[Q] Downloading (free) android apps from outside US - General Questions and Answers

Hi,
I tried searching both the mighty google as well as this site for instructions.
I just got "fitbit" sports tracker thingy for a present and found out the app isn't available in my country.
..now I have tried the following
- Got a VPN and tried to connect to play store with that on my samsung tablet
- Got a VPN and tried to download it from the web (still shows my machines as something it can't be installed on)
- Got an US amazon account and tried to download the app from there (couldn't without american creditcard, even if free)
- Tried to contact the FitBit guys directly for the installation file (they just suggested I try to reach the american play store for it..)
Help.
If someone would be so kind as to download the free app and share
OR
tell me how the F**k can I get it?
I understand the difficulty on some video/music stuff as it's licensed and such and such.. but for a 100% free app? what's the point!?

A while a go i tried to download some apps from outside the US, and i found an app that could change the country you are in and trick the play store permanently. I cant remember the name of the app now.... but search the google again for a related app... and please share... that is possible...

Was it MarketEnabler that you're thinking of?

Here's an older version of the app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28260858&postcount=19

SimonTS said:
Was it MarketEnabler that you're thinking of?
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Yes thats it,,, Market Enabler... it worked for me.. thx Simon...
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post-mortem said:
Here's an older version of the app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28260858&postcount=19
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Thx btw... let me keep this just in case

post-mortem said:
Here's an older version of the app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28260858&postcount=19
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Thank you.
Does anyone know how to go about updating these.. is the app updatable to a later version without any trickery?
ps. I tried market enabler, but I don't have a clue how to root a device (not sure that I even ought with my skill and talent, or the lack thereof.)
:good:

If you've sideloaded an app, you can't update it automatically. You'll have to download & sideload an updated version.
Some apps have a built-in checker for a new version, and if one is found, it will redirect you to the Play store. But, then you'd have to find and sideload the new one.

Related

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If anyone is having trouble getting the game to show up, remember you have to use the app Market Enabler and set the carrier ID to 44010(docomo).
Does anyone have any idea if this is ever hitting NA?
If you have a Samsung device and are up for some sideloading it's available on the Samsung Apps Store.
Considering that WayForward is an English based company and this game has already been released on multiple platforms in the US, I can see this version hitting the Play Store in the US at some point.
Though in my case, I already have the DSi version of the game (note that there is no DS version, only DSi since it is a downloadable game).
Sorry guys is this game still available? I downloaded ggee market and used market enabler but ggee market doesnt want to show any game
nvm I found it
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ma_ko said:
Sorry guys is this game still available? I downloaded ggee market and used market enabler but ggee market doesnt want to show any game
nvm I found it
Sent from my R800i using xda app-developers app
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What did u do to get this to work ? I have tried everything cannot get the ggee market to show it nor can I get the installed .apk file with app data to launch
ma_ko said:
Sorry guys is this game still available? I downloaded ggee market and used market enabler but ggee market doesnt want to show any game
nvm I found it
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I hate when someone posts a question in a forum but if finally finds the answer then doesn't bother to post the solution
If you found the answer, you should post it here for everyone to see!
I also can't find the game in Ggee or in the Samsung Apps market. Any ideas? Unfortunately this game still isn't available in the Play Store a year and a half later
Thanks.
Hey could someone share the apk of the free version? I can not find this game anywhere for android.

Apps Not Showing as Updateable

Just got a Z3 a couple of days ago and installed the generic UK firmware and all is good!
I have just come across an issue though where some apps dont seem to show as having an update available in the play store or whats new.
Basically, i wanted to move some photos from one folder to another and noticed i couldnt do it. A quick google suggests that the latest version of Album allows it, so i went into album on play store and it was there, the update button was available.
However this was not under the 'updates' section. Im now wondering if a number of my other apps have updates available without me knowing and i dont fancy going into each and every one to find out.
Am i missing something?
trenty12 said:
Just got a Z3 a couple of days ago and installed the generic UK firmware and all is good!
I have just come across an issue though where some apps dont seem to show as having an update available in the play store or whats new.
Basically, i wanted to move some photos from one folder to another and noticed i couldnt do it. A quick google suggests that the latest version of Album allows it, so i went into album on play store and it was there, the update button was available.
However this was not under the 'updates' section. Im now wondering if a number of my other apps have updates available without me knowing and i dont fancy going into each and every one to find out.
Am i missing something?
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Use the whats new app to see updates to system apps
gregbradley said:
Use the whats new app to see updates to system apps
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Thanks, but as i said, it wasnt in the whats new app either, that just had an update for playstation video
maybe you can install it manually from this thread by @alinolaw71
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/themes-apps/share-sony-update-t3104025
or this one by @gripfly
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/themes-apps/xperia-z3-apks-t3059426
Incanity said:
maybe you can install it manually from this thread by @alinolaw71
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/themes-apps/share-sony-update-t3104025
or this one by @gripfly
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/themes-apps/xperia-z3-apks-t3059426
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Thanks, but I ws able to update it through the play store
What im saying is, why was it not showing that an update was available? Am i missing something in the settings or something?
I dont want there to be other apps that have an update but i dont know about
Could be because of regional differences that you get an update a bit later than others. The fastest way of getting the latest updates is to check here... There's always someone that got the update before you that's willing to share it with us
Incanity said:
Could be because of regional differences that you get an update a bit later than others. The fastest way of getting the latest updates is to check here... There's always someone that got the update before you that's willing to share it with us
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Why is nobody reading the poor guy's question properly? The update WAS available, but only when he looked in the play store, not in the updates section.
If the app was restored by a backup program or installed or updated from a third party source, play store won't always put the app in the 'my apps' section, therefore, not showing it as updatable. Try reinstalling the app from the play store.
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Webern said:
Why is nobody reading the poor guy's question properly? The update WAS available, but only when he looked in the play store, not in the updates section.
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Thanks for clarifying this. I didn't know that that's what he meant.

How to install Google Services and Google Account on Huawei Mate 8.

Hello,
I have bought huawei Mate 8 (4/64) chineese version on ibuygou.com for review in my country . I wish they had installed google play services etc but they didnt.
I have tried with Google installer - it didn't help (method the same as in xiaomi devices). Next I have tried to install google play services.apk and google play.apk from apkmirror, but after I have written my email and password, there was written that there is no connect or sth like this - try again later. I checked account menagment in settings if I could login in google account, but there was no such option.
So my question is: Has anyone method to install google play, google services on this smartphone? I hope that anyone can help me, I will be so grateful !
Open HiStore (The Huawei app store) and search google, the first little banner that pops up click it, there should now be a list of the google apps. Install them. Change some permissions and you should be good.
Also install the app in the internal storage in case you have a micro sd installed.
ok so the solution here works great but when downloading larger apps such as zombies run or NFS No limits the playstore would force close and download fails without warning.
has anyone experienced this? could it be to do with the download manager?
yellowchilli said:
ok so the solution here works great but when downloading larger apps such as zombies run or NFS No limits the playstore would force close and download fails without warning.
has anyone experienced this? could it be to do with the download manager?
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Mine had the same problem before i changed the rom to the international one. And i know some people having the same problem.. Still no solution...
no problem here with large apps on the international rom i guess its worth trying to flash the L29 rom...
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thanks guys i guess ill be trying that then
natxoga said:
Mine had the same problem before i changed the rom to the international one. And i know some people having the same problem.. Still no solution...
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Why do people say there is no solution?!
I've seen some guy encounter this issue and then find a solution for it, and now it works perfectly for him.
Something to do with system app and permissions i think was all.
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NZtechfreak said:
Also, you need to give Play Store internal storage permission to download those large games, until I did that I had same issue as you with large game installs appearing to cause the Play Store to crash.
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As you can see a simple search and you can find the answers...
ItsMunday said:
Why do people say there is no solution?!
I've seen some guy encounter this issue and then find a solution for it, and now it works perfectly for him.
Something to do with system app and permissions i think was all.
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As you can see a simple search and you can find the answers...
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Appreciate this. I've tried trusting the entire google play store app which should allow everything but that didn't help. cleared data and stuff + reboot - nothing.
But seeing how someone did manage to solve it, I will give it another go before flashing. Thanks
solved. The UI is sort of confusing because I needed to bring up another (native?) permissions manager in order to enable storage permissions. could be a security feature.. no idea.
either search for "permissions" inside settings, or reach it by going to Apps > Advanced.
I'm planning to get the Chinese version (only one for now that has 4gb RAM and higher storage) and my question is does the phone come with English out of the box? Thanks
check with the shop ure getting it from, there are definitely multilanguage china roms
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yellowchilli said:
solved. The UI is sort of confusing because I needed to bring up another (native?) permissions manager in order to enable storage permissions. could be a security feature.. no idea.
either search for "permissions" inside settings, or reach it by going to Apps > Advanced.
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Sometimes it can get a bit confusing but im glad you were able to solve it.
I just cannot get google accounts to work
I have installed google play services, google play store, gmail, google contact sych onbmy chinese huawei mate 8. But when i try to add a google account, by givingbit the email, password and sms verification code, and after accepting the terms of servicd and policy, it gives couldnt sign in and communication error with google server.
Fongkhaiyin said:
I have installed google play services, google play store, gmail, google contact sych onbmy chinese huawei mate 8. But when i try to add a google account, by givingbit the email, password and sms verification code, and after accepting the terms of servicd and policy, it gives couldnt sign in and communication error with google server.
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I had communications error but it was from doing something else. uninstalled google stuff..the whole lot. reboot, reinstalled, and it was all good from there.
yellowchilli said:
I had communications error but it was from doing something else. uninstalled google stuff..the whole lot. reboot, reinstalled, and it was all good from there.
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Thank you. I reset the phone and install Google play store fro hiapp store. And everything works. I can add Google account and install all other Google apps.
I had the same problem, fixed by finding this thread
Thanks!!

[APP] Alarmpad : how to get it ?

Hi,
Are you guys able to access this application on google play store ?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mindmeapp.alarmpadpro
Whether I try with proxies or my own IP (Belgium), I always end up with a message from Google saying that the app is not available in my country.
I know that the developer stopped this project last year, but I am surprised not to be able to get it anywhere.
I also tried to download the apk for version 1.9 from various websites (free or pro version), and Windows Defender always reject the file stating that it's infected by a Trojan, so I start to wonder if this is a false positive or if Google detected the same and prevents the app from being accessible on the store or so ?
It's the first time that I am facing this situation, and I am very surprised and frustrated not to be able to buy this app which looks fantastic.
Let me know if you are facing the same problem or if you have a working APK backup
Thanks !
For those who are in the same situation and who may be looking for AlarmPad FREE, here is the APK of version 1.9.3 (I believe it's the last).
I am still looking for a way to buy the PRO version, and for now the only solution seems to be in the USA :/
I'm in the USA, and can't find this app in play store.
henry8668 said:
I'm in the USA, and can't find this app in play store.
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Thank you for the information Henry, then I have no clue where this app is available nowadays (it looks like it was widely available in the past).
Note that it appears that my previous apk downloads which were detected by Windows Defender as trojan were false positive since the same file does not trigger the warning anymore.
Too bad I can't simply by the pro version
View attachment 4058815
View attachment MindMe_com.thetalkerapp.main_2.0.4_V55.apk
View attachment AlarmPad_com.mindmeapp.alarmpad_1.9a18_V19512.apk
View attachment Umbrella_com.mindmeapp.umbrella_1.1_V9.apk
View attachment com.mindmeapp.alarmpadpro.709.apk
kalhimeo said:
Thanks for the links Stefano
Unfortunately even when installing the pro version from your post with the mindme pro key, it does not detect it as "PRO" (features are restricted as in FREE version).
I have the same behavior with this PRO apk which is the latest version I found.
I tried to contact the developer to know why his app is not available from the PlayStore anymore, but I did not received any answer so far :/
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Well it seems you have to find a new app ... :/
I'm in the UK (used to live in the USA) and I couldn't visit the alarmpro page, but I could visit here and download the app to register it.
kalhimeo said:
Hi,
Are you guys able to access this application on google play store ?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mindmeapp.alarmpadpro
Whether I try with proxies or my own IP (Belgium), I always end up with a message from Google saying that the app is not available in my country.
I know that the developer stopped this project last year, but I am surprised not to be able to get it anywhere.
I also tried to download the apk for version 1.9 from various websites (free or pro version), and Windows Defender always reject the file stating that it's infected by a Trojan, so I start to wonder if this is a false positive or if Google detected the same and prevents the app from being accessible on the store or so ?
It's the first time that I am facing this situation, and I am very surprised and frustrated not to be able to buy this app which looks fantastic.
Let me know if you are facing the same problem or if you have a working APK backup
Thanks !
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mzmartipants said:
I'm in the UK (used to live in the USA) and I couldn't visit the alarmpro page, but I could visit here and download the app to register it.
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you mean it s working from uk correct ?
kalhimeo said:
you mean it s working from uk correct ?
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YES.
thanks, i will try next time I cross the channel
Old thread but I have the pro version. Don't know how the powers-that-be would feel about me sharing the apk. The developer has stopped providing support for this app and the backup service (which is why I bought it) doesn't work anymore.
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Old thread but I have the pro version. Don't know how the powers-that-be would feel about me sharing the apk. The developer has stopped providing support for this app and the backup service (which is why I bought it) doesn't work anymore.
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Hello ParrotSquawk,
Thank you very much for the offer Actually I posted the pro apk here some time ago thinking it would not be a problem since there was no way to buy it anymore and development stopped as well, but the moderators didn't appreciate that...
For info even with the pro apk you cannot access the pro features, it somehow checks on google play if you bought it and locks it to free version.
I gave up on alarmpad for that reason. I wanted to use it because of its tasker integration, but ended up using ClockTask plugin. Not exactly the same thing but also very well integrated with tasker.
Cheers !
I don't know how much help this is, I was worried that I would need to find an alternative when i upgraded my 3½ year old S7 Edge to my Note 10 +.
Thankfully, despite being no longer available, it transferred over through SmartSwitch and is working fine except for the sign in/backup feature.
That said, does anyone else know of any other app that works like AlarmPad? It is a must for me as I'm on shift work and EVERY duty is different.
Old thread..but...
My biggest issue with this app currently is that the data can't be backed up anymore. If I reset my phone I have to create all the alarms and hashtags again. (My phone does not have root available).
If someone could recode it to backup and restore using an SD card ... That would be great.

First public firmware for ROG Phone.

Found this posted on ASUS's website today in the downloads section.
Appears to be the Chinese version of the firmware. Judging by the patch notes looks like they will have separate versions for China, Japan & Worldwide.
*Edit*
They now have the World Wide firmware posted as well as the Kernel source code for both Chinese and World Wide variants.
https://www.asus.com/ca-en/Phone/ROG-Phone/HelpDesk_Download/
If the downloads don't appear for you when you select Android from the dropdown menu, there seems to be something wrong with ASUS's website and Chrome. Working fine on Firefox and Edge.
dbzgod said:
Found this posted on ASUS's website today in the downloads section.
Appears to be the Chinese version of the firmware. Judging by the patch notes looks like they will have separate versions for China, Japan & Worldwide.
https://www.asus.com/ca-en/Phone/ROG-Phone/HelpDesk_BIOS/
https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/ZS600KL/UL-ASUS_Z01QD_1-CN-15.1616.1807.8-1.1.12-user.zip
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I just recieved my chinese unit yesterday and i have updated immediately to the mentioned update version. I am saddened by the fact that so far it's not possible to install the google store and the Google apps that require play services installed, i have spent the majority of the day trying different Google installers but to no avail. Still i managed to get the majority of my apps installed.
Hopefully this issue will be resolved soon. By the way you can download the phone English Manual from Asus Website the chinese version of course which will give more details to anyone interested. If anyone has any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
One final note you can't flash other region rom and there aren't tools yet to do so.
Rashad83 said:
I just recieved my chinese unit yesterday and i have updated immediately to the mentioned update version. I am saddened by the fact that so far it's not possible to install the google store and the Google apps that require play services installed, i have spent the majority of the day trying different Google installers but to no avail. Still i managed to get the majority of my apps installed.
Hopefully this issue will be resolved soon. By the way you can download the phone English Manual from Asus Website the chinese version of course which will give more details to anyone interested. If anyone has any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
One final note you can't flash other region rom and there aren't tools yet to do so.
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Hi
I also ordered maind from china and waiting to arrive.
For google play instalation the saler confirmed to me before shipment that he managed to install google play using this site
http://www.gplayspace.com/
And from it u can install the google play and he said its working...
Can u try and tell me if its worked for u
My regard
abunhyan said:
Hi
I also ordered maind from china and waiting to arrive.
For google play instalation the saler confirmed to me before shipment that he managed to install google play using this site
http://www.gplayspace.com/
And from it u can install the google play and he said its working...
Can u try and tell me if its worked for u
My regard
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Cool i will give it a try and let you know, if you can point me to which installer that would be great.
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Cool i will give it a try and let you know, if you can point me to which installer that would be great.
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To be honest i didnt try it am still waiting my phone to arrive
But what i understand from the selar that u just install this google space app and from it u install google play store!!
And thats all !! And he confirmed to me that google play is working !!
Just try and tell me ...
abunhyan said:
To be honest i didnt try it am still waiting my phone to arrive
But what i understand from the selar that u just install this google space app and from it u install google play store!!
And thats all !! And he confirmed to me that google play is working !!
Just try and tell me ...
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So i just installed the app you mentioned, basically it's a launcher it lets you access the play store within it using your Google account but it doesn't actually install the Google play store or any of its required sister apps it only lets you install/update from the Google Play Store like your purchased apps for example, still if you install Google Maps from it for example it won't work because you need the Google Account Manager to login and retrieve your saved info, same thing for all other Google apps that require Google play services. Actually this launcher works like "Yalp Store" if you heard of it but Yalp is better i think.
Did u tried to install google store apk file from it?
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I cant confrim anything before i have my phone but as what i understand the a working google play apk is stored in my phone before shipment ..
Will see when i got my phone ..
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Rashad83 said:
So i just installed the app you mentioned, basically it's a launcher it lets you access the play store within it using your Google account but it doesn't actually install the Google play store or any of its required sister apps it only lets you install/update from the Google Play Store like your purchased apps for example, still if you install Google Maps from it for example it won't work because you need the Google Account Manager to login and retrieve your saved info, same thing for all other Google apps that require Google play services. Actually this launcher works like "Yalp Store" if you heard of it but Yalp is better i think.
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Hi
I contacted the selar and do this instruction :
1- here you go: http://www.gplayspace.com
2- click "免费下载Google空间" to download it, and install it on your phone,the Google play will be on the file “Goole 空间 ”.
3- and that its google play will be installed
abunhyan said:
Did u tried to install google store apk file from it?
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I cant confrim anything before i have my phone but as what i understand the a working google play apk is stored in my phone before shipment ..
Will see when i got my phone ..
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Hi
I contacted the selar and do this instruction :
1- here you go: http://www.gplayspace.com
2- click "免费下载Google空间" to download it, and install it on your phone,the Google play will be on the file “Goole 空间 ”.
3- and that its google play will be installed
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Yep that's what i did, and as i explained the google play store isn't a stand a lone app it's within the launcher app. You will not find it in your drawer app so technically it's not installed. If you remove the launcher you will not be able to access the play store anymore, so the launcher is acting like a proxy to the play store.
Edit:
So to further explain, if you ever used an Android emulator on windows this launcher app does the same thing. The launcher app installs all apps within it and you access them from it. The only problem with using this app is how secure is your data and what about your google account.
Rashad83 said:
Yep that's what i did, and as i explained the google play store isn't a stand a lone app it's within the launcher app. You will not find it in your drawer app so technically it's not installed. If you remove the launcher you will not be able to access the play store anymore, so the launcher is acting like a proxy to the play store.
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Can u install
Youtube
Maps
Google chrome
And all normal apps ?
abunhyan said:
Can u install
Youtube
Maps
Google chrome
And all normal apps ?
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Yes but you install them within the launcher app. once you uninstall the launcher your apps goes with it.
Thats strange and what about if u chose different luncher they still works?
abunhyan said:
Thats strange and what about if u chose different luncher they still works?
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what do you mean by another launcher?. I think you misunderstood me, the launcher app i mean is(gplayspace app) all apps installed are within it, so if you uninstall it all other apps are uninstalled.
If you want to just use chrome, Maps you can install them from Asus Store but old versions not up to date. Regarding Youtube you can install "Youtube Vanced" which is better than the Youtube app itself.
If you just want to use (playspace app), make sure to use a disposable Google account in case something wrong goes down. Good Luck
Rashad83 said:
what do you mean by another launcher?. I think you misunderstood me, the launcher app i mean is(gplayspace app) all apps installed are within it, so if you uninstall it all other apps are uninstalled.
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Ahaa..
So it just inside this app only ? Or u can see all installed app as normal in the defult luncher?
abunhyan said:
Ahaa..
So it just inside this app only ? Or u can see all installed app as normal in the defult luncher?
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Bro i just answered you. All apps installed from gplayspace app are within it you will only find them there. So you will not see them in your Home launcher as individual apps.
Its clear now
Thanks if u found any way to make google play working inform me
abunhyan said:
Its clear now
Thanks if u found any way to make google play working inform me
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Sure no problem, i think it's a matter of time until it's resolved. Good luck.
ASUS added the world wide firmware as well to the download list + Kernel source code is also available.

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