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I'm a little confused about what I can access on the market and I'm wondering if anyone can tell me which app is better for which.
Most of the time I live in China, where it seems all paid apps are blocked.
I downloaded App Brain, which is very cool, but completely blocked in China. So I installed VPN on my Galaxy S phone (which slows my phone down to a painful crawl), but there are still many free apps there which I cannot download, even though my phone should seem like its accessing the Internet from the United States.
I downloaded My Market. Not sure how well it works though. Its supposed to emulate connecting to various national markets.
Just now I downloaded Market Emulator. But I'm not sure which is the best market to log in from, and whether I need this or not (because I have My Market)
Is the situation that I can access different markets using various apps (vpn, app brain, my market), but google payment is somehow tied to a carrier code on the sim card, thus requiring Market Emulator?
Woah! I can answer my own question now. Yes you need market emulator in order to buy apps, even if you use VPN or other methods to "see" the market in another country.
This fact should be spread far and wide. I cannot believe it took me so long to figure this out.
I have tried http://amip.tools-for.net/wiki/android/marketaccess and it works perfectly.
ogami_ito said:
I'm a little confused about what I can access on the market and I'm wondering if anyone can tell me which app is better for which.
Most of the time I live in China, where it seems all paid apps are blocked.
I downloaded App Brain, which is very cool, but completely blocked in China. So I installed VPN on my Galaxy S phone (which slows my phone down to a painful crawl), but there are still many free apps there which I cannot download, even though my phone should seem like its accessing the Internet from the United States.
I downloaded My Market. Not sure how well it works though. Its supposed to emulate connecting to various national markets.
Just now I downloaded Market Emulator. But I'm not sure which is the best market to log in from, and whether I need this or not (because I have My Market)
Is the situation that I can access different markets using various apps (vpn, app brain, my market), but google payment is somehow tied to a carrier code on the sim card, thus requiring Market Emulator?
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just see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8205363#post8205363
I'll copy/paste from my issue on Google's tracker:
I have an Asus EEE Pad Transformer (TF101) with the latest update: HRI66.US_epad-8.2.3.13-20110511
When visiting the Market, I am only presented with Free apps in the Featured section of each category.
I can search for, and find, paid apps. However I cannot purchase them. It returns the following error: The item you were attempting to purchase could not be found.
I am able to purchase some of the apps with my Phone. I can either go to the web based market and purchase them for my T-Mobile HTC Vision, or I can do it on the phone itself. Then I can install those apps in my Asus Transformer.
However, I can't do this workaround with Honeycomb-only applications because I cannot buy them on the phone first.
I'm located in Puerto Rico. I talked to the guy that makes Reddita, and he said that his apps is setup to be available everywhere
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Anyone else have a similar issue? If so, please star my issue on Google's tracker: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=16845&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars
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I'm still not sure if it's a location based problem or if it's related to something else. Like I said above, the guy from Reddita says that his app is configured to not discriminate by country. Also, he says that he has sold the app to other Transformer users before.
i was able to purchase apps the last time I checked which was after the 8.2.3.9 update
klau1 said:
i was able to purchase apps the last time I checked which was after the 8.2.3.9 update
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Are you located in the states?
canada, should it make a difference? in google?
klau1 said:
canada, should it make a difference? in google?
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I would hope not. Unfortunately, so far my theory points towards a location restriction specific to Honeycomb devices.
No problems on my Transformer but a while back I had problems buying from my Adam. I went into my Google checkout account settings and just reentered the same credit card info and saved it. I was able to buy apps after that.
XL2001 said:
No problems on my Transformer but a while back I had problems buying from my Adam. I went into my Google checkout account settings and just reentered the same credit card info and saved it. I was able to buy apps after that.
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Thanks for the tip. Tried that (and adding a completely different CC) and it didn't work.
I can however buy apps for my other two devices (G2 and Nexus S).
I bought my Asus Transformer TF101 from Hong Kong, now live in Malaysia, both Malaysia and Hong Kong are in the list that can buy apps, but appear that i'm same with you.
Just can view apps, appear "The item that you request are not found" bla bla...
Free apps can be use. no problem, btw, i have a Motorola Xoom with me too, same issues. Sad.... duh....
somehow my android phone can purchase apps, i turn to my web page android market, and i noticed that, due to i have 5 device registered to my google account, i can buy apps for my phones, but not for my device that dont have "CARRIER" bound with it. This makes our wifi only device cant purchase apps.
i have mailed google about this issues, but nothing yet, dissapointed, hopes anyone get some solutions. thanks.
Market Enabler, available on the Android Market. Buy the paid version for better features.
I had the problem that I couldn't purchase apps that were offered in a different currency than US$ with my AmEx. I had to use a different credit card (VISA) and then it worked.
I have the same problem, it started yesterday. I'm from Puerto Rico.
Suddenly, the quantity of available apps is much less... I can't find Adobe apps, Angry Birds games, Taptu, none of the Google apps!!
When I go to "My Apps" it only shows those installed apps that are still available to search on the market, but the others are not (even if they are currently installed, were installed before)
If I enable the Hotspot on the HTC EVO and connect the TF to it via WiFi, after re-opening the market, it can see all apps as before, including those in "My Apps" section. This happens because the IP provided by Sprint is USA based. Also, if the TF gets connected to the local router, then the market apps availability gets downgraded again...
So, this appear to be a location based issue... but, how it's possible that all those high profile apps that were available just days ago now are not? I did a factory reset today for troubleshooting... and now can't install Adobe Flash and those apps mentioned above
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Market Enabler, available on the Android Market. Buy the paid version for better features.
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Ya, market enabler, but, i have to get rooted, superuser, busybox in order to use that, right?
I would love just to only get rooted and continuing receive Asus OTA updates, can i?
I check and i found the is no way, please help.
Hi (Cant purchase apps in market)
Helo I am also from Puerto Rico Im currently using Samsung Galaxy i9000 (International version) Im currently facing with this error since some time now. I been looking on net since long ago day and night and nothing just crap and no answer from google. I tried froyo gingerbread and iCS version from Teamhacksung and nothing. I tried market enabler (both versions in market) i can see paid apps just well I can download the free apps just fine but in paid apps *the item you were attempting to purchase could not be found* Im getting piss off already before was working just fine.
Looking extensively on net i found this video http://forum.xda-developers.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=13888035 ---->error sorry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDZtQWt_8TQ
Sorry is not in English but the guy is using something called Gae proxy that seems an alternative that let you buy the apps. Anyway, for me this no worked I tried several times and still it no let me buy the app or just the market no open. I tried via wifi/data plan (3g) and nothing. I did test with pal he has hero and career from usa and he can buy just fine. I tried with my boss who has Captive and Xoom both failed in market with the same error.
This is very disappointed situation that is taking too much already. I have several friends and ppl I know dropping android just because of that. If i keep having it I will do the same or keep forced to get pirated apps wich i no want.
Still waiting for any fix or google response.....
English not my primary language.
Market Enabler won't work on WiFi tablets
babyken said:
Ya, market enabler, but, i have to get rooted, superuser, busybox in order to use that, right?
I would love just to only get rooted and continuing receive Asus OTA updates, can i?
I check and i found the is no way, please help.
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I can assure you that even if you're rooted and running non-stock ROM, Market Enabler will not help if you're on a wifi-only tablet. I've been trying to find a solution to this problem since the day I got my WiFi-only Transformer but to no avail. Without any development or hacking knowledge whatsoever, there's only so much that I can try.
What I've found out though is this. The wifi-only version appears to track your location differently than the 3G version such that Market Enabler won't work. I have tried VPN (either direct on device or sharing a VPN connection over WIFI, if that makes a difference at all...), I've tried some location spoofing apps. Force stopped the market app and cleared data and cache and trying the VPN and location spoofing again in various combos, unsuccessfully. Also tried turning off all location services. Tried Market Enabler of course and I have the paid version of that too.
What works though is if I'm in another country, and it's a market-supported country, I'd be able to purchase apps without doing anything extra. I can also buy apps through my phone which has Market Enabler working as intended and once purchased I can install the bought apps through the My Apps screen on my Transformer. This is my current workaround, but I'm still very much stuck when I need to buy tablet-only apps which I can't purchase from my phone. Similarly, I can buy apps from the android market website, but only those I can install to the phone and I won't be able to install direct to tablet unless it's a free app.
Note: I live in a non-market-supported country. I've had this problem since Honeycomb, and now I'm on ICS and also using the rebranded Google Play. This problem seems to apply to all WiFi-only tablets, not just the Asus Transformer.
The only reason why there doesn't seem to be much of an outcry on this is because people chiming in that they can buy apps when they live in a market-supported country, so people think the problem is solved.
Hii all,
I just got my brand new trophy BUT.
I live in the netherlands, and when i go into the marketplace, i want to search for twitter or beezz, but it can't find them both.
When I search for it on google, theres a marketplace link, so when I clicked on that, it says that the app is not available for me
Can someone please explain me how to get those apps? Im running official mango.
Do I need something like a US live ID?
Thanks!
EDIT: solved by logging in with a Us live ID but when I want to BUY an app, it thinks I live in the usa, but I dont.
So I cant buy apps , is there a way to still buy apps????
no one ?
If I change my windows phone with another one, will my paid apps be available on the new phone to download without paying again?
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If I change my windows phone with another one, will my paid apps be available on the new phone to download without paying again?
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Your apps are associated to your windows live account. So changing phone should not be a problem.
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If I change my windows phone with another one, will my paid apps be available on the new phone to download without paying again?
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As long as you use the same Live ID, you will get them again without paying. When you go to Marketplace, go to your purchased app, click buy, it will verify that you bought it and say 'You've already purchased this app, do you want to reinstall it?' - say yes!
You can also see a list of your purchased apps (and reinstall them) using the Marketplace website.
You dont have to pay for the apps you already bought if you use the same Live id. To make it easy, use the Reinstaller app for Windows Phone http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/b9d1115b-2c0d-4e5d-afc6-fa6dcd84dda4
Well..i never bought the paid apps, there were some deals with free for 2 days and i purchased them then. Now, they cost, i thought i could reinstall them on my new phone but it says i have to buy..
Apps are purchased by their ID, a GUID that every app has. It's possible that the free apps you "bought" were using different GUIDs than the normal Marketplace ones. In that case, you can try checking the Marketplace website for the list of apps that you previously installed and try reinstalling the free ones, but if they've taken the copies with the other GUID off of the Marketplace, you won't be able to get them again.
It sucks, I know. The backup/migrate/restore story on WP7 is really bad. I actually raised this issue with Microsoft several times (both as "we need this" and as "this is a reason to no block high-privilege homebrew code; we could do this for you" and received no meaningful response except for one guy I know who works there saying "yeah, this is an issue, but it's not in my area; I sent it on to the right people."
Hi all,
Got a question that I'd like some guidance on.
Got a Lumia 710 the other week - great phone - and recently signed up for a trial period of Zune Pass (where you can download tracks and such for "free")
However - I had to reset my phone a couple of days ago and set it to link to a US Live Account I used to have by mistake.
As a result of this I got the extra Zune Music features in the player such as Artist Bios, Album Reviews, Smart DJ, etc.
I noticed that once I re-hard reset my phone back to the UK those features have disappeared.
So the question I have is - is there any way to either unlock these features under my UK phone setup (via a hack or other method) - or is there a way to be able to access them via the US setup, but still be able to purchase apps and music. Or is there a third way (the best of both worlds) to be able to have the phone setup in US mode, but be able to purchase items with a UK card (be it directly out of Microsoft or via a third party selling "giftcards" - as you can do with the iPhone)
They're tied to the Live ID. It may be possible using some high-privilege hacks (on a Lumia 710, this would require intalling a custom ROM) to change that region your phone things it's in, but I don't promise that will help with getting the services from the server.
I find the whole regional thing incredibly annoying, but apparently the world has a surplus of lawyers and some of them decided that more money could be made if contracts for such services were written with stupid regional restrictions in place.
WCR46 said:
Hi all,
Got a question that I'd like some guidance on.
Got a Lumia 710 the other week - great phone - and recently signed up for a trial period of Zune Pass (where you can download tracks and such for "free")
However - I had to reset my phone a couple of days ago and set it to link to a US Live Account I used to have by mistake.
As a result of this I got the extra Zune Music features in the player such as Artist Bios, Album Reviews, Smart DJ, etc.
I noticed that once I re-hard reset my phone back to the UK those features have disappeared.
So the question I have is - is there any way to either unlock these features under my UK phone setup (via a hack or other method) - or is there a way to be able to access them via the US setup, but still be able to purchase apps and music. Or is there a third way (the best of both worlds) to be able to have the phone setup in US mode, but be able to purchase items with a UK card (be it directly out of Microsoft or via a third party selling "giftcards" - as you can do with the iPhone)
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Hi,
I have a UK Zune pass, tied to a UK Hotmail I.D. and a UK debit card, and whilst Album reviews and Artist Bios are not available, the Smart DJ feature is.
Hope that helps.
Regards
Garrickus
Set it up like mine. We're kinda in the same boat but I'm in NZ and we DO NOT have Zune Pass.
I have mine set up with a US account, I use a legal US address with permission from the owner, and a valid US number. Although I use an NZ visa debit card, only it charges me after the currency has been converted from USD to NZD. All works ok, but in Xbox I cannot purchase MS points as the address I have in my account, and the address on my debit card are different, hence verification fails. But this can be solved by purchasing prepaid cards or via zune software so not really a big deal for me.
And regarding to your post, the features are tied to the country of your account is set to. Not Live ID but Zune Account and Xbox Live share the same information. You can change the country of your Live ID but this WILL NOT change the country of your Zune or Xbox Live account. So if you want a full-pledged windows phone, you're better off with a US account, but if you want your phone to go local and loyal to your country, then set it up as UK. In my case, NZ has barely any features, its like having a stripped down version of windows phone - no zune pass and those other zune features, no bing music, no IE tap-to-call, no US apps like iheartradio or netflix.