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App for downloading apks? Alternative market?

Just wondering if anyone has heard of such a thing. With all of the issues with protected apps not showing in the market with some roms, it would be neat if there was an app like the Music downloaders, that let you search and download apks.
Some apps poof from market and it would be nice to have a quick way to find them.

Does SlideME work? I used that back in the vogue android days, but I haven't used it since.. That was just a different market app basically

See if any of these work: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=536317
I honestly don't know. My protected apps all work. And honestly the only times they haven't is because we were using developers roms. It's all fixed now though, and our official obviously won't have that problem.

Search the market for "APKtor." It's an app that'll let you add repositories filled with android apps. It's essentially Cydia for Android. As far as where to get your repositores, you'll need to figure that much out.

there a few others that i will not post here lol

Appbrain ...

Search google for an app called "black market"..
Then you will have to search for the right repositories.. If you download GMOB chat and go to the rooted users chat someone there will help you out..
*also in GMOB chat there is a room where there is nothing but posted apps, and a request room..

flipzmode said:
I honestly don't know. My protected apps all work. And honestly the only times they haven't is because we were using developers roms. It's all fixed now though
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Don't want to steer the thread too far off topic, but is this true for all roms, or just certain ones. I haven't been able to spend much time on the forum the past few days, but if there's a complete fix for protected apps, I'll definitely set aside some time to seek it out...

i honestly havent dl'd anything from the market since my g1, cept to go grab linda and get acess to my sd right away...
anything the market can do, google can do better *singalong voice*
i understand the market is google, but i mean the search engine

subliminalurge said:
Don't want to steer the thread too far off topic, but is this true for all roms, or just certain ones. I haven't been able to spend much time on the forum the past few days, but if there's a complete fix for protected apps, I'll definitely set aside some time to seek it out...
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fresh rom 2.0d.

Can anyone find Digital Clock Widget v1.8 in the marketplace? Says it's copy protected, but it's a free app. I have v1.7.6 and can't find it to update. Found a website with a zip of v1.8, but it's not signed. I signed it, but it won't install because it says it's missing classes.dex.
Also, flipz, is the market fix available as a standalone update? Currently running DCv2.05

Oh ****! APKtor is god!

What in the name of Zod is LocalTryTry?

This has just been sitting in the my apps section of marketplace since I ran market doctor in Titanium Backup. I have absolutely no idea what this app does, (if anything) both the description and Whats New text simply says LocalTryTry followed by two screen shots of a three paned interface that is completely blank. Attempting to update the app fails and I can find no actual trace of it's existence on my transformer anywhere.
So I ask, what is this thing had how do I get rid of it? Frankly Its freaking me out a bit.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.asus.weatherwondered the samething. just looked on the market page. It says in the url com.asus.weather. thanks for making me look.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.asus.weather

Well that seems to be that mystery solved

I have exactly the same problem.
It came about exacly the same way i have tried using two different roms with the same result.
Have you got rid of it and how you did it.
Thanks

HTC__BOY said:
I have exactly the same problem.
It came about exacly the same way i have tried using two different roms with the same result.
Have you got rid of it and how you did it.
Thanks
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Using Titanium Backup just unlink LocalTryTRy (Asus weather) from the market and it stops nagging you about updates that always fail.

Well first post gets an answer pretty quick.
Pretty easy when you know how
Thanks for you help.

So instead of breaking the market link is there a way to port the update again? If I knew how I would since that seems like a better option.

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Nextbook Next7s Hacking

E-Fun's latest Android tablet is now on the shelf at BigLots. It's a $99 budget device running 4.0 ICS.
I tried to install Android Market (the easy way) and the app crashes. I take that means this tablet will require a little more work. Has anyone hacked it yet?

I am also interested in knowing how to get Gapps to work on this as well...just purchased mine on the 27th at Big Lots too for the $89.99 special, been trying all apk's with no luck..keeps on crashing when clicking it.

When I sent a note to E Fun asking if there were any plans to update and add Google support, the response was:
This is not an issue we can change. Like the majority of tablets on the market Google will not grant a licenses to use their app market. The tablets are designed to work with third party Android apps sites where you can still download Android apps, the only difference is it's from a different website.​
Of course I sent them a list of bunches of budget tablets that come with access...
I don't have the technical savvy to create the necessary mods -- but if anybody out there is interested, and there's anything I can do to assist, please let me know! With access to the google apps, this would be one sweet little tablet for the price!

I found this but it is for the next7 ...shouldn't be much different, or so I'd think...I will give it a try I suppose.
http://gunnersbarn.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/how-to-install-android-market-to-nextbook-premium-7/

reddtessa said:
I found this but it is for the next7 ...shouldn't be much different, or so I'd think...I will give it a try I suppose.
http://gunnersbarn.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/how-to-install-android-market-to-nextbook-premium-7/
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I'm pretty sure that was written for Gingerbread, not ICS. The last couple of posts kind of imply that it didn't work on the Next7S.

Your right...besides not finding the USB drives anywhere (as I cannot get the sdk's to work on it) I tried to uploading the files then install and cannot get some of the apks to install, like the GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk, GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk & GoogleServicesFramework.apk all others installed fine. With no luck on keeping the market from crashing boo! I am sure someone will be able to come up with something in due time, I hope.

Look at freaktab.com - Finless Bob has cooked a rooted rom with Google app,Super user and /system mounted r/w.
The download includes all neccessary instructions, files and utility - including driver - for Next7s. There is one clarification that I think will help... To get into the download / flash mode you need to hold down on volume rocker so that BOTH (volume up | down)switches are activated.

Thanks SO MUCH Moonpie! This has worked! With no problems and coming from me I always flub up something but the directions were very nicely typed out.
Try this blissb2599, only problem I am having is quiet a bit of apps are not compatible like my banking ... facebook, but I have an apk for facebook, old version but works lol...

Great to here reddtessa! Sorry to hear about apps not working. Maybe there will be some tweaks in future.

reddtessa said:
Thanks SO MUCH Moonpie! This has worked! With no problems and coming from me I always flub up something but the directions were very nicely typed out.
Try this blissb2599, only problem I am having is quiet a bit of apps are not compatible like my banking ... facebook, but I have an apk for facebook, old version but works lol...
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It's days like this that I feel somewhat challenged... I'm not seeing the Next7S ROM. Would one of you kind people point me in the right direction? I'm sure it's staring me in the face, but I'm just not seeing it...
EDIT: Yup, it was right in front of my face. Got it, installed it. Loving it!

Glad you found it..took me a min as well to find.

reddtessa said:
Glad you found it..took me a min as well to find.
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In case anybody else is having a hard time it's here: http://www.freaktab.com/showthread....Cream-Sandwich-Finless-ROM-1-2-Root-and-Gplay

Thanks for the link. I just picked up a 7s for my kid yesterday after the Next5 we got him originally quit working. I DLed the Play store APK and was like OMG-WTH every time it kicked us out. The Next5 came rooted (out of a sealed box) and had no issues with Google Play from a standard APK. If you guys have this working on the Next7s (YF031 serial) then I'll flash it.
One thing I find hysterical is on the box it states it is a Capacitive Screen, but my kid used his generic plastic stylus (intended for an older Nintendo DS) and it worked! I even tried a pencil eraser and it worked too. Does that make this a hybrid Capacitive/Resistive screen then?
****Update, I got clarification in the other thread on the two different versions of the rom. All is well, the tablet is now rooted, and is running Google Play on the Finless Rom. Very happy with how quick it was to do as well. Thanks again for the link!

Please help!
MoonPie2000 said:
Look at freaktab.com - Finless Bob has cooked a rooted rom with Google app,Super user and /system mounted r/w.
The download includes all neccessary instructions, files and utility - including driver - for Next7s. There is one clarification that I think will help... To get into the download / flash mode you need to hold down on volume rocker so that BOTH (volume up | down)switches are activated.
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Can u tell me exactly were to find this rooted rom? I have searched for a long time but cant find it. possibly a link to the download. Thanks ia advance

Go to http://www.freaktab.com/showthread....Cream-Sandwich-Finless-ROM-1-2-Root-and-Gplay for the link and directions.
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detatch app from market/ change signature / stop market from trying to update it?

did i squeeze enough in the title there? lol
basically, i have an app, and the app did a major overhaul of its functionality and layout. soo for the past 6 months ive been intentionally not updating it when the market bugs me to. id like to just once and for all figure out some way to associate it with the market.
anyone out there wanna help me out with a way to do this? ive tried the titaniumbackup feature, but i dont believe it works anymore. i also tried changing the signature, but i always seem to break the app.
ill add "Thanks" to anyone responding with advice, thanks!

soraxd said:
did i squeeze enough in the title there? lol
basically, i have an app, and the app did a major overhaul of its functionality and layout. soo for the past 6 months ive been intentionally not updating it when the market bugs me to. id like to just once and for all figure out some way to associate it with the market.
anyone out there wanna help me out with a way to do this? ive tried the titaniumbackup feature, but i dont believe it works anymore. i also tried changing the signature, but i always seem to break the app.
ill add "Thanks" to anyone responding with advice, thanks!
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Just turn off auto updating in the market and you won't get bugged.
The titanium feature works for me even on 4.4.

HTC Themes Problem

Hey guys, I'm trying to get into HTC Themes and when I try to sign in with my Google account it just keeps saying "We are unable to connect to the HTC servers. Please try again later" I've tried rebooting my phone and logging in with other methods but it keeps coming up. Can anyone else confirm that it is in fact the HTC servers and not something silly going on with my phone? Thanks!

Same problem here. Rooted, s-off, cleanrom. No clue what to dI at this point.

pettigrew95 said:
Hey guys, I'm trying to get into HTC Themes and when I try to sign in with my Google account it just keeps saying "We are unable to connect to the HTC servers. Please try again later" I've tried rebooting my phone and logging in with other methods but it keeps coming up. Can anyone else confirm that it is in fact the HTC servers and not something silly going on with my phone? Thanks!
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Might it require an HTC account?

schneid said:
Might it require an HTC account?
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I have an HTC account and when I put my email and password in and hit log in and says please wait then a few seconds later I get the unable to talk to HTC servers error. See the attached picture for the exact error.

Exactly the same problem here.
Vanila Htc One M7 — it happens regardless of the way I try to sign in, gmail or htc account.

M8
Where you able to figure it out im having the same problem with m8 developer edition.

I am having no problem. I went to the desktop theme maker site first. Maybe that is required to wake it up on your phones.
https://themes.htc.com/#/landing

Went to the site, even created a custom theme there.
I then tried to launch themes again, no good...

TeoBigusGeekus said:
Went to the site, even created a custom theme there.
I then tried to launch themes again, no good...
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Don't cry too much. The themes created kinda suck. You have no control over colors. They are picked by the app from those in the wallpaper. You can end with pinks and purples which aren't my favorites. As for icons it's easier to use a stand alone icon pack. Only thing that is really useful is that you can change fonts. Then again, the choices are limited.
I want to do things like change notification icons, the colors in Quick Settings, and NavBar icons. We need Xposed. I have Alpha 2 installed and tried Xtended Settings. Phone froze on boot. Did learn latest TWRP will do a Restore of ΠΣΘ ROM. So that's something.

I don't want to be a drama queen, sorry.
I just want blinkfeed to have a black background as it used to do before the recent update, I'm not even interested in fonts or icons.

TeoBigusGeekus said:
I don't want to be a drama queen, sorry.
I just want blinkfeed to have a black background as it used to do before the recent update, I'm not even interested in fonts or icons.
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I think we are expecting too much from HTC Themes. The only way I see to get the colors you want is to use a solid color wallpaper or one with four quadrants and the four colors you want.
As to not being able to log on, maybe they are doing some sort off staggered roll-out and it is out of our control.

Yeah, I still can't log on, getting the same error that I posted earlier.

I was missing the HTC Account service. If you go in to settings>App Manager>All, see if you have "HTC Account", if it's not there, it's not going to work. Not sure where or when I disabled/deleted mine... but I just ended up flashing a new rom on mine. HTC Account is back and it's working.

rcharliesam said:
I was missing the HTC Account service. If you go in to settings>App Manager>All, see if you have "HTC Account", if it's not there, it's not going to work. Not sure where or when I disabled/deleted mine... but I just ended up flashing a new rom on mine. HTC Account is back and it's working.
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Doesn't look like I have anything called just "HTC Account". How can this be added? I am on CleanROM 3.0. Thanks!

I am not sure, maybe the cleanrom thread would be more help. I was using cleanrom also... perhaps Scott didn't have it in there at some point? Since it was recently mentioned that he wouldn't be working on a lollipop rom, I have since switched to Adrenaline and voila, "HTC Account" is there and running.

rcharliesam said:
I am not sure, maybe the cleanrom thread would be more help. I was using cleanrom also... perhaps Scott didn't have it in there at some point? Since it was recently mentioned that he wouldn't be working on a lollipop rom, I have since switched to Adrenaline and voila, "HTC Account" is there and running.
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Ugh, I just went to post that question the CleanROM thread but it's closed

Oh man, that stinks.
When I was having the issue, I searched a bunch and came up with nothing. Definitely did not seem like a common problem at all. There were some older posts on a different htc product and how missing that service caused the same error that you and I were having, but the people that had the issue simply had to re-enable the service. Not reinstall it.
I tried reinstalling cleanrom, no wipe or anything, and nothing, still wasn't there.

rcharliesam said:
Oh man, that stinks.
When I was having the issue, I searched a bunch and came up with nothing. Definitely did not seem like a common problem at all. There were some older posts on a different htc product and how missing that service caused the same error that you and I were having, but the people that had the issue simply had to re-enable the service. Not reinstall it.
I tried reinstalling cleanrom, no wipe or anything, and nothing, still wasn't there.
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Blahh, that really sucks. Anyone have any ideas I can try? Thanks!

I suggested early on your probably needed and active HTC Account. I was on CleanROM and thought I I had it there too. Have you all gone to Accounts and Sync and hit the "+" key and added it? It ain't there unless you add it. I do have an app visible in TiBackup called HTC Account. I also have HTC Checkin Service and HTC Connection service which may be pertinent. Maybe HTC Backup includes it. That seem to be readily available to download.
Just some ideas.
Edit: Unzipped CleanROM and there is NO HTCAccount.apk therein. Looked inapp and priv-app so you are on to something. I think there are some all stock ROM dumps in the Development thread. Should be in one of those.
Another thought. CleanROM is Kitkat. Do HTC themes just work on Lollipop?
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rcharliesam said:
I am not sure, maybe the cleanrom thread would be more help. I was using cleanrom also... perhaps Scott didn't have it in there at some point? Since it was recently mentioned that he wouldn't be working on a lollipop rom, I have since switched to Adrenaline and voila, "HTC Account" is there and running.
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+1 Adrenaline2.2 and I have it.

schneid said:
+1 Adrenaline2.2 and I have it.
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Great rom so far, had to change the boot animation though, reminded me of the stuff people would put as their backgrounds on iphones in the earlier days of jailbreaking.