Love this phone, my only issue is that I can't get the AOSP browser working (I can't stand Chrome). I assume this is a Kit-Kat problem. The AOSP browser installer (root) from the Play Store says device isn't compatible, and putting the .apk in the system > app folder installs it (I've set correct permissions) but then it FC's straight away. Anyone know a workaround for this, or is it just a case of waiting for a while?
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i just upgraded to the vzw official froyo, on a brand new droid... took it out of the box, upgraded it, programmed it, then downloaded apps installer. im trying to get a couple apk's on my phone. flash 10.1 and chrome to phone. but apps installer crashes on open... any ideas?
thanks
-Spiff
[EDIT] i resolved this issue by downloading linda file explorer
apps installer crashing
I'm having the same problem. My Nexus One just auto-updated to the latest version (2.1.1) and since then apps installer is crashing on open, and Email client won't work either - I can't get past the initial setup screen with my username/password - Next/Manual are greyed out. Tried downloading the Email apk from this site, but I can't reinstall it without apps installer (or at least I don't know how). I'm trying to avoid resetting my phone, but it's looking like I might have to.
apps installer sucks donkey ding dong......uninstall and use astro file manager......never forced closed on me since ive used it
typically, i keep a set of the latest apks i use in a file, and they include all the google apps. I do this because when i flash, that way i don't have to download all the google apps over the air since service in Maui is awful. also, it is easier to send someone who doesn't know how to update their phone one file to flash rather than several.
however, recently Google Voice doesn't seem to want to be recognized when it is moved to /system/app, and when it is there it doesn't work at all even if you reinstall it. it won't show up in the app drawer until it is reinstalled, and after that, it will open but won't download any messages.
any thoughts anyone? did the fix_permissions through ROM manager and fix uid mismatches through Amon, and checked /data/system/packages.xml, and it all looks good but won't work.
ideas?
Hi,
I recently migrated to Nexus devices. I have a Nexus 5. Recently, while I am working with my phone, the play store suddenly opens to a random (usually Korean) app. I say Korean because the dev's website ends with'.kr' and the language looks like one of the East Asian languages (I am sorry but I cannot differentiate them very well).
I notice this usually happens when I am back to my home screen.
I suspected Ads and I have downloaded Ad Away and made sure I am running the most recent updates. I even installed Ad Network Detector by Lookout and even uninstalled some apps I suspected. But it still pops up.
This issue happens also on my Nexus 7 2013 (running rooted stock 4.4 and stock kernel - Dalvik runtime). Now there is an overlap of apps but they are not exactly the same.
Please note that I am running rooted stock 4.4 with custom kernel on my Nexus 5 (ART runtime). I have not updated play store manually. Everything is as is from Google. And the play store version is 4.4.22.
One last thing, yesterday, I noticed the same type of "ads" on my wife's galaxy s2 running Jelly Bam v10. There is very little overlap in terms of apps.
This is a very annoying form of ads. Anyone experienced this? And if so, any workarounds? I am trying to avoid a factory reset if possible.
I appreciate your help.
ash_arani said:
Hi,
I recently migrated to Nexus devices. I have a Nexus 5. Recently, while I am working with my phone, the play store suddenly opens to a random (usually Korean) app. I say Korean because the dev's website ends with'.kr' and the language looks like one of the East Asian languages (I am sorry but I cannot differentiate them very well).
I notice this usually happens when I am back to my home screen.
I suspected Ads and I have downloaded Ad Away and made sure I am running the most recent updates. I even installed Ad Network Detector by Lookout and even uninstalled some apps I suspected. But it still pops up.
This issue happens also on my Nexus 7 2013 (running rooted stock 4.4 and stock kernel - Dalvik runtime). Now there is an overlap of apps but they are not exactly the same.
Please note that I am running rooted stock 4.4 with custom kernel on my Nexus 5 (ART runtime). I have not updated play store manually. Everything is as is from Google. And the play store version is 4.4.22.
One last thing, yesterday, I noticed the same type of "ads" on my wife's galaxy s2 running Jelly Bam v10. There is very little overlap in terms of apps.
This is a very annoying form of ads. Anyone experienced this? And if so, any workarounds? I am trying to avoid a factory reset if possible.
I appreciate your help.
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I'm glad that I found this as the same thing has been happening on my N5.
Cataclysm, Faux and 'next' browser. Although I think it still happened in chrome. It seems to happen when I'm using a browser, the play store launches by itself to some random app.
I'd hate to think this is Google doing this to sell more crap....
it sounds like you both have a spam app installed...try Addons Detector in play store, or uninstall anything that is not absolutely reputable, and read reviews about apps
N5 TapTalk
n7of9 said:
it sounds like you both have a spam app installed...try Addons Detector in play store, or uninstall anything that is not absolutely reputable, and read reviews about apps
N5 TapTalk
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It seems to have stopped since uninstalling the latest version of 'next' browser (beta 1.3).
I noticed that the issue would almost always arise when browsing, and since going back to my previous browser if choice (Boat) it hasn't happened since.
A real shame if it's indeed the browser, it had great promise and I was going to use it as my daily... But not if they are injecting crap like this into it.
Neither lookout adwatch nor airpush detectors picked it up, so it must be stealth.
I've emailed the devs asking if they have something like this in their browser, although I'm pretty convinced since it hasn't happened once since removing it.
Update:
It's not the browser, nor the one or two games I installed.
Tried several different ad and air push detector apps but can't find the culprit.
This is truly annoying, especially as I have very few apps installed beyond the stock Google ones.
Any help appreciated.
I bought a breathalyzer that requires an app to use. The app requires android 4.3, so I rooted my Photon Q 4G and installed cm-10.2.1-xt897. However, the google play store still thinks my device is incompatible, even after messing around with Market Helper. I even tried playing around with build.prop manually, which was almost a disaster when it broke my keyboard and I had no way of typing back in the settings I had changed. I changed ro.product.model, ro.product.brand, and ro.product.manufacturer to imitate a Galaxy S3 and S4, neither worked. Anyway, I'd like to try side loading the app on my device to see if it works because I'm pretty sure the google play store is just being stubborn (I've seen other installation issues reported by people with non-rooted phones for this app). Could someone with a compatible phone (stock Android 4.3+) please download this app and send me the .apk file? I'm not asking anyone to steal since it's a free app anyway. Alternatively, could someone explain which settings I should be changing in build.prop to fool the google play store (preferably without breaking my phone)?
DRH48 said:
I bought a breathalyzer that requires an app to use. The app requires android 4.3, so I rooted my Photon Q 4G and installed cm-10.2.1-xt897. However, the google play store still thinks my device is incompatible, even after messing around with Market Helper. I even tried playing around with build.prop manually, which was almost a disaster when it broke my keyboard and I had no way of typing back in the settings I had changed. I changed ro.product.model, ro.product.brand, and ro.product.manufacturer to imitate a Galaxy S3 and S4, neither worked. Anyway, I'd like to try side loading the app on my device to see if it works because I'm pretty sure the google play store is just being stubborn (I've seen other installation issues reported by people with non-rooted phones for this app). Could someone with a compatible phone (stock Android 4.3+) please download this app and send me the .apk file? I'm not asking anyone to steal since it's a free app anyway. Alternatively, could someone explain which settings I should be changing in build.prop to fool the google play store (preferably without breaking my phone)?
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Here you go the apk is attached
Editing build.prop to look like other phones is not a good idea.
And to unlock the play store there is an xposed module available. So install xposed and find the module.:good:
HIT THANX IF I HELPED:laugh:
also there are apk download sites that will allow u to download apps to your pc from your web browser
http://download.freeapk.ru/en.php
http://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader
Tangodown78 said:
also there are apk download sites that will allow u to download apps to your pc from your web browser
http://download.freeapk.ru/en.php
http://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader
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This^^^ or go here too! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2392504
there is also a Chrome plugin that allows you to download directly from play store but is tricky as you need a fake IME and google account (Fake) lots of ways to get what you need
Hi.
I have an old ZTE V5 (I think the official name is "Red Bull", can't remember now) lying around.
I want to give it to my relative, but she wants a phone with only WhatsApp and Waze pre-installed, and no browsing capability at all.
Which means - no chrome on the phone, nor stock browser (and not Google Now, I think, as well, since you can browse through its interface)
Right now there's a CM12.1 on the phone, with chrome and Google Now installed.
Is it possible to do such thing?
I thought about flashing CM again, this time with the Pico Open Gapps package, and then install WhatsApp and Waze from the Playstore.
Thing is, anybody could install Chrome and other browsers from the Playstore later on.
So, what would you do? Is there's any way to 'lock' the playstore, so nobody would have access to it anymore?
Or, even simpler- Is there's any Rom, that you can bundle any app that you want BEFORE you flash it, and then won't have internet access AFTER?
Thanks for your help.