hey all,
first post, apologies if this might be in the wrong place.
i've just picked up the kobo vox, and it's awesome, but i can't figure out how to get the android market running. i've got the apk installed, but the device doesn't give me the option to add a google account. the kobo vox explicitly says it supports the android marketplace, so i'm hoping i'm doing something wrong.
thanks!
I'm in the same state. I've looked about and managed to use some of Cyanogen's packages to install a few core stuff like the framework and the market app itself, but trying to run the Market asks me to register a Google account, which always fails saying there was a connection issue. On a further reboot android.process.acore decided to crash every five seconds and I had to reset the device to factory settings.
This kinda sucks because the device is fairly solid, but the default "market" is a joke. I'm already annoyed by the fairly large amount of preinstalled apps (which can't be uninstalled, as usual), but not having proper Market access would probably be a deal killer.
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What about Rooting?
I have run into the same problem. I think that before you can install the full android market we will have to Root the tablet. Has anyone tried the Gingerbreak.apk? Or is there some other way to Root the tablet?
Syncmaster700nf said:
I have run into the same problem. I think that before you can install the full android market we will have to Root the tablet. Has anyone tried the Gingerbreak.apk? Or is there some other way to Root the tablet?
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I've tried GingerBreak on my Kobo Vox and it seems to have installed, however I'm not certain the SU access is working properly. When I try repairing permissions in ROM Manager, I get the message "An Error occured trying to run priviledged commands!". It also fails when I try to backup my ROM.
This is honestly the first Android device I've ever owned so I'm not certain that I'm doing everything correctly. I did make sure to allow SuperUser permissions to ROM Manager, but I'm still getting errors. Any help from a Veteran Android user would be appreciated.
Can't get past the Android Login
After rooting and installing Busybox I was able to install the Android Market but every time I try to login the app will not connect to the Market to confirm my ID, it seems to time out. Any Ideas on what I can try?
Turns out my inability to repair permissions was simply due to me not having busybox installed. I can attest that GingerBreak does successfully root the tablet.
I'm hoping I can find a way to install Clockwordmod recovery in order to install the google apps from CM7. I tried simply copying the files into place without success.
So, did you manage to install busybox? What version and where?
Tell me if you manage to install the recovery, the vox don't seem to have one by default.
If we manage to install all the google app and the googleframeworkservice, that would make the tablet a lot better and give the possibility to install the android market.
I was able to install busybox 4.3 /system/xbin. I do not know about a recovery mode but I did manage to put the tablet into "Safe Mode" after it do stock in a loop at bootup but I am not sure how I did it. According to user help you can not update the firmware from the SDcard.
Have you tried to install Clockwordmod?
I managed to install the googleserviceframework, but I need to install some other thing that don't want to install.
I also manage to install youtube (the real one) and it work great, I just can't sign in...
In the accounts & sync settings section, I can create a google account, but It can't communicate with the google server to set up the account, it give me the error:
"Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server."
It's probably cause by some app that I didn't manage to install yet, like "onetimeinitializer", "googlepartnersetup" and some other...
I've managed to install Busybox, but have yet been unsuccessful installing the Google Framework.
I was able to install the Clockwordmod, but I have yet to find a phone or tablet on it's list that is compatible with the Kobo Vox. I'm going to do my research to see if any phones or tablets have similar specs to the Vox and see if that will work. So far I've just been picking at random and trying it.
Try the B & N Nook Color - same CPU, Memory & screen size.
That was my first thought. Unfortunately no luck. With a couple of them I can seem to get them start loading as if they're going into an update but it always errors out. I'm now just systematically going through the list and driving every version.
If you attempt to install a version of Clockwork made for another device, you'll brick it.
Don't forget that after dropping in the files to the various system directories, you also have to set permit permissions properly.
Also, would be good to request a Kobo Vox forum here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301121
If anyone in this thread is actually a developer who knows how to compile and so forth, Koush has a brief guide to porting Clockwork:
http://www.koushikdutta.com/2010/10/porting-clockwork-recovery-to-new.html
Manual Configuration is a must have option. Thanks
wow, pretty lame that the android market seems not to be supported despite it being touted as an official feature
on a side note, has anyone figured out how to change or remove that default dock (without rooting)? it's kind of a pain in the ass.
I've installed a couple dozen different clockwork of recoveries so far and haven't bricked it yet but maybe I should quit while I'm ahead. I'd rather not brick my shiny new Kobo.
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I have to return my Kobo Vox because the speaker is not working. Under Privacy Settings I have done a Factory Data Reset but I am still showing the Super Icon. Does anyone have a copy of the original firmware or know how to unroot the device?
jakeopolis said:
wow, pretty lame that the android market seems not to be supported despite it being touted as an official feature
on a side note, has anyone figured out how to change or remove that default dock (without rooting)? it's kind of a pain in the ass.
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Official marketing material says apps but doesn't say Android Market. Some media outlets misquoted and wrote Market falsely.
Sent from my Nook Color!
Syncmaster700nf said:
I have to return my Kobo Vox because the speaker is not working. Under Privacy Settings I have done a Factory Data Reset but I am still showing the Super Icon. Does anyone have a copy of the original firmware or know how to unroot the device?
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Factory Reset just clears the data partition but doesn't reset the system partition.
Until someone properly compiles a custom recovery or finds a stock reset file, there's no safe way back.
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Hi,
I new to the whole rooting scene so please bear with me.
I unlocked the bootloader and rooted my phone (using twrp and SuperSU) and installed LMT Launcher v2.0 RC5.
Setting it up was easy, however when I use it to launch an app nothing happens.
Well, only the wifi and bluetooth toggle actions actually work.
But setting a Pie Item to trigger an arbitrary app - this does not work (by work, I mean nothing happens when you select that pie item)
any help appreciated.
thanks,
KS
Hello people! My phone is IQX2(it is rebranded here in the Philippines as Equinox Night),and i am currently experiencing systemui has stopped. i've been struggling with this problem for quite some time , I flashed the stock ROM in hopes of averting the problem, but it still persists. Below is a list of steps i did after flashing rom
When the phone booted up i proceded with the configurations,such as time and signing in to wifi,
Then I reinstalled Titanium backup and installed some of my backups(first batch was app only),
Then i froze easy finder,android aosp keyboard,pinoy app shop(bloat),easy finder,the default launcher and start( i use nova launcher, freezing them didn't cause problems so far)
Then restored the rest of my backups(app+data ,like swift-key and some games)
Restored xposed installer then proceeded to activate module of lucky patcher and greenify
After reboot was fine,updated apps through wifi, decided to install app setting xposed module to make clash of clans smoother(full hd on 1gb ram is not a good idea gaming wise),but seemed to fail to take effect so I uninstalled it, after a reboot it's still working properly ,so i decided to download app settings again from the xposed app, after i activated module and rebooted systemui started crashing. I flashed the xposed disabler but it still didnt work.
I force hibernated the weather services,because i never used it,im beginning to think they are the cause(there are three of them)
Additional info: i flashed a cell standby fix and performance + battery saver tweak
I experienced systemui FC even before this, even without touching xposed,each time after rebooting,and one time i drained my battery and the crash appeared.originally i thiught the cause was gravity box,but it was eliminated because the problem still persists.
I thank you for taking the time to read this lenghty post and i hope to receive some help from the experienced people
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Hey guys,
I've been following this website for quite some time now.
Everytime I try to fix or improve something on my phone Google brings me here.
The thing is, I can't download anymore.
This is not the standard "Clear Cache" problem.
I've been dealing with this for months, tried:
- clearing cache;
- clearing data;
- checking time/zone;
- rebooting;
- removing SD card;
- uninstalling updates;
- using WiFi;
- configuring/deleting hosts file;
- apllying Holy Water..
Basically, my phone still can't download from any browser or Google Play, it can only update some apps through Aptoide.
What I could have messed up:
TitaniumBackUp was used to delete the stock launcher (now using Nova Launcher) and other stock apps which might be connected to something crucial about downloading..
Aptoide (Google Play Store far-away cousin and substitute) seems to be working and it can update my apps so there's still hope to make all the other apps follow the same path.
I just need to know what it is I must have to make it work.
Don't want to install custom rom, even though TitaniumBackUp would help on cloning the phone it'd be exausting checking everything from scratch, just freezing apps and not deleting will be my concern from now on.
So this is the challenge:
-An Android phone can't download.
-Stock apps were deleted.
-The owner has no idea which ones could be essential to make downloads happen.
Thank you so much for your time and help!
Phone: Wiko
Model: Goa
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Guys in am not that good at understanding technical terms regarding root. But I all I can understand I am trying to put forth here.
All is a sudden applications started installing on my phone randomly. Also location services popped again and again when I turned data on. I blocked unknowable sources thought app installations did not stop. Hence it was clear apps were installing from Google play store. After trying everything I scanned my phone my activities that suggested malaware named 'key chain, location services'. It took place of system apps. So all I could do was to turn them off. And everything became normal now. But even after uninstalling app named '9apps' come back on my phone. I am using s4 Verizon which was already rooted. After this incidence I found that I m no longer get access to root and cannot delete these system files. What to do?
I want my root back
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