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NetworkLocation from NOGAPPS Project
Hi,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1715375
I try to install Network Location but it crashes at startup, everytime.
My phone is a Samsung Galasy S3 Mini (GT-I8190) with CM11
I have this log :
Code:
adb logcat |grep location
I/ActivityManager( 2149): Start proc com.google.android.gms for service com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.NetworkLocationService: pid=2466 uid=10063 gids={50063, 1028, 3003, 1015}
I/FusedLocation( 2149): engine started (com.android.location.fused)
E/AndroidRuntime( 2466): at org.microg.networklocation.platform.CellSpecRetriever.retrieveCellSpecs(CellSpecRetriever.java:92)
E/AndroidRuntime( 2466): at org.microg.networklocation.data.LocationCalculator.getCurrentCells(LocationCalculator.java:106)
E/AndroidRuntime( 2466): at org.microg.networklocation.data.LocationCalculator.getCurrentCellLocation(LocationCalculator.java:91)
E/AndroidRuntime( 2466): at org.microg.networklocation.data.LocationCalculator.getCurrentLocation(LocationCalculator.java:110)
E/AndroidRuntime( 2466): at org.microg.networklocation.NetworkLocationThread.run(NetworkLocationThread.java:121)
W/LocationProviderProxy( 2149): at com.android.internal.location.ILocationProvider$Stub$Proxy.setRequest(ILocationProvider.java:215)
W/LocationProviderProxy( 2149): at com.android.server.location.LocationProviderProxy$1.run(LocationProviderProxy.java:128)
W/ActivityManager( 2149): Scheduling restart of crashed service com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.NetworkLocationService in 1000ms
I/ActivityManager( 2149): Start proc com.google.android.gms for service com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.NetworkLocationService: pid=3013 uid=10063 gids={50063, 1028, 3003, 1015}
E/AndroidRuntime( 3013): at org.microg.networklocation.platform.CellSpecRetriever.retrieveCellSpecs(CellSpecRetriever.java:92)
E/AndroidRuntime( 3013): at org.microg.networklocation.data.LocationCalculator.getCurrentCells(LocationCalculator.java:106)
E/AndroidRuntime( 3013): at org.microg.networklocation.data.LocationCalculator.getCurrentCellLocation(LocationCalculator.java:91)
E/AndroidRuntime( 3013): at org.microg.networklocation.data.LocationCalculator.getCurrentLocation(LocationCalculator.java:110)
E/AndroidRuntime( 3013): at org.microg.networklocation.NetworkLocationThread.run(NetworkLocationThread.java:121)
W/ActivityManager( 2149): Service crashed 2 times, stopping: ServiceRecord{422566c8 u0 com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.NetworkLocationService}
What I did :
- copy NetworkLocation-gms.apk to /system/priv-app/NetworkLocation.apk and clean dalvik-cache
- chmod 644 /system/priv-app/NetworkLocation.apk
- copy cells-europe.db (also try with cells-world.db) to /sdcard/.nogapps/cells.db
Thanks for your help

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The logcat is incomplete, what tool did you use to create it?
Do you use any privacy tools like Xprivacy and do you have a sim card inserted?

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I tried to have a complet logcat with this command adb logcat | grep -i location (as you said here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29768168&postcount=93). I ran it just after booting the phone, before typing my sim code.
Code:
[email protected]:/ $ logcat | grep -i location
W/PackageManager( 2146): Unknown permission android.permission.LOCATION in package eu.kernodis.TraficAlert
W/PackageManager( 2146): Unknown permission android.permission.LOCATION in package eu.kernodis.TraficAlert
I/SystemServer( 2146): Location Manager
W/PackageManager( 2146): Unknown permission android.permission.LOCATION in package eu.kernodis.TraficAlert
I/ActivityManager( 2146): Start proc com.google.android.gms for service com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.NetworkLocationService: pid=2454 uid=10092 gids={50092, 1028, 3003, 1015}
E/LocationManagerService( 2146): No FusedProvider found.
E/LocationManagerService( 2146): no geofence provider found
D/GpsLocationProvider( 2146): set_capabilities_callback: 6u
E/JavaBinder( 2146): at android.location.ICountryDetector$Stub.onTransact(ICountryDetector.java:69)
I/FusedLocation( 2146): engine started (com.android.location.fused)
E/AndroidRuntime( 2454): at org.microg.networklocation.platform.CellSpecRetriever.retrieveCellSpecs(CellSpecRetriever.java:92)
E/AndroidRuntime( 2454): at org.microg.networklocation.data.LocationCalculator.getCurrentCells(LocationCalculator.java:106)
E/AndroidRuntime( 2454): at org.microg.networklocation.data.LocationCalculator.getCurrentCellLocation(LocationCalculator.java:91)
E/AndroidRuntime( 2454): at org.microg.networklocation.data.LocationCalculator.getCurrentLocation(LocationCalculator.java:110)
E/AndroidRuntime( 2454): at org.microg.networklocation.NetworkLocationThread.run(NetworkLocationThread.java:121)
D/GpsLocationProvider( 2146): NTP server returned: 1414973347740 (Mon Nov 03 01:09:07 CET 2014) reference: 30213 certainty: 14 system time offset: -10690
W/ActivityManager( 2146): Scheduling restart of crashed service com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.NetworkLocationService in 1000ms
I/ActivityManager( 2146): Start proc com.google.android.gms for service com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.NetworkLocationService: pid=3192 uid=10092 gids={50092, 1028, 3003, 1015}
E/AndroidRuntime( 3192): at org.microg.networklocation.platform.CellSpecRetriever.retrieveCellSpecs(CellSpecRetriever.java:92)
E/AndroidRuntime( 3192): at org.microg.networklocation.data.LocationCalculator.getCurrentCells(LocationCalculator.java:106)
E/AndroidRuntime( 3192): at org.microg.networklocation.data.LocationCalculator.getCurrentCellLocation(LocationCalculator.java:91)
E/AndroidRuntime( 3192): at org.microg.networklocation.data.LocationCalculator.getCurrentLocation(LocationCalculator.java:110)
E/AndroidRuntime( 3192): at org.microg.networklocation.NetworkLocationThread.run(NetworkLocationThread.java:121)
I/ActivityManager( 2146): Delaying start of: ServiceRecord{42bb0928 u0 com.spotify.music/.internal.service.DeleteOldCacheLocationsService}
W/ActivityManager( 2146): Service crashed 2 times, stopping: ServiceRecord{42b2dee8 u0 com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.NetworkLocationService}
I/ActivityManager( 2146): Start proc com.spotify.music:intentservice for service com.spotify.music/.internal.service.DeleteOldCacheLocationsService: pid=3537 uid=10099 gids={50099, 3003, 1028, 1015}
I suppose there is something wrong with this lines
Code:
E/LocationManagerService( 2146): No FusedProvider found.
E/LocationManagerService( 2146): no geofence provider found
But I don't know what to do :/
I don't use any privacy tool and I have a sim card.
Thanks.

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Didou3094 said:
I suppose there is something wrong with this lines
Code:
E/LocationManagerService( 2146): No FusedProvider found.
E/LocationManagerService( 2146): no geofence provider found
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That's the right behavior, nothing to worry about.
Didou3094 said:
before typing my sim code.
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Apparently this is a bug in the Samsung modem/firmware. I'll add a work-around for that in the next release. Consider using the UnifiedNlp pre-release from here https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_UnifiedNlp until then.

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Ok, I tried to use the NetworkLocation.apk found here (github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_UnifiedNlp/releases) but I not sure about what to do with the UnifiedNlp.apk. I also installed it in /system/priv-app/ and by this way NetworkLocation doesn't crash at startup anymore but it doesn't seem to work by the way, I have not result on html5demos.com/geo
Anyway, I'll wait for your next release.
Thank you very much for you help and for this project (and sorry for my english).

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Sadly it does not work for me with SlimICS on a Samsung Galaxy S i9000.
When Android starts it greets me with following:
"Sadly NetworkLocation has been ended." or something...
And inside I won't get a fix. I don't know I followed your tutorial and even fixed the permissions like the other files in /system/app ...

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thank you

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Backend for NLP
I've created a GMS cell tower backend for NLP at https://github.com/n76/Local-GSM-Backend and have used a naming structure based on a domain I own. Because it is code specifically for the microG project can I and should I change to use org.microg.[something]?
Further, would it be advantageous (more likely for other developers/users to find use and fix/enhance it) to move the source tree into microG's github account rather than leaving it in mine?

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Are there any ROMs with microG built in?
I've been using CyanogenMod and the adding the bits of microG/nogapps that make my life a lot easier. But it would be even easier for me if I could use another distribution/ROM that has microG already integrated into it. Are there any?

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help.me!
app fc. please help me.
my logcat
--------- beginning of /dev/log/system
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): FATAL EXCEPTION: AsyncTask #1
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): java.lang.RuntimeException: An error occured while executing doInBackground()
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): at android.os.AsyncTask$3.done(AsyncTask.java:299)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerSetException(FutureTask.java:273)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.setException(FutureTask.java:124)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:307)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:137)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): at android.os.AsyncTask$SerialExecutor$1.run(AsyncTask.java:230)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1076)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:569)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:856)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): Caused by: com.gc.android.market.api.LoginException: The login request used a username or password that is not recognized.
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): at com.gc.android.market.api.MarketSession.login(MarketSession.java:384)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): at com.gc.android.market.api.MarketSession.login(MarketSession.java:334)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): at com.android.vending.google.GooglePlayConnection.openConnectionSynced(GooglePlayConnection.java:131)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): at com.android.vending.google.DefaultGooglePlayConnection.requestAppsSynced(DefaultGooglePlayConnection.java:309)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): at com.android.vending.google.DefaultGooglePlayConnection.requestApps(DefaultGooglePlayConnection.java:302)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): at com.android.vending.google.DefaultGooglePlayConnection.queryAppList(DefaultGooglePlayConnection.java:199)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): at com.android.vending.tasks.AppListTask.doInBackground(AppListTask.java:62)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): at com.android.vending.tasks.AppListTask.doInBackground(AppListTask.java:10)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): at android.os.AsyncTask$2.call(AsyncTask.java:287)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:305)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1162): ... 5 more
E/AppErrorDialog( 362): Failed to get ILowStorageHandle instance
E/VoldCmdListener( 92): CommandListener::VolumeCmd::runCommand --> shared
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In response to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57374522&postcount=948
(Maybe I can get to 10 posts so I can actually post on that thread)
I've created a local gsm backend for the unified NLP that can create its own cells.db from both Mozilla and OpenCellID at https://github.com/n76/Local-GSM-Backend
If you want to use both Mozilla and OpenCellID data with an off line generated script, I've got one at https://github.com/n76/lacells-creator

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Keep Alternative:
OmniNotes (https://github.com/federicoiosue/Omni-Notes/)
I really can recommend this one. Use a Play-APK-Downloader to get it

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Fail to creat an Android ID for Blank Store (NOGAPPS PROJECT)
Hi everywone,
I'm trying to follow this steps to generate an android id but I've this error : " Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError [...]"
See the screenshot here :
Have an idea ?
Thanks

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victo24dord said:
Hi everywone,
I'm trying to follow this steps to generate an android id but I've this error : " Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError [...]"
See the screenshot here :
Have an idea ?
Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try use a different procedure. The most easy one is probably downloading a AndroidID app.
Btw: Ypi aren't generating one, you are just displaying it. It get's generated on first start

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I just tried BlankStore for the first time and, initially, was greeted with the following error upon creating the Android ID:
Code:
$ java -jar android-checkin-1.0.jar <email> <password>
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/http/HttpEntity
at com.android.checkin.Main.main(Main.java:17)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.http.HttpEntity
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:217)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:205)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:323)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:294)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:268)
... 1 more
Obviously, and as was already pointed out, I was missing some dependencies. For me, however, there was a trick involved:
Since the android-checkin-1.0.jar's MANIFEST.ML file named the following dependencies (and versions!):
Code:
Class-Path: protobuf-java-2.4.1.jar httpclient-4.2.2.jar httpcore-4.2.
2.jar commons-logging-1.1.1.jar commons-codec-1.6.jar
…I needed these exact file names, too. So, I downloaded the jars from http://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.google.protobuf/protobuf-java/2.4.1 and https://hc.apache.org/downloads.cgi, placed them in the same directory as the android-checkin-1.0.jar and – out of laziness because I didn't download the correct versions – renamed them accordingly. Worked!
However, now that I have BlankStore installed, it always force closes as soon as I search for an app. I know BlankStore was discontinued but has anyone else experienced the same issue? I just entered the Android ID I generated earlier (along with my Google credentials) when I was asked for it by the BlankStore APK. Any mistakes here? The credentials are definitely correct. Also, I'm running Cyanogenmod 11 with XPrivacy installed but I enabled access to the app list and to the internet.
Logcat output:
Code:
W/dalvikvm( 6169): threadid=11: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x41606ce0)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): FATAL EXCEPTION: AsyncTask #1
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): Process: com.android.vending, PID: 6169
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): java.lang.RuntimeException: An error occured while executing doInBackground()
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): at android.os.AsyncTask$3.done(AsyncTask.java:300)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.finishCompletion(FutureTask.java:355)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.setException(FutureTask.java:222)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:242)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): at android.os.AsyncTask$SerialExecutor$1.run(AsyncTask.java:231)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1112)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:587)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:841)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): Caused by: com.gc.android.market.api.LoginException: The login request used a username or password that is not recognized.
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): at com.gc.android.market.api.MarketSession.login(MarketSession.java:384)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): at com.gc.android.market.api.MarketSession.login(MarketSession.java:334)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): at com.android.vending.google.GooglePlayConnection.openConnectionSynced(GooglePlayConnection.java:131)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): at com.android.vending.google.DefaultGooglePlayConnection.requestAppsSynced(DefaultGooglePlayConnection.java:309)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): at com.android.vending.google.DefaultGooglePlayConnection.requestApps(DefaultGooglePlayConnection.java:302)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): at com.android.vending.google.DefaultGooglePlayConnection.queryAppList(DefaultGooglePlayConnection.java:199)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): at com.android.vending.tasks.AppListTask.doInBackground(AppListTask.java:62)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): at com.android.vending.tasks.AppListTask.doInBackground(AppListTask.java:10)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): at android.os.AsyncTask$2.call(AsyncTask.java:288)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:237)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6169): ... 4 more
W/ActivityManager( 807): Force finishing activity com.android.vending/.BlankActivity

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For Meizu MX4?
How to this on MX4? I'm not a dev or even technically educated but have used a rooted phone before and even MX4 is rooted. I recently installed playstore using google installer for mx4 only because some apps won't run until i had google play services. How can i make them work without having google stuff on my phone. I don't use any google stuff. Of course many apps are available only on playstore but then i used a chrome addon to download apks and installed them but they won't run until google play services was installed.
There's an LBE security app built in mx4 system and i can stop playstore from getting my info but because of the google installer available for mx4 google play services showing up in launcher as google settings app, is embedded in the system and there's no way to control it. I'd like to use this alternate method to use playstore and trick apps that google play services exists without having to let google have my info. I want to have a fully google free android. BTW i don't use chrome on pc either. I had to use it to download apks as firefox addon wasn't available for that function.

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BlankStore and paid apps
I try to get rid of Google on my Android devices. Unfortunately, I still use apps from Google Play store. So currently I install minimal Gapps on my (CM-) devices and restrict them as far as possible. Generally, the only Google feature I need is the play store... so I'd like to switch to BlankStore. However, I'm not quite sure about the current features especially concerning paid apps:
Can I keep my current Google ID with BlankStore (yes, it is adviced not to do so, but I'd like to keep purchased apps)?
In this case, are apps which I purchased with the original PlayStore still available to me?
How about apps which contain the "verify license with Google Play" permission (i.e. Greenify, 3C Toolbox, Apex Launcher, etc.)
Thanks in advance, and keep up the good work with this project!

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android-checkin trouble
First of all: much thx to the developer!
trying to checkin...
Second, not having to google for the missing java components explanation would save much time Maybe add a small instruction for those not familiar with java together with those components needed?
Third:
Email:.............
Password:..............
Fetching auth (google service)...
Error=BadAuthentication
java.io.IOException: Can't find Auth // HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
at com.android.checkin.Checkin.postFormFetchValue(Checkin.java:108)
at com.android.checkin.Checkin.fetchAuthGsf(Checkin.java:77)
at com.android.checkin.Checkin.checkin(Checkin.java:54)
at com.android.checkin.Main.main(Main.java:17)
Any idea? Thx in advance.
mmm.. Or do I need to have google account before using this application? Cos that is not really evident from the instruction.