Everyone, If you rooted your DroidX and removed CityID and/or GTalk and found out you can no longer download from the Android Market, heres what I did to fix it.
I searched and searched and found others who provided the stock, untainted .apk files for gtalk and cityId. I saved to pc, transfered to my SD card, then used the file manager to navigate and open them. I selected the manage option and selected " INSTALL "
Once done, I cleared the cash of the Market app, ran it and it worked!!!
I emediatly re-downloaded all my old apps bith free and paid. No problems.
Now I reset my phone to defaults first and then rooted it. I dont see why you would have to do that and i dont see a problem trying it if you phone is not rooted but thats up to you.
I discovered this fix when after the Market issue, i tried to install the leaked Froyo installer ZIP and kept getting an error refering to CityID.
Bassically it was saying it was checkeing for an update and files related to CityID and since mine where missing, it wouldnt install.
I thought that maybe this was also to blame for the Market download issue. Sure enough my inkling was right and now my phone is fixed.
FYI, if yo dont have CityID and/or GTalk installed, then the Froyo update wont install. Leaked or otherwise that I know of.
So if you had my problem, gve it a try. If for some reason you android market doesnt download, try replacing or re-installing the .apk files I attached and see if it fixes it.
Post here if you discover anything or need help.
Im not a programmer, just a PC Tech, so if things go wrong, sorry, I dint make you do it.
These attached files are for the DROID X.
WHy Google hasnt said anything about this is beyond me, but im sure they have known all along.
Cheers Android world, and Google, your welcome, i just may have saved you mucho customers. Enjoy.
Everyone, If you rooted your DroidX and removed CityID and/or GTalk and found out you can no longer download from the Android Market, heres what I did to fix it.
I searched and searched and found others who provided the stock, untainted .apk files for gtalk and cityId. I saved to pc, transfered to my SD card, then used the file manager to navigate and open them. I selected the manage option and selected " INSTALL "
Once done, I cleared the cash of the Market app, ran it and it worked!!!
I emediatly re-downloaded all my old apps bith free and paid. No problems.
Now I reset my phone to defaults first and then rooted it. I dont see why you would have to do that and i dont see a problem trying it if you phone is not rooted but thats up to you.
I discovered this fix when after the Market issue, i tried to install the leaked Froyo installer ZIP and kept getting an error refering to CityID.
Bassically it was saying it was checkeing for an update and files related to CityID and since mine where missing, it wouldnt install.
I thought that maybe this was also to blame for the Market download issue. Sure enough my inkling was right and now my phone is fixed.
FYI, if yo dont have CityID and/or GTalk installed, then the Froyo update wont install. Leaked or otherwise that I know of.
So if you had my problem, gve it a try. If for some reason you android market doesnt download, try replacing or re-installing the .apk files I attached and see if it fixes it.
Post here if you discover anything or need help.
Im not a programmer, just a PC Tech, so if things go wrong, sorry, I dint make you do it.
These attached files are for the DROID X.
WHy Google hasnt said anything about this is beyond me, but im sure they have known all along.
Cheers Android world, and Google, your welcome, i just may have saved you mucho customers. Enjoy.
I know this may be a silly question but I have just started flashing ROMS though I have read extensively.
I flashed from Android 2.3.3 to CM 7 nightly build 30, I like the new roms but some of the system apps I had and backed up with Titanium Backup are no longer on my phone or in my titanium backup on my SD card. The two apps I miss the most are Swype and Polaris office.
What did I do wrong and how can I rectify it. I had to revert to Bionex 2 but I would prefer to use CM 7.
Thanks much.
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I know this may be a silly question but I have just started flashing ROMS though I have read extensively.
I flashed from Android 2.3.3 to CM 7 nightly build 30, I like the new roms but some of the system apps I had and backed up with Titanium Backup are no longer on my phone or in my titanium backup on my SD card. The two apps I miss the most are Swype and Polaris office.
What did I do wrong and how can I rectify it. I had to revert to Bionex 2 but I would prefer to use CM 7.
Thanks much.
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When you install a new ROM on your phone, you are going to get only system apps which are backed into the new ROM. I guess CM7 does not come with SWYPE and Polaris Office pre-installed. The main purpose of custom ROMs is to remove any unwanted system apps which came pre-installed on your phone. Though if you want these apps you can find the .apk files for them and put them under system/app folder and restart your phone.
Try and find a thread in general section. There is one thread which has all the original .apk files.
yea cm7 dont come with swype or polaris that was a stock feature thats jus how they do there roms even if u backed it up in titanium u wouldnt see a setting to restore now as far as apps not being in titanim. go into titanium hit ur menu button n im pretty sure theres a setting that says refresh apps list try that bud.
Thank you for your response. I downloaded the app pack yesterday. It had Swype in there but not Polaris. I installed Swype but it didn't work it just kept crashing.
I'll try again though.
The missing apps I was talking about was Swype and Polaris and as you said those came stock.
I like CM 7 just wish I could have those two apps working on it.
The original swype apk will most likely not work...what will work is if you go to beta.swype.com and register for the beta, it will download the swype installer and then swype...which will work for your phone.
And go here for the original apk thread.
Polaris office is not that file, where can I find the apk for it?
If you scroll down a little bit, someone posted a link to everything that was in /system/app folder...I haven't looked in those files but I would assume it would be located there.
Hi guys.
I've been scouring the web for the stock browser apk for either the stock rom or the gb leak to no avail.
I'm a total android noob, but know enough about *nix to usually know what I'm doing so far.
I tried installing browser.apk 2.3.4 from the sgs2 which functioned after some permissions fiddling, but had a couple bugs, so I want to go back to the previous browser.
I tried recovering it with Titanium Backup, but its just been FCing, and failing to install when I attempt.
I've tried a couple other apk's I've found for other devices, but have had FC issues with all of them so far.
I'm at the point of being ready to switch to Dolphin if I can't get it to work, but the stock browser worked pretty well for me, so at least wanted to have a working copy I could use if I ever needed to.
I'm running the leaked GB rom, and everything else is pretty much stock. from that.
Does anyone have a dump from the GB rom, or know of a browser apk that will work for me? If not, my next step will be to decompile the GB files and try pulling the browser out of there, but that will have to wait until I get home from work.
Download a rom from cwm section of the bible. Open the zip file, go to system, app, and pull the browser.apk
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I just flashed the first real version of my new rom, and it appears that the settings app is not installed?!?!?! I have no idea why, I can see it in /system/app with the file browser, but it does not show in my app drawer and if I try to install it it tells me I don't allow unknown sources. but if I click change settings it obviously force closes since settings doesn't exist. does anyone have any idea what could cause this?
The exact same thing just happened to me last night! Ironic...
I have not had time to dig into it again yet (hopefully tonight)... but I also had the setup issue and "this is not a blur device" when trying to use the stock home. I partially suspect the moto setup issue is related to cheescake... once i reinstalled cheesecake, switched to the default server, then setup worked fine...
I'll let you know what I find out about settings tonight... you likewise - let me know what you come up with..
Edit- to explain the cheesecake thing... i think I used a backup or some files from one after I had been checking different servers on cheesecake.. so i think the non-default server settings got transferred over.
Anyone know which files cheesecake affects?
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So, I was just giving it another go, and for some reason or another, right after I hit build I decided to go back and change an apk - right before I started the zip-align process... and low and behold there was no Settings.apk in the working folder! Very strange.. i don't recall removing it... So, I tossed it back in.
We'll see what happens.. gotta finish up this draft.
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I just had this happen to me last week. I flashed a ROM (don't remember the name) then decided I wanted to try Lithium. I didn't read the small print on the post that says you have to flash Lithium 1.2 first, do a full boot into OS, then reboot and flash 1.2.1. When I flashed directly to 1.2.1 I was missing my Settings just like you described.
Dude, I don't know if you figured it out, bricked your phone, or are furiously busy trying to crank out a new ROM... But, i've come to the conclusion that the mysterious missing Settings.apk has something to with the xml edits and/or recompiling the apk. Had another round of flashing, and I made a couple extra update.zips this time along with the full rom.
So, initially after flashing the rom, I went and checked with root explorer and the settings.apk was physically there.. but was not being recognized by the system (I think TB showed it as uninstalled). So, I flashed one of my settingsfix.zips that I made - first the one with my xml edits (that had previously been de/recompiled) - and it was a no go - still not seeing Settings. Then I flashed a version from a Stock set, and that fixed it.
I am still having the Accounts Setup issue though - that's my pain in the... But, I made another setupfix.zip and that helped me skip the Account Setup - I can add google accounts with no problem, but when I try to add a yahoo account I get a login failed... and when I check for software updates through settings and try to setup a moto account, I get connection failed...still suspecting cheesecake.
Edit - Yup. Cheesecake - I just reinstalled it - did not hit the top "install necessary files" button - just switched to the default production server, and then went back to settings to check for system update - and this time the moto account was setup no problem, and my device is up to date... What the heck does cheesecake modify?? Where are those servers listed?
still having the issue. the app is there, but will not be recognized, is it a permissions issue? any idea how to fix it?
Did you try just flashing the Settings.apk only? If that's a no go, then its the apk - if it goes, then it's a problem with the rom building...
I can't figure it out yet but I got all of my settings working, inverted.. I think I started from scratch again but flashed it separately.. I haven't had a chance to dig into it again recently.. but yea.. don't know..
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alteredlikeness said:
Did you try just flashing the Settings.apk only? If that's a no go, then its the apk - if it goes, then it's a problem with the rom building...
I can't figure it out yet but I got all of my settings working, inverted.. I think I started from scratch again but flashed it separately.. I haven't had a chance to dig into it again recently.. but yea.. don't know..
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I tried writing a zip to flash it again after install of the rom. next i guess I will try installing the rom by backup, as that will probably work better. I think flashable zips are much better though. I have been using JRW28's inverted settings app, so Maybe I'll grap a normal one from a stock rom and see how that works.
Try signing the Settings.apk - it worked for me. Here's what I figured out so far if you are decompiling apks... (no need for simple image editing/swapping...)
SIGN:
Settings
PerformanceManager
DON'T SIGN:
BatteryManager
DataManager
framework-res
moto-res
blur-res
SystemUI
Not certain about the **-res.apks and SystemUI since I did those so long ago, but.. I got all inverted settings/task manager/Battery&Data manager working!
alteredlikeness said:
Try signing the Settings.apk - it worked for me. Here's what I figured out so far if you are decompiling apks... (no need for simple image editing/swapping...)
SIGN:
Settings
PerformanceManager
DON'T SIGN:
BatteryManager
DataManager
framework-res
moto-res
blur-res
SystemUI
Not certain about the **-res.apks and SystemUI since I did those so long ago, but.. I got all inverted settings/task manager/Battery&Data manager working!
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good idea, I'll have to try signing them, I hope this ends up being the problem.
The settings apk looks for a signature that matches the major system apks. If it doesn't match it will not run at boot.
Along with that (I think this helps with the signature check), I placed blur-res, framework-res, moto-res, and SystemUI apks in my \Apk_Manager_5.0.2\other folder, then opened the command line on that folder and set the framework dependees or whatever...
CODE:
apktool if framework-res.apk
(hit Enter)
apktool if blur-res.apk
(hit Enter)...
...for all of the apks
Then do your de/recompiling...
Well, I am baffled again.. I threw those new signed/unsigned apks in a rom build I was working on, flashed it, and Setting.apk was missing again... So, I flashed the small update zip with inverted Settings.apk and PerformanceManager.apk I made earlier that day and flashed successfully while on stock. And, Settings.apk came back (and was inverted), but Task Manager force closes - then I tried to flash a restore zip (with stock settings and task manager) - and it restores Settings, but doesn't fix the task manager - So, needless to say, I am back to square one in my understanding of all of this. I am assuming it is merely a signature check issue somehow??
Like I said, I had everything working yesterday on stock 2.3.6 after flashing a small update.zip with new signed Setting.apk and PerformanceManager.apk, and another one with unsigned battery and data manger apps.. Ended up restoring back to stock by the end of the day, and now today those same zip packages don't work like they did yesterday... Are new signatures created each time when the system is installed (or re-installed)? It was the exact same system restore on which I built the new inverted apks - so, I am very confused.
I will get to the bottom of this.. but, if anyone can shed some more light on the situation, that'd be great...
still no luck here either. I got my stuff working as a cwm backup, but it won't boot passed the boot logo (motorola M) now, so who knows. I am busy right now, but after next week I should have a lot more time to work on this.
Just tried another restore.zip, but nothing fixes Task Manager for me now.. Could it be that something is created in /data based on the apk in /system? So, when I flash older stock versions it doesn't fix it, since some link has been created outside of the apk?
Another thing possibly worth noting is that I am working with .apks and their .odex counterparts... but, that shouldn't be making a difference since I am not messing with the odex files.. plus, you've got similar problems, and I am assuming you are working with deodexed apks...
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Just tried another restore.zip, but nothing fixes Task Manager for me now.. Could it be that something is created in /data based on the apk in /system? So, when I flash older stock versions it doesn't fix it, since some link has been created outside of the apk?
Another thing possibly worth noting is that I am working with .apks and their .odex counterparts... but, that shouldn't be making a difference since I am not messing with the odex files.. plus, you've got similar problems, and I am assuming you are working with deodexed apks...
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yep, I'm using jrw28s inverted settings
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OK.. Did a little more researching.. And, I think you need to resign all of the moto system apks with the same key.. then the signatures should match up, and apps shouldn't fail to be recognized...
I believe this is only if you are editing the AndroidManifest.xml, otherwise you can just copy the META-INF folder from the original apks with 7zip to retain the signature...
Not sure about the details and if it will actually work, also not sure exactly which apks to re-sign (probably the major 4), but that's my next game plan... trial and error... still trying to make sense of it all.
good idea, I'll have to try signing them, I hope this ends up being the problem.
What I discovered (through numerous trials and error) is that you can't mess with the AndroidManifest.xml... Something gets messed up with the signature (i.e. it doesn't match the framework signatures, or maybe it needs to match all of the moto apk sigs - not sure yet - because sometimes it worked when I pushed them separately), and the system doesn't recognize the apk.
But once I got re-did all of the apks without editing the AndroidManifest - all of my problems went away. I still was able to decompile the apks and edit /res/values xmls, just not that manifest..
So, as for the OP's problem, it looks like JRW's inverted Settings.apk (which were probably created by editing the AndroidManifest), is not matching the signatures of the other major apks in your ROM..
I will still try to figure out how to safely edit the manifest when I get around to it... any hints from JRW28 would be great! Is that the reason you had to originally make a separate update.zip for the inverted settings in Lithium?
Side note, I also figured out my setup issues... it was cheesecake related, along with my Settings.apk missing.
A couple of things finally clicked for me two nights ago...
alteredlikeness said:
What I discovered (through numerous trials and error) is that you can't mess with the AndroidManifest.xml... Something gets messed up with the signature (i.e. it doesn't match the framework signatures, or maybe it needs to match all of the moto apk sigs - not sure yet - because sometimes it worked when I pushed them separately), and the system doesn't recognize the apk.
But once I got re-did all of the apks without editing the AndroidManifest - all of my problems went away. I still was able to decompile the apks and edit /res/values xmls, just not that manifest..
So, as for the OP's problem, it looks like JRW's inverted Settings.apk (which were probably created by editing the AndroidManifest), is not matching the signatures of the other major apks in your ROM..
I will still try to figure out how to safely edit the manifest when I get around to it... any hints from JRW28 would be great! Is that the reason you had to originally make a separate update.zip for the inverted settings in Lithium?
Side note, I also figured out my setup issues... it was cheesecake related, along with my Settings.apk missing.
A couple of things finally clicked for me two nights ago...
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Thanks, not sure whether I am even going to continue with this or not. With ics stuff starting to roll in I might save my time for that.