How to flash google apps after rooting droid - Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]

I just installed cyanogenmod's 5.0.7.1. I realized that all the google stock apps are missing and I was trying to install them back. I've been sitting here for hours trying to figure out how to flash the damn zip file.
I wanted the apps back so I can get the market back to download apps back.
Also I haven't been able to sync any accounts for my contact list. Is this because I don't have the google apps installed?
Thanks
I downloaded the files from
http ://pic-e-bank.com/droid/droid-files

All you should need to do is flash the zip file from recovery. With the htc dream we always flash the ROM and then the google apps zip files from recovery. Here is where you find the guide on how to do it. http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_Droid_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod

thanks a bunch!!! i was wondering why i couldn't open the gapps download from my home screen. once in recovery, it worked. woot woooot.!

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[ROM] DI14 Pick-n-Pack 0.2 ROM

DI14_pick-n-pack_0.2 ROM for the Samsung Mesmerize
I have reworked this ROM to make it a little easier to work with. In the 0.2 version, you will be able to flash the main package without any need to add files like in the 0.1 version. As for the removed apk files, they are now flashable either individually or in packs depending on what they are. I felt this would be an easier way to still get what you want but not having to put things together before flashing.
I still recommend that you take a backup before you flash anything. I am not responsible for any damage you do to your phone while flashing any or all parts of this ROM. I also recommend that you download both the ROM and Addons at the same time so that you do not have to wait for a second download after you have already flashed the ROM.
Also, to be clear since there has been confusion, MMS is 100% functional in this ROM because it uses stock MMS, not AOSP.
*****This ROM contains these apps:
ADW Launcher
Browser
Camera
Clock
Contacts
Gallery
Gmail
GTalk
Latitude
Maps
Market
MMS
Music Player
My Files
Navigation
Phone
Places
Quick Boot
ROM Manager
Settings
Superuser
Task Manager
Titanium Backup
Video Player
Voice Search
*****Files in the Addon Packs
AllShare
BuddiesNow
Car Cradle
Daily Briefing
Days
Desk Cradle
Dual Clock
Email and Yahoo EMail Pack
Facebook
Galaxy Help
Live Wallpaper Pack
Memo
Mini Diary
My Contacts Backup
MySpace
Samsung Weather, Stock, Calander Pack
ThinkFree Office
Tone Room Deluxe
Touchwiz Calander, Calculator Pack
Voice Commands
Wireless Modem
Write and Go
*****IF YOU HAVE VOODOO INSTALLED, DISABLE LAGFIX FIRST*****
Download the ROM and Addons. Unzip the Addons and decide which packs you want to flash. Put the ROM and individual Addons on your sdcard and boot into recovery. Flash the ROM first. Then you can flash the Addons individually. When you are done, reboot. If the phone hangs at the boot animation for more than 5 minutes, pull the battery, do three button to get back to recovery and do a data wipe/factory reset. Reboot and things should be fine.
DI14_Pick-n-Pack_0.2.zip: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TFT2TOF0
MIRROR: http://www.mediafire.com/?3tzqutyxm2ki701
Addons.zip: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=J8NFAHZV
MIRROR: http://www.mediafire.com/?msdaa5rhdl2issi
This is exactly what I'm looking for. Would I be able to install facebook from the marketplace?
skitzo_inc said:
This is exactly what I'm looking for. Would I be able to install facebook from the marketplace?
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I don't see why not.
Awesome! I'm reading up some more on how to flash these roms in and I plan on using this one. I'm new to this and just learning.
I installed ROM Manager and installed "flash clockworkmod recovery" (it said I had to) and then I clicked backup current ROM. I have tried twice, and it said failed each time.
I'm afraid to try it again, as I don't want to ruin my phone.
Any ideas?
skitzo_inc said:
I installed ROM Manager and installed "flash clockworkmod recovery" (it said I had to) and then I clicked backup current ROM. I have tried twice, and it said failed each time.
I'm afraid to try it again, as I don't want to ruin my phone.
Any ideas?
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Try going in to recovery by turning off the phone, hold the power and volume down button. Once in recovery, select apply sdcard:update.zip. That should get you get you to clockwork recovery. From there select install zip from sdcard and then choose zip from sdcard. Find the zip and flash it.
Let me know if that works.
phidelt82 said:
Try going in to recovery by turning off the phone, hold the power and volume down button. Once in recovery, select apply sdcard:update.zip. That should get you get you to clockwork recovery. From there select install zip from sdcard and then choose zip from sdcard. Find the zip and flash it.
Let me know if that works.
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Should I do a backup first?
skitzo_inc said:
Should I do a backup first?
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If you've already done one backup, you're ok. If not, go ahead and do one.
phidelt82 said:
If you've already done one backup, you're ok. If not, go ahead and do one.
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When I do the backup it says it failed.
skitzo_inc said:
When I do the backup it says it failed.
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I sent you a PM.
Everything works. Installed without a hitch, has all the programs gone that I wanted and kept the ones I wanted by switching them to the correct folder.
This guy got on chat with me and walked me through step by step, great guy with a great ROM!
Im liken it thanks....
Nicely done my friend this just gives people more options thank you....
androidman78 said:
Nicely done my friend this just gives people more options thank you....
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Thanks. That was my thinking. A lot of people were asking for apps to be put back in to jt's super clean ROM so I figured this was the easiest way that anyone could just drop in what they want and it would be custom tailored to their needs.
Since I've seen over 200 people look at the page but only 2 download the package, I'm thinking that there's got to be something to the hesitation. Feedback is welcome here, and encouraged. If this is too scary and people want something that they can just flash, throw some ideas out to me. I'm definitely open to suggestions.
I think the holidays may have something to do with it. Personally, I plan to use this once I get my phone rooted (for some reason z4root locks my phone up every time) But I want to wait until the rushing, travelling holiday is over because I cant go without my phone =)
I'm happy with the SuperClean Rom and Voodoo 5 right now, otherwise I'd have given this one a shot.
I'm still using this and I have had no issues. I like being able to choose which programs are going to be on my droid, instead of having all or none that I want.
I am getting same errors also..
I have done super one click..
Run Rom Manager and chose ROM it asks to reboot I get error.
When I choose SD update.zip it boots back into a image that has sceens that have black widgets.. All other Samsung and USSC stuff is still there as well as ROM Manager..
Sighcosis said:
I am getting same errors also..
I have done super one click..
Run Rom Manager and chose ROM it asks to reboot I get error.
When I choose SD update.zip it boots back into a image that has sceens that have black widgets.. All other Samsung and USSC stuff is still there as well as ROM Manager..
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You have to do some work on the files to make ROM Manager working.
Get Clockwork Working
That will let you make the backup.zip and install from the SD card. Threw me for a loop as well.
One thing I do not want to lose or at least be able to find in another app is the SMART ALARM ..
I know... I got used to it in just a couple days. Love the way it sort of eased you awake instead of a full on GET UP..
So question would be. Which apk and dependencies would I need to keep and or anyone know of another app that would give me same with more options.

i just installed the latest tnt update, but can't get the market back on the tablet

hey, first off, i'm a complete noob when it comes to rooting. however, i followed the instruction that you provided to root the viewsonic tablet below and it worked great. thank you very much for that. it was really helpful.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...=865245&page=3
anyway, the first time i did it with tnt lite 2.2 everything worked out great. i had flash installed and market. however, i saw that there was a new release of tnt by viewsonic
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=882521
so i downloaded that and followed the same instructions as above for rooting it. i got the rom to work just fine, however, now i have a problem with getting the android market back on the tablet.
basically, when i go to the manage apps and try to force stop market and google services framework, they're not there. furthermore, when i go to the ti, there's just overview, no backup/restore any more. i'm not sure what to do now. can you please help me. thank you very much. i've tried searching how to fix it and tried to install the tegra gapps, but it kept on aborting the installation. the more post's i read, the more confused i get about what i need to do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842590
Link to install tegra gapps and instructions
yes, i saw this post and tried it. downloaded the tegra file per instrustions, saved the downloaded file to sd card. turned of the tablet, got to recovery, went to install zip from sdcard, tried apply sdcard:update.zip and it just abort's because no file exists. i tried renaming the downloaded file as "update" and doing it, but it doesn't work. what am i doing wrong.
i opened the zip file and it contains two folders
1. system
2. meta-inf
when i did a recovery with the cwmod_v08.zip file originally, it contained
1. recovery folder
2. update.zip
could there be something missing in the first zip file?
Don't unzip the tegra gapps. In the clockwork menu there is a way to select what zip you want to install. Choose that option and then select the gapps file. The gapps file has to be on the internal sdcard.
man, i just spent over 1.5 hours reading the forum to figure this out and it was this easy. my mistake was that i was installing it on the external sd card. lol. it helps to know what you're doing.
thanks for the help. it seems to have worked.
No prob....glad you figured it out
one more issue now. i got the tegra gapps installed. however, when i go to TI to do backup/recovery, the option is not there. also, when i open ti backup for the first time, it says "sorry, i could not acquire root priveleges. this application will not work, please verify that your rom is rooted and includes Busybox, and try again"
how can i fix this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
this will get you you root
how do i install it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=446145&d=1290341328
download it and click on it...it's an installable apk. Then open it and press the big root button
i think i'm going back to tnt lite 3.0. this update sucks. not everything is working right. youtube the app won't even open and some other apps too. the youtube video from the actual website keep clitching. i keep getting force closes randomly. after all the time i wasted on this, it's funny that the roms provided by the xda community are still better. thank for your help.

Installing Play/Android Market App? (please see details)

My Nexus S 4G's power button stopped working. For better or for worse, I decided to install a new ROM without dealing with this problem. The install was fine, however I used ROM Manager to do it and for some reason it didn't install the gapps; I don't have the Google Play/Android Market app, and don't know how to get it. Keep in mind that my power button doesn't work, so I can't just install gapps from a .zip (which I do have but are unavailable).
Is there a way I can download the gapps with the default browser, or even just putting a file onto the SD? Even if it's just the market, I should be able to restore everything fine with that. Any help is appreciated, thank you.
1) download this file. http://db.tt/bJd0WZOq
3)install root explorer
2) copy the downloaded file to /system/app. Via root explorer
4) restart your phone!!
Hope this helped you!!
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Ok so false alarm on the success. I managed to download the .apk of Titanium Backup and restore my apps and data, however my phone is not synched with a Google account (there was strangely no option for it when I booted the ROM) and I don't have any gapps nor do I have access to the market (Google Play Store closes immediately when I attempt to open it). Any suggestions for a solution?
I also installed the Gmail .apk and it also closes immediately.
Its simple .. you are not logged in!
Go to settings and then account and select Gmail or login to your Gmail
And synchronize it!!
It should fix the problem.
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Well as I said, when booting the ROM there was no option for logging in. Strangely, there is also no option for Gmail under Accounts, only "Email", "Corporate", and "Dropbox". Could it be a problem with the ROM? I'm using Android Open Kang Project (AOKP) Milestone 4
Can you backup and flash a different ROM?
Well I suppose I could. I was hoping it wasn't a ROM issue, since I liked this ROM, but I if that's the heart of the issue than I have to.

[Guide][How To][Tutorial]Run Two Roms On The Same Android Device

Here Is How To Run Two Roms On The Same Device
Step One : Flash a Second ROM
You don't anything, make a nandroid backup of your current ROM with ROM Manager or through your recovery module. If anything goes wrong, you can always restore from this backup to get things back to the way they were.To set up BootManager, just download and install it from the Market, and start it up. You'll also want to grab a ROM of your choice and save the zip file on your SD card.When you first start up BootManager, it'll prompt you to back up your boot.img, which you should do before installing any ROMs. Once you've done that, head to "Install ROMs". Pick the zip file from your SD card containing the ROM you want to flash, and check all three boxes: Wipe System, Wipe Data, and Wipe Cache. Let it do its thing (which will take a while). When you're done, it will give you the option of booting into your new ROM. Hit Done; we aren't ready to boot into it just yet.
Step Two: Install Google Apps and Other ROM Add-Ons
Most ROMs don't come with Google's copyrighted apps, like Gmail, the Market, and others. This is a problem, since when you boot into your new ROM you need BootManager to function if you ever want to boot out of it, and it won't work unless you're signed into the Android Market. Luckily, there's an easy fix (note: if you know your ROM comes with Google Apps installed, you can skip this step).Download the Google Apps zip file for the ROM you just installed and go back to BootManager. Hit Install ROMs. This time, pick Google Apps' zip file, and use the same slot that you used in step one. Leave all three "wipe" boxes unchecked this time. When it's done, booting into that slot will take you to the original ROM, but with the Google apps installed.If you want to install a theme or other zip-based mod in the future, you can do that using this method too. Just remember: if you're flashing a new ROM, check all three "wipe" boxes, but if you're just installing an add-on to a ROM, don't check any of them.
Step Three: Switch Between ROMs
To boot into one of your other ROMs, just head into BootManager and choose "Boot Installed ROM". It'll show you a list of ROMs you have installed on your device, and after choosing one of them it will reboot into that ROM. BootManager will come installed on each of your other ROMs as well, and as long as you're signed into the Android Market on that ROM, you can boot into it from there as well and switch back to your main ROM.That's it! You can flash up to five ROMs at a time, so you'll never be bored by one measly operating system. Hit the link to download BootManager.BootManager is a $2.99 download for Android 2.1 and up. See the Market page below for officially supported devices.
BootManager Lite : https://play.google.com/store/apps/...utm_medium=organic&utm_term=boot+manager+lite
Thank You For Your Support​
is it like a dual boot on pc?
ralphvalmeo said:
is it like a dual boot on pc?
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Never had a dual boot on pc
You are the man
Lalssa said:
Here Is How To Run Two Roms On The Same Device
Step One : Flash a Second ROM
You don't anything, make a nandroid backup of your current ROM with ROM Manager or through your recovery module. If anything goes wrong, you can always restore from this backup to get things back to the way they were.To set up BootManager, just download and install it from the Market, and start it up. You'll also want to grab a ROM of your choice and save the zip file on your SD card.When you first start up BootManager, it'll prompt you to back up your boot.img, which you should do before installing any ROMs. Once you've done that, head to "Install ROMs". Pick the zip file from your SD card containing the ROM you want to flash, and check all three boxes: Wipe System, Wipe Data, and Wipe Cache. Let it do its thing (which will take a while). When you're done, it will give you the option of booting into your new ROM. Hit Done; we aren't ready to boot into it just yet.
Step Two: Install Google Apps and Other ROM Add-Ons
Most ROMs don't come with Google's copyrighted apps, like Gmail, the Market, and others. This is a problem, since when you boot into your new ROM you need BootManager to function if you ever want to boot out of it, and it won't work unless you're signed into the Android Market. Luckily, there's an easy fix (note: if you know your ROM comes with Google Apps installed, you can skip this step).Download the Google Apps zip file for the ROM you just installed and go back to BootManager. Hit Install ROMs. This time, pick Google Apps' zip file, and use the same slot that you used in step one. Leave all three "wipe" boxes unchecked this time. When it's done, booting into that slot will take you to the original ROM, but with the Google apps installed.If you want to install a theme or other zip-based mod in the future, you can do that using this method too. Just remember: if you're flashing a new ROM, check all three "wipe" boxes, but if you're just installing an add-on to a ROM, don't check any of them.
Step Three: Switch Between ROMs
To boot into one of your other ROMs, just head into BootManager and choose "Boot Installed ROM". It'll show you a list of ROMs you have installed on your device, and after choosing one of them it will reboot into that ROM. BootManager will come installed on each of your other ROMs as well, and as long as you're signed into the Android Market on that ROM, you can boot into it from there as well and switch back to your main ROM.That's it! You can flash up to five ROMs at a time, so you'll never be bored by one measly operating system. Hit the link to download BootManager.BootManager is a $2.99 download for Android 2.1 and up. See the Market page below for officially supported devices.
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Thank you very much, it worked
thanks for sharing i had no idea you could do this. i always have multiple back ups of different roms and just restore but this is awesome . i will try this tomorrow. :good:
sonyachin said:
thanks for sharing i had no idea you could do this. i always have multiple back ups of different roms and just restore but this is awesome . i will try this tomorrow. :good:
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Don't forget to backup
will it work for Huawei ascend g510-0200 ?

[Q] Flashing apk files from recovery

I just tried flashing some inverted app zips in recovery, and they succeeded in breaking my phone. I flashed Dropbox, Play Store, Google Music, Google Calendar, and Hangouts. I foolishly didn't take a backup beforehand. Now my phone boots and I can enter my pattern to unlock it, but the home screen is solid black with the three buttons at the bottom. I periodically get messages that app X or Y has closed (typically Newsstand and Google Opinion Rewards).
I've acquired the original apk files, but I cannot install them--I receive an error to the effect that no program was found to handle the file. How can I install the stock apk files again? I tried coming up with a flashable zip but it's over my head. I can't uninstall anything from either Settings or the Play Store; Settings crashes and the Play Store just says "Uninstalling..." forever.
The files I flashed came from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2494145
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
vaindil said:
I just tried flashing some inverted app zips in recovery, and they succeeded in breaking my phone. I flashed Dropbox, Play Store, Google Music, Google Calendar, and Hangouts. I foolishly didn't take a backup beforehand. Now my phone boots and I can enter my pattern to unlock it, but the home screen is solid black with the three buttons at the bottom. I periodically get messages that app X or Y has closed (typically Newsstand and Google Opinion Rewards).
I've acquired the original apk files, but I cannot install them--I receive an error to the effect that no program was found to handle the file. How can I install the stock apk files again? I tried coming up with a flashable zip but it's over my head. I can't uninstall anything from either Settings or the Play Store; Settings crashes and the Play Store just says "Uninstalling..." forever.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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those zips that had the inverted apps in it... can't you put stock apks there and flash that?
beekay201 said:
those zips that had the inverted apps in it... can't you put stock apks there and flash that?
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I did attempt that, but the zips don't just contain apk files--they run scripts that replace various resources and whatnot; I wasn't entirely sure what was going on. The files I flashed are in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2494145
Do you use a custom ROM?
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Do you use a custom ROM?
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He is now.
I'm more interested in what exactly he initially flashed (ROM, GApps package and so on) so it's easier to get his phone back to where it was [emoji14]
experience7 said:
Do you use a custom ROM?
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No, I'm stock/rooted.
vaindil said:
No, I'm stock/rooted.
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fastboot flash system system.img http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701

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