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Hi all,
Well for everyone who want's to have the Google apps like:
Android market
Youtube
Gmail
etc.
Here is a link to a share where the gapps4archos can be downloaded.
http://code.google.com/p/archos-apps-installer/downloads/list
INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS:
WARNING: You cannot install this appInstaller if you installed gApps4Archos or any other gApps installer. Anytime you switch appInstaller programs, you MUST reset your device back to stock. If you've NEVER installed ANY market/gApps installer, then your good... no need to reset.
NOTE: If you've ONLY used my appInstaller, then you can REMOVE the old files using my app and re-install the apps at the same time, then REBOOT.
1) Download - http://code.google.com/p/archos-apps-installer/downloads/list
2) Copy download to your device via USB (if you didnt download directly using your Archos)
3) Use 'Files' app to locate gAppsInstaller, then execute/install it
4) Choose install packaged apps or choose to install your own packaged 'apps.zip' file located on the internal drive (not sdcard)
4a) There maybe a short delay after you tap an install button (its installing and you'll be notified when its done, about 5-10 seconds)
5) REBOOT!!
6) Follow the Market FIX instructions below
MARKET FIX:
This will get you most missing apps from the market, except some "protect market apps"
Setting-->Manage Applications-->All-->Market (Clear Cache then 'Force Stop' -- DO NOT clear data)
Setting-->Manage Applications-->All-->Google Services Framework (Clear data then 'Force Stop')
REBOOT again
Market Fix video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l-nySibzeA&feature=player_embedded#!
If you do this correctly you will find most missing apps like 'Copilot Live USA' in the Market. However, some apps will not show because they are "protected" Market apps. These include 'NY Times'. Google search "android protected market apps" if your not familar.
NOTE: The latest version of GMAIL and Youtube can be downloaded in the market...
Thanks to our friends from the archosfans.com forum
Thankyou for this, I have seen how much work you have put into it. Tried gAppsInstaller_v3.apk this morning and seems to be working well, no FC's etc so far...
(edit)Oppss ment to say thankyou Kenyu73 for the app and thanks Dreetje for posting, thought you was Kenyu under a different name...
supagforce said:
Thankyou for this, I have seen how much work you have put into it. Tried gAppsInstaller_v3.apk this morning and seems to be working well, no FC's etc so far...
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Well i didn't made it, Kenyu73 did make it It makes my device complete, really love the Archos device!
Thanks! I've looked at these instructions a dozen times on ArchosFans and always missed that market was clear cache not clear data and never figured out why it didn't work right for me. With the latest gapps I'm now seeing most everything. Awesome guide!
Edit: For some reason when I use this installer however, TweetDeck will not run properly. It always Force Closes once I've signed into my account and I cannot fix it. This is one of my favorite apps. If someone could figure this out I would appreciate it.
Edit 2: This installer causes a ton of apps not to launch in my experience thus far. TweetDeck as mentioned, Moblox, Angry Birds, they all just FC or hang endlessly. I'd still recommended the other installer with the same steps outlined in this post.
Stupid question but does "reset your device back to stock" mean anything else than a reboot? Like an Android reset or something?
g00ner said:
Stupid question but does "reset your device back to stock" mean anything else than a reboot? Like an Android reset or something?
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from recovery or from menu, not reboot
thanks for the advise on market acces update, now finally updated gmail apk
I have the Google Marketplace up and running and for the most part it works wonderfully. My biggest issue are protected applications I use on my HTC EVO aren't showing up and some of these application I really use / enjoy. Some of these are:
1) BatteryView
2) Battery Watch
3) Splash ID!
4) Monster App Pro (I'm using the non-Pro right now)
I've been trying to add the "Market Access" application to the mix to help me with this issue, but thus far can't get z4root to work. Oh, it says it was successful, but none of the programs that need root can get it from the Super User application.
I can live without these protected applications, they are simply nice to have -- except Splash ID!, which IMHO, is necessary to protect my development personal, professional, and development information. I was able to get a work around for Splash ID, for which I'm thankful.
Bert Moshier
Excuse my ignorance, but how is this at all new? There's been a gapps hack available for every Archos device for quite some time now. It's always been readily available on ArchosFans.com.
MidwestDrummer said:
Excuse my ignorance, but how is this at all new? There's been a gapps hack available for every Archos device for quite some time now. It's always been readily available on ArchosFans.com.
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It's a different version which allows for more flexibility, especially for updating the two most useful core apps.
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Excuse my ignorance, but how is this at all new? There's been a gapps hack available for every Archos device for quite some time now. It's always been readily available on ArchosFans.com.
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It also has less apps in it, saving space for where the apps are installed, especially since Archos only provided around 275~ MB of space for app installation
And not all apps can move to sd card so any space is helpful
All we need now is the Samsung Galaxy Tab email app ported over. If anyone has any idea please share.
Thanks for posting the info for my gAppsInstaller. I've been away from the game for a few days now doing housework "mods" (=
The only issue remaining that I'm aware of with this app is a certain sub-set of apps that FC (AutoZone, OSMonitor and a few others mentioned in this thread. I haven't had time to research, but whatever the gApps4Archos is doing is making these work ok... I'm thinking its some registration of dll files ('so' files perhaps). I do know it copies 4-5 .so files into the froyo/system directory, but i'm not sure right now if I need to do some type of '.so' file registration with them.
If any linux guru's out there know of something I need to do specifically with these (besides copying them to the '/froyo/system' directory, please let me know.
libspeech.so
libvoicesearch.so
libzxing.so
libimageutils.so
libinterstitial.so
kenyu73 said:
Thanks for posting the info for my gAppsInstaller. I've been away from the game for a few days now doing housework "mods" (=
The only issue remaining that I'm aware of with this app is a certain sub-set of apps that FC (AutoZone, OSMonitor and a few others mentioned in this thread. I haven't had time to research, but whatever the gApps4Archos is doing is making these work ok... I'm thinking its some registration of dll files ('so' files perhaps). I do know it copies 4-5 .so files into the froyo/system directory, but i'm not sure right now if I need to do some type of '.so' file registration with them.
If any linux guru's out there know of something I need to do specifically with these (besides copying them to the '/froyo/system' directory, please let me know.
libspeech.so
libvoicesearch.so
libzxing.so
libimageutils.so
libinterstitial.so
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There is the guru! I thought i share it with the XDA members
Your question: I searched for an explenation about registering the .so files and found this link: http://users.actcom.co.il/~choo/lupg/tutorials/libraries/unix-c-libraries.html#shared_dlopen
just checking - these instructions are for 2.2 only ?
-thanks for posting this in a clear easy to follow way and thanks to kenyu73 for all the work
- Stephen
kenyu73 said:
Thanks for posting the info for my gAppsInstaller. I've been away from the game for a few days now doing housework "mods" (=
The only issue remaining that I'm aware of with this app is a certain sub-set of apps that FC (AutoZone, OSMonitor and a few others mentioned in this thread. I haven't had time to research, but whatever the gApps4Archos is doing is making these work ok... I'm thinking its some registration of dll files ('so' files perhaps). I do know it copies 4-5 .so files into the froyo/system directory, but i'm not sure right now if I need to do some type of '.so' file registration with them.
If any linux guru's out there know of something I need to do specifically with these (besides copying them to the '/froyo/system' directory, please let me know.
libspeech.so
libvoicesearch.so
libzxing.so
libimageutils.so
libinterstitial.so
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you tried to ask m4rk3t about this?
czesiu said:
you tried to ask m4rk3t about this?
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I dont think he created the original gApps4Archos package, he only de-compiled it, added the updated the apps with the newer 2.2 market then vanished.
I think he dropped of the radar after he did the re-package of that app.
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my youtube wont update to new one in market and my youtube just fc
tmacgarris6727 said:
my youtube wont update to new one in market and my youtube just fc
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My app doesn't include youtube (i required you to get it from the market) so I'm not sure why you say it wont update.
Did you use this one or gApps4Archos?
yes i use that and youtube comes with it but it keeps fc and it wont download from market
I'm sorry if I stuck this in the wrong place. I'm not actually developing a ROM for consumption; I'm just customizing what I have a bit so this seemed like the best place.
I'm clearly doing something wrong. I just need help figuring out what that is and how to fix it.
I've tried integrating the latest build of "Flash" into my ROM several different ways. Everything I've tried failed in exactly the same way. Classic animations like games and things work fine, but encoded movies do not work. (The movies on YouTube don't work.) A simple version check shows that there was no change in the version.
I am rooted. I have a terminal emulator and a file browser installed. I have `adb'/`fastboot' ready to go. I have managed to integrate many other bits and remove many others simply enough following the various tutorials here at XDA.
I grabbed the latest update and tried to integrate it manually the way I did in the past on my Sensation by simply copying the relevant APK and SO to the relevant directories. (Copying the file `libflashplayer.so' to `/system/lib' for example.)
I tried using a script from these forums. It didn't work. It wasn't written specifically for the Flyer. That might have been the problem. I don't know what all HTC does to "Android".
I also tried using the "Convert to System App" feature of "Titanium Backup". It didn't work and after used "Titanium Backup" to revert the APK as a normal user installation movies stopped working. (Movies work fine until I try integrating it when I install the APK normally from my computer.)
I think this matters, but I'm not entirely sure. Anyway, I did restart after each attempt to integrate the APK/SO. I've also tried clearing the cache with "CWR" after an attempt to integrate.
I've been rooted for a while now on my Sensation and View. (I also have a rooted Flyer.)
Sorry if I've managed to overshoot in the "include relevant information" category.
Cheers,
Soma
I cannot download some apps from the play store. It says your device is not compatiable. I know it is compatiable because i have seen others with the app on their note. I tried downloading the original car home (i did not like the voice stock samsung one) and samsung apps which doesnt even show up in the play store anymore.
My lcd density is still 320 havent changed it.
Im running rooted saurom with no changes to OC
circuit.007 said:
I cannot download some apps from the play store. It says your device is not compatiable. I know it is compatiable because i have seen others with the app on their note. I tried downloading the original car home (i did not like the voice stock samsung one) and samsung apps which doesnt even show up in the play store anymore.
My lcd density is still 320 havent changed it.
Im running rooted saurom with no changes to OC
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I have had several issues like this.... you need to edit your "BUILD.PROP" file with Some type of file explorer / rom toolbox or something like that.
Several lines such as "RO.xxx.device" says i717 - Where it says SGH-i7171 you should change to "GT-N7000" which is the international version. This will fix that issue - also, use the search function, there is another thread with this info already.
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I have had several issues like this.... you need to edit your "BUILD.PROP" file with Some type of file explorer / rom toolbox or something like that.
Several lines such as "RO.xxx.device" says i717 - Where it says SGH-i7171 you should change to "GT-N7000" which is the international version. This will fix that issue - also, use the search function, there is another thread with this info already.
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Oh okay I will try looking and searching for the build prop posts. I am new to rooting and modding. Can you tell me exactly what i need to do? Do i need to purchase root explorer for this? And I'am kind of worried that by switching to the gt-n700 build prop it will make other apps which work now incompatiable and i will be in the same situation again.
Okay so to try and fix it I re installed the new saurom rom xla2 rcvi and the atnt fix. I rebooted it and restored my apps and data through titanium backup. I am now going to do a nandroid backup. But i still cannot get sme apps from the play store still uncompatible. I thought the atnt fix would fix it because it removed the r from the build.prop. But it didnt.
could you link me to the posts where this was discussed because I could not find it. also could you tell me how to do this because i was just trying to find my build prop just so i would know where to find it and i couldnt.
I just dont understand why i cant download some apps like samsung apps, omnisketch these are made for the note? I tried restoring my samsung apps from my stock rom because i backed it up with titanium but when i restored it and tried to open it, it took me to the play store and said the app was not compatible.
It seems that since Google updated Market to Google Play, I can't access or install a bunch of apps that I want.
The two that bother me right now are 'Lookout Mobile Security' and 'Firefox for Android'. If I search Google Play, neither show up in search results. If I use the browser and go directly to either Firefox's or Lookout's site to install, I get redirected to Google Play and the Install button in both cases is grayed out and nothing happens.
And I'm very unhappy that I can no longer download the apks using my computer and side load/install it.
????????????
I'm on a standard Nook Color, with the newest stable release running in EMMC:
Android version: 2.3.7
Kernel version: 2.6.32.9
Mod version: CyanogenMod 7.1.0-encore
Build No: GWK74
Everything else works fine and I have no other problems or complaints.
Can someone give me some things to try and get this working???
(is this the correct forum for this type of problem??? or can someone please direct me to the right place?? I didn't want to post this to the development forum.)
Same problem here, with last build of Mirage.
I modified the build.prop file, identifying as HTC Vision.
Playstore (in desktop) now shows HTC Vision as my device.
But still no full access to market with my nook, I can't see gmail app, for example.
I tried again to change build.prop with Nexus S as device.
Playstore has not even noticed the change.
Any hint ?
filigi said:
Same problem here, with last build of Mirage.
I modified the build.prop file, identifying as HTC Vision.
Playstore (in desktop) now shows HTC Vision as my device.
But still no full access to market with my nook, I can't see gmail app, for example.
I tried again to change build.prop with Nexus S as device.
Playstore has not even noticed the change.
Any hint ?
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I don't have your Rom, but never had problems with Nightly Cm7 or needed to change build.prop file.
Did you try again with flashing recommended gapps for your ROM?
Unleashed from my Revolutionized Desire HD
Yes, I flashed again gapps after having wiped cache and data, and restored stock build.prop.
Now market works again.
I think I lost full market access when I changed the resolution, using LCD resolution, though this app doesn't seem to change anything in build.prop.
Maybe the solution is there: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1580827
The market has always been weird on my Nook. It randomly decides to not allow me to install some apps one day, then will allow me to install the next. Not sure what the cause is either. Just says the device is not compatible.
filigi said:
Yes, I flashed again gapps after having wiped cache and data, and restored stock build.prop.
Now market works again.
I think I lost full market access when I changed the resolution, using LCD resolution, though this app doesn't seem to change anything in build.prop.
Maybe the solution is there: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1580827
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Any report of a fix yet? My Nook has also weirded out after changing LCD resolution!
Taken from the samiam's old cm9 thread
If you notice that some apps are missing from the market, this may be due to the fact that these ICS builds for the nook do not include support for apps which request phone permissions. Although this ideally would be fixed by developers not requesting phone permissions for their app unless it absolutely needs to be phone-specific, you can also fix it by flashing the telephony-permissions-fix.zip file located in the misc folder. You will likely want to flash this file immediately after flashing your rom.
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Taken from the samiam's old cm9 thread
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Helped with a few but not what I was hoping... bit it did help
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA
Anything other than the standard LCD densities will not allow access to some applications. There is a list somewhere that I had bookmarked, but must have deleted it. If you search for the densities that are standard (MDPI, HDPI, etc) and set it, it may help.
Yeah, these missing apps are most likely a result of a non-standard LCD Density. To fix this, you can install a hardcoded 160 dpi play store that does not run an LCD Density check. If for any other reasons you can't access apps (different country or whatever), this hardcoded play store will let you.
See the thread with DL links here: (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1551118)
Make a backup of your vending.apk in /system/app/, and then rename the hardcoded play store to vending.apk. Place the hardcoded vending.apk in system/app/, change permissions to rw-r--r--, and reboot. Should work right away. If not, follow the additional instructions in the link above.
I take no credit nor liability for the results of following these instructions. Make backups of every file you replace and you should be alright.
Well, my girlfriend updated her Galaxy S3 a couple of days ago, and suddenly the gallery wouldn't work. It just showed up as com.sec.android.gallery3d in the app drawer. I've done everything in my power, even rooted the damn thing, but nothing seems to work.
Amidst my ferocious attack on the problem I seem to have gotten rid of the "faulty" gallery apk and can't find a good one via google that works.
Odd thing is that at first the com.sec.android.gallery3d app was missing from /system/app. When I did a search for "gallery" I found SecGallery2013.apk that was called "com.sec.android.gallery3d" in it's properties. Kind of like a symlink I think.
That original SecGallery2013.apk is now gone with the wind for some reason (my ADHD took over a while). I actually found a com.google.android.gallery3d that works (but not original) and com.sec.android.gallery3d-2be92cef98aab5194d4ae68382324577.apk (took away the number at the end of course) that seems to be the original, but crashes constantly.
I'm at a loss, hence why I did the topic name "need stock apk", as that might fix things.
Though somewhere on the filesystem (I'm still somewhat of a noob as to how android is built) there were once a folder called com.sec.android.gallery3d which is not there anymore. Any attempts at installing the apk has, obviously, also failed.
I've read almost every other possible solution, but all of them seem to be under the impression that I would have the sense to backup every single thing...
Help!
What android, firnware are you running right now?
You can get the gallery app from any STOCK BASED flashable zip (many lite version roms available in this forum). Just open the zip, look under system/app or something similar, take the apk file, put it in system/app of your own phone with rw-r-r permissions, then reboot.
Stock system apps can't be just installed, they must be manually placed in system/app directory.
Try to flash Google Apps from CWM or TWRP (I assume you already flashed CWM or TWRP with Odin)
A brief explanation of Google Apps:
Apps like Play Store, Gallery, Camera, etc... Or the stock proprietary software made by Google are all in this one zip file called GApps, All you need to know is how to flash ZIPs (easy as 1,2,3) and the GApps for your android version.
Other options:
Find another 3rd party Gallery alternative from Google Play (EASIEST)
Flash CyanogenMod or an alternate ROM (Too risky just for getting gallery back)
Just get the images from the device to your computer
Well that's all I got, PM me if you need anything, hit "Thanks" if I helped you