If you can't connect card to GPay this instruction maybe can help you!
We will need
• Root (Magisk)
• Root Explorer
Open root explorer and go to root/data/data/com.google.android.gms
Select this three folders
• app_chimera
• app_cryptauth_external_device_db
• app_dg_cache
Set permissions as on attached screenshot or set octal value to 0444
After it go to
• app_dg_cache
And delete all folders except the oldest one, you can understand which is the oldest one by comparing .apk file in these folders (if there is only one folder, do not delete anything)
Everything is ready! Now you can add your card and use it.
I hope it will help someone.
EDIT: after doing this your phone won't pass SafetyNet checks. If you need SafetyNet set octal of folders to default 0771 (permissions rwxrwx--x), but Google Pay will stop working again.
screenshot
Thx for sharing.
Works on my k20 pro
Hmm....I don't see google.android.gsm
I see google.android.gms and google.android.gm and google.android.gsf
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hippo2s said:
Hmm....I don't see google.android.gsm
I see google.android.gms and google.android.gm and google.android.gsf
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Edit. Found it. You have a typo. It is gms
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And dg_cache
I have two folders with exact same timestamp. What do I do?
Checking the files I side these two, the.apk file has some time difference. Is this what you mean?
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hippo2s said:
Hmm....I don't see google.android.gsm
I see google.android.gms and google.android.gm and google.android.gsf
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Edit. Found it. You have a typo. It is gms
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And dg_cache
I have two folders with exact same timestamp. What do I do?
Checking the files I side these two, the.apk file has some time difference. Is this what you mean?
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I left the folders alone and was able to activate one card. Good enough! Thank you.
Thanks heaps. Working on latest Havoc OS build perfect.
Working, on rooted Stock EEA ROM.
You might want to correct your typo though, the folder to open in root explorer would be root/data/data/com.google.android.gms instead of root/data/data/com.google.android.gsm
cgdams said:
Working, on rooted Stock EEA ROM.
You might want to correct your typo though, the folder to open in root explorer would be root/data/data/com.google.android.gms instead of root/data/data/com.google.android.gsm
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oh, my bad, thanks!
hippo2s said:
Found it. You have a typo. It is gms
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You're right, I made a mistake sorry.
Nol0n said:
If you can't connect card to GPay this instruction maybe can help you!
We will need
• Root (Magisk)
• Root Explorer
Open root explorer and go to root/data/data/com.google.android.gms
Select this three folders
• app_chimera
• app_cryptauth_external_device_db
• app_dg_cache
Set permissions as on attached screenshot or set octal value to 0444
After it go to
• app_dg_cache
And delete all folders except the oldest one (if there is only one folder, do not delete anything)
Reboot!
I hope it will help someone.
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Thank you so much. This is working perfectly. The only reason I wouldn't install custom was that google pay wont work in any of them.
Altho I was able to add the cards I found I couldn't use the card in google pay. At the payment terminal the phone vibrated, but no charge or payment was registered.
Anyone can confirm if they can actually use Google pay after this?
hippo2s said:
Altho I was able to add the cards I found I couldn't use the card in google pay. At the payment terminal the phone vibrated, but no charge or payment was registered.
Anyone can confirm if they can actually use Google pay after this?
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Confirms gpay working fine
Works Just fine. Best sollution out there... Thanks...
Not work here on xiaomi.eu 9.9.6.
hippo2s said:
Altho I was able to add the cards I found I couldn't use the card in google pay. At the payment terminal the phone vibrated, but no charge or payment was registered.
Anyone can confirm if they can actually use Google pay after this?
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Yeap, working sweet over the ditch on my K20 Pro
Just paid for my breakfast after using this fix. Xiaomi.eu stable 10 on mi 9t pro.
Hot-Proton said:
Not work here on xiaomi.eu 9.9.6.
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Are you sure you did everything right?
Hi,thanks for posting this.
On my phone the magisk safety net no pass anymore : tells me invalid response.
I don't know if gpay is working or not.
Is normal?
Thanks again
Fury1997 said:
Hi,thanks for posting this.
On my phone the magisk safety net no pass anymore : tells me invalid response.
I don't know if gpay is working or not.
Is normal?
Thanks again
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Yes, it's normal and root is fine too...
You can uninstall and reinstall google services and it gonna fix magisk response, but going to crash google pay again. So just leave it...
thiagodark said:
Yes, it's normal and root is fine too...
You can uninstall and reinstall google services and it gonna fix magisk response, but going to crash google pay again. So just leave it...
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Perfect,I leave all as it is after the procedure with root explorer.
Fury1997 said:
Hi,thanks for posting this.
On my phone the magisk safety net no pass anymore : tells me invalid response.
I don't know if gpay is working or not.
Is normal?
Thanks again
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you can install safety patch module, you can find it in magisk
edited: it doesn't help
Related
All credits go to Scrosler, Nils, MrSmith, and everyone else. I took the Linux version of this tool and modified it to work on Mac OSX. The Linux version did not work for me, so I decided to fix up a Mac version and upload. It also has a special WiFi Tether install script I whipped up.
INSTALL THE MAC OSX ANDROID SDK BEFORE USING THIS!
Here are some links to get you started with the SDK.
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
http://www.talkandroid.com/guides/de.../#.TuaS3lxjgSM
So now that you have the SDK installed...
1) Unzip Cleantool_Mac.zip
2) Open a command window, change directory into your Cleantool_Mac directory
3) Run ./cleantool.sh
Have fun
Cool! Good Job!
What exactly does this remove?
McFroger3 said:
What exactly does this remove?
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Well, you can Temp Root, and then you are given the option to remove some bloat, all bloat, or VZW bloat, and you can also desense
dmeadows013 said:
http://www.talkandroid.com/guides/de.../#.TuaS3lxjgSM
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Just to let you know this link redirects to
http://www.talkandroid.com/73163-dead-on-arrival-makes-its-way-to-the-android-market/#.TuaS3lxjgSM
McFroger3 said:
Just to let you know this link redirects to
http://www.talkandroid.com/73163-dead-on-arrival-makes-its-way-to-the-android-market/#.TuaS3lxjgSM
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The link you quoted and in the OP goes to guides as I would assume were intended. Don't know how/why you would get to somewhere completely different.
MrSmith317 said:
The link you quoted and in the OP goes to guides as I would assume were intended. Don't know how/why you would get to somewhere completely different.
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Worked fine for me too!
cant seem to get the command screen to accept my commands. Pretty much a nube when it comes to command screens and code, but if anyone could help lead me in the right direction, i'd appreciate it. I already have sdk installed and the cleantool zip unzipped. Just not sure where to go from here, as everything i've tried on the command screen has come back permission denied, or no such directory. Thanks in advance...
In terminal I get to a Password prompt?
Edit: Nevermind, just hit Enter. Doh!
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Do you have it for permanent root?
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How do we get permanent root on a mac?
Sorry, I just saw I somehow wrote that on my post above.
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jdaniels31 said:
cant seem to get the command screen to accept my commands. Pretty much a nube when it comes to command screens and code, but if anyone could help lead me in the right direction, i'd appreciate it. I already have sdk installed and the cleantool zip unzipped. Just not sure where to go from here, as everything i've tried on the command screen has come back permission denied, or no such directory. Thanks in advance...
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1. In the Terminal app ( /Applications/Utilities )
type: cd (path to Cleantool_Mac folder - Easiest way to do this is to open a Finder window next to the Terminal window, navigate to the Clean folder in the Finder window and then drag the folder into the Terminal window. Make sure it has a space between the cd and the path.)
Example: cd /Users/username/Desktop/Clean_Mac
Hit Return or Enter
2. At the next prompt: Type: ./cleantool.sh
3. Select the Temp Root option then let it do it's thang and then select the Exit option.
Hope that helps.
Hi,
Can someone if any provide us with his experience with unlocking HTC Butterfly (Singapore & China Version) and installing recovery ??
Is there any success on this matter??
Unlocked successfully but still no working recovery !!!!
kdahri said:
Unlocked successfully but still no working recovery !!!!
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Depends on which phone you are talking about.
920e (China Version) you can use DNA's recovery.
920d (International Version/Singapore version?) unlock available but no working recovery.
katsuya82 said:
Depends on which phone you are talking about.
920e (China Version) you can use DNA's recovery.
920d (International Version/Singapore version?) unlock available but no working recovery.
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I have the 920e, DNA recovery DEFINITELY DOES NOT WORK! So far no one has gotten recovery working on 920e. I am in China currently and reading through all the chinese sites people are trying to use TWRP and CMW posted on XDA but no luck.
jlevy73 said:
I have the 920e, DNA recovery DEFINITELY DOES NOT WORK! So far no one has gotten recovery working on 920e. I am in China currently and reading through all the chinese sites people are trying to use TWRP and CMW posted on XDA but no luck.
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Sorry if I'm wrong, but I found all those info from google, it seems these people are able to boot into recovery to flash SU
The Chinese sites are very confusing when they are naming the phone. Many sites just call it X920e/Butterfly/DNA but they are acutally 3 different phones.
http://www.netded.com/a/jingpinshouji/2012/1228/25162.html
http://baodian.zol.com.cn/detail_19037.html
http://htc.zol.com.cn/113/33080_1123081.html
katsuya82 said:
Sorry if I'm wrong, but I found all those info from google, it seems these people are able to boot into recovery to flash SU
The Chinese sites are very confusing when they are naming the phone. Many sites just call it X920e/Butterfly/DNA but they are acutally 3 different phones.
http://www.netded.com/a/jingpinshouji/2012/1228/25162.html
http://baodian.zol.com.cn/detail_19037.html
http://htc.zol.com.cn/113/33080_1123081.html
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I've tried all of those and none work. Look at the screenshot for the 1st link, that's a recovery for the Galaxy S2. Hard to trust some of those chinese sites, that's why I come here knowing that the good devs of XDA will figure things out
Had the chance to sneak into China and get a HTC Butterfly (920e variant) there for myself. Full of Chinese crap apps and no Google apps at all
Anyway, unlock (via htcdev) worked fine but that's pretty much where the fun stops so far. Like jlevy73 I tried pretty much everything written anywhere on the interwebz and nothings works. No recovery, no root, no gapps, no play store.
red_trela said:
Had the chance to sneak into China and get a HTC Butterfly (920e variant) there for myself. Full of Chinese crap apps and no Google apps at all
Anyway, unlock (via htcdev) worked fine but that's pretty much where the fun stops so far. Like jlevy73 I tried pretty much everything written anywhere on the interwebz and nothings works. No recovery, no root, no gapps, no play store.
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Yep, quite sad.
Off topic, anyone here with the X920e having issues with HTC Sense Weather? I'm in Beijing and the weather is off by about 10F. It's also night but the icon shows the sun. I've cleared data for both weather and HTC Sense but no luck. GPS is working ok though.
red_trela said:
Had the chance to sneak into China and get a HTC Butterfly (920e variant) there for myself. Full of Chinese crap apps and no Google apps at all
Anyway, unlock (via htcdev) worked fine but that's pretty much where the fun stops so far. Like jlevy73 I tried pretty much everything written anywhere on the interwebz and nothings works. No recovery, no root, no gapps, no play store.
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u can still flash DNA recovery and gain temp root, just u can't use the full function of recovery. from there you can still install Google Play etc, and remember not to reboot the phone.
I'm wondering if you bought 920e and use it outside of China, will you be able to connect to 3G services? I thought 920e is TD-CDMA instead of WCDMA.
katsuya82 said:
u can still flash DNA recovery and gain temp root, just u can't use the full function of recovery. from there you can still install Google Play etc, and remember not to reboot the phone.
I'm wondering if you bought 920e and use it outside of China, will you be able to connect to 3G services? I thought 920e is TD-CDMA instead of WCDMA.
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How do you flash gapps if you cannot get into recovery? How do you flash SU without getting into recovery? Perhaps I am missing something obvious.
The 920e is WCDMA only so in China it would be compatible with China Unicom. TD-CDMA is what China Mobile uses. The 920e would be compatible with ATT in the US.
katsuya82 said:
u can still flash DNA recovery and gain temp root, just u can't use the full function of recovery. from there you can still install Google Play etc, and remember not to reboot the phone.
I'm wondering if you bought 920e and use it outside of China, will you be able to connect to 3G services? I thought 920e is TD-CDMA instead of WCDMA.
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More or less (once more) just confirming / repeating what jlevy73 said:
- How do you gain temp root if the (DNA) recovery doesn't seem to work properly?
- Why not reboot the phone? oO Because of the broken recovery? That is not run in a normal boot up.
- the x920e is made to work with China Unicom exclusive (but interestingly isn't simlocked) in Mainland China and they use WCDMA which works perfectly here in Europe. No 4G chip, though.
red_trela said:
More or less (once more) just confirming / repeating what jlevy73 said:
- How do you gain temp root if the (DNA) recovery doesn't seem to work properly?
- Why not reboot the phone? oO Because of the broken recovery? That is not run in a normal boot up.
- the x920e is made to work with China Unicom exclusive (but interestingly isn't simlocked) in Mainland China and they use WCDMA which works perfectly here in Europe. No 4G chip, though.
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It's possible that recovery was installed, we're just not able to access it in the traditional way. I am going to try and adb push superuser into recovery. If that works, then we will have root and can then push google apps into recovery. I am going to give it a go and see what happens.
jlevy73 said:
It's possible that recovery was installed, we're just not able to access it in the traditional way. I am going to try and adb push superuser into recovery. If that works, then we will have root and can then push google apps into recovery. I am going to give it a go and see what happens.
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Having any success? Tried it myself and while adb reports success, there's no su once I boot the device normally.
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red_trela said:
Having any success? Tried it myself and while adb reports success, there's no su once I boot the device normally.
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Okay, just embarassing myself a little here. If I first mount /system before pushing anything in there, it actually works! Rooted Thanks katsuya82 and jlevy73 for the necessary hints
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red_trela said:
Okay, just embarassing myself a little here. If I first mount /system before pushing anything in there, it actually works! Rooted Thanks katsuya82 and jlevy73 for the necessary hints
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Trying to make use of it (by trying to boot into recovery from rom manager) fails, though.
On the positive side, pushing the play store worked easily. Full access to the store but still no root
red_trela said:
Having any success? Tried it myself and while adb reports success, there's no su once I boot the device normally.
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Okay, just embarassing myself a little here. If I first mount /system before pushing anything in there, it actually works! Rooted Thanks katsuya82 and jlevy73 for the necessary hints
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Trying to make use of it (by trying to boot into recovery from rom manager) fails, though.
On the positive side, pushing the play store worked easily. Full access to the store but still no root
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Good to see you made progress. I also have root but still don't have access to the play store. I was able to push the store and it's in my app folder but when I try to open it, it immediately closes.
What adb command did you use to push the play store? I think I might have set the wrong permissions with chmod.
These are the commands I used:
adb push system/app/Phonesky.apk /system/app
adb shell chmod 6755 /system/app/Phonesky.apk
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red_trela said:
Having any success? Tried it myself and while adb reports success, there's no su once I boot the device normally.
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Okay, just embarassing myself a little here. If I first mount /system before pushing anything in there, it actually works! Rooted Thanks katsuya82 and jlevy73 for the necessary hints
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Trying to make use of it (by trying to boot into recovery from rom manager) fails, though.
On the positive side, pushing the play store worked easily. Full access to the store but still no root
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Good to see you made progress. I have root but don't have access to the play store. I was able to push the store and it's in my app folder but when I try to open it, it immediately closes.
What adb command did you use to push the play store? I think I might have set the wrong permissions with chmod.
These are the commands I used:
adb push system/app/Phonesky.apk /system/app
adb shell chmod 6755 /system/app/Phonesky.apk
jlevy73 said:
Good to see you made progress. I also have root but still don't have access to the play store. I was able to push the store and it's in my app folder but when I try to open it, it immediately closes.
What adb command did you use to push the play store? I think I might have set the wrong permissions with chmod.
These are the commands I used:
adb push system/app/Phonesky.apk /system/app
adb shell chmod 6755 /system/app/Phonesky.apk
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Good to see you made progress. I have root but don't have access to the play store. I was able to push the store and it's in my app folder but when I try to open it, it immediately closes.
What adb command did you use to push the play store? I think I might have set the wrong permissions with chmod.
These are the commands I used:
adb push system/app/Phonesky.apk /system/app
adb shell chmod 6755 /system/app/Phonesky.apk
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And how did you get root? Ah, figure chmodding su isn't enough and I should also chmod the apk, reading what you did with Phonesky.apk Nope, still no working root
Play Store itself is only one part, you need some of the gapps stuff too. Not sure which, just installed what looked important (GoogleLoginService.apk, GoogleServicesFramework.apk and such). Didn't need to chmod anything gapps related. Oh and use the right version for Android 4.1, not 4.2
red_trela said:
And how did you get root? Ah, figure chmodding su isn't enough and I should also chmod the apk, reading what you did with Phonesky.apk Nope, still no working root
Play Store itself is only one part, you need some of the gapps stuff too. Not sure which, just installed what looked important (GoogleLoginService.apk, GoogleServicesFramework.apk and such). Didn't need to chmod anything gapps related. Oh and use the right version for Android 4.1, not 4.2
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Really that's all I did, push su, superuser and busybox then chmod them. When I rebooted I had superuser installed and was able to install root explorer, titanium, etc.
red_trela said:
And how did you get root? Ah, figure chmodding su isn't enough and I should also chmod the apk, reading what you did with Phonesky.apk Nope, still no working root
Play Store itself is only one part, you need some of the gapps stuff too. Not sure which, just installed what looked important (GoogleLoginService.apk, GoogleServicesFramework.apk and such). Didn't need to chmod anything gapps related. Oh and use the right version for Android 4.1, not 4.2
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Frustration, lost root and after pushing all the google apps, framework, etc still don't have access to play store. Guess I will have to wait until a real recovery is released.
jlevy73 said:
Really that's all I did, push su, superuser and busybox then chmod them. When I rebooted I had superuser installed and was able to install root explorer, titanium, etc.
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Okay, I was just being stupid, once again: only did chmod 755 on the su binary instead of 6755. Also, the Superuser.apk (like any other apk) doesn't need more privileges than 644.
Now that I have root, I used rom manager (which is the recovery I use), to install gapps completely (did a cherry pick before). Worked perfectly. So the recovery of the DNA is fully working except something with the screen driver is messed up.
red_trela said:
Okay, I was just being stupid, once again: only did chmod 755 on the su binary instead of 6755. Also, the Superuser.apk (like any other apk) doesn't need more privileges than 644.
Now that I have root, I used rom manager (which is the recovery I use), to install gapps completely (did a cherry pick before). Worked perfectly. So the recovery of the DNA is fully working except something with the screen driver is messed up.
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Btw, do you have the x920e? After several more hours of frustration still don't have root or gapps. Are you by chance in Beijing? :cyclops:
jlevy73 said:
Btw, do you have the x920e? After several more hours of frustration still don't have root or gapps. Are you by chance in Beijing? :cyclops:
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Yes, I do. How did you actually manage to lose root? No, not in Beijing or Asia anymore.
I am having an issue that is repetitive.
I followed the steps exactly that was on the youtube video on how to build an android app.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31cxmLN09ss
at around 4:20 he starts talking about installing the new software for eclipse. When I type Https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse and hit add name it... and it disappears. If I pull down the drop menu I see the one I just made. I click it and begin to download.
In the middle of the download I get this... (see screen shot)
What do I need to do to fix this?
Ryandroid86 said:
I am having an issue that is repetitive.
I followed the steps exactly that was on the youtube video on how to build an android app.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31cxmLN09ss
at around 4:20 he starts talking about installing the new software for eclipse. When I type Https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse and hit add name it... and it disappears. If I pull down the drop menu I see the one I just made. I click it and begin to download.
In the middle of the download I get this... (see screen shot)
What do I need to do to fix this?
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Are you sure you typed it like this ?
https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/
Rotary Heart said:
Are you sure you typed it like this ?
https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/
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Yeah I typed it exactly like that.
Ryandroid86 said:
Yeah I typed it exactly like that.
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Let me re-download it and will let you know if its working here...
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Check your internet connection, or copy and paste it again, because I just re-download them and install them without having any issue.
Rotary Heart said:
Let me re-download it and will let you know if its working here...
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Check your internet connection, or copy and paste it again, because I just re-download them and install them without having any issue.
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I definitely know my connection is fine. and I have tried 4 times deleting everything and starting over. Im not sure if it matters but Im on windows 8 and I downloaded the bundle package V8 (I think) with the SDK and eclipse in one folder. But I unzipped it and moved them to the proper folders separately.
Ryandroid86 said:
I definitely know my connection is fine. and I have tried 4 times deleting everything and starting over. Im not sure if it matters but Im on windows 8 and I downloaded the bundle package V8 (I think) with the SDK and eclipse in one folder. But I unzipped it and moved them to the proper folders separately.
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Well I never tried to install it on windows 8, it have many software issues for me, but try to unzip it and let them where they come. If this doesn't solve it, then Good Luck.
Hello,
I have acquired an Acer tablet that we used for my grandparents called GrandPad by Consumer Cellular. There is a really stripped down software/OS on it that is more "elderly friendly". I know the user interface is built on top of Android (maybe 6.0-6.1). My question is how to I find a custom ROM and installation instructions on this so I can make this thing a decent functioning tablet? I'm having a hard time finding anything about this. Not sure if Acer took another variant of their tablet and made it exclusive to Consumer Cellular.
Here's all the info I have on it. Not sure how to access the Android info on top of the current software.
Model: A6201
SNID: 81790091576
S/N: FFHZ8AA008817DBF337602
Hi there , I would try to look if theres any rom for it , can you upload screenshots of the ui? Also , please remove the IMEI part as it is not necessary and it is a potential security risk for you if someone uses it .
ThatLatinGuy said:
Hi there , I would try to look if theres any rom for it , can you upload screenshots of the ui? Also , please remove the IMEI part as it is not necessary and it is a potential security risk for you if someone uses it .
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Hello ThatLatinGuy,
I have tried endlessly searching for a ROM. I just can't find much info at all on ACER Android tablets in general, and much less on this specific model they made for a cellular company.
As far as the stock UI, you can do a web search for GrandPad Consumer Cellular. Apparently I can't give the link because I don't have 10 post yet.
After posting this, I did hold down the (power and +- volume) button and got to the Android recovery screen to do a factory reset thinking it would reset back to Android 6.0.1. I did work....sort of. The "grandpad" UI is no longer there, but it does boot up to some application called "GrandPad Eagle". I assume this is some kind of software they ran on top of Android when developing the tablet's interface??? There is an option on that screen to do a hardware test. When I touch on that it opens some Android app called Alpaca. From there I can swipe down from the top screen and access the Android settings menu. There's no launcher and I've even tried to sideload .apk apps (with unknown sources turned on) but gives me an error about it can't read file. It let me turn on developer options in the settings.
I can try to upload some images, but every time I go to insert image it wants a link and not a location on this site. Tried Google photos link and that didn't work apparently. Anyway, any settings specifically might help just let me know and I'll try to get it on here somehow...maybe.
Well this sounds really familiar , I was in the same boat a few years ago with a 2012 kindle fire HD so I will try to apply the same principle here . I have also tried to look for information about this tablet and only got the specs , wich are actually pretty good , but anyway does the tablet have an internet browser? if so type fdroid an download the app install it and open it , search for a launcher so you can atleast use the tablet .
If not , how are you sideloading it? with adb ? or does this tablet support mtp?
You can try to upload the pictures to google photos and upload the link with some characters in between (something like : www----photoservice_x2323-com)
Havent found anything about the Granpad Eagle app, although Im pretty sure that your assumptionis correct , and the Alpaca app is equally obscure , so please try to upload the picture of those .
Cheers
ThatLatinGuy said:
Well this sounds really familiar , I was in the same boat a few years ago with a 2012 kindle fire HD so I will try to apply the same principle here . I have also tried to look for information about this tablet and only got the specs , wich are actually pretty good , but anyway does the tablet have an internet browser? if so type fdroid an download the app install it and open it , search for a launcher so you can atleast use the tablet .
If not , how are you sideloading it? with adb ? or does this tablet support mtp?
You can try to upload the pictures to google photos and upload the link with some characters in between (something like : www----photoservice_x2323-com)
Havent found anything about the Granpad Eagle app, although Im pretty sure that your assumptionis correct , and the Alpaca app is equally obscure , so please try to upload the picture of those .
Cheers
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The tablet has no browser. Very very limited apps in general. I tried to download the apk apps for chrome and nova launcher. I can push them from my computer to the tablet . But when I touch to install it, I get an error saying it can't read the APK file. Don't know why it would say that. I do have trust unknown sources checked.
I'll see what I can do about the pics.
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The tablet has no browser. Very very limited apps in general. I tried to download the apk apps for chrome and nova launcher. I can push them from my computer to the tablet . But when I touch to install it, I get an error saying it can't read the APK file. Don't know why it would say that. I do have trust unknown sources checked.
I'll see what I can do about the pics.
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I managed to install new apps via ADB. I was able to remove the grandpad eagle from ADB as well. I rebooted the tablet and the Nova Launcher (app I installed) settings came up.
Main problem now is that there is no navigation buttons on the bottom. There's no way I can go back or home. Not sure yet how to enable them. It's a bit annoying when you can't go back to the home screen or switch apps.
chris2946 said:
Update...
I managed to install new apps via ADB. I was able to remove the grandpad eagle from ADB as well. I rebooted the tablet and the Nova Launcher (app I installed) settings came up.
Main problem now is that there is no navigation buttons on the bottom. There's no way I can go back or home. Not sure yet how to enable them. It's a bit annoying when you can't go back to the home screen or switch apps.
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Gotcha , download this apk and push it , its like that floating button in the iphone it is not a perfect solution but it works .
https://home-button.uptodown.com/android
For a cleaner solution , try this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5qcD8t0o2M
its gesture based , but it looks better .
Thanks,
Even though the OEM stuff is off...the Android OS is still a little quirky. For example, there is no way to put it to sleep with the hardware buttons. And I have to hit the power and volume up button to power it off. Just random stuff like that.
Oh well, it's better than it was. Just wish I could do a fresh restore without the OEM stuff. Or better yet, a custom ROM. Which seems like is impossible since this tablet is so unique.
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Has anyone found a ROM or a solution to remove the Grandpad software and install a normal Android OS?
chris_w_y said:
Has anyone found a ROM or a solution to remove the Grandpad software and install a normal Android OS?
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I would also like to know if anyone has accessed more of the GrandPad. I have the Acer 8202.
chris2946 said:
Hello,
I have acquired an Acer tablet that we used for my grandparents called GrandPad by Consumer Cellular. There is a really stripped down software/OS on it that is more "elderly friendly". I know the user interface is built on top of Android (maybe 6.0-6.1). My question is how to I find a custom ROM and installation instructions on this so I can make this thing a decent functioning tablet? I'm having a hard time finding anything about this. Not sure if Acer took another variant of their tablet and made it exclusive to Consumer Cellular.
Here's all the info I have on it. Not sure how to access the Android info on top of the current software.
Model: A6201
SNID: 81790091576
S/N: FFHZ8AA008817DBF337602
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hI , did you resolve this problem ?
Hey y'all,
I've been lurking here for quite some time, so it's nice to finally register and become a part of the forums here! At any rate, here goes my first post...
I have this exact tablet and I thought maybe it would be a good starting point for me to try working with ADB and all that. The Acer A6201 I was given appears to have no OS on it, as when booting it I am met with a screen displaying the 'GrandPad Eagle' logo with the Identifier, Serial #, Telephony, and SIM # with barcodes. Also displayed are the buttons: Install, Shutdown, Pick WiFi, About, and Hardware Test. LTE is on (I put my Cricket SIM in it), as well as WiFi. It reads Eagle vc21618-b356. Upon connecting to LTE, it reads:
SyncManager: Sync Device...
RegisterManager: Registering...
EagleAPI: Starting Register...
RegisterManager: Register Success
EagleAPI: Starting Sync...
AutoWIFIManager: doGiraffeWIFISearch >> no matches
That's pretty much it. If I click Hardware Test, it goes to something called Alpaca, which runs through all hardware tests with no issues. From Alpaca I can also pull down the drop down menu which allows me into settings and all that. From there, I've enabled developer mode and USB debugging, as well as install from unknown sources.
As the OP originally stated, there is no web browser and I've had zero luck installing any APKs or anything; I can't even get Chrome on there via ADB.
Any thoughts or advice?
Just wanted to update this thread and see if anyone else has made any progress. I have the Acer A8202 model.
Grandpad apps removed. (until factory reset) use a usb keyboard and hit escape to get access to the system menu then enable developer and adb. Nav bar is under Display. I installed a browser, Aptoide and a launcher via adb. I am still working on the status bar(working in settings but not in all other apps) I believe there is a full screen mode system wide setting on in the build.prop file. temp solution is "Material Status bar" and "Mi control center" for a status bar. Google play services install but constantly crash. I was also able to unlock the bootloader. but to edit the system files will need root and a Twrp img file that doesn't give black screen.
datriad said:
Just wanted to update this thread and see if anyone else has made any progress. I have the Acer A8202 model.
Grandpad apps removed. (until factory reset) use a usb keyboard and hit escape to get access to the system menu then enable developer and adb. Nav bar is under Display. I installed a browser, Aptoide and a launcher via adb. I am still working on the status bar(working in settings but not in all other apps) I believe there is a full screen mode system wide setting on in the build.prop file. temp solution is "Material Status bar" and "Mi control center" for a status bar. Google play services install but constantly crash. I was also able to unlock the bootloader. but to edit the system files will need root and a Twrp img file that doesn't give black screen.
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I got the exact same model A8202. I am trying to "Apply update from ADB" and it says to "send the package you want to apply to the device with "adb sideload <filename>" Where do I find the package (OTA update ?)
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I am looking for it too. There's got to be somebody out there who can provide an OTA package to upload via ADB.
ThatLatinGuy said:
Gotcha , download this apk and push it , its like that floating button in the iphone it is not a perfect solution but it works .
https://home-button.uptodown.com/android
For a cleaner solution , try this
its gesture based , but it looks better .
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How did you "manage to push new apps via adb"? for me "adb devices" shows nothing...
wisearse said:
Hey y'all,
I've been lurking here for quite some time, so it's nice to finally register and become a part of the forums here! At any rate, here goes my first post...
I have this exact tablet and I thought maybe it would be a good starting point for me to try working with ADB and all that. The Acer A6201 I was given appears to have no OS on it, as when booting it I am met with a screen displaying the 'GrandPad Eagle' logo with the Identifier, Serial #, Telephony, and SIM # with barcodes. Also displayed are the buttons: Install, Shutdown, Pick WiFi, About, and Hardware Test. LTE is on (I put my Cricket SIM in it), as well as WiFi. It reads Eagle vc21618-b356. Upon connecting to LTE, it reads:
SyncManager: Sync Device...
RegisterManager: Registering...
EagleAPI: Starting Register...
RegisterManager: Register Success
EagleAPI: Starting Sync...
AutoWIFIManager: doGiraffeWIFISearch >> no matches
That's pretty much it. If I click Hardware Test, it goes to something called Alpaca, which runs through all hardware tests with no issues. From Alpaca I can also pull down the drop down menu which allows me into settings and all that. From there, I've enabled developer mode and USB debugging, as well as install from unknown sources.
As the OP originally stated, there is no web browser and I've had zero luck installing any APKs or anything; I can't even get Chrome on there via ADB.
Any thoughts or advice?
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"From Alpaca I can also pull down the drop down menu which allows me into settings" I can see Alpaca but I can't get to the settings. Mine is A8202. Is that why it's missing?
hrprada said:
I got the exact same model A8202. I am trying to "Apply update from ADB" and it says to "send the package you want to apply to the device with "adb sideload <filename>" Where do I find the package (OTA update ?)
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Hrprada, there isn't a Stock package/rom that we can use. In order to side load apps you will need to make sure developer and adb are enabled. Google is your friend to get those. All i did was use a usb keyboard to show the menu. then swipe down.
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"From Alpaca I can also pull down the drop down menu which allows me into settings" I can see Alpaca but I can't get to the settings. Mine is A8202. Is that why it's missing?
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hrprada, maybe send me a dm and i might be able to help you out
Hi, I Sold my OP7 pro because I got a Business Smartphone. The 20 Pro is my First Android ever without Root (should not Root the Business Service), so I started debloating via ADB. Unfortunately i deinstalled calender Storage. Ist there any was to get it Back? Can someone extract the apk and send it to me? YAL-L41 and UI 2.1.0. Will maybe the upcoming Update to UI 3.0 bring calender storage Back?
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Hi, I Sold my OP7 pro because I got a Business Smartphone. The 20 Pro is my First Android ever without Root (should not Root the Business Service), so I started debloating via ADB. Unfortunately i deinstalled calender Storage. Ist there any was to get it Back? Can someone extract the apk and send it to me? YAL-L41 and UI 2.1.0. Will maybe the upcoming Update to UI 3.0 bring calender storage Back?
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You can activated again the deleted or uninstalled Package via ADB.
To enable use:
pm enable <package_to_enable>
package name for calender Storage:com.android.providers.calendar
I hope this help.
Error: Unable to open file: com.android.providers.calendar
Consider using a file under /data/local/tmp/
Error: Can't open file: com.android.providers.calendar
Exception occurred while executing:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Error: Can't open file: com.android.providers.calendar
at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.setParamsSize(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:350)
at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.runInstall(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:929)
at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.onCommand(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:166)
at android.os.ShellCommand.exec(ShellCommand.java:103)
at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.onShellCommand(PackageManagerService.java:23673)
at android.os.Binder.shellCommand(Binder.java:642)
at android.os.Binder.onTransact(Binder.java:540)
at android.content.pm.IPackageManager$Stub.onTransact(IPackageManager.java:2804)
at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.onTransact(PackageManagerService.java:4433)
at com.android.server.pm.HwPackageManagerService.onTransact(HwPackageManagerService.java:432)
at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:739)
unfortunately, this is what i got
6nchris said:
Error: Unable to open file: com.android.providers.calendar
Consider using a file under /data/local/tmp/
Error: Can't open file: com.android.providers.calendar
Exception occurred while executing:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Error: Can't open file: com.android.providers.calendar
at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.setParamsSize(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:350)
at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.runInstall(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:929)
at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.onCommand(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:166)
at android.os.ShellCommand.exec(ShellCommand.java:103)
at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.onShellCommand(PackageManagerService.java:23673)
at android.os.Binder.shellCommand(Binder.java:642)
at android.os.Binder.onTransact(Binder.java:540)
at android.content.pm.IPackageManager$Stub.onTransact(IPackageManager.java:2804)
at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.onTransact(PackageManagerService.java:4433)
at com.android.server.pm.HwPackageManagerService.onTransact(HwPackageManagerService.java:432)
at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:739)
unfortunately, this is what i got
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Maybe the apk will help in Attachment
letschky said:
Maybe the apk will help in Attachment
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I tried that one before, could Not be installed
Now i Hope for Android 10, maybe the Update is a füll Rom including the calenderstorage.
6nchris said:
I tried that one before, could Not be installed
Now i Hope for Android 10, maybe the Update is a füll Rom including the calenderstorage.
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The only thing that works safely is a factory reset
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Use ADB with adb shell?
adb shell
pm enable com.android.providers.calendar
if I use it says: enabled
letschky said:
The only thing that works safely is a factory reset
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Use ADB with adb shell?
adb shell
pm enable com.android.providers.calendar
if I use it says: enabled
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Yes i did this as Well and it Said enabled. But there ist still No storage
6nchris said:
Yes i did this as Well and it Said enabled. But there ist still No storage
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strange,
for what is the app exactly?
letschky said:
strange,
for what is the app exactly?
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It is a system app. You can't User a calender App that needs to be syncronised without it.
I think only Factory Reset bring the app back.