I'm running CM6.1 stable with a gApps addon package dated 12-18-2010. I've been having to do some changes lately with flashing different ROMs and yesterday I had Places with a widget, today I don't. How can I get the widget back. Do I need to manually push Places from the zip file onto my phone?? Why is it not there I was going to use it lol
hi,
i have just installed CM7-nightly
CM7 comes without google-apps.
i know i can download them here:
edit: hmpf - i am not (yet) allowed to post links
this way i could install all google-apps for my device.
however, i am quite happy that they are NOT pre-installed, as i don't use them.
the one and only google-app i really need is the market-app
so i downloaded the google-apps.zip for my device and took a look inside the .zip
the .zip contains many .apk's in /system/app folder.
as i want to install *ONLY* the market app so i installed
Vending.apk
MarketUpdater.apk
unfortunataley market app closes after openening it
now my question:
which .apk's do i have to install to get a working market app?
(minimum required .apk's from the google-apps .zip?)
thanks
AFAIK the market app is calles 'vendor.apk'
hi,
yes - but market closes after starting - there must be something missing.
thanks
andi_o said:
hi,
yes - but market closes after starting - there must be something missing.
thanks
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You have to use this and let it update, AFAIK
ok, i will try this!
thanks!
i would like to know what the link he was refuring to in the first post cause i would like all the gapps but the zip i installed put me in a boot loop also i tried using the old market xip and it does the same thing just white screen and closes when i try to sync my gmail account it says unable to make connection to server any idea's
dont install Biofall's file unless you wan to format you phone
I'm using f-droid now, so no need for custom/small gapps anymore
If you're still looking to downsize your gapps, feel free to check out stuff like this as mentioned by b1k3rdude in the last post
Old Post Below:
So, you just installed this fresh ROM (most likely CyanogenMod-based) and you want to start using the market, but installing the stock gapps gives you alot of stuff that you plan on deleting and/or downloading anyway?
Fear not!
I present to you 4 update-scripts that will simply and only install Google Play without bloat on ROMs with no gapps installed - all the libs in the gapps-zips are left intact.
So you can start getting only those gapps you need via market and not waste precious space on /system.
Gingerbread (2.3.x): http://code.google.com/p/no-bloat-market/downloads/detail?name=gb-signed.zip
Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.x): http://code.google.com/p/no-bloat-market/downloads/detail?name=ics-signed.zip
Jelly Bean (4.1.x): http://code.google.com/p/no-bloat-market/downloads/detail?name=jb41-signed.zip
Jelly Bean NEW (4.2.x): http://code.google.com/p/no-bloat-market/downloads/detail?name=jb42-signed.zip
If you are fine with leaving out the libs/permissions/etc (and maybe not being able to run all the gapps from the market...) you can just load the matching zip and adb push the 2/3 minimum requirements to /system/app
Thats the no-bloat version to just get the newest market and save even more space, but use it at your own risk.
The minimum needed apks are...
For Gingerbread:
Code:
GoogleServicesFramework.apk
Vending.apk
For Ice Cream Sandwich/Jelly Bean:
Code:
GoogleLoginService.apk
GoogleServicesFramework.apk
Phonesky.apk
All credit goes to the CyanogenMod-Team and RootzWiki for their Gapps-zips
This is fantastic, another step towards minimalism bliss! :highfive:
That's fantastic.
Good to know somebody actually found these useful
Also, not just a shameless bump: Updated the APKs to Google Play 3.9.16
Works brilliantly. Just what the doctor ordered.
Much appreciated.
Regards.
(Tested on latest PA CM10 on Sensation and S3)
excellent. works on CM9.
Updated the APKs to Google Play 3.10.9
Spleeno said:
Updated the APKs to Google Play 3.10.9
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thanks for this! is awesome! i like this minimalism. i also use also the calendar and people sync. i've just realized that the simple copy in the /system/app folder isn't enough. Can you help me, please?
so, did you clean the cache and dalvik cache after pushing the files to /system/app?
and if you're using the script to push the files: I didnt include any delete routine, so you have to delete all of the preexisting files from the filelist (its meant for a clean cyanogenmod install after all...)
Spleeno said:
so, did you clean the cache and dalvik cache after pushing the files to /system/app?
and if you're using the script to push the files: I didnt include any delete routine, so you have to delete all of the preexisting files from the filelist (its meant for a clean cyanogenmod install after all...)
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THANK YOU! :laugh: i didn't clean anything! i'll try as soon as i can!
Very Useful
Thank You Very Much
Just realized that they changed a few things with 4.2, so you can now download seperate updatescripts for 4.1 and 4.2
I notice that you also removed links to previous versions.
very good thank you!
ibub said:
I notice that you also removed links to previous versions.
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If you want them I could upload the previous versions to goo.im or some other site, just wanted to keep the post clean and not too crowded with different downloads
No, the new version is great. Was just making an observation.
the thanks button is a good quick way to acknowledge that you've read a post. :thumbup: sent from the p509 that I thought I killed... just a temporary setback
Permissions
Hey thanks for your the zip. It works well. But I found a little misstake. You need to copy over the /etc/permission files otherwise a few apps in the market wont work (Incompability). At least for me they didn't.
The original idea was to waste as little space as possible and tbh I didnt think anyone would install a debloated gapps zip and afterwards load all those gapps via market
Main problem that I see here is that the size difference is quite a big one, like if I just replace the 3 apks in a stock JB 4.2 cm-gapps zip, get rid of all the unused apks and leave all of the libs/etc it goes down to 86 MB (from 104 MB) while my JB 4.2 zip is just 6 MB to start with...
I'll look into it for the GB zip, but not so sure about the JB ones.
mmittelb said:
You need to copy over the /etc/permission files otherwise a few apps in the market wont work (Incompability). At least for me they didn't.
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Spleeno said:
The original idea was to waste as little space as possible and tbh I didnt think anyone would install a debloated gapps zip and afterwards load all the google apps via the market
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I believe that quite a number of users want to have just the Play Store going, after a fresh ROM install, so that they have the opportunity to install the apps, including Google ones, as user apps.
Spleeno said:
Main problem that I see here is that the size difference is quite a big one, like if I just replace the 3 apks in a stock JB 4.2 cm-gapps zip and leave all of the libs/etc it goes down to 86 MB (from 104 MB) while my JB 4.2 zip is just 6 MB...
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Didn't realize the permission files were that large, so d'you think the libs are required as well?
mixednuts said:
Didn't realize the permission files were that large, so d'you think the libs are required as well?
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I'm not sure if all the libs get installed when installing gapps via google play, so its easier to play it save and just keep everything (except for the unused gapp apks so I can free up the /system a bit)
Will look into the whole thing over the weekend, expect some updates on sunday...
Hey guys,
I've read somewhere that those two apps "com.facebook.system" & "com.facebook.appmanager" can be safely uninstalled if Facebook was not needed.
So I removed them since they don't have disable option.
Then, I came across Oculus Store only to find out it needs them in order to work !!
Now, Oculus wants to update by restoring Facebook's AppManager but the problem is that it can't complete the update process which made me stuck in there!
Could someone please upload those 2 apps for me so I can reinstall them? I'm on Lollipop 5.1.1
Or maybe something else could fix this thing?
Your help would definitely save me.
Thanks a lot!
Cheers,
Salaam
salam2012 said:
Hey guys,
I've read somewhere that those two apps "com.facebook.system" & "com.facebook.appmanager" can be safely uninstalled if Facebook was not needed.
So I removed them since they don't have disable option.
Then, I came across Oculus Store only to find out it needs them in order to work !!
Now, Oculus wants to update by restoring Facebook's AppManager but the problem is that it can't complete the update process which made me stuck in there!
Could someone please upload those 2 apps for me so I can reinstall them? I'm on Lollipop 5.1.1
Or maybe something else could fix this thing?
Your help would definitely save me.
Thanks a lot!
Cheers,
Salaam
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Had the same problem in my Note 5,
Assuming you're running stock odex, download any deodexed rom in your custom roms section of this forum, extract the required two apk files, and place them in app/ and priv-app/ as placed by default.
Reboot once and use the phone for a while. Deodexed apk will not work in your rom, but it will trigger the silent updates to install the updated version in data/app and you will see it shortly when you open application manager from settings.
Reboot afterwards and clear Dalvik-Cahe.
JazonX said:
Had the same problem in my Note 5,
Assuming you're running stock odex, download any deodexed rom in your custom roms section of this forum, extract the required two apk files, and place them in app/ and priv-app/ as placed by default.
Reboot once and use the phone for a while. Deodexed apk will not work in your rom, but it will trigger the silent updates to install the updated version in data/app and you will see it shortly when you open application manager from settings.
Reboot afterwards and clear Dalvik-Cahe.
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I couldn't find them in any rom since they get installed once plugging the Gear VR in for the first time!
So, I uninstalled Oculus & Oculus Home apps then re-plugged the Gear and Oculus installer started to download them back.
Once finished, Oculus Store opened normally and the problem was finally gone !!
Here's more info:
https://support.oculus.com/hc/en-us/articles/215892858-Inability-to-install-or-update-Gear-VR-software-and-applications
I have Android 7.0 on my Note 5. I'm trying to install an older version of Gmail (I have the Unknown Sources thing already turned on) . I have tried downloading the APK files from various sites, but every time I click "install" it always says it can't install the file because it's corrupt.
I've had a few updates since getting the Note (it's been about a year now since I got it from AT&T) and I think one of those updates may be what's causing it to stop installing the APKs. Obviously other changes have been made under the hood, but it has to be the OS because I could install APKs when I first got the phone (back when it had Marshmallow on it).
I've tried wiping the cache and even doing a factory reset and it still won't install the APK file. I've tried several APK files and I keep getting the same response; App not installed. The package appears to be corrupt.
What's really odd is yesterday I was reading an article and it mentioned installing a APK for Google Now integration with Nova Launcher. I thought what the heck and downloaded the APK. It installed without any problems. I got this APK from the same place (APKMirror) I was getting the older APK versions of Gmail. I wonder why this one worked and the Gmail ones didn't?
If anyone could help me out I would appreciate it.
Thanks.
I managed to install an older version of ES File Explorer this morning. I got it from the APKMirror webite. Unfortunately, none of the Gmail APKs will work. Obviously I can still install APK files, so I'm going to have to search around on some other sites and see if I can find a good one for Gmail.