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"This item cannot be installed in your country." error in the Market

Hi,
I've started getting an error over the last couple of days where I am unable to download anything from the market due to the error message "This item cannot be installed in your country."
I'm in the UK, have a completey unmodified Transformer running 3.1. I also have a HTC Desire which has no problems getting anything from the market, its just my Transformer which has this issue.
Any help would be much appreciated!

I fixed it by clearing my location data using this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14363817&postcount=10

Ah sweet, cheers for the link. I started having probs today!
All I needed to do was 1-3, then re-added my login for gmail and it's all working again. Couldn't figure out why I couldn't find Auto Trader in the app, and then on the web market it said it couldn't be installed in my devices country...!
WOOHOO!! =D

Just a quick question regarding the android market region dependencies, does it check your region by looking at the ip?
I'm in Hong Kong atm, and some of the apps I cannot download (like google earth for example :\) due to the app being not available in the country. However I'll be going back to the UK in 2 months time so I'm wondering if the apps will become available when I get back to UK?
Cheers in advance

hi,
if you have root access, try MarketEnabler from Android Market.
Maybe this app help you..

Cheers for the information, though I'm not too bothered about not getting the apps at the moment, I just want to know if the apps will be available for when I get back to the UK.
Already searched the forums and google but can't find anything on it :\ but I appreciate the response!

cosmicbb said:
hi,
if you have root access, try MarketEnabler from Android Market.
Maybe this app help you..
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Thx man! Thats what I serching for!

[Q] Amazon App Store - Unable to Sign In

Anyone unable to sign into the Amazon App Store? I just got my Infuse 4G and installed the latest from Amazon's download URL.
When I sign it, I get:
There was a temporary error signing you in. Please try again in a few moments.
My only option at this point is to press OK.
I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, clearing the app's data and trying, and confirming my credentials work on their web site. I can browse the store, but I just cannot sign in.

kid, you need to do learn google!
http://forums.androidcentral.com/th...105642-fix-if-you-unable-sign-amazon-app.html

Is your phone rooted if so what rom are you using?

Thanks!
Thanks! Solved the issue that I was having trying to get into the Amazon App store. The funny thing was it kept asking for a Valid e-mail and password, instead of letting me know I had too many devices registered. Also other Amazon sites (such as their Android MP3 player) worked fine.

wd4oay said:
Thanks! Solved the issue that I was having trying to get into the Amazon App store. The funny thing was it kept asking for a Valid e-mail and password, instead of letting me know I had too many devices registered. Also other Amazon sites (such as their Android MP3 player) worked fine.
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great can you put Solved in the title....

[Q] How to access the Amazon app store from outside US ?

Hi Guys,
Firstly thx for the great community and all the rooting information and guides. This is my first post, I am not a developer but just briefly interested in coding side of things. lets just say I'm more Mechanical than technological ;-)
Came to this forum to ask some help, I saw the guide on getting to the Amazon App webstore outside the US, but the workaround is not working now.
I wasn't able to get through to the webstore even after trying all the steps mentioned in the guide at this link>
btevrythng {DOT}blogspot {DOT}com/2011/03/how-to-use-amazon-ap
Has anyone tried to access this store recently from Australia / or outside US ?
I tried with a Fake US name / country neutral gmail address / Correct but fake (Google maps) postal address and US CC card number from fakenamegenerator.com .
I also Uninstalled my previous kindle app and the App store attempts,
I am running out of ideas on what am I doing wrong or if Amazon have now plugged this loop hole ? Are they tracking Ip addresses to check locations ? Can anyone who has tried to access the store recently please confirm their results ?
Any ideas on what I am doing wrong ?
Have tried many other things that I found googling them, Just wanted to get to the App store to get the free app of the day.

there is a way...
follow the steps provided at this blog: spimi-tech.blogspot.com
tried it and it worked like a charm

You can also try to tunnel your internet connection through VPN (for instance using (overplay net).

shimonelbaz said:
follow the steps provided at this blog: spimi-tech.blogspot.com
tried it and it worked like a charm
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Tried this and it works, but how much is it reliable? It is ok for free apps, but when I start purchasing apps with my real non-US credit card, do I risk being blocked?

Xfinity Mobile 3.5 APK

Does anyone have the apk file for Xfinity Mobile v3.5? I was able to get version 3.01, but it doesn't have the new features like text messaging.
It's a free app, so it's not pirating.
Thanks for the help.

plomaris said:
Does anyone have the apk file for Xfinity Mobile v3.5? I was able to get version 3.01, but it doesn't have the new features like text messaging.
It's a free app, so it's not pirating.
Thanks for the help.
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HERE ya go, I downloaded it to my Galaxy Nexus and then uploaded it to box.com

Thanks airmaxx, but no joy with that link. I get this message:
Oops — this shared file or folder link has been removed.

Here you go.
Any chance you could download the Entertainment Weekly app from the amazon market since it's kindle fire only? (And post it). It's also free.
Thanks. Let me know if the apk works for you. I tested it and it worked for me.

Mike - Thanks that worked!
As for the Entertainment Weekly app, I'm not a subscriber, so I don't know if it will work. Also, I've never backed up an app before. I'm not rooted, so hopefully one of the back up apps will let me do that.
If you know how I can do it, let me know.
Tom

Shouldn't need a subscription to grab the app because it'll ask for your subscriber info at app launch.
*edit*
Shouldn't need root. The Amazon AppStore downloads the APK to your SD Card prior to installation. It's located at /sdcard/Android/data/com.amazon.venezia/cache
Thanks!

Mike:
I'l give it a try.
So, you don't have a Kindle Fire yourself?
Tom

Not yet. Been thinking about it for my wife. I bought the Xoom last March and have been really happy with it... and use the Kindle app (kind of irks me that I don't get all of the free Amazon Prime rentals without actually owning a kindle, but... that's another topic).
Anyways, it seems like a nice product and all. I just can't justify it at the moment since the Xoom does everything I need it to. I just want to try to fiddle with a few of the apps that are locked to the kindle at the moment... for whatever reason.
If you want any other freeware apps that are in the market or otherwise unavailable for the kindle fire, feel free to PM me.

Entertainment Weekly
Mike
Try this

Worked like a charm. I was able to log into my account and see all of the available issues. I downloaded one and it worked just fine... I wonder why they have this locked down to just the kindle fire...
Thanks for your help!

plomaris,
Thanks so much for uploading the Entertainment Weekly apk!
I can now =finally= access EW on my tablet, even though I'm overseas & the Amazon App Store doesn't let me download the app *boo hiss*
So thanks from a very happy camper

[APP] My apps banned from Play Store back online

Hi all,
I had a few apps on the Play Store some months ago, which got removed after Google decided to ban me from the Play Store for who knows what reason. Apparently the cause was the "sexy" nature of the apps, which still doesn't explain why my app got kicked out and so many apps that are much worse than mine still live there.
Well, anyway, I've decided to put them all back online on a website for users to download, so if you're interested in them feel free to download them and give me some feedback! All the apps have a brief descriptions and screenshots:
drfeelgoodsw . appspot . com (sorry, being a newbie no link allowed...)​
They're all apps to quickly access galleries of well known sexy and gossip websites (Front Magazine, The Sun Page 3, Egotastic and so on), and they all allow you to mark those galleries as favourites, save them on your SD card, etc. Nothing fancy but I hope you'll enjoy them nevertheless! If you have any suggestion on how to improve them, or just know some other website you'd like a similar app to be made for, I'd love to hear it from you

They must have been deleted again because nothing comes up in a search for them
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

sixfearstheseven said:
They must have been deleted again because nothing comes up in a search for them
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
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Sorry, I should have been clearer... by "back online" I actually meant they were available again on the web page I created for the purpose, not on the Play Store. I tried publishing them on Android PIT after they were removed from the Play Store, but that only lasted a few weeks, as apparently Android PIT only hosts apps that are also on the Play Store (quite silly of them, considering they're supposed to be an alternative market, but anyway...). I'm looking for other markets to publish the apps on, but until then the apps are available for download on the page I linked in my previous post. Those apps automatically look for updates using a JSON string on the same page, so updates should be easy to keep track of even without a Market in place.

No feedback? Either the apps are perfect the way they are, or they really suck!!

DrFeelgoodSW said:
No feedback? Either the apps are perfect the way they are, or they really suck!!
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Also, I suspect that people are getting a bit wary of sideloading apks when they could be malware. That's unfortunately a level of trust you lost when you were banned from the play store.

cyansmoker said:
Also, I suspect that people are getting a bit wary of sideloading apks when they could be malware. That's unfortunately a level of trust you lost when you were banned from the play store.
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Oh, I hadn't thought about that...
Well, if that can help, I can post a screenshot of the mail from Google describing their exact reason why I got banned, which had nothing to do with malicious behaviour in my app. That said, anyone can just monitor the traffic my app generates, and see that, apart from an update check at the beginning (a GET to retrieve a JSON file), the only connections are towards the website each app is wrapping. I would be quite dumb to post malicious apps on an expert den of Androiders like XDA Developers anyway ehehe
Anyway, if that can help I ca post the complete source code of one of the apps to let people check that everything's fine. The core of the apps is mostly the same (activities, sqlite database, image cache, httpclient+jsoup), apart from differences related to their structure (e.g., Page3 has much more activities and choices than GQ), so that should help understand I'm not hijacking anything. Of course, you could object there is no guarantee the code I'm posting is exactly the one used to generate the APKs, as we'd be back to the trust issue at the beginning...
Well, if there's any way I convince those in doubt that I'm in good faith just let me know. About the Play Store, unfortunately there's no way I can get back there. In the mail I received, I was told I was banned and that I could not open a new account to publish the apps again, so that's out of the question. Android PIT only accepts apps that already are on the store, so no go either. I tried other markets like Androlib and SlideMe, but both failed to send me the confirmation mails I needed to confirm the account, so I'm wondering if they're even a viable solution for developers right now. I've already discarded the Amazon App Store option, as there's an annual fee the likes of which only Apple could conceive. Anyone knows more alternatives to publish apps?