that my firmware still shows Egypt since I bought the phone from here?
Google has very silently pushed a new app to all android devices. Its called Google settings. Now I love android but this shouldnt be allowed it does not seem to do harm but lets let the devs see
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They didn't do a good job with it since it's obviously in the app drawer for all to see
The advice is free....the bandwidth, not so much
You can disable it by unchecking all of the read write execute in es file explorer. Or if you find an older version of the android market that is compatible with our phones. And the worse thing is it's not in the market at all it's just there.
I Personally think forcing a phone to silently install an app is wrong. Had it been a usual update that would have been smarter.
It lets you control all the google settings from one place. I for one think that's smart. Who cares if it's in your app drawer, hide it if you don't like it.
What version Google Play adds this? I haven't received it yet. I'm 100% stock and unrooted. My issue now is all of a sudden I am receiving double notifications from all my apps except gmail.
Edit. Never mind I have the app now just checked. Now if the double notifications would stop.
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This might explain it a little better
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...tings-icon-its-just-google-play-services-3-0/
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The app doesn't do anything else other existing apps were not already doing. It simply aggregates all the Google settings into one cohesive place (although I feel that the 'account sync' area is better suited for this). It doesn't require any special permissions that are not already used by other Google apps.
If you do not want it either hide it like others have said or simply unlink your Google account from the device seeing that the only thing the app does is put the settings in one place and creates a platform to be able to give you MORE control over what other apps can access as far as Play Services functionality is concerned. This app is very welcomed.
Also if you are against them updating stuff without your consent, root and remove the play store -- that updates automatically as well. You're using a device that uses Google Apps as it's back end, this is expected.
Read the link ronnie posted to alleviate your concern.
Yeah but it shows how much proprietary we really don't have anymore..
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So when your Google Play app updates on it's own, that's wrong too? If it's a problem, go buy a Crapple.
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The app doesn't do anything else other existing apps were not already doing. It simply aggregates all the Google settings into one cohesive place (although I feel that the 'account sync' area is better suited for this). It doesn't require any special permissions that are not already used by other Google apps.
If you do not want it either hide it like others have said or simply unlink your Google account from the device seeing that the only thing the app does is put the settings in one place and creates a platform to be able to give you MORE control over what other apps can access as far as Play Services functionality is concerned. This app is very welcomed.
Also if you are against them updating stuff without your consent, root and remove the play store -- that updates automatically as well. You're using a device that uses Google Apps as it's back end, this is expected.
Read the link ronnie posted to alleviate your concern.
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See the play store is fine. when that updates, i get a notification of new terms and conditions, as well as it only happens with new OS releases or when i open the actual app. not radomly while im on the john or asleep.
Wasn't really a secret, they have been promoting for awhile now and there have been a few articles pre and post. It just compiles settings for their apps.
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It's a shame how many people are hating on this thread instead of seeing it for what it is. Anyways i made an app that fixes this issue in the app section and in the general I put the old og market that won't update by it's own.
Asadullah said:
It's a shame how many people are hating on this thread instead of seeing it for what it is. Anyways i made an app that fixes this issue in the app section and in the general I put the old og market that won't update by it's own.
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It's a shame how few people actually freaked out about it as opposed to the many people that really don't care.
leo72793 said:
See the play store is fine. when that updates, i get a notification of new terms and conditions, as well as it only happens with new OS releases or when i open the actual app. not radomly while im on the john or asleep.
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Did you actually read the terms you agree to every update? Because section 3 - Updates of the Play Store ToC state:
You may need to install updates to Google Play or related Google software that we introduce from time to time to use Google Play and to access or download Products. Products originating from Google may communicate with Google servers from time to time to check for available updates to the Products and to the functionality of Google Play, such as bug fixes, patches, enhanced functions, missing plug-ins and new versions (collectively, "Updates"). By using the Google Play store and installing these Products, you agree to such automatically requested and received Updates.
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Emphasis mine. Also, ignoring all that, what difference does it make if it asks you to agree? Your point was that you didn't want apps to update themselves. The play store does that, ergo it was a valid comparison.
As a matter of fact I would be more paranoid about the play store because those updates usually have new functionality. All this does is literally link you to setting screens that were already on your device and adds an area to give YOU more control cover what third party apps can access.
Looking at the dissection of the app on the link provided shows exactly what the app does. Which, by the way, the Play Services has been doing this ever since the play store launched with Android 2.2 and above (Source - Automatic Updates).
So my original advice stands, if you do not want this to continue, delete the Play Store.
TL;DR:
Play store agreement allows and makes it clear that automatic updates will happen.
App doesn't add new permissions, it links to existing menus.
This has been happening since Android 2.2 and it's nothing new.
Only way to stop it is to delete the Play Store.
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So when your Google Play app updates on it's own, that's wrong too? If it's a problem, go buy a Crapple.
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Yes you are correct that updates from a already installed app that you chose.. I don't like the fact I didn't have the choice to choose that this got installed without me knowing . You don't know Wtf this app is ..
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Yes you are correct that updates from a already installed app that you chose.. I don't like the fact I didn't have the choice to choose that this got installed without me knowing . You don't know Wtf this app is ..
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Well, you didn't really choose Google Play. It's preinstalled on your phone when you buy it. The fact that the "Settings" app was pushed to the phone automatically, and is only used to change settings for Google Apps, there's really not an alarm for concern. You actually agreed to it when you bought the phone and accepted the terms when setting it up.
Glad to see this thread. I was visiting someone yesterday and messing with their gnex (I maintain it for her, in a sense) and saw this green Google settings and started freaking out cuz it was unknown where it came from, and I could not find it in either /data/app or /system/app and therefore could not remove. Also, about the same time, the email app would no longer login or sync, saying invalid password. I though it possibly related, thought Google setting was something malicious. Now I know it's legit :good:
Thanks
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Well, you didn't really choose Google Play. It's preinstalled on your phone when you buy it. The fact that the "Settings" app was pushed to the phone automatically, and is only used to change settings for Google Apps, there's really not an alarm for concern. You actually agreed to it when you bought the phone and accepted the terms when setting it up.
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EXACTLY! Thank you!!
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eXplicit815 said:
Well, you didn't really choose Google Play. It's preinstalled on your phone when you buy it. The fact that the "Settings" app was pushed to the phone automatically, and is only used to change settings for Google Apps, there's really not an alarm for concern. You actually agreed to it when you bought the phone and accepted the terms when setting it up.
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I agreed to apps being installed on my phone without my knowledge???? I
Don't think so.. preapps already installed or the crap bloatware that's comes with the phone I remove is something I'm fully aware of, but if you think its fine by all means join the anti privacy bandwagon..
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It shows how our phones are being controlled by Google puppeteers in an open source market
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I know there are apps out there for rooted phones that help you do thinks like turn on tethering, block ads etc.... I'm tring to figure out a safe place to get these apps. I'm not looking for pirated apps, I'm looking for legitimate apps that are not listed in the play store. I hear so much about people trying to download these apps from the internet and end up with virus's. I dont want to go down that road so I wanted to ask you folks where you prefer to get them ?
here at XDA
From the developer, or from where the dev trusts to distribute it.
Not a lot of software getting pulled from the store. Teathering programs and stuff you can get there....
The only thing you should need outside of the store is random scrips or modded programs where you should look for a dev thread/website which will have most recent version hosted.
Yeah there's very little I can think of that I can't get on the play store besides themed apps ands xposed mods.
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Can you guys point me to an ad blocker ?
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loco63 said:
Can you guys point me to an ad blocker ?
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Maybe give F-Droid a try. It's basically a catalog of apps that the Play Store no longer carries. Ad-Away is part of the catalog.
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