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.
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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.
*edit*
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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The market on my droid charge does not have a link to the 10 cent apps. I've been checking daily. I am running the latest version of gummy that I can find.
I see the link on all my other rooted android devices including my Droid and Nook Tablet.
Any suggestions?
Go to Menu->Applications and find the market and select it. Then clear it's cache and data which will force it to refresh completely the next time you open it.
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the option to clear cache was greyed out. I pressed "Clear Data" instead, but that did not seem to help.
Is there another way to clear the cache?
market.android.com/details?id=apps_timed_promotion
Yes, as the dude above me pointed out, just go to the website. You can push apps to your phone from there and it will show the same $0.10 apps.
http://market.android.com
The giant square in the middle of the page is a link. click it.
It's probably because you're running a custom ROM. What that means to you is that the Market.apk is built into the ROM, so put simple, it can't be automatically updated AFAIK. You have to manually download the latest Market.apk and install it using a file manager like Astro/File Expert/Root Explorer. If it gives you an error that the application cannot be installed just use Titanium Backup to uninstall the current Market.apk, then try installing. If it still gives you the error just reboot and it will work.
Thanks for the info everyone.
My Google searches on where to download the market apk are getting me nowhere. I'll have to continue this after I get off work in the morning.
There are two links here
androidpolice.com/2011/11/01/download-android-market-3-3-11-adds-new-settings-default-auto-update-update-over-wi-fi-only-shortcuts-and-more/
You have to manually copy and paste the apk instead of "installing", but once I figured that out this worked perfectly, thanks!
Hello.
I want to know if somebody can/is run(ing) a stock Android email apk (as the one in the nexus phones or Xoom tablet), instead of the Samung email client.
I really want to use such version, as I cannot get confortable with the samsung version.
Instructions to install it? Sideload? adb push? where to find an apk?
I had a Google version running but I flashed a new rom after the leak and am having issues getting it to work. If I do soon I'll let you know
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Use tibu and back up email, exchange, and social hub... Then delete and reboot.... Drop in the two apks below into system/app reboot and profit.
Could you post up some Screens? Hoping to include in this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24238579
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Don't know why they inverted
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crusecontrl said:
Use tibu and back up email, exchange, and social hub... Then delete and reboot.... Drop in the two apks below into system/app reboot and profit.
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Thanks, going to pass the files to some security servers and then install.
Thanks a lot!!!
I can't get them to work. It gets to the part where it asks how often to check. I click next. phone vibrates and email does nothing but crash and lock up the phone after that.
the emailExchange doenst work for me somebody know the issue?
crusecontrl said:
Use tibu and back up email, exchange, and social hub... Then delete and reboot.... Drop in the two apks below into system/app reboot and profit.
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These are the best email apps hands down.. the stock email.app got better but this is 'NEW GMAIL' style and works with your personal email box on pop3 or imap or exchange! its just great!
I Highly recommend them!
Better screenshot
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djoneal said:
the emailExchange doenst work for me somebody know the issue?
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Did you try changing the permissions for both apps when you copied them to the /system/apps folder?
the permissions need to match the other files in the folder rw-r--r--
(all the read boxes need to be checked and just the owner write box needs to be checked)
I can confirm these files do work.
Thank you mhk!
Confirmed working with Smooth Ice ROM and Exchange 2003 server. So far so good. Wish I hadn't spent the $10 on EnhancedEmail...
the google email will not give me the option to push my yahoo email accounts any ideas?
I'm trying to get these email apps to work on LR2.6 but the emailgoogle.apk wont launch. It breifly opens before it FC.
I have tried fixing permissions but still no joy.
The reason why I have been lookign to change from the stock email.apk is that I couldn't get exchange to work properly with my work email which I did have working on a previous ROM.
Any ideas what I could do to get it to launch? Should this work on GT-i9100?
Not working on UCLD2??
Seems like this aosp apps wont work on the UCLD2 leaked release.
Anyone has success?
Works for me on NexusMOD UCLD2. It took me a few tries to get it to work though. I had to clear data for the built in email, then rename them, install the new ones and reboot. Let it settle. The first few times it would force close all the time, but after clearing data and then rebooting, it worked.
I finally managed to create some flashable zips that work, so you can move from Samsung email to Google/ICS email app much easier. All you need to do is go into manage apps, Email and clear data and cache (if any), reboot into recovery and flash ICS_EmailGoogle_update.zip. It will rename Email.apk, Exchange.apk and SocialHub.apk and install the new apks. To revert back to stock, again go to manage apps, Email and clear data and cache (if any) and boot into recovery and flash ICS_Stock_Email.zip. If you don't clear data, when you switch back and forth you will get FC's. I only use this with Exchange, so I can't verify if it works with other providers, but it works great for me.
I realize you can do all this with a rooted file explorer, but with the amount of times I seem to have to do it, this is easier...
As always, no guarantees, if your phone blows up, I'm not responsible. If you are curious, open up the zips and check out the scripts, just so you can see that I'm not deleting your system partition...
Enjoy!
Tom
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After this , my system crashes. Is it compatable with ICS and Litening rom 2.7?
ITS COMPLETELY HELL, I CANT USE MY PHONE! IT JUST SAYS ERROR APPLICATION CLOSED, THEN CRASHES.
MasterfullDON said:
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After this , my system crashes. Is it compatable with ICS and Litening rom 2.7?
ITS COMPLETELY HELL, I CANT USE MY PHONE! IT JUST SAYS ERROR APPLICATION CLOSED, THEN CRASHES.
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Flash new seanscreamz ucld2 base sky ics 4.2D-7 for working email
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Ok so last nite I hooked my ascend up to my borrowed laptop since the AC cord for my own laptop took a dump I accessed my micro SD card and retrieved a copy of my Playfulgod CM7 Rom uploaded it to the laptop. I browsed to 2.3.5/system/app I deleted protips.apk, voicesearch.apk, email.apk, dspmanager.apk, latinimetutorial.apk then added googlemaps.apk, gingerbreak.apk and a few others without un-zipping so as not to screw up the Rom sig. I stripped both Rom and gapps of Google books then uploaded edited Rom and gapps back to phone. Booted to CWM and deleted all necessary items (cache, boot, dalvik, etc) flashed modified Rom, flashed mod gappsgapps, flashed SMS off fix then robooted. After boot I am prompted to "press screen here" I sign into Gmail, I sync phone, I go through the motions hit finish it should go to the desktop right? Wrong it FC's saying android.setup.apk needs to DC hit ok?when I hit ok screen goes blank I can access my task bar and see my apps need updates I can update them as well. But I have no other access to the phone when I reboot it boot loops as if the Rom flash was unsuccessful. Any ideas on this?
Ok so I figured out which apk not to delete so install works fine now. However another issue has risen now upon fresh install "non market apps" remain in /apps within Rom but do not install due to the fact that "unknown sources" is by default un-checked is there a way to remedy this so my non market apps will install?
AndroidZip Pro.apk
Hybrid Stopwatch v1.1.2.apk
Root Explorer v2.19.apk
Shazam.apk
Blueputdroid Pro.apk
N64 Emulator.apk
com forshared-1.apk
Snes-emulator.apk
MyBackupRoot.apk
Strricson.busybox.donate-1.apk
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Hey guys and gals I've been fighting with this issue for a while and can't seem to find a way to fix it. I'm running the newest nightly for CM12 via safestrap and I've done a complete wipe and fresh install and I still can't install facebook. Tried clearing the data and cache from the google apps that were recommended via other threads.
This morning I did an entire wipe, installed stock, rooted, installed Facebook successfully, then installed Safestrap, made a new slot, installed CM, and facebook fails on install. Tried installing via Playstore as well as manually with the APK and both fail basically the same way though when doing the APK it doesn't give the 504 error.
So I'm hoping someone out there has another idea of something to try, in the interim I've been running Facebook lite, which works but notifications are unstable for me. It would be easier if I could run the normal app but it's been fighting me at every turn.
Thanks
Luke
Did you try pasting the .APK directly in /data/app and setting appropriate permissions?
Alright I figured I'd come back to this since I did end up finding a solution. I didn't try pasting the APK direct since I had read of some issues with guys doing that and having to wipe the device and I didn't want to have to do that. So I ended up using Titanium backup to backup the copy from the stock rom install that was working, and then restore it into the CM12 install and it worked. Wouldn't update via Play Store but it did work to get a functional install.
So if other guys find this thread down the road, this might be a way to make it work.
Take care!
Luke
I don't know why it wasn't working when you tried to install the apk, but sometimes happened to me something similar. I wasn't able to install any app from the PS, it always trow me an error, I don't remember the exact number, but if it wasn't 504, is really close. The only workaround was to delete my Google account and format data, and when it turned on I skipped the Google first startup wizard and went straight to the play store, and when it prompted to log on, I did and worked flawless. Glad to know that you already fixed it, but this workaround may help someone else
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