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[Q] Deleted Google Play

Hey there. I have been trying to resolve the "Package File Invalid", so one of the things i read here on xda said uninstall updates for the android market. I did this, and it installed Google Play completely. I tried flashing a package with the google play market version 3.4.6, but it force closes as soon as I open it. Can anyone help me? :3

I'm not sure if applicable in your circumstance but whenever I start having issues with force closes I reboot into CWM and clear my cache & Dalvik (under advanced) then "goback" & check reset permissions & reboot PHONE .....NOT Reboot Recovery. So far, it's worked like a champ every time for me.

When does it say "Package File Invalid" ?

may Reboot Recovery

It said Package File Invalid when I was downloading Draw Something Free. But thats not the point, I deleted Google Play off my phone and need to know how to get it back.

The point is that the invalid signature error usually comes from either having a broken/warezed/older version already installed, or the download corrupting.
So the signature from the update/download doesn't match what is already installed or has just been downloaded.
Your problem now is that you probably just removed the market but not the other apps it depends on on.
So either restore exactly the market version you removed or flash a new version plus the matching versions of its dependencies.

I've tried flashing both version 3.4.7 and 3.4.6, and they both force close as soon as I open them. Can you show me how to make it work, or tell me how to get it from stop force closing?

I would suggest a nandroid backup and a complete factory reset.. chuck on a custom (up to date (ics) rom) while your at it

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I would suggest a nandroid backup and a complete factory reset.. chuck on a custom (up to date (ics) rom) while your at it
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Thats the exact reason I haven't yet. I have installed a custom rom and stuff already

I too am having the issue with all apps after 260 apps installed. I noticed that when I uninstall one app I can install a app that had said "package file invalid" two minutes earlier. Its weird.
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I have had this problem before, the cause for me was that I was using g a DNS changer. Uninstalled it and that fixed it for me.
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I don't have a DNS changer installed. I'm using MIJJZ Blend 2.3 and everthing before 260 installed fine, but now I have to uninstall a app to install a app.
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Then the only other thing I can think of is clearing data/cache as per http://www.thespicygadgematics.com/2011/12/fix-android-package-file-is-invalid.html
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I had tried that before. I've been bouncing between Darkstar 1.0.2 and Blend 2.*. I have experienced this issue on all Blend builds and never had the issue on Darkstar. Its weird the first time I had the "package file is invalid" error I was reinstalling my backedup apps. It happened ony on 3 apps(gosms, titanium backup, bunny shooter) and everything else installed fine. 2nd time gosms and titanium backup installed fine, but other apps wouldn't install. The funny thing about it is one of the first apps had the error, but I still installed 30+ apps after that. I've wied and reinstalled Blend 2.3 3 times and this last time I got every app reinstalled and even a few more before the error. I uninstalled one app and installed one app that had previously failed. So I tried uninstalling 3 big apps(angry birds trilligy) and still can't install a 588 kb app. I can't install a single app now. Debating on flashing stock kernel, but really don't want to loose cwm.
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[Q] Play store issue

Yesterday I updated my ROM, radio and rpm to the BLK3 release of cleanrom lite... love it.
Anyway, in the play store it shows all of my google programs and, curiously, SU program as uninstalled... even though they are there.
Also shows play services as uninstalled.
When I installed the rom i selected backup to google but not restore (as I have done many times)
anyway... ideas on how to fix... it's been 24 hours so it didnt resolve itself

universe555 said:
Yesterday I updated my ROM, radio and rpm to the BLK3 release of cleanrom lite... love it.
Anyway, in the play store it shows all of my google programs and, curiously, SU program as uninstalled... even though they are there.
Also shows play services as uninstalled.
When I installed the rom i selected backup to google but not restore (as I have done many times)
anyway... ideas on how to fix... it's been 24 hours so it didnt resolve itself
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First step is to clear data for "Play Store." If it's still present after that, reflash the rom and see if it's resolved.
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ok, cleared data and cache for both play store and play services... rebooted to recovey and wiped cache partition... same situation
any other thoughts... i dont want to reinstall if poss

And did you reflash the rom without wiping?
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I had wiped/cleared cahce dalvik bat stats...
ok, so i just reinstalled rom (after clearing above again)
in google play now the only thing shoing as installed is play services
should be at least gmail search etc
help... i love my rom

This may sound like overkill but uninstall each app then reinstall them from the market. I checked out the thread and as of yet, nobody has reported any issues akin to yours.
As for SU, I'd suggest installing SuperSU, granting it root and then uninstalling SU. That should work itself out if my line of thinking is correct.
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OK, here's where I'm at now...
reinstall ROM and no other apps from play store
when i go to play store online it shows one app installed... google play services
the problem is that when i attempt to download any of the apps on the rom already... gmail, youtube, su etc...
it says already on phone (on the s3 itself)
so it never recognizes that these eight? apps are installed
curiously... it says i downloaded play services... which i did not
i would hate to have to go to another rom but i'm lost at this point... my concern is that i will never be able to update these essential apps if i just let it go

Idk what to say besides redownloading and checking the md5 before flash then doing a full wipe. I just temporarily downloaded/installed CleanRom LE and I have just gmail, google search, maps, voice search, and YouTube installed according to the Play Store. I have a total of 27 apps in my app drawer and I deselected everything for Backup/Restore in Settings/Backup and Reset
Edit: I wiped both Factory reset and System (full wipe) and it worked for me just now. I'm reading that simply reflashing didn't help. You might want to do a full wipe this time.

[Q] Trouble opening Downloads app

Alright this has happend a couple times in the past to and I did not think much if it. It has began happening again ever since I flashed the latest Mahdi ROM. Now it might be a problem with the ROM but It has happend with many other ROMs as well. I was wondering if there is some sort of fix...When I go to open the Stock Downloads application it always say "Unfortunately, the process android.process.media has stopped working" now I can download everything fine but I just can't open the application. I tried going to the app and clearing the cache but that did not do much...any help would be appriciated.

Try reinstalling gapps

Hi,
Have you deleted or froze (with Titanium Backup for example) some system apps?
Because this has happened to me when I froze, don't remember exactly, some files like:
Code:
GoogleBackupTransport.apk
SharedStorageBackup.apk
BackupRestoreConfirmation.apk
And maybe one or two others..., sorry I can't be more precise because now I don't use DowloadProviderUI.apk (deleted), the stock download app if you prefer. Did you flashed the Gapps, if yes which ones?

Im gonna try and re install the gapps now, I did use bloatware remover to get rid of some apps. Im using the pa_gapps-modular-mini-4.4.2-20131230-signed gapps...

clear data for the app in the main phone settings, apps, all..

Facebook not able to install, error -504

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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Play Services force-closing - fix?

Yes, this is a straight-forward fail - I am running a CM13-based ROM and flashed a nightly build (has been redrawn meanwhile) onto my N5 without backing up first. Right after the first reboot, I received a "Play Services has stopped working" error message and this keeps appearing all the time. Additionally, the Google Now Launcher has disappeared from my launcher list - and of course, all the Play Services-dependent features don't work, i.e. Chrome, Contacts sync, Play Store and so on. So, my phone basically is useless.
I suspect all the problems arise from the non-working Play Services. I managed to uninstall them after deactivating the Android Device Manager and re-installed the latest version, but this didn't fix the problem. Is there anything else I can try? Or is there no way around a complete wipe?

have u flashed Gapps?

Tried it, but didn't help either. I'll just go for a full wipe now. But thank you for answering!

YassinTP said:
Tried it, but didn't help either. I'll just go for a full wipe now. But thank you for answering!
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try clearing Cache and dalvik cache and then delete the host file from "etc" folder!

I should've tried deleting the host file. Wiping Dalvik and Cache didn't work before...
Anyway, I took the opportunity, put my 32GB mainboard in and set up everything from scratch.

Are you using amplify?

No, I didn't use that.