Hi there. In case that you run into this problem of having Google Search but no Google Now here is how I fix it.
This is a problem that I have being having for quite sometimes and is back in N5. Just a little background, I have a GS4 and my Google now is working there perfectly. But only after some tweaking. When ever I installed a new rom, if I forgot to setup Google Now (running for the first time) right after installation, and the application gets an update I loose the Google now option in search setting and Google Search (aparently after version 2.6 and up), in Google Setting application. And no Google Now cards or anything just a plain search bar with the option of voice search with the microphone. Normally I will get it to work by clearing data on the Google Search application and uninstalling updates. After that, running Google Search will bring the Google Now Setup and I will finish it. After Google Now setup I can update Google Search and have Google Now working perfectly.
In my N5 since Google Search is part of the system and launcher clearing Data on the application don't help also there is no uninstall updates option. Since I rooted my N5 here is the way I fix it. Installed a additional Launcher because the N5 launcher does not work at all without Google Search application. Any launcher you want will do, if you don't do this you may be left in the dark with no home screen or application drawer so Don't Skip This Step. Get your hand in an old Google Search ApK (Velvet.Apk) preferably 2.6 version, also get your hand in the New Velvet Apk version 3.1.8. With Titanium backup uninstall Google Search 3.* that comes in your N5. Install the old version of Velvet Apk and run it. Google Now setup process should come up. finish it. You will probably get a Stop Working Application error. Now install the Velvet.apk 3.1.8 (latest). You may get 1 or 2 more Stop Working Application error from the Google Search application but Google Now should show up and running in your launcher and through the other ways to access it. Reinstall the Home.apk file
Hope this help anyone that has this problems as I use to do.
Stev
Velvet 2.6 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3GPsVROJUwPUlcxQmRjeldHRkE/edit?usp=sharing
Velvet 3.1.8 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3GPsVROJUwPanF4UGRKR2xKblU/edit?usp=sharing
Launcher KitKat https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3GPsVROJUwPZlk0cmQ1V2xrVkU/edit?usp=sharing
Stev,
I have tried to google for Velvet.apk but found few links but I am not sure if they are for specific 2.6 and 3 versions. If you got them can you please share with us. I want to try to test this and see if it fixes my google now.
Thanks
ellopr said:
Get your hand in an old Google Search ApK (Velvet.Apk) preferably 2.6 version, also get your hand in the New Velvet Apk version 3.0.
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Here you go. Let me know if you can download them and if they work for you.
Velvet 2.6 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3GPsVROJUwPUlcxQmRjeldHRkE/edit?usp=sharing
Velvet 3.1.8 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3GPsVROJUwPanF4UGRKR2xKblU/edit?usp=sharing
Launcher KitKat https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3GPsVROJUwPZlk0cmQ1V2xrVkU/edit?usp=sharing
zaibrockstar said:
Stev,
I have tried to google for Velvet.apk but found few links but I am not sure if they are for specific 2.6 and 3 versions. If you got them can you please share with us. I want to try to test this and see if it fixes my google now.
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Thanks for the Quick posting of the links ! it was great ! I just followed what you said and it works !:good:
I have another doubt now. After installing and using google now for sometime, it used to say {Say "ok Google"} in search box, but not anymore after some time now. Is it the same with you are I am missing something ?
Check the pictures !
Thanks Again
ellopr said:
Here you go. Let me know if you can download them and if they work for you.
Velvet 2.6 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3GPsVROJUwPUlcxQmRjeldHRkE/edit?usp=sharing
Velvet 3.0 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3GPsVROJUwPSW5pVEQxRk9SZ3c/edit?usp=sharing
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is there any way to uninstall without using titanium backup? it wont run if you use ART instead of Dalvik
Try removing or maybe better renaming (changing the .apk extension part) the Velvet Apk from the System folder using any root capable filemanager. It may works.
ihatelolcats said:
is there any way to uninstall without using titanium backup? it wont run if you use ART instead of Dalvik
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zaibrockstar said:
Thanks for the Quick posting of the links ! it was great ! I just followed what you said and it works !:good:
I have another doubt now. After installing and using google now for sometime, it used to say {Say "ok Google"} in search box, but not anymore after some time now. Is it the same with you are I am missing something ?
Check the pictures !
Thanks Again
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Actually mine was giving me a lot of problems, Google Search was foreclosing and I was not getting results. I did almost the same procedure except that I updated from the 2.6 version to the 2.8 version through Play Store. That way Google Now Works and Google Search. If I upgrade to the 3.0 version pf Google Search it star to foreclose again. If I stay in the 2.8 version everything works except the Launcher. So if the only thing that you are missing is the Ok Google you are in better shape than me. I am using Nova launcher and kept the 2.8 version. I will still experiment with few Ideas to see if I get it to work perfectly.
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Actually mine was giving me a lot of problems, Google Search was foreclosing and I was not getting results. I did almost the same procedure except that I updated from the 2.6 version to the 2.8 version through Play Store. That way Google Now Works and Google Search. If I upgrade to the 3.0 version pf Google Search it star to foreclose again. If I stay in the 2.8 version everything works except the Launcher. So if the only thing that you are missing is the Ok Google you are in better shape than me. I am using Nova launcher and kept the 2.8 version. I will still experiment with few Ideas to see if I get it to work perfectly.
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I had issues similar to you when I followed your steps. So I uninstalled them and re installed it back. It it working fine now without any issues. I am using google launcher itself, I will stick to it untill nova gets it fixed.
i uninstalled the google search but cant get the old version the install.
any ideas why?
Issiue with installing Velvet 2.6
Hello.I unistalled google search ,google home with titanium backup .Now i want to install Velvet 2.6.apk with standard way but it's saying the app was not installed.So can you say me just how to install Velvet 2.6 Velvet 3 and Google search.
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I can't seem to uninstall voice search to download and install the new version from the market, think i got it with adb but now im getting apk not signed correctly error, same as the fb problem. anyone have an apk thats working for them that i can install? be nice to get rid of vlingo, doesnt work with keyboard.
Follow these steps to get your new awesome voice search.
1. Install Titanium Backup off the market.
..... 2. Enable USB debugging, and open it up.
.......... 3. Go to the middle "backup/restore" tab.
............... 4. Hit your search button, and type voice into the filter.
.................... 5. Uninstall and delete the voice search app.
.................... 6. Reboot.
......................... 7. Now go into market and install new voice search app.
Worked for me!
Did not work for me. I'm having the same problem. I deleted the original app. Now I have none!
What is the problem with this new one? Why won't it install?
EDIT: This will surely be what finally pushes me over the edge, and drives me past the brink of madness.
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Did not work for me. I'm having the same problem. I deleted the original app. Now I have none!
What is the problem with this new one? Why won't it install?
EDIT: This will surely be what finally pushes me over the edge, and drives me past the brink of madness.
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Did you reboot after deleting the original? Worked for me after rebooting.
ok that worked but now tapping my search button doesnt, long pressing still works though.
Philosuffer said:
Did you reboot after deleting the original? Worked for me after rebooting.
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Um yeah, that worked. Society should thank you for pulling me back from the brink of madness for the time being.
Apk for 2.0.1
Hi can anyone pls upload the 2.0.1 apk? I cannot find it on the market as I reside out of US.
Really appreciate (oh if you're a droid user that would be great, I probably wun need to figure out what went wrong if I can't install it properly)
Thanks!
Hello alL,
I come to bring you good news. I have managed to install google play store and other Google Apps on the Chinese version of the Honor 9 (WITHOUT ROOT).
For anyone wondering, here are the steps.
1 - Download this file to your Honor 9.
2 - Decompress the zip file and install "Google Installer_2.0.apk". Don't touch the other files.
3 - Run this app (the newly installed one with the chinese name) and confirm using the Green button near the bottom.
4 - Confirm all prompts for authorisation, ensuring you select "Trust app" to give it full permissions. This will install the core "Google Play Apps Suite" as a user app, meaning that you will be able to uninstall "Play store" by simply dragging it to the top. See 1st screenshot.
5 - Check if Google Play Store has been installed and is working. If android complains about "Missing GMSs", reboot and try again. If still you have problems, try downloading "GMSInstaller apk" from an internet mirror of your choice.
See attached screenshots for proof that it works!
Great guide! Thanks for sharing. This is a safer way than rebrand, but rebrand will bring you a full Europe/US EMUI. You will not see any left-over Chinese characters.
The only downside is you'll be left with some Chinese letters here and there :/
But, it's easier than rebranding
Is there a lot of Chinese left so that it becomes difficult to use the phone? Or more like a minor nuisance? I'm currently in China and positively drooling at the local retail price but I've no access to a computer for rebranding.
Hi, I tried this procedure, I managed to install all the GApps but when I try to login or add google account the phone freezes for a moment and nothing happens. Same behavior on YT, while on Gmail and Play Store it still says "GMS Installer required". I guess that with a chinese phone you need to flash it anyway or it can't reach google servers. Am I right?
battilory said:
Hello alL,
I come to bring you good news. I have managed to install google play store and other Google Apps on the Chinese version of the Honor 9 (WITHOUT ROOT).
For anyone wondering, here are the steps.
1 - Download file to your Honor 9.
2 - Decompress the zip file and install "Google Installer_2.0.apk". Don't touch the other files.
3 - Run this app (the newly installed one with the chinese name) and confirm using the Green button near the bottom.
4 - Confirm all prompts for authorisation, ensuring you select "Trust app" to give it full permissions. This will install the core "Google Play Apps Suite" as a user app, meaning that you will be able to uninstall "Play store" by simply dragging it to the top. See 1st screenshot.
5 - Check if Google Play Store has been installed and is working. If android complains about "Missing GMSs", reboot and try again. If still you have problems, try downloading "GMSInstaller apk" from an internet mirror of your choice.
See attached screenshots for proof that it works!
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Hi,
I previously installed google services successfully using GMSinstaller when I first got my Honor 9 in August.
Now it is upgraded to B201 and because it always crashes when it comes to google play, I ran GMSinstaller again which asked me to uninstall every google related apps.
I did so but now it is impossible to install google again
GMS installer will only propose me to uninstall previously installed google apps, then reboot.
I tried several "Google Installer" including this one, none of them are working.
Any help would be appreciated,
Thanks
It seems like this B201 update patches the GMS installer
PalakMi said:
It seems like this B201 update patches the GMS installer
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I tried removing all the google stuff (framework, account manager, services, sync) then manually install each of them : still doesn't work.
Does anyone with B201 firmware succeed to install Google ?
Is it possible to downgrade without root/unlock ?
One thing I have not tried yet is reset to factory, If I do so I am wondering if a backup from HiSuite will restore everything...
padfr said:
I tried removing all the google stuff (framework, account manager, services, sync) then manually install each of them : still doesn't work.
Does anyone with B201 firmware succeed to install Google ?
Is it possible to downgrade without root/unlock ?
One thing I have not tried yet is reset to factory, If I do so I am wondering if a backup from HiSuite will restore everything...
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Tell us the results when you're done
PalakMi said:
Tell us the results when you're done
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After Factory reset, GMSinstaller worked again !
But my fear was confirmed : after restoring from HiSuite Backup, I lost some datas in my apps and also all my notes in the notes app
In the end got Google back, that's the most important !!
padfr said:
After Factory reset, GMSinstaller worked again !
But my fear was confirmed : after restoring from HiSuite Backup, I lost some datas in my apps and also all my notes in the notes app
In the end got Google back, that's the most important !!
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Well, it's better than nothing
I could only find an older version that installed ok.....
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-google-phone-v14-0-175904292-bubble-t3708218
The beta doesnt work (FC when I want to launch the number pad or search through my contacts) but the stable version 18. Works totally fine
I just installed it from the Play store, along with Google contacts, and set them both to the default. Works fine.
benj! said:
I just installed it from the Play store, along with Google contacts, and set them both to the default. Works fine.
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Interesting. You downloaded the Google phone app from the play store? Did you flash the Google framework via TWRP? Because without that it doesn't work
Edit: Or am I missing something here?
Turtl3z said:
Interesting. You downloaded the Google phone app from the play store? Did you flash the Google framework via TWRP? Because without that it doesn't work
Edit: Or am I missing something here?
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Probably worth mentioning that I'm running Leedroid, so maybe that has something to do with it?
What i did was download the Google dialer and contacts for OP5/5T from the magisk app. After you download it get a file manager and extract the whole folder. Go to the system->priv-app and delete the OPInCallUi folder. Than rezip the whole folder and rename it so you know which is which. Go to magisk manager app->modules than click the plus sign on the bottom find your modded zip and flash. I have had this mod since Feb 28 and it has updated from playstore with no issues and works like it should.
Edit: on Leedroid rom current stable relaease.
Is there any working version for u11 without root and stock?!
Edit: found it!
trojamba said:
Is there any working version for u11 without root and stock?!
Edit: found it!
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Hi dear, did you find a way?
The link posted above version v23.0.208561757 works fine for me to get it installed you'll need to uninstall any other version of google phone you have installed
you will need to set it as default, as well as in the app info screen you'll need to give it write over and modify system settings permissions
I've been running it on Stock non rooted 8.0 on my US unlocked U11 since the version came out.
Not sure if it related to Mate30Pro or not. My Google Map can't update current location. While some other apps are working fine such as Waze or Tulip Sports, but not google map. Right upon it is launched, map can get the location. But immediately the blue point became gray and stopped there. I have to remove the app from the task list and relaunch it to have it update the location. Strava can't get location, either. Other than these two I didn't notice anything else wrong. The permissions of location were granted.
Any clue on how to check/fix?
Thanks!
Have u tried clearing cache and data?
Same problem here.
I cleared cache, deleted the app etc.
Now I use HERE WeGo App for navigation.
But a solution would be nice.
Can u check if waze has the same problem.?
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Can u check if waze has the same problem.?
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Waze is working without a problem.
It's just Google maps, and WhatsApp location sending.
News about the issue?
My Google Maps is working with no problem. Mate 30 Pro Emui 10.1
I guess this is the reason. It says my gms map component is missing. I installed map application from play store though. How to install this component?
jjjjjk said:
I guess this is the reason. It says my gms map component is missing. I installed map application from play store though. How to install this component?
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If I run the same app on mine it shows the same error but maps and everything else working perfectly.
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If I run the same app on mine it shows the same error but maps and everything else working perfectly.
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How did you install gms? I doubt I didn't install it correctly
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How did you install gms? I doubt I didn't install it correctly
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Originally with lz app and restore backup method. I've updated the individual versions with apks from apkmirror over the last 7 months though.
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Just install the latest Google framework, then Google maps is working normally.
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Just install the latest Google framework, then Google maps is working normally.
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how did you installed the latest google framework,
can you please explain to me step by step,
because i already installed google services and everything works fine facebook youtube ,,,
only google map keep crashing after second i installed it al ot of times and same thing
i heard because google services didnt updated , and i dont know how to updated
without start from the beginning , i don't want to hard reset and start from the first if there any method to update google services without losing my data and play store
kraker77 said:
how did you installed the latest google framework,
can you please explain to me step by step,
because i already installed google services and everything works fine facebook youtube ,,,
only google map keep crashing after second i installed it al ot of times and same thing
i heard because google services didnt updated , and i dont know how to updated
without start from the beginning , i don't want to hard reset and start from the first if there any method to update google services without losing my data and play store
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you have to update the gms and not the gfs you can do it with the aurora store application
addx972 said:
you have to update the gms and not the gfs you can do it with the aurora store application
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can you please show a screenshot what did you updated exactly, i istalled aurora but i dont understad GMS
i installed google map from aurora but the same keep crashing after 2 sec
please i need help im using mate 30 pro whith latest software update
kraker77 said:
can you please show a screenshot what did you updated exactly, i istalled aurora but i dont understad GMS
i installed google map from aurora but the same keep crashing after 2 sec
please i need help im using mate 30 pro whith latest software update
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still didnt work only 1 sec then crashing
Try the version 10.49.3, see if it works.
I used this version on Mate40pro for a while, (without GMS), and works fine.
Now I'm using 10.68.1, as last version.
On OurPlay I can use Maps even with loging with Gmail account (on Mate40 pro).
florian-m19 said:
Same problem here.
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same problem here, restart helped in my case.
It complately worked..! (In my second tried)
Thanks a million for that guy.
I have problem same like you.but i have mate 30 pro.can i used this methode sir
I have Mate 30 Pro too. I have using 2 days with no problem. So, you can try
it is working for the play protect notification but you lose push notification, that's what happened with me so far on China model of mate30pro.
PLEASE HELP! I cannot install the first Google Play Services app downloaded from the link after I uninstalled existing Google Play Services app. Installation of Google Play Services always failed because (it says) my device has newer version even after I uninstalled it.
Now my device does not have Google Play Services but I can't install the version downloaded from the link.
My phone suddenly gave me tge play protect cerification error and could not access playstore, youtube, google maps, chrome,... Etc.
However, i tried the googlifier method and i have everything working fine yet the google play services is not updated and thus Android auto does not work and requires me to update Google play services and when i did i got the certification error again.
Any solution?
Problem solved finally.
ahassouna said:
Problem solved finally.
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I have the same problem. How did you solve it please ?
Ok if u only have the errors like in the pictures for the play protect and cannot access the google apps like maps, youtube.. Etc.
Then check this video which was just posted today, and download the file from description in video wbich has the link.
Pls post back if it worked for you
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Pls post back if it worked for you
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It worked, thank you very much.
Had to do it today too, but I skipped all the app activities, just uninstalled the Google Play services, and installed the older one, posted in this thread.
Worked like a charm.
I can open again Google apps without error messages, but Android Auto still does not work, because the fixed installed Google play services is an older version. Any solution for Android Auto?
I have tried a few options out there, however despite un-installing the GPS when I go to install the 1st pkg it returns with a message to say I already have a 'newer' version installed.
I have rebooted the phone to see if that would clear it however nothing.
Force stop GPS & clear Data before uninstall. Afterwards, install the GPS fix from the video link. It should work.
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Force stop GPS & clear Data before uninstall. Afterwards, install the GPS fix from the video link. It should work.
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Unfortunately having un-installed GPS already I do not have the option to do the above. Tried downloading the same version via APK however that is also noting that I am using the latest version.
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I can open again Google apps without error messages, but Android Auto still does not work, because the fixed installed Google play services is an older version. Any solution for Android Auto?
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Managed to find a workaround for Android Auto. I've installed Virtual Android from Google Play, I've installed latest Google services & Android Auto on it and it works perfectly
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Unfortunately having un-installed GPS already I do not have the option to do the above. Tried downloading the same version via APK however that is also noting that I am using the latest version.
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Try manually uninstall using adb. Tutorial here: how-to-uninstall-google-play-services
cotiga_m said:
Try manually uninstall using adb. Tutorial here: how-to-uninstall-google-play-services
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Thank you shall have a look and advise.
namek09 said:
it is working for the play protect notification but you lose push notification, that's what happened with me so far on China model of mate30pro.
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Yeah this is the same problem from years. Push notifications are broken with these kind of method.
Is this method working? I can't downgrade and I feel bad about my fiancée for recommending this camera phone to her. I would like to find a way to allow you to use at least contacts and mail. Can you help me?