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Manually installing Market app

I have a branded Galaxy S with no Android market. I've found 3 different Vending.apks, version 1.665, 1.668, 1.713. I tried to install them using adb install. 1.7133 returns "unexpected exception". Other two install successfully but they both crash when click Install an app. When I go back to app page it says Starting download and gets stuck there (Market app is not frozen). Am I missing a step for manually installing market? Do I have to do anything like adb push Vending.apk /system/app/?

Have you tried flashing a gapps.apk?

have you tried using appbrain and their corrosponding apps like their installer?

MindChild said:
have you tried using appbrain and their corrosponding apps like their installer?
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AFAIK appbrain uses default market app to download. I don't have any market app that's the problem..
glwinkler said:
Have you tried flashing a gapps.apk?
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I don't know what gapps.apk is. Could you elaborate please?
Do you mean Vending.apk from the gapps-passion-EPE54B-signed.zip of the Cyanogenmod 5?
Btw I'm using:
pad: jvjh1
phone: jxjg2
csc: trcjh2

Did the same vending.apk installation on a HTC legend "Middle East Version" which also came with no Market and no sucess, i do have the same problem..."crashing at installation"
and about gapps, it's not an apk but rather a flashable content that require rooted device and since i don't wanna root this phone i really didn't figure it out so far. so i'm still waiting for a solution.

Ok. The gapps.apk I know of you can find on rom manager. I think you can DL rom manager straight from their website and install using something like astro file manager. Cyanogen can't release a rom with the Google apps for copyright reasons so they offer it as a seperate download. I'm assuming you can find it on the cyanogenmod site. Otherwise try flashing a stock image through rom manager if they have one for the galaxy x. How did it not come with a market?
Hi. I posted a reply for your idea for my problem but got no reply from you, I guess the thread got lost beneath all the other threads. Could you please give me any ideas about this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8090192&postcount=4
Thanks.
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[Fix] Fission Android Market 2.2.6 Force Close Fix

So I just found what appears to be a permanent fix for running the new android 2.2.6 market on Fission. I know others like myself were having a lot of issues with this. I'm on the 2.3.1 build of it.
Note: I have tried clearing cache, updating, etc... and haven't had a single Force Close error!
1) So I downloaded a copy of the market apk from here (I used the first alt link):
http://www.droid-life.com/2010/12/11/download-new-android-market-version-2-2-6-for-all-2-2-phones/
2) Then download the app ZipSigner off of the android market so we can resign the apk.
3) Open zipsigner and type in the location of the android_market.apk that you downloaded.
4) Give the output a new name like android_market-sign.apk
5) Install the new signed market file as you would any other app. It asks you about overwriting but just install it and it will "upgrade" your current app, just install it and it will be successful now.
6) Run the market normally and everything should be good!
Side Note: If you were to have any issues you can also just go to Settings>Applications>Manage Applications->All, find the Market entry and click "Uninstall updates" and it takes you back to the normal 2.2.
Let me know if this works for you guys also!

Works great for me! Love it compared to the old market ..thanks for the fix. Never tried it before but its working fine now. What is the signer program for? Im curious what else it could be used for?
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works for me! had to manually put in the file location because it said it was missing a file explorer

droid2andyou said:
works for me! had to manually put in the file location because it said it was missing a file explorer
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Same here, but it worked like a charm. Thanks!

Works well! thank you!

i had this working last night. i signed it on my pc then pushed it to my phone but same method lol

Yea I had to manually type it in since I only have root explorer.
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Works great. Thanks I did have to type it in manually also ,but it works

Edit, Nevermind.

Not workin for me. When try to install I get the "application not installed" warning.
*I installed the one i downloaded though. Seems to work fine...for now.

Thanks ... you know, sometimes it's amazing what you (I) can actually do if you only follow directions.. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Thanks!!!
Sure it is going to help many users
If it does work over time I will post it on FRM.
I swore I signed it and it gave me FCs after a few reboots so maybe I did forget to sign
phrozen87 said:
So I just found what appears to be a permanent fix for running the new android 2.2.6 market on Fission. I know others like myself were having a lot of issues with this. I'm on the 2.3.1 build of it.
Note: I have tried clearing cache, updating, etc... and haven't had a single Force Close error!
1) So I downloaded a copy of the market apk from here (I used the first alt link):
http://www.droid-life.com/2010/12/11/download-new-android-market-version-2-2-6-for-all-2-2-phones/
2) Then download the app ZipSigner off of the android market so we can resign the apk.
3) Open zipsigner and type in the location of the android_market.apk that you downloaded.
4) Give the output a new name like android_market-sign.apk
5) Install the new signed market file as you would any other app. It asks you about overwriting but just install it and it will "upgrade" your current app, just install it and it will be successful now.
6) Run the market normally and everything should be good!
Side Note: If you were to have any issues you can also just go to Settings>Applications>Manage Applications->All, find the Market entry and click "Uninstall updates" and it takes you back to the normal 2.2.
Let me know if this works for you guys also!
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Itd not working. I'v got CM 6.1

Worked perfect for me .. even seem 10x faster than the original one I installed! Woot woot!

droid2andyou said:
works for me! had to manually put in the file location because it said it was missing a file explorer
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What did you type in im having problems trying to get it to find the file.
thanks

Thanks phrozen87! It is now up on Fission ROM Manager...gave you credit

droid void said:
What did you type in im having problems trying to get it to find the file.
thanks
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Just put the Android_Market.apk on the root of your sdcard then change the filepath to: /mnt/sdcard/Android_Market.apk
And change the signed output filepath to: mnt/sdcard/Android_Market_signed.apk
Then go to your sdcard either through file manager or root explorer or astro and just run the apk like you would any other.
I had some trouble to but just typing it in worked and now I have this working great!

With the zipsign update that came today you should just be able to select the file using the built in browser. Just give the output any other name like vending-sign.apk or something. Run the file then from any file browser after its signed.
And im not sure if this helps CM as I only have a droid 2 and just kinda accidentally stumbled on this fix as I was playing around with some other files but it prob should work
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I tried again and im still getting the install error. followed your directions, what am i missing?

phrozen87 said:
With the zipsign update that came today you should just be able to select the file using the built in browser. Just give the output any other name like vending-sign.apk or something. Run the file then from any file browser after its signed.
And im not sure if this helps CM as I only have a droid 2 and just kinda accidentally stumbled on this fix as I was playing around with some other files but it prob should work
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What can you accomplish when you zip sign apks?? I did the market fix and it worked well but I wanted to know why they need to be "signed"...can you sign maybe an apk you backed up from an old droid 2 that was rooted and paid for the apk but have a new google account and dont want to pay for it again..would that have them show up in market? Jw?
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Google Play Store and incompatible apps

I have noticed recently that a lot of my apps are now listed as incompatible with my Bionic (Gummy 1.2) but if I download them via other resources, they work fine. Could someone explain what gives? and if there is anyway to 'trick' the market into allowing me to choose whatever I want to install and letting me worry about compatiblity?
If this is answered in a different thread I apologize in advance as I am not sure what to search.

Sounds like you're using a custom screen density
Here are patched market
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1580827
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demo23019 said:
Sounds like you're using a custom screen density
Here are patched market
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1580827
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I tried this and it did not work for me, as seen from the attached I have this installed that the play store says are incompatible with my phone. Any other thoughts? It becomes an issue as I can not install any apps except for a very select few. Is there a way to see what the incompatibility is?

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I tried this and it did not work for me, as seen from the attached I have this installed that the play store says are incompatible with my phone. Any other thoughts? It becomes an issue as I can not install any apps except for a very select few. Is there a way to see what the incompatibility is?
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To install the apk file do so:
after the emulator is started (via jar of beans.exe) click on abd (top left)
then click on install apk and choose the file you want to install on your computer

You can edit build prop to a other high end device and every thing..
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[Android-4.2][Google-Apps] Flashable zip for all Gapps from Android 4.2 !

** I didn't make this ***
Just thought of posting here.
Credits to OMG!Droid for Uploading and Making the Flashable Zip.
All Google Apps from Android 4.2.
DOWNLOAD LINK
Video-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=00xUH86sJV0
Instructions:
Note: This APK should work on Android 4.0+. You do need to be rooted.
The Gmail 4.2 APK is signed by Google, but with a different key than the one in the Play Store (we checked the signatures - they differ). One is probably the test key and the other the production key. For this reason, you can't simply install it as an update and therefore need to be rooted with the ability to mount the /system directory for writing in order to remove the existing Gmail APK.
Important: Once Google updates Gmail in the Play Store, you will want to revert this process or at the very least delete the Gmail 4.2 APK you installed here if you want to update it from the Play Store.
OK, let's get down to it. You'll probably need ADB installed on your computer. There is a chance that this might work without ADB by just removing the APKs mentioned below and installing the new one, but it didn't seem to work reliably for everyone. This should, though:
1. Download Gmail 4.2 apk.
2. Rename it to Gmail2.apk.
3. Make a Nandroid backup in case something goes wrong (this is always a good thing to do before messing with your device).
4. Remount /system for writing (via your favorite root-aware file explorer).
5. Delete (or move if you want to save the APKs) all other versions of Gmail. Usually there are 2 or 3 copies. One will be in /system/app (that's the original Gmail that was pre-installed on the device) and there may be a few in /data/app (these are the updates installed from the Play Store). They'll be called "Gmail.apk," or "com.google.android.gm-[number].apk," An easy way to tell is to look for the Gmail icon.
6. You may need to delete the .odex files matching the APKs in step 5 too, if you have them. Neither I nor Artem had to do this, but there are many different ROMs out there, and we're trying to cover all bases. Ignore this step and only come back to it if something doesn't work later.
7. Reboot. Once you do, you should have no Gmail as far as Android is concerned.
8. You can try to install the Gmail 4.2 APK you downloaded at this point by tapping it in your favorite file explorer (move the APK to your device first, of course). If that doesn't work, or if you prefer ADB, fire up a command line and type adb install Gmail2.apk.
If you get an error message, you probably didn't delete all copies of Gmail. If you don't feel like playing with ADB for Step 8, I've also gotten it to work by just copying the APK to /data/app, but that's not as fool proof as "ADB install".
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Courtesy: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1933225
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Wooow .. well done ..
Its work perfect .. great..
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hider7 said:
Wooow .. well done ..
Its work perfect .. great..
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Ah.! Enjoy
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Thank you so much work very well on RemICS-JB
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works good

Sideload Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint for Android on non-supported devices

Since I've been receiving a lot of private messages on how to install the Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint for Tablet apps on non-supported devices, I decided to create this thread that guides you through every single step.
This how-to is meant for people who can't download these apps via the Google Play Store due to device/county restrictions. It's only showing you how to sideload these apps and get them to run on other screen-sized smartphones. The other minimum requirements might still be essential for these apps to run properly.
Official Minimum Requirements:
These apps work best on Android devices having 1GB+ RAM and running KitKat (4.4.x) or later versions.
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If you run into problems that aren't directly connected to your device but concerning the apps themselves, please post those into the Microsoft Office for Android Community.
You might want to try to install the apps via the Google Play Store first:
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint​
To become a beta tester, please follow the steps on the About page of this Microsoft Office for Android Beta Community.
If you aren't able to Install the apps via the Google Play Store, follow this guide:
Download the apk and OBB files.
Install the apks
Push the *.obb files to data/media/obb or to sdcard/Android/obb into corresponding folders named:
Code:
[I]com.microsoft.office.excel[/I]
[I]com.microsoft.office.powerpoint[/I]
[I]com.microsoft.office.word[/I]
Trouble with your obb files?
chuvk said:
make sure you pushed the files (don't extract!) into the correct directories
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Advait2710 said:
make sure the permissions for the folders are set to: rwxrwxr-x
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test the other directory given (one of them should work)
Advait2710 said:
make sure the permissions for the folders are set to: rwxrwxr-x
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In case you'd like to fake another device's screen size (e.g. Nexus 7)
No root guide
Root guides:
To change the DPI for certain apps only, follow those steps:
Install Xposed Framework
No ART:
Download and install this Xposed Framework installer
Open the Xposed Framework app
Go to the Framework tab
Install/Update
Reboot
Lollipop ARMv7+ Installation Guide
Xposed for Android 5.1​
Download and install the App Settings module
Enable the App Settings module via the Xposed Installer App (Modules) and reboot
Launch the App Settings module User Interface
Pick the app
Enable the settings for that particular app
Insert 213 in the DPI field (Nexus 7's DPI)
Click on save
Repeat step 5 to 8 for all other apps
To change the DPI for your entire device, follow these steps:
Go to /system
make a backup of build.prop
open build.prop with any root file editor and enable editing (ES Note Editor)
look for the line that contains this expression:
Code:
ro.sf.lcd_density
change the number value to 213 so the line looks like this:
Code:
ro.sf.lcd_density=213
(Nexus 7's DPI)
save the build.prop file
reboot
or
Install some Terminal emulator
execute the following commands:
Code:
su [I]# superuser access[/I]
wm density 213 [I]# Nexus 7's DPI[/I]
[I]# to revert this change, use this command instead:[/I] wm density reset
exit [I]# to exit root access[/I]
exit [I]# to exit terminal[/I]
In case your device is larger than 10.1" and you don't have a paid subscription but root access:
Install Xposed Framework
No ART:
Download and install this Xposed Framework installer
Open the Xposed Framework app
Go to the Framework tab
Install/Update
Reboot
Lollipop ARMv7+ Installation Guide
Xposed for Android 5.1​
Install TabletMetrics module
reboot
Downloads:
armeabi-v7a:
All Versions here on MEGA
Latest Version on Zippyshare.com
Version 16.0.4201.1006
Microsoft Excel for Android: APK (OBB)
Microsoft PowerPoint for Android: APK (OBB)
Microsoft Word for Android: APK (OBB)​
x86:
Microsoft Excel for Android: APK (OBB might be the same as for armeabi-v7a)
Microsoft PowerPoint for Android: APK (OBB might be the same as for armeabi-v7a)
Microsoft Word for Android: APK (OBB might be the same as for armeabi-v7a)​
Jack Phoenix said:
How to check the target architecture(s) of an app without installing it:
Assuming you have the .apk on your computer (as opposed to your phone or tablet):
Open up the .apk file in 7-Zip or a similar program
Check what directory is present in the lib/ folder
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Don't forget to hit the :good: thanks button!

False. Changed the DPI of the systemui and it works.
If there's a way to change the DPI of certain apps on L, that would be of great help.
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weird can get the excel to install but not the other two??? any idea

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False. Changed the DPI of the systemui and it works.
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So you're saying it does indeed work on Android L? What device are you using? What OS?
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Suzook1 said:
weird can get the excel to install but not the other two??? any idea
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I can't help if you don't tell me exactly what's not working.
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sorry my bad. I follow the instructions but the pp and word still ask me to download additional files and wont launch

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sorry my bad. I follow the instructions but the pp and word still ask me to download additional files and wont launch
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Is the MD5 checksum correct?
You only changed the PowerPoint folder name, right?
Are the files in the right location? Each file needs to be in exactly one folder in data/media/obb
(See the screenshot I attached)
Did the files actually get copied there? Did you grant the file explorer superuser access to copy all files?

your the best, that did the trick. I was copying it over the wrong way. THANK YOU

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So you're saying it does indeed work on Android L? What device are you using? What OS?
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Yup. Using HTC One M7 on CM12.
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OBB files?
Am I missing something? I cannot find the zipped files to download.

dave812 said:
Am I missing something? I cannot find the zipped files to download.
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Goto 1 then click
then click on the (OBB) links then you'll get the zip file

Thanks! Do you know i tried that three times before I asked? I kept getting the apk link. Fat fingers on a small screen i guess.

I m on 4.2.2 and this doesn't install error problem parsing package any solution

Thanks man, real helpful :good:

One thing that I noticed is that when I try signing it, it fails and says to check the proxy, internet connection, etc.

moinakbera said:
I m on 4.2.2 and this doesn't install error problem parsing package any solution
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That usually means that the downloaded package is corrupted or not fully downloaded. If you download it again, it should work.
the playa! said:
One thing that I noticed is that when I try signing it, it fails and says to check the proxy, internet connection, etc.
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Signing a document? Problems considering the app itself should be reported in the beta community on Google Plus. I can't think of any reason why this would be device specific.

JBH168 said:
That usually means that the downloaded package is corrupted or not fully downloaded. If you download it again, it should work.
Signing a document? Problems considering the app itself should be reported in the beta community on Google Plus. I can't think of any reason why this would be device specific.
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No signing in to edit the documents.

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No signing in to edit the documents.
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Can you sign in to any other microsoft apps?
Did you try both, WiFi and mobile network already?
Did you play around with any settings concerning your web connection? (Proxy, etc)
What country are you located in? I honestly don't think they restrict the access via your IP rather than the play store, but who knows. Maybe using a tunnel to sign in?

JBH168 said:
Can you sign in to any other microsoft apps?
Did you try both, WiFi and mobile network already?
Did you play around with any settings concerning your web connection? (Proxy, etc)
What country are you located in? I honestly don't think they restrict the access via your IP rather than the play store, but who knows. Maybe using a tunnel to sign in?
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Yes I can sign into other MS apps, and I'm in the US, and no, nothing is blocked on my Router.

the playa! said:
Yes I can sign into other MS apps, and I'm in the US, and no, nothing is blocked on my Router.
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Try it on a different network. If that doesn't help, post it into the Google plus community. Maybe they already know that issue...