[Q] Is there a way to completely disable the Play Store - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi Guys
My Mom has an unrooted Galaxy S2 running the official sammy 4.1.2 rom.
She doesn't use the play store at all, apart from updating whatsapp, and my brother doesn't stop installing games and draining the battery.
I already tried filtering content to only show apps rated for everyone and he managed to clear the restriction somehow. So is there a way to completely disable the play store ?
I can root the phone if it is necessary for a solution
Thanks

Yep. You can root and find all google apps, and that might take a bit. Or, you can root, get custom recovery, flash any ROM that needs a gapps package and just don't flash gapps. Otherwise, tell her to call the phone company and disable carrier billing.

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[Q] LG LS840 (Viper) Google Play Store problems. HELP!!!!

I just rooted my Viper today, i deleted some bloatware, & now my Google Play Store isn't really working properly. It force closes!
I deleted Sprint ID, Google Wallet, Google Maps, Tags, Nascar, basically all the pointless apps that came with the phone..... Just uninstalled the actual apps, none of the foreground processes. The play store opens, shows my apps, but when I click to view the app, I get "THE APPLICATION GOOGLE PLAY STORE (PROCESS COM. ANDROID.VENDING) HAS STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. PLEASE TRY AGAIN" I've tried to uninstall & re-install the play store, but still get the same message.
Does anyone know how I could fix this problem???
Also, if i factory reset, will this affect my root or brick the phone? Did i loose the apps & their processes permanently?
Update your profile and prl. I had the same problem until I updated mine.
Or simpler, clear cache. That will probably solve it.
Work case, install the latest GAPPS from Cyanogenmod, the last one for ICS is dated 20120429 or something.
No factory reset will not affect you root it will just delete super user app..your root is still there
It will not brick you phone too..
You can try to change language of your device than start play store this may help sometime
we should polite enough to press thanks for everyone helped uS..
you are dead when you stop learning new things..
I'll try the gapps install..... everything else has failed me.
So none worked.....
I dont have a custom recovery, so installing GAPPS was basically a no go for me. I tried using ES File explorer, nope! I just unrooted the phone & going to take my chances at the sprint repair center. Since SU isnt on anymore, I should be fine right??
MsOhSoPhresh said:
I dont have a custom recovery, so installing GAPPS was basically a no go for me. I tried using ES File explorer, nope! I just unrooted the phone & going to take my chances at the sprint repair center. Since SU isnt on anymore, I should be fine right??
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I'm have a, guide on Android forums to completely factory reset/unbrick...all system apps all sprint apps...go check it...I'll post here tmrw..
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[Q] Play Store Disappeared Apps after latest update

Is it just me or has google lost most of its apps?
Or is there some restrictions on my note n7000 after the latest update??
Tried to search for temple run on Play Store but it didnt show the game app itself although its it already installed on my phone it should stillcbe there on the list.
And most of the apps even if its searchable it says application not compatible on my device. How come?
Is there anybody who can enlighten me regarding this situation? Thanks in advance.
GT N7000
STOCK ICS 4.0.4
SPEEDMOD KERNEL 3-15 ROOTED
Everything is fine until last play store update.
Up.
Help please.
I am not sure of this but when you upgraded to ICS, it consumed many resources from your devices like RAM. So I think now those apps cant run on your device. Dig some more u'll know actual problem.
Thanks though, but as what i've said Temple Run as for an example is already installed on my phone but when you view it on play store it says its not compatible on my device. Heck, i can even play chaos rings and all those high end games on my phone. The thing is, being on ICS is not the issue here since ive been on that firmware for months now and everything is ok until play store updated itself a few days ago.
I even tried removing playstore and installing it back, still the same.
by reinstalling play store i think you means gapps reinstalling right??
if no than reinstall gapps of your device.
Yes i flashed gapps again after removing it. But its still the same. Apps from play store are lesser than they were supposed to.
I can search most of the games using browser and can see the link at play store but it always says that its not compatible on my device even if most those apps are already installed on my phone.
Did the rom you flash or have you changed your lcd density? This will cause apps to be not compatable
I am on stock rom ICS 4.0.4. The only thing i flashed on my phone is kernel and gapps. Never tried to flash a rom.
And currently im on speedmod kernel 3-15.
Try market enabler
This solved my problem bro
fpjteng said:
Is it just me or has google lost most of its apps?
Or is there some restrictions on my note n7000 after the latest update??
Tried to search for temple run on Play Store but it didnt show the game app itself although its it already installed on my phone it should stillcbe there on the list.
And most of the apps even if its searchable it says application not compatible on my device. How come?
Is there anybody who can enlighten me regarding this situation? Thanks in advance.
GT N7000
STOCK ICS 4.0.4
SPEEDMOD KERNEL 3-15 ROOTED
Everything is fine until last play store update.
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i reflashed my firmware via odin then logged in with a new account ..

[Q] G-Apps Problem - MTK Chinese Phone

Hey guys.. I have a Chinese Galaxy Note 3 MTK. It is rooted (ofcourse). I was angry that its Play Store wasnt updating and was the old one.
I was experimenting the other day.. I thought that if I delete the google apps and services, and update the Google Play Services, (because it was not updating-and when I would try to update it via the play store it would give an error. And due to this i wasnt able to login to Google+ in games etc.)
I was stupid to do this. I know. But I wanted to know if I could download the services and G-apps again as system apps. The phone is of no use now. I tried factory resetting but that didnt help.
I also wanted to know how to flash a ROM. I am new to Flashing and have alot to learn. I am tired of the interface. I want to change to cyanogenmod. Please if anyone could help.
Thanks alot.

Google play services constantly being removed

Got an iDeaUSA CT740K tablet with missing Google play services. I wasnt even able to sing into any google account because of the missing google play services. However, I found an APK version of the services for the tab and installed it. It fixed the problem, well, for a while. Whenever i install the apk it fixes the problem and i am able to download stuff from google play, however, google play services remove from itself after about 10-20min and i cant download anything from google play again. I tried to move the apk into root/system/apps but it didnt help (the device is rooted). I wanted to flash gapps but i dont have a custom recovery (cant do it with the stock one, as it seems) to do it so, because there isnt any available yet. Also, there isnt a stock firmware available so cant re-flash it over the current one. I tried factory reset and erased internal memory but didnt help. I even removed rood (unrooted the device), same.
There are 3 games from fox which appear on the tab even after being uninstalled. I assume that the tablet cough some viruses and they are the reason for this happening.
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Snapchat not working on S6 Edge+ (SM-G9280)

Hi all, my SM-G9280 still cannot log into Snapchat. I've rooted the phone (since it doesn't come with Google Play Services). The android vers is 6.0.1 and Baseband is G9280ZCU2BPK1.
My phone is Chinese so it does not come with Google Play Services, and I have to root to get it.
I've tried :
1) RootCloak + Cydia Substrate. Doesn't work for some reason.
2) Xposed + Root Cloak. Installing the xposed framework crashes my phone and causes a bootloop. Recoverable by flashing the stock ROM and resetting phone though.
(EDIT: Xposed + Root Cloak does work now, I've added Snapchat to the list of root-hide apps, but it still does not allow me to log into Snapchat.)
3) Unrooting and Rerooting. Unrooting removes Google Play Services along with the root and Snapchat does not work if Google Play Services is not present.
I would try Titanium Backup with Snapchat except I don't have a second android device avaliable.
Is there any other solutions that I can do to log into Snapchat?
Can someone help me? Please?
Bump, can someone please help me?
Bumped again... Please someone help me with this issue.
First off why would removing root remove Google play services? This is not how this works. From the looks of it you have a china based device that didn't come with Google stuff installed. Take care of that first. Then root after.
Yeah, I have to root in order to get Google stuff.
As far as I know for my device there is no way to get Google Play Services other than rooting.
bionic_mike said:
Yeah, I have to root in order to get Google stuff.
As far as I know for my device there is no way to get Google Play Services other than rooting.
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Well then I would root get the Google stuff and unroot. As they are not connected you should be able to pull it off.
I tried that. But as soon as I unroot Google Play Services dissapears and when I unroot using SuperSU it causes a bootloop, which is solvable by flashing the custom ROM,
So that doesn't work. Or am I doing something wrong with the unrooting process?
bionic_mike said:
I tried that. But as soon as I unroot Google Play Services dissapears and when I unroot using SuperSU it causes a bootloop, which is solvable by flashing the custom ROM,
So that doesn't work. Or am I doing something wrong with the unrooting process?
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You are doing something wrong along the way. If you have a custom rom then you should have a custom recovery as well. At That point all you have to do is flash the rom and a gapps package. Dont flash any root apps. If they are built into the rom then that may be a bit harder to deal with.
I don't have a custom rom...
The way I got Google Play Services and Google Play to work is I rooted, then used a third-party app (Not OpenGApps) to install Google Play Services, the framework, and everything else.
I still have my stock rom, it's just rooted and has google play services that's all.
The fix is easy. Just grab another phone that is rooted but without Xposed Framework, you install SC and login. After login do a backup of the app with Titanium backup then move the backup to you Note 5/Galaxy s6+ and do a restore of the app's data (data has log in token). That's all ?
Now, if you don't own another phone then you have have to install stock ROM, then log in to your SC using the stock ROM without any modding (rooting) yet. After login root the phone and do a backup with Titanium backup. You can restore your Login data anytime after doing the backup. That's all.
I think that the problem with the log in may be because of the Knox counter in the ROM being triggered. Hope it's works for you. I use this exact method to fix the log in issue.
luisoriera said:
The fix is easy. Just grab another phone that is rooted but without Xposed Framework, you install SC and login. After login do a backup of the app with Titanium backup then move the backup to you Note 5/Galaxy s6+ and do a restore of the app's data (data has log in token). That's all
Now, if you don't own another phone then you have have to install stock ROM, then log in to your SC using the stock ROM without any modding (rooting) yet. After login root the phone and do a backup with Titanium backup. You can restore your Login data anytime after doing the backup. That's all.
I think that the problem with the log in may be because of the Knox counter in the ROM being triggered. Hope it's works for you. I use this exact method to fix the log in issue.
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Read the OP.
I don't have another phone to do Titanium Backup.
When I install Stock ROM, Google Play Services and Framework is not installed therefore Snapchat doesn't work.
Would clearing EVERYTHING, then flashing Stock ROM, then getting OpenGApps help? Because if so then I can do that except i do not know how to setup OpenGApps...
Okay, so I got TWRP then flashed TWRP, then got OpenGApps to get Google Play Services.
I then unrooted but it took away Google Play Services and everything as well. I can't login to Snapchat.
Am I still doing something wrong here?
Bump, posted this on a couple of other forums and no one has replied with a solution
Someone help solve please
Bump.
Bump, I've been able to somehow install Xposed and root cloak. I've added Snapchat to the list to hide the root from the app, but it still won't let me log in.
Bump.
Bump.
did you ever get it to work? ?
Cryslin111 said:
did you ever get it to work? ?
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Nope
I've posted this in several other forums and no one has helped me, or at least provided a solution.

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