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.
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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 that there are tons of threads about this but none of them have helped. My market just will not work. It shows it downloading, then displays the message "Download failed" for a split second and disappears.
I have an HTC Desire (BravoC/CDMA) with the latest version of CyanogenMod 7 Nightly and ClockworkMod 2.5.0.9 for recovery. I also have Firerat's Custom MTD Partition. Details and links to all these can be found in my signature.
I feel like I've tried everything. Uninstall updates, Installed latest GApps, Installed old versions of GApps, Installed leaked versions of Gapps, cleared cache, formatted device.
This has been happening since the new market website was released. It really sucks, I can't update any apps or download any new apps.
If anyone can offer any help or suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you
Try removing SD card then try again. I had the same problem with my galaxy s I removed SD card backup on PC then I formatted it put it back in and market works perfect, don't ask me why but this worked for me
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a little weird thing i noticed is,if i have checked the box that allows applications to be download to the external(Apps2sd) whatever i try to download, will be resulted with Unsuccessful. When i unchecked it, my downloads were successful.
See if you have it checked.
I discovered that it was a problem with the CSC file. I had exactly the same issue with a 'mixed up' firmware. Download would not work at all from the market. Anyhow, I flashed the phone (galaxy s) with a different CSC file and the market started downloading.
the only thing I had changed was that file.
So u may want to consider that Hope this helps.
I think there is also a possibility of going to applications --> market, and then stop & clear data.
same situation here...
re-flash the rom and market won't download anything.
But it's strange that I can install apps from web market.
i know i'm at the wrong thread but could somebody help me pls with sgs gingerbread im stuck at on command where it is saying that busybox is not a valid command and thats its not recognized
Thanks for all the suggestions guys, after some time I have discovered what was causing the market issue. It was the Firerat Custom MTD Partition Mod the whole time. Apparently the new version of the market deals with downloads a little differently now and doesn't get along with Firerat's mod.
So now the waiting game begins for a new update from Firerat.
Hi,
NOt a solution, but I found a workaround for this issue on my phone.
I am using Hyperdroid GBX V8 on my HTC HD2 now. From last 2 days I was struggling with this problem. I tried all solutions I found with google. Clearning everything and Reflashing, clearing the market and caches for other apps, reflashing, unmount/mount SDCARD and so on, smaller bigger recovery partition, without EXT3/4 partition.
Still the problem exist on the phone. But I found a workaround. Logon to market.android.com using your google id and password, select the app you want to install and click install. if your phone is up and live, it will be installed in a few seconds.
In other words, pull doesnt work, but push works .
Thanks.
Anil
For some reason the Market did not download apps and updates anymore. All downloads simply failed ending up in paused downloads. I figured maybe a Market downgrade would fix this so I uninstalled the Market with Titanium Backup. After that I put Vending.apk (version 2.3.4) in /system/apps but for some reason the Market does not start. It doesn't show up in the app drawer either and simply clicking on vending.apk does nothing. Am I maybe missing a step here??
Maybe try with the one linked in the 2nd post on this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=896312
That is what I used since my chinese stock rom did not include a real Market.
Just put the zip on the root directory of your SD card and install it from the regular recovery (power ON + volume down).
Hope it works for you.
Both the stock recovery and clockworkmod report an error in the zip file. It's in the root of the sd card. It opens fine on the pc.
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It seems that this update.zip is specifically made for the ME525.
Out of despair I decided to flash another rom (Pays 5.1). But to my surprise the problem remains! This is horrible because now I can't reinstall most of my apps. Simple things like clearing the market cache has no effect. Why doesn't the Market work as it should?
*edit*
Also tried to download apps over the mobile network but same result. Seems the ISP isn't the problem.
Have you done all the wipe setp?
Check if Data Saver is enabled.
Well after having changed nothing at all the downloads started working normally again. After doing some more online research I noticed more people had similar problems, probably due to problems with google's servers. At least it wasn't my phone although it made me flash a new Rom resulting in a now undowngradable and warranty void phone. Oh well at least it works again. Nevertheless thanks for all the suggestions!
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another classic thread with no information sent from a phone...
How do I get the apps installed?
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You mean the market was not installed? Or apps are failing? Give more details on what you need help with.
I get an unsuccessful installation message
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I pick things up and put them down... Lol.
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I'm not sure if the OP is a troll, or just stupid... How hard is it to give ACCURATE information on what you are trying to do.
Trolled. Perhaps.
Troll or not , I have had this issue when trying to update apps. I haven't really figured out what's causing apps not to load. I get "app not installed, no usb or SD card found".
Ill be vague just like the op. Here's what you do clear cache and defaults on the market.
lilmoney30 said:
Troll or not , I have had this issue when trying to update apps. I haven't really figured out what's causing apps not to load. I get "app not installed, no usb or SD card found".
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Yeah, I've had the same problem, but usually just trying to update the app again works (at least, for me).
lilmoney30 said:
Troll or not , I have had this issue when trying to update apps. I haven't really figured out what's causing apps not to load. I get "app not installed, no usb or SD card found".
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I get it when the download interrupts and the file is corrupted. So it can't install. I usually just redownload and its fine.
Try unmounting ur SD card, then installing. I had a problem awhile back with specific apps and that fixed it.
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I am having the same problem and it is driving me insane. I have cleared cache in the market. I have rebooted, reflashed, reset to factory, Took out the SD card, put it back in, unmounted it, booted without it.
It doesn't matter what rom I flashed as I have tried several. I just restored my phone with CWM to a backup I made right after I first rooted and the market still doesn't work.
Are you rooted?? Its most likely a bad previous install that needs to be removed first which can be quite troubling because some show that they aren't installed when in actuality they are just not properly. IF YOU ARE ROOTED try using Titanium Backup Root to remove the bad install.
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Are you rooted?? Its most likely a bad previous install that needs to be removed first which can be quite troubling because some show that they aren't installed when in actuality they are just not properly. IF YOU ARE ROOTED try using Titanium Backup Root to remove the bad install.
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yeah, I am rooted. have been for a while. I have flashed and used several roms/ kernals etc. The thing is, even if I reset the phone to factory it still does it. I went into Titanium, what or how do I find a bad install?? Is there something to look for?
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yeah, I am rooted. have been for a while. I have flashed and used several roms/ kernals etc. The thing is, even if I reset the phone to factory it still does it. I went into Titanium, what or how do I find a bad install?? Is there something to look for?
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Possibly the ROM's included the app but have a bad install inside the ROM. I seen this issue with a couple apps specifically FLASH PLAYER. Which app are you having issues with?? When in Titanium Backup go to the Backup/Restore section and it should show all of your installed applications..scroll to see if the application you are trying to install is on the list...if so uninstall it. If this doesn't work its possible there is a previous apk file on your phone of this app which is corrupting the download which can be removed with an app like "ROOT EXPLORER" unfortunately it costs money. To do that you would venture into the system/app folder and delete the apk file if in fact there is one in there. To check to see if there is one most file explorers will allow you to go into these folders but you cannot access anything.
KDKobes said:
Possibly the ROM's included the app but have a bad install inside the ROM. I seen this issue with a couple apps specifically FLASH PLAYER. Which app are you having issues with?? When in Titanium Backup go to the Backup/Restore section and it should show all of your installed applications..scroll to see if the application you are trying to install is on the list...if so uninstall it. If this doesn't work its possible there is a previous apk file on your phone of this app which is corrupting the download which can be removed with an app like "ROOT EXPLORER" unfortunately it costs money. To do that you would venture into the system/app folder and delete the apk file if in fact there is one in there. To check to see if there is one most file explorers will allow you to go into these folders but you cannot access anything.
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I have Root Explorer. Thanks. seems this is a common problem after searching google. No know solution as everyone has got theirs to work doing something different. I have not made any backups with Titanium as the roms I have used auto re-installed everything. I am wondering if it has something to do with that. Any time I flash a rom now, it says "starting download" for all my apps in the market. They never start though.
it's working now. not sure what I did though. I wiped everything and flashed BAMF remix (what I was using originally) and when I went through the setup I did everything like I did before. Only thing I changed when swapping roms was I would not set up my HTC account in the setup.
I'm not rooted (yet!) and I've been having the same problem with the market for the last two days. Probably half the apps I bought/downloaded hung on authorizing. When finally authorized it took quite a while to download and show under my apps. One took almost an hour to show up. Email notifications were also delayed. Tried clearing the cache but that didn't help...
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ATT seems to work
Sweet idea! Just tried this on an ATT GS3 and it seems fine. I did not test other apps. I do get an unsupported device tag at the top in the app but I don't think that impedes the function. When I use the Nexus device device, name and model (maguro, yakju and Galaxy Nexus) I don't get the warning but probably more likely to end up with incompatible apps.
Do you reset Google Wallet prior to flashing a new rom or do you just have the build.prop update before you run wallet?
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I'm confused. I have Wallet installed on my Verizon GS3 and I have no problems now. I am rooted and running Synergy ROM. When installed Wallet, I had to use a patched APK and edit my build.prop prior to installing Wallet to trick the phone similarly to what your script does (Galaxy Nexus, yakju, and maguro instead) After installing and setting up Wallet, I restored my original SCH-I535, d2vzw, d2vzw settings in build.prop and rebooted again. I am running Wallet no problems and it doesn't even tell me that I am using an unsupported device.
When I reboot my phone, it does not affect Wallet and my build.prop is not modified. I don't understand why someone would need your script to keep modifying the build.prop to say it is the pretend device? Please don't take my reply wrong, I'm simply trying to figure out what I am missing, not be a jerk.
I am always leary about leaving my build.prop modified because you trick other things into thinking your phone is something it is not. I feel this leaves you open to potential problems. I used Goo Manager the other day to see if there were any updates for my ROM and because of a modified build.prop it thought my phone was an AT&T GS3 and if I had downloaded and tried to flash an AT&T ROM I might have bricked it. I'm not sure, but I wouldn't want to take that chance. Also, isn't there a possibility of downloading an app from the Play Store that is only for the Sprint phone you're pretending to be and causing problems?
Jim
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Hi Jeremiah,
Thanks for the info. Just so you know, I used that Google installer few weeks ago and it worked fine. I changed to a new ROM last week and forgot to reset wallet before switching which caused bunch of problems. I was able to fix them but the installer did not work for me anymore. I was however able to get wallet working by manually editing build.prop and installing a patched apk of wallet. After wallet was up and running, I reverted back to the d2vzw and SCH-I535 version of build.prop. So you know, I have my correct build prop AND a working Google wallet. I can send you the link but its the Verizon Google wallet thread in the mods and app forum under Verizon GS3. I understand if you switch ROMs it would need to be reset and build prop edited again, but I don't think the is a need to keep your build prop edited unless you are using the play version of wallet. Perhaps the link could get you the patched version and that might help.
Take care,
Jim
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jeremiahmegel said:
As I recall, the patched APK isn't the newest version/update of Google Wallet, right? That's why I'm using the Play Store version: to receive updates to the app. If you don't care about updates, though, I suppose your way of doing things would be best. (I don't think it works throughout ROM updates, though. Let me know if I'm wrong about this.)
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Oh OK... I'm not sure but that makes sense... You would know more than me! Thanks... Again I was just looking for clarification. Thanks for your work. Good luck.
Jim
jeremiahmegel said:
The "Unsupported device." error only shows up if you're running Google Wallet on a rooted device (unsurprisingly); you're right that it doesn't impede the function. And you don't need to do anything as the user before or after flashing a new ROM; once you update the ROM, your phone should reboot automatically within a minute or two of starting up to put the new build.prop into effect! Simply install this once and don't worry about it again! (Unless, of course, you uninstall Tasker or wipe your phone or something.)
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So to clarify, when you say:
"And you don't need to do anything as the user before or after flashing a new ROM"
Do you really mean "you still have to reset Google Wallet before flashing a new ROM"?
Also, I'm wondering if it's possible that modifying build.prop might cause my Nfc.apk to stop functioning. I'm wondering this because it stopped functioning (after using 'Google Wallet Installer' - which does replace nfc.apk I believe, so that could be it, but not sure).
calaski8123 said:
Hi Jeremiah,
Thanks for the info. Just so you know, I used that Google installer few weeks ago and it worked fine. I changed to a new ROM last week and forgot to reset wallet before switching which caused bunch of problems. I was able to fix them but the installer did not work for me anymore. I was however able to get wallet working by manually editing build.prop and installing a patched apk of wallet. After wallet was up and running, I reverted back to the d2vzw and SCH-I535 version of build.prop. So you know, I have my correct build prop AND a working Google wallet. I can send you the link but its the Verizon Google wallet thread in the mods and app forum under Verizon GS3. I understand if you switch ROMs it would need to be reset and build prop edited again, but I don't think the is a need to keep your build prop edited unless you are using the play version of wallet. Perhaps the link could get you the patched version and that might help.
Take care,
Jim
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Jim will you please tell me how you fixed it? I did not reset Wallet before installing a new ROM a couple months ago and unfortunately all my nandroids are bad due to a CWM bug involving partitions (I didn't do anything to my partition structure manually...).
Thanks a lot!
Hi,
I'll tell you what I did, but I was just trying anything so I'm not sure if I got lucky or if you have to do everything I say... First I went into application manager and I cleared all data and updates from wallet. Then I rebooted into recovery and did full wipe 3x. Then I went onto Google on my laptop and logged in. Go to wallet and then to your activated devices. Not sure what they are called but you will see all your devices that have wallet. Some might day deactivated. If there are any active then disable or remove them. I don't remember what the term is Google uses to Deactivate. Once you have no active wallet applications left on Google go back to your phone. Install the working ROM or good backup. I had a good backup with wallet working...i was able to restore that nandroid and reset wallet from within the app so that i could then install the new ROM. then After setup, reboot again and wipe dalvic cache in recovery. Then try to install wallet again. Thats pretty much how I got it fixed... The key was getting it deactivated online.
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Oh and I uninstalled wallet after clearing the cache and updates.. Forgot that part sorry.
Jim
I followed the instructions to the T and it worked perfectly. Thank you. But my question is, what happens to the Tasker Profile? After, I went back in to check out what you did. I am a relatively new Tasker user and was curious about what all was intailed. But when I went back the profile was gone and the only sign that I had imported the xml file was two variables. Is it supposed to disapear?
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jeremiahmegel said:
As I recall, the patched APK isn't the newest version/update of Google Wallet, right? That's why I'm using the Play Store version: to receive updates to the app. If you don't care about updates, though, I suppose your way of doing things would be best. (I don't think it works throughout ROM updates, though. Let me know if I'm wrong about this.)
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Correct, the patches lag behind the updates somewhat. You can only use Play Store Wallet if you build.prop matches Play Store Wallet accepted devices (d2spr being one of them). For this reason, I prefer to wait for the updated patched version - if you do that, you can keep d2vzw or whatever you want in your build.prop
As far as resetting when changing ROMs, back when everything was stored on the secure element resetting was a big pain in the ass. I don't even bother anymore - there's a separate "reset wallet" option in the menu of the actual app (different than clearing app data), but you don't need to use it. I just keep a version of Wallet Installer V3 in TiBu, and restore it after installing a new rom. After restoring Wallet Installer, just run it once and then reset build.prop - the installer downloads the latest patched Wallet.apk.
jeremiahmegel said:
No, it is not supposed to disappear. Since Tasker updated its UI, Step 4 ("Tap the green check-mark at the bottom-left of the screen to save the profile.") is no longer available. Instead, press the back button or home button on your phone (or just switch to another app) to save the profile, then continue to Step 5. Let me know if this works. Nice to know that I could help you get Google Wallet up and running!
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I tried going through the steps again but I cant get Tasker to recognize the xml file when going through the import sequence. I downloaded and extracted (when extracrted its another file folder with the xml file in it), placed it on the root of my internal sd card. I go into tasker to import. It recognizes the file folder but when I select it, there isn't anything inside. Tasker wont recognize the basic xml file. I remeber when I first did this, the xml file was recognized without being in a folder. I can plainly see the xml file on the root of the sd card from Root Explorer in ROM toolbox. Would have it something to do with the permissions of the xml file? I show the permissions as rw-rw-r--.
I think I know why I am having to go this. I didn't follow the step to the T. I clicked "Run" before saving becasue I didn't see the green checkmark.
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jeremiahmegel said:
What is the file name of your XML file?
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I have the actually xml file on my sd card. It is named Replace_build.prop.prf.xml
When i go to the file through Root Browser in ROM Toolbox, its visible. I click it and it presents me with options to open it. I select Tasker and is says "Failed to move import to my sd directory"
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I have the actually xml file on my sd card. It is named Replace_build.prop.prf.xml
When i go to the file through Root Browser in ROM Toolbox, its visible. I click it and it presents me with options to open it. I select Tasker and is says "Failed to move import to my sd directory"
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I am not what was happening but I updated to CM10.1.0 RC2. I cleared anything I had tried previously with this tut. redownloaded the file and went though everthing again. It worked and the tasker profile stuck this time. Thanks for the help.
Great write up. Very simple to install. Google wallet was installed and running in less than 5 minutes. Thank you!
Galaxy S3 :good:
MOAR :BetteR:
Can anyone confirm this method works with 4.3? I made the jump to CM10.2 Nightly 8/27 (and tried 8/14, I think) and my phone goes into bootloop. It was working fine on CM10.1.2.
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