Hi, so I just recently dedicded to revert from the CM10.2 nightlies back to CM10.1.3. I did do "Wipe > System" on the romslot and then proceeded to installation with the cm-10.1.3.zip and gapps-jb-20130812.zip. However once I started up the phone I noticed that Google Play Store wasn't installed nor was there the normal prompt to log into my Google account.
Recheck your version of gapps whether compatible with 4.2 or not.
Also when migrating from one android version to another, always do a full wipe including /data.
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Thanks. I did try doing wiping everyone on that rom slot in Safestrap, ("Factory Reset, Cache, Dalvik Cache, System") and even deleted that particular slot and recreated it. The issue is still there. CM10.1.3 is an Android 4.2.2 ROM which GApps 20130812 is compatible with. I even double checked to make sure I wasn't accidentally using the 20130813 version for Android 4.3
So apparently things weren't wiping properly. I cleaned up everything more thoroughly and things seem to be working now. Thanks for your help anyway.
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Should I just do a backup, and install CM 10.1 OTA through my phone, then install GApps, and then install things I like (Such as Custom Kernel and JustUnBean Themed Gapps) as I normally do when updating my ROM?
Or should some extra steps/wipes/etc be taken when going from CM 10 to CM 10.1?
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You can do that, but the best way would be to clean install. Backup all your non-Google data like SMS etc, which don't get backed up to Google automatically, then full wipe, flash ROM, gapps and other mods, then setup your phone again.
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Thank you Sashank, anyone else care to give their opinions?
Always backup. I don't know how much has changed in the cyanogen versions, but i'd ask what advice they offer. Likely, since it is just a .1 version bump, you do not need a clean install. I'd probably just wipe cache and dalvik, no factory reset.
Hello,
First off, I see there is another thread for a similar problem for a different device but unfortunately I was unable to find a solution to my question there, so I am asking here.
When rooting/installing CM10.1 on my tab about a month ago, I installed the Gapps froom goo.im, and for the most part everything works except for Google Now. I lived with it for a while but today, when rooting/flashing CM 10.1 on my brothers tab, I found that there is a gapps version (wingray) that has Google Now working. So I installed that version on my brothers tab, and google now seems to be working fine. So now I would like to get the wingray Gapps on my galaxy tab.
To do this do I have to wipe my tablet and do the whole flashing process again with the wingray version? Or can I just flash the wingray version over the goo.im version?
I just want to make sure so that I don't do anything stupid with my tablet.
Thank you in advance!
You have to wipe system, cache and dalvik first then reflash your ROM and gapps.
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Prashramani12 said:
Hello,
First off, I see there is another thread for a similar problem for a different device but unfortunately I was unable to find a solution to my question there, so I am asking here.
When rooting/installing CM10.1 on my tab about a month ago, I installed the Gapps froom goo.im, and for the most part everything works except for Google Now. I lived with it for a while but today, when rooting/flashing CM 10.1 on my brothers tab, I found that there is a gapps version (wingray) that has Google Now working. So I installed that version on my brothers tab, and google now seems to be working fine. So now I would like to get the wingray Gapps on my galaxy tab.
To do this do I have to wipe my tablet and do the whole flashing process again with the wingray version? Or can I just flash the wingray version over the goo.im version?
I just want to make sure so that I don't do anything stupid with my tablet.
Thank you in advance!
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You can try just clearing cache and dalvik ache then installing wingray
jasvncnt1 said:
You can try just clearing cache and dalvik ache then installing wingray
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No, you must wipe system first, because if you flash over another gapps, there is left overs from the previous gapps.
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No, you must wipe system first, because if you flash over another gapps, there is left overs from the previous gapps.
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Not saying its the best way...but I have done it before and havent had issues. Of course its always better to flash ROM again.
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No, you must wipe system first, because if you flash over another gapps, there is left overs from the previous gapps.
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What exactly do you mean by "left over"? Would it affect the new gapps in anyway?
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What exactly do you mean by "left over"? Would it affect the new gapps in anyway?
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Probably. I mean if you don't wipe, there maybe some small parts left from the old gapps.
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There is dirty flashing, which is flashing the wingray gapps over the existing one. It is dirty because they may not contain exactly the same apps, versions or state. This can cause conflicts which may affect the performance of the apps concerned or even functionality of the tab itself. For this reason it is better to do a clean flash which involves wiping cache, partition, formatting etc which will ensure that the system partition is completely cleared and therefore clean. So my advice is do a clean flash by doing all the wipes, format etc first then flash the ROM followed by the gapps and then wipe cache and dalvik again before rebooting.
Cheers!
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John Kester said:
There is dirty flashing, which is flashing the wingray gapps over the existing one. It is dirty because they may not contain exactly the same apps, versions or state. This can cause conflicts which may affect the performance of the apps concerned or even functionality of the tab itself. For this reason it is better to do a clean flash which involves wiping cache, partition, formatting etc which will ensure that the system partition is completely cleared and therefore clean. So my advice is do a clean flash by doing all the wipes, format etc first then flash the ROM followed by the gapps and then wipe cache and dalvik again before rebooting.
Cheers!
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Will do, thank you everyone here on your input. Will update after I do the procedure.
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So I completely wiped the device, after backing up my app data, and reflashed CM 10.1 along with the wingray gapps. Google Search/Now still don't seem to be working unless I don't update the app. I was under the impression that with the wingray gapps it would work all the time, but at least the google search functionality works if I don't update the app, I can live with that.
Is this just an issue with this device? Or is there a way to get google now to work all the time, even when updating the app?
Update update
I tried to do it again, this time with a different version of gapps that someone pointed to me, claiming that it works completely on his tab. I'm still having the same problem, google now crashes when I try to run it, unless I uninstall its updates.
I was recently trying a few different ROMs. Each time, going back to CWM Recovery and factory resetting, wiping the cache, wiping the dalvik cache and then flashing the ROM and gapps before booting which seemed to work okay, however, I noticed the last few ROMs I flashed have all had the google apps preinstalled, without me flashing the google apps package.
I thought this may have been due to me restoring my google account on first boot, however, even without this, the play store, google +, and the official google search app, among others, are still present in a fresh flash. As far as I know, these ROMs (cyanogen mod, pacman, aokp) should definitely not include the google apps pre-installed.
Any ideas as to why they're showing up without me having flashed them?
The ROMs probably have them included, check the ROM's zip and see for yourself.
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The ROMs probably have them included, check the ROM's zip and see for yourself.
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Thanks for your reply! Could you please explain to me where to look in the ROM's zip to see if they have gapps included?
I've tried the latest stable builds of CM, AOKP and PA and they all seem to be pre-installed with gapps which makes me think there's something else going on since I know that last time I flashed CM I forgot gapps and there was no Play Store or anything.
If those are official builds of cm, aokp etc. Then they for sure do not have gapps preinstalled.
My best guess is your wiping isn't working as it is supposed to and these aren't clean flashes.
Open up gapps.zip and your ROM.zip if you want to check and compare if any gapps are preinstalled but I doubt it (look in the system/app folders)
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demkantor said:
If those are official builds of cm, aokp etc. Then they for sure do not have gapps preinstalled.
My best guess is your wiping isn't working as it is supposed to and these aren't clean flashes.
Open up gapps.zip and your ROM.zip if you want to check and compare if any gapps are preinstalled but I doubt it (look in the system/app folders)
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Bingo! Just as I suspected, the system/app/ folder doesn't have any gapps apk's so I think you're right - these don't seem to be clean flashes. Any idea as to why my factory resets aren't working? I've tried factory resetting multiple times and updating CWM recovery but that doesn't seem to have done anything.
Pull the recovery log after wipes to check, should be advanced settings. Some recoveries are made poorly
Also be sure to wipe everything possible (cache and dalvik separately as well)
You can create a simple wipe/format script also if you wish that will do the wiping for you, this can help ensure cleanliness. If you chack your phones forum someone may have done this already (search superwipe)
If your phone supports fastboot this is one of the cleanest wipes possible and would recommend this too.
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So I was having lots of issues installing the latest unofficial cyanogenmod 4.4.4 to my Vibrant, due to the setup wizard force closing. I had made multiple attempts of installing various gapps prior, unsuccessfully, and restoring previous nandroids etc.
Anyways this last time, I installed only the rom, and no Gapps at all. I guarantee I had done a factory wipe, wiped the cache, and wiped the dalvik cache. Once I booted, and got through the setup wizard (which still gave problems, but made it through), to my surprise the play store was there, along with a could other gapps.
This is pretty much close to what I wanted, as I would prefer to have only the play store, and nothing else and then selectively install the others. but I'm just wondering how it happened? I was under the impression I should have no play store without gapps, and that I shouldn't have had any gapps after a fresh wipe and new rom install.
Hello! Attempting to have a best version of Android in my phone, I've installed Cyanogenmod 12.1, and didn't have problems. I installed an app called link2sd, give it root acess and tried to uninstall some native apps of the rom that I thought I'd not use. But, after changing my sd card and uninstalling the app hangouts using link2sd, my keybord stopped, and when I searched for it in the list of apps, I realized it was uninstalled. So, I tried to restart the phone, and when I did it, so many native applications like the file manager was unistalled too. Tried to restart the phone by the recovery mode and after reinstaling the rom, I received many alerts like "Unfortunaly, Trebuchet has stopped", by many apps and google apps stopping and can't use play store, and many other aplicattions. I tried to format the USB Storage, the sd card, wipe cache and data, restore the cellphone... And nothing works. Can someone help me?
Hi,
While in recovery, did you select factory reset, then did you also wipe your /system partition? What gapps are you using?
gsstudios
gsstudios said:
Hi,
While in recovery, did you select factory reset, then did you also wipe your /system partition? What gapps are you using?
gsstudios
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Yes, I did the factory reset and wipe system partition. I'm using arm 5.1 pico 20160708 gapps.
cmarchanjo said:
Yes, I did the factory reset and wipe system partition. I'm using arm 5.1 pico 20160708 gapps.
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After flashing ROM for the first time, did you try flashing over again (Don't boot into ROM, just reboot to recovery)? Sometimes a second flash will solve issues like this (gapps files missing, etc).
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