I have a rooted Explorer, and I want to install a particular app (musicMagpie), but for some reason it is "incompatible" according to the market. I reckon it should probably work OK, and want to install it anyway. I have been trying to edit build.prop, I have changed "ro.product.model" to "Nexus S", "ro.product.brand" to "samsung", "ro.product.name" to "Nexus S" and "ro.product.manufacturer" to "smasung". I then cleared the data and cache of play store, but it's still not letting me download the app.
Any suggestions?
EDIT: Hmm, looks like Play Store is identifying my phone as a Nexus S, but still says the app is incompatible. Guess I'll try another phone...
Patch ur market app with some patch tool.. if u want the name send pm.it will bypass that problem...
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I've given up on getting the app and am just using their website on my computer instead. Not much lost really.
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I recently returned my infuse for another one and on my first infuse I had the most up to date android market place installed (came like that) but now with my phone I have an older version of the market place(2.12) does anybody know of a way to update it? I emailed the market place and they said to leave open the market place for a couple mins and maybe it would update itself but no luck so far... I've searched the forums but all the downloads seem to be out of date or removed...any help is greatly appreciated!
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The market is supposed to update itself. Open the Market app and wait for a lil' longer. Might work.
Or.. the other solution is look for the .apk file. But you'll have to root your phone for that method.
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Go to aplications in your settings and clear the market data this should work
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Now that there is a new market you can just download the APK and install it with a file manager like Astro, no root needed. It should override the older market but your data and accounts will obviously still be there.
tombarr said:
Now that there is a new market you can just download the APK and install it with a file manager like Astro, no root needed. It should override the older market but your data and accounts will obviously still be there.
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Indeed you can do that. However if you prefer an official update from google all you have to do is ensure market and market updater have their cache and data cleared, then launch market and press the home button. It will auto update in 5 to 10 mins.
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I figure why not and downgrade to the classic android market, don't care for Google play much. So how would I downgrade to a very early version like that and prevent it from re-updating back to Google play?
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Well, you could find an apk somewhere for an older version (extract from a rom, for example) and delete/freeze market updater apk.
This is a good idea
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Well, you could find an apk somewhere for an older version (extract from a rom, for example) and delete/freeze market updater apk.
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[APK] Old Market v2.3.6
What coccolino_dbro said. Here's the apk for old Market v2.3.6. Got it from BlackICE ROM for HTC DHD.
Thank you, so I would freeze market updater with nobloat and then install this apk which would replace the current one?
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I disabled the market updater with nobloat, that should hold right?
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Thank you, so I would freeze market updater with nobloat and then install this apk which would replace the current one?
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freeze market updater, delete the old market apk and replace it with the new apk
I disabled it with no bloat and installed the new apk which replaced the old apk
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I disabled it with no bloat and installed the new apk which replaced the old apk
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Does it work then?
Well I disabled it with nobloat, but after a reboot the icon changed and it upgraded to the version where the shopping bag android icon changed a little. So I tried freezing it, after a reboot it was back to Google play.
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Do I need to delete the play store before installing the new market one?
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I deleted the old one, installed the new one, and it won't stop crashing.
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Guys, my phone's market is really screwed up, someone please help.
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Try deleting MarketUpdater.apk and the Google Play apk through a root file browser. I think Google play apk is called Phonesky.apk and not Vending.apk. Anyway delete both those files from your /system/app folder and then move the old market apk to the folder. Set permissions to rw--r--r (same as all the other apps in the folder) and reboot. Should work now. Copy the MarketUpdater.apk to your SD card before deleting, just in case.
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Looks like its working now, thank you.
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Thanks guys, Google play just looked ugly and like something that wasn't even part of android.
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Well everything is good now, thanks for all your help everybody
Does anybody know the file permissions of the market updater.apk?
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Hi fellows.
I got a problem that pisses me of.
I use a lg optimus l7 with cm10 android 4.1.2 rooted.
When i wonna install apps from stores like aptoide and blackmart and install apps from my sd card. It says it dont have enough memory.
But when i install apps from the play store. The error doesnt come up and i just can install them
Somebody can help me ?
Sorry for bad english
Piracy discussion isnt allowed on XDA. Buy your apps legitimately through the Play Store to avoid this error.
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Yeah but when i put an app in my computer. Then change it to ny sd. Then it isnt illegal ? Because some apps i cant find on the store
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Piracy discussion isnt allowed on XDA. Buy your apps legitimately through the Play Store to avoid this error.
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Yes.. i agree with gagdude. Sometime when you install from blackmarket or some like that. The apks sometime injected with bloatware.. please be careful.
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What is centrum complete ?
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Fixed got the premium now hehe
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Hi all
I want to side load an app which I have the APK for but don't then want it to show as installed on the Play store.
At the moment I have extracted the APK file using ES File Explorer then uninstalled it from the device. I then side load through a file explorer.
But it pops back up in the play store as installed on device.
Any help welcome
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Are you rooted? I think using Titanium Backup would work.
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Not rooted and the phone I want to do this on won't be rooted so kind of rules it out.
I have just tried downloading a file from the Amazon app store and repeating the process and when I install that APK it does not show on installed apps. If you search for the app in the Play store it shows as installed however.
I can kind of live with that but otherwise ideas welcome
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Hi all
I want to side load an app which I have the APK for but don't then want it to show as installed on the Play store.
At the moment I have extracted the APK file using ES File Explorer then uninstalled it from the device. I then side load through a file explorer.
But it pops back up in the play store as installed on device.
Any help welcome
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Try lucky patcher
simonsteele said:
Not rooted and the phone I want to do this on won't be rooted so kind of rules it out.
I have just tried downloading a file from the Amazon app store and repeating the process and when I install that APK it does not show on installed apps. If you search for the app in the Play store it shows as installed however.
I can kind of live with that but otherwise ideas welcome
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can you be more clear on what you are trying to achieve ?
if you install any app using apk directly then open that app in playstore then yes it does show up as installed but if you see in the list of my apps(press options in playstore and it will be the first option) then it wont be listed ..
Does it have to be sideloaded? If not, create a secondary google account, install it via that account, then remove the account. Another option would be to decompile the apk and alter the androidmanifest.xml to make it incompatible with your phone. Not that straightforward, though...
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can you be more clear on what you are trying to achieve ? ..
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Thanks for replies so far guys.
To answer the question above, please basically trying to have an app installed but if the account is looked at using the Play store on a PC it won't show it as being installed.
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Thanks for replies so far guys.
To answer the question above, please basically trying to have an app installed but if the account is looked at using the Play store on a PC it won't show it as being installed.
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if you install app via apk and search in playstore on PC it wont be shown as installed ... i just verified
Thanks Guys
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Hey xda users, since i updated superlightrom v1 to official ics with official lg flashtool, playstore always says that i havent got enought memory when i want to install an app, habe someone a solution for that?
Sorry if this question is already asked somewhere but i didnt find anything
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Itaka06 said:
Hey xda users, since i updated superlightrom v1 to official ics with official lg flashtool, playstore always says that i havent got enought memory when i want to install an app, habe someone a solution for that?
Sorry if this question is already asked somewhere but i didnt find anything
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Delete gmail account in play store, in settings-apps-play store delete cache and saved data.
Reboot phone and re-enter gmail account in play store.
Thank you very much, i will try it tommorow and post if it help
Edit: tried to install an app, worked, thank you very much
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The problem comes again, is there another solution?
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Do again what Daniel said and after this remove some useless apps from system/app direction.
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