In general, are gapps updates backward compatible for all roms?
Specifically, I am currently using the Illusion Rom and flashed the recommended gapps package. Today I was alerted about a new gapps available. Should I flash this new gapps?
Douglas
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ya bro u should update the new gapps coz in update the old bugs and error are removes...
dlavery845 said:
In general, are gapps updates backward compatible for all roms?
Specifically, I am currently using the Illusion Rom and flashed the recommended gapps package. Today I was alerted about a new gapps available. Should I flash this new gapps?
Douglas
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It Is Not required to update them cause they can be updated via playstore.
and if u still want it check the info cause if its backwards compatible it will be written.
Thanks!
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Actually, in my recent experience over the last few days with flashing half a dozen roms and gapps you can't just mix and match as you want.
Certain gapps were made for different versions of android.
For example, I tried several roms built on android 4.2x and was installing gapps made for 4.3 and it kept crashing the keyboard which was great because without the keyboard you can't enter any text or info at all.
I found out later what was going on because I found the gapps repository which included release notes for each gapps zip package and in there it indicated for which android version they are made.
I thought the roms were bad but went back again and reflashed the roms with the older but correct version gapps and then they worked, no keyboard crashes.
So in short, flash the gapps package for the version of android you are installing and then later once you are up and running if an app needs updating it will do so via google play.
zasy99 said:
Actually, in my recent experience over the last few days with flashing half a dozen roms and gapps you can't just mix and match as you want.
Certain gapps were made for different versions of android.
For example, I tried several roms built on android 4.2x and was installing gapps made for 4.3 and it kept crashing the keyboard which was great because without the keyboard you can't enter any text or info at all.
I found out later what was going on because I found the gapps repository which included release notes for each gapps zip package and in there it indicated for which android version they are made.
I thought the roms were bad but went back again and reflashed the roms with the older but correct version gapps and then they worked, no keyboard crashes.
So in short, flash the gapps package for the version of android you are installing and then later once you are up and running if an app needs updating it will do so via google play.
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That'sobvious!!!
You can't mix
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hi, im new to the whole root/flashing concept but decided that motorola are dragging their heals in too long to bring the xoom mz601 upto to ics if ever so ive managed to unlock/root and flash with everything all up and running apart from internet connection not working but ive found solution and the only other issue ive got is both the gmail and youtube apps fail to update from playstore with the message (package file was not signed correctly. uninstall the previous copy of the app and try again) so i need advice on how to fix this please, how do i remove apps and if so will it cause a system issue? anyone help a noob?
did you flash a gapps package with your new rom??
@draxin hi, yes i flashed EOS_GApps_ics_4.0.3_v10.5 immediately after flashing Eos-umts_everest-2.0.0.zip
both gmail and youtube work but show update in playstore and give that package file was not correctly signed message when trying to update. just noticed there is a newer version of gapps named: gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip which ive downloaded directly from the goo.im app but am not sure if i need to flash Eos-umts_everest-2.0.0.zip again first or can i just flash the new gapps and will i need to clear anything?
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Just updating that I decided to try a reflash of Eos-umts_everest-2.0.0.zip and then immediately flashed new gapps (gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip ) and after a couple of tries I've now got latest Gmail and YouTube as the latest gapps had removed them which made life easier for a noob like me. Loving my Xoom even more now with team eos ics running on it and looking forward to the next stable build which hopefully gives the data arrows on network signal as its really odd not knowing if data is being transferred in/out plus extended battery life would be great too although I'm sure I along with thousands will be waiting for jellybean stable release by the year end.
Seems I came late in here. Anyway, you could have flashed the latest gapps without reflashing the rom. Good luck and enjoy ..
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wesamothman said:
Seems I came late in here. Anyway, you could have flashed the latest gapps without reflashing the rom. Good luck and enjoy ..
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hi, never too late as its nice to know what is possible and what is not. is there away to get just play music to flash as ive managed to delete it as for some reason it wont play any of my songs yet it finds them ok, not sure if the old music.apk was in gapps but ive got that and it works but i would like to see if i can get the newer music2.apk to work
Music.apk is part of android (aosp)
Play music is on the play store.
Gmail and YouTube are no longer part of gapps I believe because they are both on the play store
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Cubanluke88 said:
Music.apk is part of android (aosp)
Play music is on the play store.
Gmail and YouTube are no longer part of gapps I believe because they are both on the play store
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I thought play music was in the play store but its not anywhere to be found in UK store which is why I was asking, I could flash gapps again as that's in there but it wouldn't play any songs. If there is a fix for it playing then flashing gapps would be easiest option I believe, I've been told I can flash gapps without flashing rom again but should I wipe cache and dalvik before any flashing?
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Just updating that I decided to try a reflash of Eos-umts_everest-2.0.0.zip and then immediately flashed new gapps (gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip ) and after a couple of tries I've now got latest Gmail and YouTube as the latest gapps had removed them which made life easier for a noob like me. Loving my Xoom even more now with team eos ics running on it and looking forward to the next stable build which hopefully gives the data arrows on network signal as its really odd not knowing if data is being transferred in/out plus extended battery life would be great too although I'm sure I along with thousands will be waiting for jellybean stable release by the year end.
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Always give a new rom sometime to settle in before you judge battery life. Like 4 or five cycles and you'll see how it's working.
I'm glad to hear you're loving the Xoom, running EOS!
Just a heads up to everyone. When Formula84 came out with his updated Gapps package, many people (including myself) started flashing that one as opposed to the older official gapps. Yesterday I noticed that he updated his Gapps package. Just letting the community know!
FYI-if you want to keep gallery working, do not flash the picsync version.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/31532-gapps-411-438695-jro03r-gapps-package-929/
Download:
http://goo.im/devs/Formula84/gapps-jb-20120929-JRO03R/gapps-jb-20120929-JRO03R-Formula84.zip
Just out of curiosity, what makes this better then the older official version? I remember seeing people post about this awhile back, but I've always stuck with the official one.
EDIT: Fail at reading on my part. Its based on 4.1.1 instead of 4.1. Is there a notable difference between the two?
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Just out of curiosity, what makes this better then the older official version? I remember seeing people post about this awhile back, but I've always stuck with the official one.
EDIT: Fail at reading on my part. Its based on 4.1.1 instead of 4.1. Is there a notable difference between the two?
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to my knowledge just newer versions of the apps
[GApps] 4.1.2-485486 JZO54K GApps Package 10/12
They just updated them again from the 4.1.2 image. Here you go:
OP: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/31532-gapps-412-485486-jzo54k-gapps-package-1012/
Link to Gapps: http://goo.im/devs/Formula84/gapps-jb-20121012-4.1.2-JZO54K
Before I go downloading all the Gapps for each ROM I'm looking to try, is the Gapps different for every ROM or can I just use one from any of the downloads and just run that install whenever I change to a different ROM?It seems to be specific to the ROM, but if I can use one zip I'd prefer to do that. I'd ask the question where I'm getting ROMs, but I need 10 post to post in those threads. :\
I believe it's all the same gapps package but only exceptions would be if the rom provides their own gapps package because it is themed or modded/customized. I could be wrong but I personally have mixed and matched gapps pkgs and everything was fine. Assuming the dates match from the rom and gapps. I use JusTunBean Inverted gapps with ROMs I flash. Hopefully this answered your question. If I'm wrong then hopefully someone can educate me.
For inverted apps these
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797292 or these
http://rootzwiki.com/index.php?/topic/29460-[Inverted]-Inverted-G-Apps-(update-11-18-Play-Store,-Google-+,-Youtube,-Google-Voice,-Google-Music)
and you can use with any Aosp rom. If you want regular apps (non inverted) just grab Goo manager app and select download gapps and you will have latest from Google.
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Thanks for the replies guys! This forum is pretty great!
Installed some gapps from goo and it borked my phone and I had to restore back from November to September. I t was the first time I had backed up. I had never tried inverted gapps.
Hi,
I just installed the 4.2.1 rom from aokp but I can not find out how to download any apps. There is no marketplace or google play app. Do I have to find the .apk and download it manually? If so do I need a special version for 4.2.1?
Thanks
Download and flash Google Apps. Goggle "gapps" and download the version for your ROM.
As previously mentioned you need to download the latest version of Google apps for ROMs based on Android 4.2.1 (Such as the latest version of AOKP) and flash the zip package in recovery. Google apps compatible with Android 4.2.1 can be found here http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121212-signed.zip.
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mtoomey79 said:
Download and flash Google Apps. Goggle "gapps" and download the version for your ROM.
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Thanks a bunch. I must have downloaded the wrong one before. Thanks for the links, that did the trick.
Wow, you all are really quick with the answers. Kudos.
Course, now bluetooth seems broken. It seems to be a a2dp issue. I'll post again with a different title but basically when I tried to listen to music/podcasts it is fine for like 3 seconds then turns really staticy and garbled. I heard the latest nightly from 13-01-28 addressed this so I flashed that which is definitely better but the voices seem off like they are speaking at 80% speed. Weird.
Thanks again you all rock!
A suggestion for you is to get Goo manager. Some of the devs have the gapps right there when you select the rom version for download, Lets you download them together. It'll help you get the right gapps for the rom your looking to use.
So I've downloaded all the stuff and made my mind to root the device.
Just some final questions..
1) I would be installing Xposed Framework on the device, will it hinder any OTA updates to the stock ROM?
2) If I install a custom ROM like CM, and then let's say Android 4.4.3 comes out... What should I do to update to the Android 4.4.3?
3) What is the need of getting Gapps when flashing a custom ROM? Aren't Gapps already present in Android?
4) Any other drawback of installing a Custom ROM?
Don't forget to search. Every thing you need to know is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47369234
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Not all the questions got answered. Please help me
deepak2001 said:
So I've downloaded all the stuff and made my mind to root the device.
Just some final questions..
1) I would be installing Xposed Framework on the device, will it hinder any OTA updates to the stock ROM?
2) If I install a custom ROM like CM, and then let's say Android 4.4.3 comes out... What should I do to update to the Android 4.4.3?
3) What is the need of getting Gapps when flashing a custom ROM? Aren't Gapps already present in Android?
4) Any other drawback of installing a Custom ROM?
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Okay searching XDA is the best way to find out these answers, but I'll help you
1.) Using Xposed framework will stop you from receiving otas
2.) If you're running a custom ROM when 4.4.3 drops, all you will need to do is flash any 4.4.3 ROM that drops to update. Believe me, when it drops it won't be long before some 4.4.3 custom ROMs surface.
3.) Most custom ROMs do not include gapps. You'll need to flash those separately. Read the ops of each ROM you're interested in to find out if they're included.
4.) You have a Nexus, they're made to be rooted. Lol
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If you're using a custom ROM though like CM, 4.4.3 doesn't really matter. Since it's a custom ROM it won't be releasing an update at the same time as google. It would be whenever CM releases their update that's based on 4.4.3. Anyone should feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though. I'm fairly new to everything as well.
I have not unlocked my bootloader.. And have many things on my device [Been Using It For Over A Month]
I have many apps, contacts, app save files [games], etc.
Will I need to re-download all the apps again? Is there any way i could preserve this data? What all can I preserve.
Also, any Custom ROM suggestion. I liked Paranoid Android, but it releases a new beta like every week... This means that I'll have to flash it again? Leading to data loss every time?
I use this device as my primary device
Use helium to backup. We will not suggest you a rom.
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Why no suggestion?
deepak2001 said:
I liked Paranoid Android, but it releases a new beta like every week... This means that I'll have to flash it again? Leading to data loss every time?
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Hi,
No need to flash obviously all the new update if you don't want unless there is an important bug fixed or a new feature you want. You can dirty flash (wipe only Dalvik cache and cache partition) so you won't loose your data.
deepak2001 said:
Why no suggestion?
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Because it turns into something like "best" rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/best-rom-kernel-threads-t2477889... And you will have 20 different suggestions depending of each users needs, it will not help you more.
You need to test by yourself, read the OP of the rom threads to see the features, issue, videos, etc... read the last pages of the rom thread for feedbacks.
So.. I just want customizations to make android fun.. Paranoid would be fine?
deepak2001 said:
So.. I just want customizations to make android fun.. Paranoid would be fine?
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ALL of the ROMs are fun. Try them and see.
List of Roms
deepak2001 said:
I have not unlocked my bootloader.. And have many things on my device [Been Using It For Over A Month]
I have many apps, contacts, app save files [games], etc.
Will I need to re-download all the apps again? Is there any way i could preserve this data? What all can I preserve.
Also, any Custom ROM suggestion. I liked Paranoid Android, but it releases a new beta like every week... This means that I'll have to flash it again? Leading to data loss every time?
I use this device as my primary device
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Here is the list of ROMS for Nexus 5, http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...dex-google-nexus-5-roms-kernels-mods-t2475401