Ok hi everyone. I gave my phone to my cousin because he said that he could get me a bunch of coins on this game i love playing. Well turns out he installed an application that cheated the system called "Freedom". Well now I cannot access the Google Play Store. Everytime I try it gives me an error message. I have turned off and on my phone several times. I am rooted btw. Well I did not know what to do and I searched online a little and a guy said that restoring your phone worked for him. Well at this point i did not even care for the apps i would lose. I just went ahead and restored my phone completely. Now at the beginning screen when I type in my Google email and password it just says that it cannot connect. I skipped over that whole process and when I scroll down with two fingers from my notification bar, I see the wifi tile and it is connected to my wifi but the bars(instead of being white) they are orange. They were orange before I restored my phone also. Please help someone. Thank you.
EDIT: I CAN SIGN INTO MY ACCOUNT ON MY COMPUTER AND ACCESS ALL OF THE GOOGLE SERVICES THERE.
You'll probably have to get a hold of Google. They probably locked you out of your account for cheating the game
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jd1639 said:
You'll probably have to get a hold of Google. They probably locked you out of your account for cheating the game
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Alright but what explains why I cannot sign into any of my other gmail accounts?
They would know which phone was used to cheat.
If Google locked you out, you'll need a better excuse than "my cousin did it."
Flash Google stock images. Don't flash anything else. No Gapps either. See if it still happens
#StayParanoid
Install freedom again and stop it from menu before uninstalling
GR0S said:
Install freedom again and stop it from menu before uninstalling
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ok how would i install freedom again. I do not have a file explorer anymore because I factory resetted my phone. The only thing I have is the google apps. I am rooted though and have CWM
You can install apks using adb
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maxell505 said:
ok how would i install freedom again. I do not have a file explorer anymore because I factory resetted my phone. The only thing I have is the google apps. I am rooted though and have CWM
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Just install it through the built in downloads app
_MetalHead_ said:
Just install it through the built in downloads app
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the file will not show up in the download app on my phone but i have put it in the downloads folder on my phone.
Then use adb as I already suggested
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rootSU said:
Then use adb as I already suggested
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yes i am installing the eclipse adt bundle right now. The only problem is that the file name is : freedom-1.0.6 (3).apk but when i hover over the file or when i click properties and look at the type of file it says that it is a "Wandoujia2.file (.apk). So when i go to install it through adb do i need to take any extra precautions.
You don't need eclipse or SDK.
Just install adb using 15 second installer (click my signature then find my adb and fastboot thread)
You can name the apk file name anything you want.
adb install whatever.apk
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rootSU said:
You don't need eclipse or SDK.
Just install adb using 15 second installer (click my signature then find my adb and fastboot thread)
You can name the apk file name anything you want.
adb install whatever.apk
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ok so i downloaded the eclipse sdk and everything but than i saw your post about the 15 second thing so i did yours also. I went through the setup process and everything but i do not know where i type my commands at. I passed the blue command prompt screen that your 15 second adb install showed but now i do not know where to place the commands
So you didn't read my adb thread that teaches you these basics? I mentioned this thread in my previous post
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rootSU said:
So you didn't read my adb thread that teaches you these basics? I mentioned this thread in my previous post
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OK so I got the freedom app on my phone but I when I click it it says that I need a Google account to use this application.
rootSU said:
So you didn't read my adb thread that teaches you these basics? I mentioned this thread in my previous post
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So I managed to install freedom again and stop it from running. I than uninstalled it and restarted my phone. I could sign in with my gmail account finally. I signed in with my gmail account and my gmail synced and so did my calendar but I cannot access hangouts or the play store. Hangouts says: "Couldn't sign in because we couldn't reach Google. Try again."
When i tap on the Play Store icon, the play store opens but it just says "No connections" and than it has a button below it saying "retry". I have tapped that button several times but nothing has advanced. It comes back to the same screen.
So than i went online and did a little research. Many people had the same problem as me and said that deleting the hosts file works. I deleted the hosts file and than restarted but nothing happened. so than i saw in another place where thye say to put a "#" in front of the ip address on the hosts file. I did that and i restarted and I was able to sign into my gmail account. But i cannot access the play store or hangouts. Please help. I need my phone fixed as soon as possible. Thank you.
maxell505 said:
So I managed to install freedom again and stop it from running. I than uninstalled it and restarted my phone. I could sign in with my gmail account finally. I signed in with my gmail account and my gmail synced and so did my calendar but I cannot access hangouts or the play store. Hangouts says: "Couldn't sign in because we couldn't reach Google. Try again."
When i tap on the Play Store icon, the play store opens but it just says "No connections" and than it has a button below it saying "retry". I have tapped that button several times but nothing has advanced. It comes back to the same screen.
So than i went online and did a little research. Many people had the same problem as me and said that deleting the hosts file works. I deleted the hosts file and than restarted but nothing happened. so than i saw in another place where thye say to put a "#" in front of the ip address on the hosts file. I did that and i restarted and I was able to sign into my gmail account. But i cannot access the play store or hangouts. Please help. I need my phone fixed as soon as possible. Thank you.
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What IP address have you put a # in front of?
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2 days you've been at this. Since you're already factory reset your phone, you may as well go the whole nine yards and re-flash whatever rom you're on.
rootSU said:
What IP address have you put a # in front of?
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Ok I fixed it. All I did was go into my custom recovery and wipe my cache partition. Everything was fine afterwards. The only thing that didnt work was Google Now. It just automatically started working the next day. Thank you for your help though.
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Setcpu will not update from Google Play (error 403) . I do not have this problem with other apps. Thanks
Was this ever solved? I've been searching forums/web for a while, but haven't come across anything that can help.
Clear data and cache of play store and reboot your phone....
Xperian 8 using xda app
shyamjptpm said:
Clear data and cache of play store and reboot your phone....
Xperian 8 using xda app
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I've tried that multiple times, but no luck.
I did have the xda version of setcpu installed, and since i wanted to get the new version and support the developer, i uninstalled that and tried to download the market version. The market version says it has been purchased (i haven't purchased yet), and when i try to install, it gives me the 403 error.
use no-frills CPU control instead. that works for sure
Well, it's working without problems for me dude. Maybe it's a compatibility problem with some cellphones, at least in this Galaxy Ace works without problems, i'm using the Market version.
did you ever resolve this? iH ave the same problem right now....
ok, I have worked out my problem but I have no idea on how to fix it.
I have never purchased SetCPU (I didn't think so but google play was telling me otherwise).
How do I know? I have checked google wallett, which shows me my complete google purchase history and its not on there.
so, not sure where to go from here I spose I need to wait for them to respond to me emails.
market will realize that setcpu is on your phone, so offer the update, when you try to update market says "you can't have it because you've not paid for it via market " the only legit way to solve it, is by backing setup up, uninstalling it and buying it, maybe not what you want to here, but the practical way forward
yeah, I get that and that is what i Have done. I have uninstalled it. it is no longer on my phone.
but, when I go to google play (not on my phone, but on my computer) and check my account. under my applications its there, saying its purchased. I try to install it via the web and it does nothing.
There is no way to purchase it from here, it thinks I already have (the web page), because as mentioned its no longer on my phone.
somewhere something has gotten confused.
have you tried with another Google account? if need, create another account and see if it will allow with the new .
not ideal, but is a work around .
Here is the newest SetCPU dl link:
ht tp:// w ww .megas hare. c om /399 5376 (without spaces)
yeah, I tried my wifes account, but I do not want ot b uy it on that account. the issue now lies with the account not the phone.
have you renamed that file/download to sc02.apk? just want to make sure i downloaded the right thing.
thanks
Bozosniper said:
Here is the newest SetCPU dl link:
ht tp:// w ww .megas hare. c om /399 5376 (without spaces)
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I am unable to install it, it says I need to allow the installation of applications from unknown sources, I recall the setting..
but in settings --> Security the option is not there.. can anyone confirm where the setting is?
Thanks
Fix permissions.. reboot...
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korny647 said:
Fix permissions.. reboot...
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yeah, tried that thanks.
still no dice.
I read some other threads for Australian users saying that the menu is missing in some cases. Annyoign. I know I had it, so going to reflash soon (after a backup. )
I do not have this problem with other apps.
lartomar2002 said:
Setcpu will not update from Google Play (error 403) . I do not have this problem with other apps. Thanks
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I have no such phenomenon, I don't like to use the change CPU
please delete
google fixed it for me, and I bought it. life is good now.
thanks
a.s. i like to mess with system apps
So "all of the sudden" google play opens with a grey window stating server error with a button retry.
I tried the following:
1.Cleared cash, data, reboot.
Server error.
2. Let it run for a while as it auto updates.
Server error
3.Uninstalled, installed gp3.7.13.apk
Server error
4. Uninstalled, installed 3.5.19
Server error
5. Installed 3.7.13 back
Server error
In between somewhere the apps name was Market. Now its called Play Store again. Also some service called play store hygiene was running. Still server error. What else can i try?
It all worked well until it didnt. Ow except that for some apps ( that had the ability to install to sd card?) i had to unmount the sd card before installing, or else i wouldve got a message cannot install to usb storage or sd card. ICS problem?
I contacted google. Waiting for a reply...
@ikn0wagh0st ow yeah forgot to mention i am from germany. Haha maybe it is just a server error after all...
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GT-i9100 ICS 4.0.3
Any chance you are on the east coast? We have been having a lot of issues lately with due to the weather.
It still doesnt work! And its more than a day now!
I even tried this tool. http://viewoneworld.wordpress.com/2012/03/24/google-play-server-error-quick-fix/
Didnt try vpn tough, but i mean comon... it worked the other days. What could be wrong?
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GT-i9100 ICS 4.0.3
I reflashed the rom now, and it still doesnt work! The app play store is still the same as before flashing though...
Also i tried the app talk and it also cant sign in!
But when i opened the internet browser i was automatically signed in with the default account.
Google did not reply to my emails (yet?).
Any suggestions?
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GT-i9100 ICS 4.0.3
FrankStealth said:
I reflashed the rom now, and it still doesnt work! The app play store is still the same as before flashing though...
Also i tried the app talk and it also cant sign in!
But when i opened the internet browser i was automatically signed in with the default account.
Google did not reply to my emails (yet?).
Any suggestions?
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And your Google account is Ok?
Maybe you have to remove the Google account from your phone and re-create it again.
And no app is preventing Play store from accessing the internet?
(No firewall or filter app)
Play store is working fine ... and I am from Germany too.
Have you checked to access Play store from WLAN and/or mobile internet?
Maybe there is a difference?!
I tried both 3G and wifi. I double checked firewall configs and even disabled it to see if its working. I get the same server error message.
I went to /data/system and deleted accounts.db. Then i rebooted the phone, so the gmail account was no longer there... I started google play store and it was asking for an account. I closed it, went to settings and set up the deleted account again. Then i started google play store and guess what: server error. I feel frustrated.
Also i wrote google an email once and got a promt reply. This time they didnt reply yet.
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GT-i9100 ICS 4.0.3
New approach:
I uninstalled google play, then market and market updater from the phone completely and flashed it with the official sgs2 rom. Then opened the app now called Market, selected my service E-plus: server error. Now im pretty close in believing its some kind of server error after all. Hope itll sort itself out. I feel disconnected without google play.
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GT-i9100 ICS 4.0.3
SOLVED, by factory reset
For further information/trivia see:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747079
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I solved this issue by doing the following.
1. under > apps > All selecting Google Play/Store and selecting "clear data". I did the same thing for Google App Framework.
2. Reboot
3. Under accounts I removed my gmail account and added it back.
4. Reboot
5. Win
I've had this a few times caused by the time being set wrong on the device. My old wildfire refused to auto sync time and periodically went completely wrong and a few times my tablet has ended up on the wrong time after flashing.
Manually setting time/date works.
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Yes Its work - Google Server Error in Play Store
danscxda said:
I solved this issue by doing the following.
1. under > apps > All selecting Google Play/Store and selecting "clear data". I did the same thing for Google App Framework.
2. Reboot
3. Under accounts I removed my gmail account and added it back.
4. Reboot
5. Win
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I try this method and YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS now everything is OK and back to normal :good:
great thk u worked om galaxy s3 from scotland
danscxda said:
I solved this issue by doing the following.
1. under > apps > All selecting Google Play/Store and selecting "clear data". I did the same thing for Google App Framework.
2. Reboot
3. Under accounts I removed my gmail account and added it back.
4. Reboot
5. Win
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Same issue...
ji.sonu said:
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I try this method and YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS now everything is OK and back to normal :good:
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Can someone help me? I'm on a sensation xe running cianogen mod 9.1.0.
I can;t seem to get google play store to work! Tried everything and it's driving me insane, help? :/
I keep getting the server error issue. I have tried to delete the account and put it back, reinstall cianogen...but nothing seems to work?
PS.: Where is Google App Framework? I can't seem to find that anywhere!
What i can tell you is that i also reflashed the stock rom, but it didnt't solve the problem until i factory reset it, and flashed the rom again... now im not sure what factory reset would do if u run CM, but if you have a bulletproof bootloader like cwm, then its worth trying... I don't think factory reset changes anything in the boatloader. But i'm no expert, you should check that out.
You shouldnt worry about the framework, if you dont know where it is, you probably didnt uninstall it. Or did you accidently?
Ps. Its spelled cyanogenmod
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Have you tried to wipe cache and dalvik via recovery?
edimgomes said:
Have you tried to wipe cache and dalvik via recovery?
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yes may be you shuld wipe cache and dalvik
danscxda said:
I solved this issue by doing the following.
1. under > apps > All selecting Google Play/Store and selecting "clear data". I did the same thing for Google App Framework.
2. Reboot
3. Under accounts I removed my gmail account and added it back.
4. Reboot
5. Win
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thanks alot you save me from this stupid google play error , i hate google play cannot change ragion properly
for root user
Go to Root explorer ,then go to etc folder then click the r/w and change it to r/o . then delete the host folder then go back to home screen
then,go to root explorer again and go to the etc folder again then click on the host then click text editor then input this ip address
#127.22.3.134 android.clients.google.com talk.google.com
and your done .
Dear lord I figured it out. Apps/all/google services framework/clear data
server error
I m getting a server error on google play store when using my wifi network but when i use my mobile network it works well!!! Pls help how to solve it
Hi, first post
I flashed my TMOBILE US [SGH-T999] SIII with root66 and all went well. verified with rootkeeper I'm indeed rooted. Problem is when I first configured superSU i checked hide from apps list (figured id still be able to get it in /system) So although it asks for permission and still fully functional I cannot open the app to change the configuration. There was some codes *#*#1234#*#* amongst others I thought would bring up the app, but because the sim is no longer registered to a network it just gives a network error.
This has been going on for a week and would really appreciate a solution. Going to google play doesn't show any options. just a picture. If i disable in manage apps i can then deactivate on google play, but it didn't help. Also re flashed rom and nothing changed.
Should be able to open the app somewhere on the phone right? use file explorer to delete some config file that will reset to default?
irvington said:
Hi, first post
I flashed my TMOBILE US [SGH-T999] SIII with root66 and all went well. verified with rootkeeper I'm indeed rooted. Problem is when I first configured superSU i checked hide from apps list (figured id still be able to get it in /system) So although it asks for permission and still fully functional I cannot open the app to change the configuration. There was some codes *#*#1234#*#* amongst others I thought would bring up the app, but because the sim is no longer registered to a network it just gives a network error.
This has been going on for a week and would really appreciate a solution. Going to google play doesn't show any options. just a picture. If i disable in manage apps i can then deactivate on google play, but it didn't help. Also re flashed rom and nothing changed.
Should be able to open the app somewhere on the phone right? use file explorer to delete some config file that will reset to default?
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Hi, to open supersu through the dialpad, please enter the following:
*#*#1234#*#*
or
*#*#7873778#*#* which spells(*#*#SUPERSU#*#*)
If that didn't work, check if supersu is still installed by going to manage applications.
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antoniodz95 said:
Hi, to open supersu through the dialpad, please enter the following:
*#*#1234#*#*
or
*#*#7873778#*#* which spells(*#*#SUPERSU#*#*)
If that didn't work, check if supersu is still installed by going to manage applications.
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Yeah mentioned the codes in my post. my girlfriend has a deathgrip on the phone right now but i'm pretty sure the exact error was: Not registered on network. I also mentioned that superSU is indeed installed cause I can clear su's data, etc from the manage apps area. I use groove IP for phone calls and I've been putting the code in the phone settings not the groove voip app if that matters.
bumped after a few days of waiting patiently.
Hi i was having similar issues, did you try
*#234#* instead of *#*#234#*#* that worked for me before although my issue now is different.
i was getting an error and work around it by installing
System app remover (root) from play store
then went to apkmanger and click on reinstal Supersu, that bring back the icon
that did not solve my problem of the dialing code not working anymore, but it got me to super su app
hope it helps
Ajabis said:
Hi i was having similar issues, did you try
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you just woke up a sleeping thread. its one year old, so I am sure it has been resolved.
Check this out! Links to useful Guides and " Banned " Documentaries
I rooted my phone last night using poot and super user. I downloaded a modded google play from pirate bay thinking it was gonna give me free apps. i deleted the google play that was orginally on my phone now i can't get it back. i tried factory reset. i tried downloading a google play apk but everytime i open it after download is crashes. i want to unroot my phone but dont have a usb cord and dont have google play. what do i do?!?!?!
its ok
a lot of times roms do not have a google play apk but now here is what you can do .YOU can search the web ,and install google play 4.0.25 its the new one and it is downloadable as an apk file.JUST tipe downloadandroidrom in your browser and go to apk and then go to market, click on com.android.vending .If you have any problems installing it ,try use a file explorer.
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johnyvlad said:
a lot of times roms do not have a google play apk but now here is what you can do .YOU can search the web ,and install google play 4.0.25 its the new one and it is downloadable as an apk file.JUST tipe downloadandroidrom in your browser and go to apk and then go to market, click on com.android.vending .If you have any problems installing it ,try use a file explorer.
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I tried doing that and it keeps saying download unsucessful. i tried finding a file explorer but they all show up in google play and i dont have it. is there anything esle i can try? thank you for responding and helping out!!
annabelle87 said:
I rooted my phone last night using poot and super user. I downloaded a modded google play from pirate bay thinking it was gonna give me free apps. i deleted the google play that was orginally on my phone now i can't get it back. i tried factory reset. i tried downloading a google play apk but everytime i open it after download is crashes. i want to unroot my phone but dont have a usb cord and dont have google play. what do i do?!?!?!
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First off, we dont support piracy on xda.
To solve your problem, download a play store in apk format from sites like androidpolice etc. and push it to /system/app with permissions of rw-r-r. You are done.
A Hero Can Be Anyone. GENERAL HELP THREAD
nothing has worked ive tried both things and google play still crashes. ive tried moving it and it won't let me.
when i move google play apk i move it to system. then i install it then when i open it, it still crashes.
annabelle87 said:
when i move google play apk i move it to system. then i install it then when i open it, it still crashes.
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Ok. Install the app directly. Download another app called link2sd. Grant superuser access. Then open app window. Click on google play. Click on actions button. see options and click "make system app". It will make it system app automatically. Then reboot your phone. If it still FC, use fix permissions option from cwm recovery.
A Hero Can Be Anyone. GENERAL HELP THREAD
annabelle87 said:
when i move google play apk i move it to system. then i install it then when i open it, it still crashes.
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make sure that you also have GoogleServicesFramework.apk and GoogleLoginService.APK. AFAIK you need these two as well to get the play store app to work.
superuser says my binary is outdated. when i go to update it, it crashes saying it has stopped unexpectly. on link2sd all the options under actions is launch manage reinstall unistall. i tried manage and it just took me to application settings. i hope i didnt screw up my phone rooting it last night because i cant do anything on it. google play has got to where i can go in install an app but soon as i hit accept and download it crashes. i did a factory reset last night so poot and superuser are gone. i tried to redownload superuser just now and thats when it said my binary was outdated and when i try to update it, it crashes. is this fixable or is my phone screwed up lol. i really appreciate you helping me!!!
annabelle87 said:
superuser says my binary is outdated. when i go to update it, it crashes saying it has stopped unexpectly. on link2sd all the options under actions is launch manage reinstall unistall. i tried manage and it just took me to application settings. i hope i didnt screw up my phone rooting it last night because i cant do anything on it. google play has got to where i can go in install an app but soon as i hit accept and download it crashes. i did a factory reset last night so poot and superuser are gone. i tried to redownload superuser just now and thats when it said my binary was outdated and when i try to update it, it crashes. is this fixable or is my phone screwed up lol. i really appreciate you helping me!!!
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You can disable notifications from superuser app. Also you won't loose root if you factory reset your phone. Superuser app is set as system app when you root it. Also follow what justmpm said above.
A Hero Can Be Anyone.
Thanks Bruce Wayne. Very helpful.
annabelle87 said:
superuser says my binary is outdated. when i go to update it, it crashes saying it has stopped unexpectly. on link2sd all the options under actions is launch manage reinstall unistall. i tried manage and it just took me to application settings. i hope i didnt screw up my phone rooting it last night because i cant do anything on it. google play has got to where i can go in install an app but soon as i hit accept and download it crashes. i did a factory reset last night so poot and superuser are gone. i tried to redownload superuser just now and thats when it said my binary was outdated and when i try to update it, it crashes. is this fixable or is my phone screwed up lol. i really appreciate you helping me!!!
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You must install the Goggle play compatible with your Android version and your phone.
Please provide the phone model, Android version and if you have a custom recovery or not,
If you are still unable to install playstore apk, i will recommend downloading gapps for your phone model. Flash them from custom recovery using install zip. This should install your playstore. No clue if it can override the pre exisiting apps. Still learning on xda.
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Dr.Varun5179 said:
If you are still unable to install playstore apk, i will recommend downloading gapps for your phone model. Flash them from custom recovery using install zip. This should install your playstore. No clue if it can override the pre exisiting apps. Still learning on xda.
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I don't think he has a curtom recovery set up. Flashing Gapps would overwrite existing ones, but most gapps packages are configured to abort the installation if some gapps already exist.
Try this app as an alternative
Have u tried downloading 1 mobile apk its like Google play store try it
janekmuric said:
I don't think he has a curtom recovery set up. Flashing Gapps would overwrite existing ones, but most gapps packages are configured to abort the installation if some gapps already exist.
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He is already on root, and perhaps if there's nowhere the solution, ome simply can't live without playstore. I will advise full system wipe with data and installing a newer custom recovery and then new rom with new gapps.
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Solution?
Any proper solution for this? Running on CM12.1.
Brother sorry we couldn't help you in this case because we don't know how to fix it . One thing you can do is that Google it and you will found some better response for sure
Dude, that is the easiest thing to fix, but if the OP doesn't tell us the phone model and version i wont even bother trying to fix it. OP is inactive anyways...
***PLEASE CHECK OUT UPDATE METHOD AT THE END!***
For those of you who cannot get Google now to work because you live in “Other countries", here's a fix that works for the Nexus 5 running the official Android 5.0 Lollipop released yesterday (Thursday 13th).
Here are the possible problems you ran into:
1. In Google Search's setting, you are unable to "flick on" Google Now with text "Google Now requires location services which are not available."
2. You signed out of the Google account, cleared Google Search app, uninstalled updates from Google Play Services, and signed in again. But after you click "Yes, I'm in" in you get a simple message saying "This account is not eligible for Google Now"
Be sure that your device's language is in English (United States)
Fix:
1. Download and install Market Unlocker (I am apparently a new member and not allowed to post links)
2. If your country blocks Google Play (eg. China), download SpeedVPN
3. If you are logged into Google: Settings-->Accounts-->Google-->*Click on your email*-->Three button on top right-->Remove Account
4. Go into Settings-->Apps -->Clear data for both Google Play Services and Google Search
5. Now open Market Unlocker --> Enable Unlocker (Default should be Verizon United States, if not, swipe right and choose that)
6. Turn of the phone.
7. Important: remove SIM card
8. Turn on the phone, connect to wifi, and open SpeedVPN -->Choose "United States"
9. Long press on homescreen -->Settings--> turn on Google Now
10. Log in and you should get your Google Now working.
11. Put back your SIM card
Hope it helps guys. Let me know if you run into any problems during this process.
UPDATE!
HERE'S A NEW METHOD THAT WORKS FOR LOLLIPOP ON NEXUS 5 as of February 1st 2015
This method has also been tested on Nexus 4 running Lollipop 5.0 as well. Here are the steps
1. Make sure you are rooted and have a working VPN
2. Download and install "location report enabler"
3. Run it and grant root access
4. Restart phone, turn on airplane mode with Wi-Fi on
5. Set VPN to country like America or England
6. Clear data for Google Launcher, Play services, Play store
7. Settings--> Location--> Google ----> enable location
8. Sign out of Google account
9. Back to home screen, use Google search to "remind me to buy milk"
10. Go through sign in steps
11. Back to home screen and swipe left. Voila!
Again if you have any questions please comment!
I keep on getting "this account is not eligible for google now"
I followed all the steps...
Droid_Mg said:
I keep on getting "this account is not eligible for google now"
I followed all the steps...
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same here
Didn't work for me.
Not working on unrooted device
This solution is only for rooted devices...how about unrooted ones.....any way out????
uknsk said:
This solution is only for rooted devices...how about unrooted ones.....any way out????
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I'm rooted but it still didn't work
i am from singapore and having the D821. i have just flashed the factory image of Andriod L to my Nexus 5 and i can access and enable Google Now function.
any solution to this?
Droid_Mg said:
I keep on getting "this account is not eligible for google now"
I followed all the steps...
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How about before step 1 you turn on airplane mode and in step 3 you uninstall updates + disable Google play services?
Anyone verify they have got this to work in China? I havve had a problem doing this .... and really would liike the remind me function to work with google and my nexus 5....
AntiNSA said:
Anyone verify they have got this to work in China? I havve had a problem doing this .... and really would liike the remind me function to work with google and my nexus 5....
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I actually got my Nexus 5 from Taobao and then clean installed lollipop. This worked for me. Did you try removing your SIM?
dollarside said:
I actually got my Nexus 5 from Taobao and then clean installed lollipop. This worked for me. Did you try removing your SIM?
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Same problem here followed all the steps...Nothing
I use to do it when I uninstall all google play service updates after I disable it but now I can't even check this 'cause the button is 'unclickable'
Sofianothespy said:
Same problem here followed all the steps...Nothing
I use to do it when I uninstall all google play service updates after I disable it but now I can't even check this 'cause the button is 'unclickable'
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you must uncheck "Android Device Mangaer" from Security -> Device administrators to make that button clickable
Droid_Mg said:
I keep on getting "this account is not eligible for google now"
I followed all the steps...
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Same for me, I just cannot get it to work. Tried several times, also uninstalled the updates of Google Play Services. And yes, I am rooted...
I also removed my Exchange account and disabled all device administrators
When it says account not eligible and goes back to google search just make it remind something (eg - remind me to sleep in 10 minutes) before doing anything else and it should automatically enable google now and take you to google now. Worked for me and hope this helps yall
unixcuboid said:
When it says account not eligible and goes back to google search just make it remind something (eg - remind me to sleep in 10 minutes) before doing anything else and it should automatically enable google now and take you to google now. Worked for me and hope this helps yall
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Interestingly I didn't even get to try it out.
Google Now worked after following the steps mentioned by dollarside. However, it was probably the 5th I've tried.
Might be related to Market Unlocker that didn't seem to work at first. I used the guide from here (including proxy settings) and downloaded the latest version (3.5.1). After rebooting I made sure that the app actually said Market successfully changed (I had failed before after the reboot).
Another reason could be that I used Astrill VPN before (with different US servers). The last and successful attempt was with SpeedVPN.
In the end I cannot say what helped. Being persistent turned out to be successful. This time.
it's work for me in second try without rooting or using market unlocker.
on my nexus 4 from Iran
Perfect !:good:
Works on 5.0.1
Many Thanks
shahryar84 said:
it's work for me in second try without rooting or using market unlocker.
on my nexus 4 from Iran
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Hi, can you explain what you did?
100% working solution credits to reddit user archie411.
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Yay the new update (Google App 4.1.24.1672412.arm) works with the old trick I used.
The old trick if anyone needs it (Needs root) -
Install Titanium Backup. Install a File Manager and a Launcher. I used ES File Explorer and Nova Launcher.
Find and download com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox-2.6.7.721924.arm version of Google Search and copy it to your phone. (Won't post the link because it's not allowed. You can find it in Androidfilehost)
Open Titanium Backup and tap on "Backup/restore". Scroll down to Google Search and tap on it. Do a backup by tapping "Backup!!" (Just in case) Then tap on "Un-Install!" (Make sure you have a different launcher installed before doing this!!")
Restart your phone.
Open the file manager, navigate to the folder where you copied the Google Search 2.6.7.721924 apk and install it. Open it and it will ask to Opt in to Google Now. Tap on "Yes I'm in".
Download and install the latest update from APKMirror Google App 4.1.24.1672412.arm.
And you are done! Feel free to remove the other launcher and file manager.