Hi,
I'm having an issue with android market (3.4.4) no longer showing apps like Launcher Pro, Task Killer etc
Until today it has been working fine (no changes made - to my knowledge).
Rom: Bindroid V1.0 3G P7500
Location: Singapore
Tried so far:
1. Clear Market Data and Cache, reboot
2. Reinstall latest market apk
3. Use Market Enabler to spoof T-Mobile
4. Use Market Enabler to spoof Verizon
5. Replace core build.prop files with vanilla 3.2
Issue still remains...
If I browse through 'Staff Choices for Tablets' I can see and install Go Launcher Ex etc, but if I search Go Launcher Ex I get 'No results found'.
Screen shot of what I'm seeing attached.
Any idea what I need to do to fix??
https://plus.google.com/photos/109959272119067767618/albums/5687091020170742785/5687091018758941042
Today I've tried:
1. Full wipe and reinstall of bindroid
2. Replaced market 3.4.4 with 1.0.28
3. Multiple density settings, 149, 160, 161, 200
All with cache cleans.
Issue remains.... I get no results when searching in the market for apps like launcher pro, circle launcher etc.
Via web market I can see the apps, but my GT-P7500 is greyed out. Depending on the app it will either show, not compatible or unavailable in my location.
I have confirmed on the market help page that the device is still supported and Singapore is on their paid locations approval list.
Via appbrain I can see the apps OK, but when I click install it loads android market and issue remains.
Any ideas on what else I can try?
Only because I feel I have exhausted every option do I ask for someones help,I have done all I can think to do.
My Google Now (version 2.7) all of a sudden started FC.I asked for advice in a thread and I was advised to use System App Remover to remove Google Now and reboot,I did and now I am having issues getting anything but an inverted 2.6 Google Now using Team Blackout Updater to install.I have asked around and was told to look for system/app/velvet.apk and remove it but,even that doesn't work.I feel like there is a folder that has been deleted somehow?When I go through the steps to sign in to Google Now and when I get to "Yes,I am in" part it goes to load my cards and FC.
Please,any help appreciated.
Would I have to Odin back to stock to get my apparently missing Google Now files?
Running Hyperdrive RLS9 currently but,I have tried going to TW Eclipse,GE Eclipse,another GE ROM,BonesStock and nothing works to help me fix my issue.
Thanks.
3volution said:
Only because I feel I have exhausted every option do I ask for someones help,I have done all I can think to do.
My Google Now (version 2.7) all of a sudden started FC.I asked for advice in a thread and I was advised to use System App Remover to remove Google Now and reboot,I did and now I am having issues getting anything but an inverted 2.6 Google Now using Team Blackout Updater to install.I have asked around and was told to look for system/app/velvet.apk and remove it but,even that doesn't work.I feel like there is a folder that has been deleted somehow?When I go through the steps to sign in to Google Now and when I get to "Yes,I am in" part it goes to load my cards and FC.
Please,any help appreciated.
Would I have to Odin back to stock to get my apparently missing Google Now files?
Running Hyperdrive RLS9 currently but,I have tried going to TW Eclipse,GE Eclipse,another GE ROM,BonesStock and nothing works to help me fix my issue.
Thanks.
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Not sure I can answer it all... but here is the steps...
1. Using any file explorer remove(delete) Velvet.apk and/or QuickSearchBox.apk If for some reason you have both you will get FC's.
2. Reboot to recovery
3. Wipe Cache and then Wipe Dalvik
4. Reboot
5. Flash Inverted or One from Market
6. Test...
7. If still bad, repeat Steps 1-4
8. Using File Explorer go into Data/Data and search for any refreance to quicksearchbox (woudl be a folder) delete.. You might find referances under data/app-asec or data/app-private depending on version of Android running.
9. Repeat steps 1-5
Try flashing someone else's GNow.. I have one here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2287493
Gunthermic said:
Not sure I can answer it all... but here is the steps...
1. Using any file explorer remove(delete) Velvet.apk and/or QuickSearchBox.apk If for some reason you have both you will get FC's.
2. Reboot to recovery
3. Wipe Cache and then Wipe Dalvik
4. Reboot
5. Flash Inverted or One from Market
6. Test...
7. If still bad, repeat Steps 1-4
8. Using File Explorer go into Data/Data and search for any refreance to quicksearchbox (woudl be a folder) delete.. You might find referances under data/app-asec or data/app-private depending on version of Android running.
9. Repeat steps 1-5
Try flashing someone else's GNow.. I have one here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2287493
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Thanks,Gunthermic.
I'll give it a try today.
Gunthermic,can you tell me what folder I need to set permissions to and what permissions exactly?When I try to delete googlequicksearchbox.apk from system/apps it says operation failed.
Nevermind,I got it deleted with Root Explorer.
3volution said:
Gunthermic,can you tell me what folder I need to set permissions to and what permissions exactly?When I try to delete googlequicksearchbox.apk from system/apps it says operation failed.
Nevermind,I got it deleted with Root Explorer.
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Cool... yea use root explorer to delete...
I forgot,this is where I run into another problem that stops me from going forward.
After deleting quicksearchbox.apk,wiping and re-installing using Play store,failing,then going to look for velevet.apk or quicksearchbox.apk again in system/app neither are there! Even though I installed it through Play,there are no references to quicksearchbox or velvet.apk at all anymore in system/app.Only the Google Search widget and I know that isn't it.I did manage to find the folder and deleted it in data/data and that was the only reference found in a search.
Any ideas how to move forward from here?
3volution said:
I forgot,this is where I run into another problem that stops me from going forward.
After deleting quicksearchbox.apk,wiping and re-installing using Play store,failing,then going to look for velevet.apk or quicksearchbox.apk again in system/app neither are there! Even though I installed it through Play,there are no references to quicksearchbox or velvet.apk at all anymore in system/app.Only the Google Search widget and I know that isn't it.I did manage to find the folder and deleted it in data/data and that was the only reference found in a search.
Any ideas how to move forward from here?
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If you install from Play Store, there will not be a apk named Velvet.apk or QuickSearchBox.apk.. that is a name commonly used by Dev(ROM's/Themers). You apk would be located in data/com.google.android.quicksearchbox-1.apk would be the name... if this is the case.. go to my link and flash mine. It takes care of removeing it and placing Velevet.apk on your system...
try that.
Ugh,lol
This is so stupid!
I went ahead and installed your full inverted zip,tried to get in the app,FC again,managed to find the velvet.apk this time,deleted,searched for and found quucksearchbox folder and deleted again.Rebooted into recovery,wiped,rebooted,rebooted back into recovery flashed your full inverted zip,rebooted,opened the app,clicked Yes,I'm in and FC!
3volution said:
Ugh,lol
This is so stupid!
I went ahead and installed your full inverted zip,tried to get in the app,FC again,managed to find the velvet.apk this time,deleted,searched for and found quucksearchbox folder and deleted again.Rebooted into recovery,wiped,rebooted,rebooted back into recovery flashed your full inverted zip,rebooted,opened the app,clicked Yes,I'm in and FC!
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No I wanted you to try the vrTheme version.. not the full version
steps 1 through 5. install from market... Don't go into it.. then reboot flash my vrThemed version...
Also then i want you to send me a logcat so i can see what is errorign on your system...
Gunthermic said:
No I wanted you to try the vrTheme version.. not the full version
steps 1 through 5. install from market... Don't go into it.. then reboot flash my vrThemed version...
Also then i want you to send me a logcat so i can see what is errorign on your system...
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Ok,I'm back at it.
Just deleted velvet.apk,recovery,wipe and I'm about to grab 2.7 from the Play store.
I won't open it.
I looked on your page and didn't see a vrThemed version of Google Now?
Just
Google Now 2.7.9 v1 Velvet Edition
Google Now 2.7.9 v1 QuickSearchBox Edition
** Google Now 2.7.9 v1 Velvet Edition - FULL APK Flashable!!!
Are you talking about the velvet edition?
3volution said:
Ok,I'm back at it.
Just deleted velvet.apk,recovery,wipe and I'm about to grab 2.7 from the Play store.
I won't open it.
I looked on your page and didn't see a vrThemed version of Google Now?
Just
Google Now 2.7.9 v1 Velvet Edition
Google Now 2.7.9 v1 QuickSearchBox Edition
** Google Now 2.7.9 v1 Velvet Edition - FULL APK Flashable!!!
Are you talking about the velvet edition?
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Yes, either one, just not the Full apk...
But if you could atach you logcat after installing an dit fc'ing so i can see what it's doing.
Gunthermic said:
No I wanted you to try the vrTheme version.. not the full version
steps 1 through 5. install from market... Don't go into it.. then reboot flash my vrThemed version...
Also then i want you to send me a logcat so i can see what is errorign on your system...
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Gunthermic said:
Yes, either one, just not the Full apk...
But if you could atach you logcat after installing an dit fc'ing so i can see what it's doing.
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Thanks,Gunthermic.
I'll give that a shot in a bit.
I have never used a logcat.
Will CatLog work?
I just run it before I get a FC and save it and upload to here,right?
3volution said:
Thanks,Gunthermic.
I'll give that a shot in a bit.
I have never used a logcat.
Will CatLog work?
I just run it before I get a FC and save it and upload to here,right?
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It failed.
Attached is logcat,hope I did that right.
Let me know if not and I'll try again.
Gunthermic said:
Yes, either one, just not the Full apk...
But if you could atach you logcat after installing an dit fc'ing so i can see what it's doing.
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Sorry,I replied to wrong post.
It failed.
Attached is logcat,hope I did that right.
Let me know if not and I'll try again.
Don't ask me how but,I have a inverted 2.7 working right now,lol.
I have no clue how it happened either,I installed a 2.6 apk,got it to load,rebooted my phone for a different reason and the Play store updated Google Now to 2.7,but it's inverted!
How?
Did you ever have a chance to look at that logcat?
I'm still having problems!
First of all ROOT is required for it and as root you can kill your device so don't do any thing silly and blame me after it if you broke something
I want to keep my phone as google free as possible so i primary use F-droid¹ for software and Owncloud² to sync contacts and calendar with DAVdroid³
Sadly F-Droid do not have a replacement for everything so i have to install Play Store manual and upon android 4.4 i had some problems with it, but it is just as easy as before you just a little bit different
Grab you the latest gapps maybe here,
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Gapps
extract the file and copy PhoneSky.apk, GoogleServicesFramework.apk GoogleLoginService.apk and PrebuiltGmsCore.apk to /system/priv-app/ on your device
and set permissions to 644 or in words
"read" for owner, group and other
"write" for owner
now reboot and you can open Play Store and add your google account and happy buying
The first things i would do after it stop all updates so that google map will not upgrade to version 7 (i dont like it) disable all customised advertisement and auto update and everything else what can be disable
Now if you are happy enough to own your own webspace (preferred with https) install owncloud² on it and DAVdroid³ on your device and be happy that google dont know all your contacts and appointments
If you don’t have a webspace you can install owncloud² on your PC at home and sync your devices with it or you use some dynamic dns (i suggest to have a internet flat rate and a good firewall than) and you can sync from everywhere too.
I hope this is of interest for anyone and if necessary i can make it a bit more detailed.
Greetings
¹ https://f-droid.org
² http://owncloud.org/
³ https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=dav&fdid=at.bitfire.davdroid
or if you want to support it
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.bitfire.davdroid
dark-wulf said:
First of all ROOT is required for it and as root you can kill your device so don't do any thing silly and blame me after it if you broke something
I want to keep my phone as google free as possible so i primary use F-droid¹ for software and Owncloud² to sync contacts and calendar with DAVdroid³
Sadly F-Droid do not have a replacement for everything so i have to install Play Store manual and upon android 4.4 i had some problems with it, but it is just as easy as before you just a little bit different
Grab you the latest gapps maybe here,
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Gapps
extract the file and copy PhoneSky.apk, GoogleServicesFramework.apk GoogleLoginService.apk and PrebuiltGmsCore.apk to /system/priv-app/ on your device
and set permissions to 644 or in words
"read" for owner, group and other
"write" for owner
now reboot and you can open Play Store and add your google account and happy buying
The first things i would do after it stop all updates so that google map will not upgrade to version 7 (i dont like it) disable all customised advertisement and auto update and everything else what can be disable
Now if you are happy enough to own your own webspace (preferred with https) install owncloud² on it and DAVdroid³ on your device and be happy that google dont know all your contacts and appointments
If you don’t have a webspace you can install owncloud² on your PC at home and sync your devices with it or you use some dynamic dns (i suggest to have a internet flat rate and a good firewall than) and you can sync from everywhere too.
I hope this is of interest for anyone and if necessary i can make it a bit more detailed.
Greetings
¹ https://f-droid.org
² http://owncloud.org/
³ https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=dav&fdid=at.bitfire.davdroid
or if you want to support it
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.bitfire.davdroid
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many thanks...I've tested this method in my Motorola Atrix 2 running SlimKat and working like charm
dark-wulf said:
extract the file and copy PhoneSky.apk, GoogleServicesFramework.apk GoogleLoginService.apk and PrebuiltGmsCore.apk to /system/priv-app/ on your device
and set permissions to 644 or in words
"read" for owner, group and other
"write" for owner
now reboot and you can open Play Store and add your google account and happy buying
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Hi dark-wulf, and thanks for your guide !
I have a Samsung Nexus S I9023 running CyanogenMod 11 M6, and when I reboot my phone after following your guide (there's no PrebuiltGmsCore.apk so I'm using GmsCore.apk instead), I'm stuck at the boot animation.
The only ways to be able to go past it is to either :
1- Reflash a ROM
2- Use AROMA file manager from recovery to delete the aforemontionned .apk files.
Hi all and thanks for the guide!
I installed CM 11 on my Nexus 4 and then installed the required apk (as you explain) to get play store on my phone without all other google service.
It works fine but when I upgrade CM 11 to a new release I lose play store. Is it Ok?
If I install the complete Gapp, I don't lose nothing when upgrading to a new CM 11 release.
What should be the problem?
luca_vs said:
Hi all and thanks for the guide!
I installed CM 11 on my Nexus 4 and then installed the required apk (as you explain) to get play store on my phone without all other google service.
It works fine but when I upgrade CM 11 to a new release I lose play store. Is it Ok?
If I install the complete Gapp, I don't lose nothing when upgrading to a new CM 11 release.
What should be the problem?
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Hi luca_vs,
I've been using CM11 since M6, and managed to get it working by putting the following files in /system/priv-app (permissions 644 = rw-r--r-- for user:group = root:root) :
GmsCore.apk
GoogleLoginService.apk
GoogleServicesFramework.apk
Phonesky.apk
And then installing each .apk file in that order (you need to authorize installation from unknown sources first or you'll get a rather unexplicit error otherwise). Reboot when it's done just to be sure.
I've never had to reinstall those files after using CM's integrated updater. Just how did you upgrade yours ?
breversa said:
Hi luca_vs,
I've been using CM11 since M6, and managed to get it working by putting the following fils in /system/priv-app (permissions 644 = rw-r--r--) :
GmsCore.apk
GoogleLoginService.apk
GoogleServicesFramework.apk
Phonesky.apk
I've never had to reinstall those files after using CM's integrated updater. Just how did you upgrade yours ?
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Hi breversa,
I upgrade CM from settings -> about phone -> Cyanogenmod update
I'm using the nightly series... should it be the problem?
I've stopped using nightlies, as Mx releases are stable enough for me.
It might be because of nightlies that you have this problem, tought I doubt it. But come to think of it : maybe the /system partition gets wiped when upgrading to a nightly release, and that would explain why you need to reinstall GApps everytime.
You may want to head over to the CM forum/wiki/G+ to check this out.
Alternatively, install an older M release, install GApps (the way you want), then upgrade to a later M release, and see what happens !
breversa said:
I've stopped using nightlies, as Mx releases are stable enough for me.
It might be because of nightlies that you have this problem, tought I doubt it. But come to think of it : maybe the /system partition gets wiped when upgrading to a nightly release, and that would explain why you need to reinstall GApps everytime.
You may want to head over to the CM forum/wiki/G+ to check this out.
Alternatively, install an older M release, install GApps (the way you want), then upgrade to a later M release, and see what happens !
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Ok, thanks for you suggestions.
I''m just relfeshing my phone. I'll tell you if this solved...
Glad I could be of some help. You may want to click that "Thanks" button if you think it's worth it !
breversa said:
Glad I could be of some help. You may want to click that "Thanks" button if you think it's worth it !
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Unfortunatelly it continue to delete play store when upgrading from M8 to M9 .
Now I'm investigating why...
Thanks for you help!
Here's precisely what I did after a clear, fresh install of CyanogenMod 11 M11 :
Your device needs to be rooted.
Download the appropriate Google Apps (I used the latest gapps-kk-20140105-signed.zip).
Extract the following files from the archive :
GmsCore.apk
GoogleLoginService.apk
GoogleServicesFramework.apk
Phonesky.apk
On your device, go to Settings/Security (or wherever it is) and check Allow installation from unknown sources. Otherwise, you'll get a rather unexplicit error message when trying to install the apk files.
Copy the previous apk files to /system/priv-apps, and DO NOT REBOOT your phone until you've finished the current procedure, or you'll be stuck at the boot animation and will have to either reflash your phone or delete the aforementionned apk files using a recovery file manager (I use Aroma FM).
Change their owner and group to root (= UID 00000). Actually, changing the group may not be necessary, but that way it's consistent with the other files in that directory.
Change their permissions to rw-r--r-- (= 644).
Install each apk. I did it in alphabetical order and there was no problem.
Reboot your phone.
If everything went fine, you should now have access to the Play Store without any extra Google component, especially not those pesky contacts/calendar/apps synchronizations.
Thread necromancy warning !
I've started using PA-GAPPS to install Play Store on my latests devices : http://forum.xda-developers.com/paranoid-android/general/5-1-x-5-0-x-4-4-x-pa-gapps-mirror-t3069879.
The original developer apparently retired and documentation has been moreless lost in the process, but the pico module only needs some slight tweaking.
Thought it might come in handy.
I need to pair a watch with a phone that has just AOSP flashed on it and so I'm trying to figure out if/how I can install Google Play Services/Google Play Store onto the phone. (In order to pair the watch with the phone I need to install the Android Wear App, but I can't do that if the phone doesn't have Google Play Store/Google Play Services installed).
My phone is a Nexus 5 with the Lollipop AOSP installed, so I just tried installing the GSP apks using adb but I keep getting error messages that GPS has stopped running.
I'm an iOS developer and new to Android and have been searching for days how to solve my problem without success, so I'd be grateful if somebody could help me with the following questions:
1) If I get Google Play Services and Google Play Store apks from somewhere like apkmirror.com and install them will I be able to access the Android Wear app on Google play and download/install/run it?
2) If not then if I get the Android Wear app itself from somewhere like apkmirror.com and install it along with GPS will the Android Wear app run?
3) When I try to install GSP why do I get the error messages about it stopping? Are there other dependent components I need to also install to make it run?
4) Can I install it using adb or do I have to install it using a recovery? If so, then why does a recovery have to be used to install it, whats the difference between installing via a recovery and installing via adb?
Thanks for any insight, I'm getting nowhere and getting frustrated trying to work all this out.
I had exactly the same problem and could solve it.
I described my solution here:
https://code.google.com/p/aosp4nexus5/wiki/AOSPforNexus5
The documentation describes two alternatives:
1. Manual installation which is lost with every new flashing of the system image
2. Integration in the build process to create a system image including Google Play Store as vendor-specific prebuilt APKs
Thanks, I'll try it out
Do you have any ideas where I could get GoogleServicesFramework.apk from?
Places like apkmirror have GooglePlayStore.apk and GooglePlayServices.apk for Lollipop but not GoogleServicesFramework, (why would they have 2 of them but not all of them?).
I don't have a Nexus 10 device so can't obtain them as you did in your post.
mungbeans said:
Do you have any ideas where I could get GoogleServicesFramework.apk from?
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You can unzip the file gapps-lp-20141109-signed.zip from BasketBuild https://s.basketbuild.com/gapps
You find it under system/priv-app/GoogleServicesFramework.
The name of the APKs may differ. GooglePlayServices is named something like GsmCore or com.google.android.gsm.
The Play Store is named something like Phonesky or Vending.
Thanks very much