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[Q] Carrier Billing?

Hello
When I was stock, I had the option to use carrier billing as a method of payment in the play store. Now that I've unrooted my device and began flashing ROMs, I notice that none of the ROMs are able to use carrier billing.. is there a way to get this back?
Thanks
Zealex

I am on a Verizon GS3 as well and have flashed many roms so far and always had Carrier billing as an option in the Google Play store. Have you checked to see if you are running the latest version of the play store? Maybe Google "most recent Google play store apk", make sure your phone allows downloads from unknown sources, download and see if that helps.
Zealex said:
Hello
When I was stock, I had the option to use carrier billing as a method of payment in the play store. Now that I've unrooted my device and began flashing ROMs, I notice that none of the ROMs are able to use carrier billing.. is there a way to get this back?
Thanks
Zealex
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natsnation87 said:
I am on a Verizon GS3 as well and have flashed many roms so far and always had Carrier billing as an option in the Google Play store. Have you checked to see if you are running the latest version of the play store? Maybe Google "most recent Google play store apk", make sure your phone allows downloads from unknown sources, download and see if that helps.
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Hmm that's odd. I wasn't sure if I was the only one, and there wasn't much information about it but it seems that maybe it isn't a rom issue huh.
What ROM are you currently on btw?
I'll try that, I'm flashing a new ROM right now though =P
thanks for the reply.

Zealex said:
Hmm that's odd. I wasn't sure if I was the only one, and there wasn't much information about it but it seems that maybe it isn't a rom issue huh.
What ROM are you currently on btw?
I'll try that, I'm flashing a new ROM right now though =P
thanks for the reply.
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I could be wrong but if im not mistaken verizon had that featured pulled... initially they opted into a carrier billing, and then they decided to opt out. Unless you have the playstore version that included carrier billing you wont have that feature anymore. If you find it doesnt work i can backup and post the version of playstore i have.......which does included carrier billing.

globed said:
I could be wrong but if im not mistaken verizon had that featured pulled... initially they opted into a carrier billing, and then they decided to opt out. Unless you have the playstore version that included carrier billing you wont have that feature anymore. If you find it doesnt work i can backup and post the version of playstore i have.......which does included carrier billing.
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Why the heck would they remove that? Well it's Verizon >_<..
I wish I would of thought to have packed up the original play store app before I flashed from rooted stock, oh well. I would really appreciate if you could that though, it would be a great help !

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globed said:
I could be wrong but if im not mistaken verizon had that featured pulled... initially they opted into a carrier billing, and then they decided to opt out. Unless you have the playstore version that included carrier billing you wont have that feature anymore. If you find it doesnt work i can backup and post the version of playstore i have.......which does included carrier billing.
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Hi, if you still have that version of the Google Play that allows for carrier billing, or know of the version that works with it, could you please uppload it somewhere for me? It would be greatly appreciated.

moccor said:
Hi, if you still have that version of the Google Play that allows for carrier billing, or know of the version that works with it, could you please uppload it somewhere for me? It would be greatly appreciated.
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I had similar issues. Verizon still offers the service, what i did to fix the issue was run Market Enabler and "fake" the US Verizon version of the market. After this I went into the market and the option was available again.

Carrier billing still there for me I'm on clean Rom 5.0 with the inverted market.
stripped down rebuild with clean Rom/Gunther/camblued modds!!!

[Q] Installing google play on Kurio 7s?

I've seen links and videos for installing Google play onto the Kurio 7, but I recently bought the 7s for my daughter and was wanting to install the play store so that I can install some of the games I've already bought onto her tablet. Has anyone found out how to do it?

I also have one (Kurio 7s) and was hoping that there was a way
I side loaded a few versions of the play store with no luck. Installs fine, crashed at start up.

Chrismang85 said:
I side loaded a few versions of the play store with no luck. Installs fine, crashed at start up.
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I also have a 7s and looked into the same thing. Followed previous methods for the 7 (which is not recommended btw) and have had the same results. App will install but crashes when trying to open. Wonder if there is some port the play store uses being blocked by kurio's fw?

I've talked to kurio's tech support and they told me that the tablets don't meet googles specifications for Google play. I mentioned that I've seen where the Kurio 7 tablet was able to get the play store and they denied it. Makes me wonder if I wasted my money supporting them. But since my daughter loves to play on devices such as these its worth the smile on her face.
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jrodbrown58 said:
I've seen links and videos for installing Google play onto the Kurio 7, but I recently bought the 7s for my daughter and was wanting to install the play store so that I can install some of the games I've already bought onto her tablet. Has anyone found out how to do it?
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they have it on ota now

superb.user said:
they have it on ota now
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Would you mind providing some more info? Had an ota option not too long ago, but no Play store yet. What build number/ Android version does the ota update bring you to? I might just not have got it yet (staggered rollouts and such), or might just be missing something.
Getting the play store on this thing would be a huge plus, to an already pretty good Xmas gift.

DexterBelgium said:
Would you mind providing some more info? Had an ota option not too long ago, but no Play store yet. What build number/ Android version does the ota update bring you to? I might just not have got it yet (staggered rollouts and such), or might just be missing something.
Getting the play store on this thing would be a huge plus, to an already pretty good Xmas gift.
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Were you able to find out any ways to get Play Store to work, or a way to make the older Kurio 7 method work?

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Were you able to find out any ways to get Play Store to work, or a way to make the older Kurio 7 method work?
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I haven't found out more yet... I'm kinda hoping I just haven't gotten the update yet, so that it will work in due time. I'm out here in a non-US territory, so I'm used to getting things later.
Haven't been messing with it too much, as sideloading APKs is tiding my son over for now. But I'm still quite anxious to get the play store, however
EDIT: this thread here on XDA seems to have found the solution: as I thought, the OTA isn't available outside of the US yet, but you can flash a US rom and then update it so as to include the Google play store, if you want. Nice. May wait a bit for the EU OTA, but it's nice to know this is an option

Google Play update avail for Kurio 7s
Hey folks , Just to let you know I received a email from Kurio Tech last week ,stating that there finally a Google play update for 7s , I tried it last
night and wolla, it works! Please pass the word around . It's simple you just have to click on the update icon in your list of apps ,(blue arrow).
You may have to update again after the first(I had to update twice).
http://www.kurioworld.com/k/us/parents/support/update_sseries

Click on youtube link
http://youtu.be/n-7rVyVrb64

uchoward said:
Hey folks , Just to let you know I received a email from Kurio Tech last week ,stating that there finally a Google play update for 7s , I tried it last
night and wolla, it works! Please pass the word around . It's simple you just have to click on the update icon in your list of apps ,(blue arrow).
You may have to update again after the first(I had to update twice).
http://www.kurioworld.com/k/us/parents/support/update_sseries
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mine keeps saying CHECK FAILED! PLEASE CHECK YOUR NETWORK CONNECTIVITY...even though im connected to the internet.

Has anyone received the OTA update yet?

I emailed support earlier about the Hangouts notification not clearing if you leave the conversation open and go directly back into it.
His response was:
There is an update for the Nexus 5 rolling out currently, but it can take up to two weeks to deploy to all devices.
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I checked and no update yet, has anyone else seen it?

Just did a manual check and nothing yet.

nfaust01 said:
Just did a manual check and nothing yet.
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Unless tech support is referring to the Hangout update (v2.0) that came out earlier this evening - along with Google Search and yesterday's Google + update. All these released via Play Store & fairly routine - nothing in the way of OTA. Mine is sufficiently untouched except for rooting that it should pop out if pushed out.

Letitride said:
Unless tech support is referring to the Hangout update (v2.0) that came out earlier this evening - along with Google Search and yesterday's Google + update. All these released via Play Store & fairly routine - nothing in the way of OTA. Mine is sufficiently untouched except for rooting that it should pop out if pushed out.
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True but others have stated the hangouts app in the play store is not what shipped with our device. One guy deleted it and downloaded it from the play store and it was not the same. So maybe the latest hangout update was to bring it to what shipped on our phone.

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Unless tech support is referring to the Hangout update (v2.0) that came out earlier this evening - along with Google Search and yesterday's Google + update.
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He said what I quoted, an update for the Nexus 5 is rolling out, but could take up to 2 weeks to reach all devices. That means it's an OTA update.

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He said what I quoted, an update for the Nexus 5 is rolling out, but could take up to 2 weeks to reach all devices. That means it's an OTA update.
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No, it could also mean play store update, that's also rolled out to everyone.

yangqi said:
No, it could also mean play store update, that's also rolled out to everyone.
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No, Store updates aren't rolled out over weeks to one device.

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No, Store updates aren't rolled out over weeks to one device.
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Yes they are. You also need to take into account that you talked to someone that likely has no idea what they're talking about. Customer support reps usually don't know anything.
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No, Store updates aren't rolled out over weeks to one device.
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remember store updates are usually for all the supported devices, not just nexus 5, so it could take some time to appear in everyone's account.

He was referring to the updates to Google now and hangouts. It takes 2 weeks for Google to roll out the updates. It's not an ota.
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Hangouts just got an update in the Store, not sure if that was what you wanted.

Samsung Pay in the Google Play store now

The official version of the Samsung Pay app for Verizon phones is in the Google Play store now, but it's not working properly. Everyone who has installed it gets a message, "Update failed. Failed to download the latest version. Try again later." It also generates a notice, "PaymentFramework_VZW installation failed."
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samsung.android.spay
FWIW, someone on Android Central contacted Samsung. They confirmed it is the legit version, but they say it isn't going live until October 20.

Downloaded fine for me and installed security policy update, but stays on screen showing that security policy update is required. I did see in the Play Store that it isn't going live until 10/20 though, so we'll see.
I am on an OE2 rooted device with the SU Binary removed and SU App hidden by Hide My Root. FWIW, Android Pay is installed and working.

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I did see in the Play Store that it isn't going live until 10/20 though, so we'll see.
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.......so then why the f*(% would they release it on the play store and not actually activate it until the 20th? That's just stupid.

matrix0886 said:
.......so then why the f*(% would they release it on the play store and not actually activate it until the 20th? That's just stupid.
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The whole thing is strange. Verizon's CSRs have been saying that it "should" work now -- and it apparently does work on some Note 5's -- but Samsung says it won't be activated until the 20th, when Verizon releases a second system update at noon.

Not showing up in the store now, maybe they took it down.
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Still showing up for me, but I've heard several people (especially those with Note 5's) say they can't see it. Here's the link that works for me: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samsung.android.spay

Kalnel said:
Still showing up for me, but I've heard several people (especially those with Note 5's) say they can't see it. Here's the link that works for me: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samsung.android.spay
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link does not work for me on my phone or on my PC.

stanfna said:
link does not work for me on my phone or on my PC.
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Works here
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Works here
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Yup. Still working for me, too.

Showing not found for me
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I have been checking for the past 2 days and the link still does not work for me. Hopefully tomorrow it will work for all. I have a Galaxy S6 and I did get the update from Verizon to my device.

For those that have the app appearing in the play store can you please post your version of the Samsung Pay Framework and the Software build on your devices? I am looking to see if there is any patterns.

Ok, people, let's think logically here, shall we?
1.) People complained because it was on the playstore but not working. It was pulled and now people complain because they can't find it on the playstore. Come on people...really? I think people just want something to complain about.
2.) This is one I fell into because I had a laps in judgement. The fact that we had to find a link to find it in the playstore should be an indication that it wasn't ready to be downloaded yet. Clearly, Samsung wanted to go ahead and have it loaded up there, but keep it hidden until it was time to release it publicly.
I for one am glad they decided to pull it. It was getting negative reviews before even going live because people (myself included, I admit) did not think.

Check the app store again. Samsung updated it about two hours ago, and the new app is loading perfectly. I was able to install it, app three cards (2 Citibank and Amex), and run to the store to try it out. (Worked well.)
Note that all this happened without a second Verizon OTA update.

Weird....I was on here and clicked on the link and it took me to the Samsung pay app and I tried downloading it and it kept saying I needed to sign into my Google account. Which I am. So I finally booted to recovery and cleared my cache and now when I try and click on the link, it says not found.
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It just pulled up for me (kept refreshing the link and it just now showed up). Got it installed. Now time to test it out!

Finally worked for me! Can't wait to test it out!

It finally showed up for me. It downloaded and installed. When I open Samsung pay I get a message that says a software update is required. When I click the update button, Samsung pay closes and I get a pop up that says unfortunately Samsung pay had stopped. I am on OC3.

stanfna said:
It finally showed up for me. It downloaded and installed. When I open Samsung pay I get a message that says a software update is required. When I click the update button, Samsung pay closes and I get a pop up that says unfortunately Samsung pay had stopped. I am on OC3.
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You need to be on OG9 for Samsung Pay to work.

Installed Samsung Pay from the Play Store but had problems validating my American Express credit card. When I tried to activate, I got a message that a validation code had been sent to my email and I needed to enter that code into the Samsung Pay app to get validated. However, it took so long for the code email to arrive that I think the app timed out and gave me a message that the code was invalid. This repeated 5 or 6 times and eventually I was told to validate by calling American Express. This worked.

Gear S2 and android 6, donot work!!!

I have a nexus 5X.
The App from Samsung donot work with my Phone.
When i try to look for it in play store, i cannot find it, from the link that you have from watch, you will see it in play store, but is not compatible with the Phone [emoji22]
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At the moment the Gear will not work with Marsmallow.
Gruß Kai

Yeah hasn't been able to stay connected to Marshmallow phones since October 12. Have to do a reset of S2 every time they go out of range of each other.

A user on Android Central with a Nexus 6 on Marshmallow is reporting that there is a firmware update under About Gear in the Gear app that has fixed the Bluetooth connection issue. I don't have my S2 with me at the moment, so anyone with a Marshmallow phone should check for the Firmware. Please let us know if you're successful in repeatedly reconnecting without having to do a reset every time you go out of range. Thanks!

Just got my Gear S2 updated firmware applied last night and it fixes the issue with the need to reset the device when you loose bluetooth connection. All they need to do for me now is find a way to update the Gear apps on the playstore to accept my Nexus 5X as a legit device so I don't have to sideload it. Things are really looking up.

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Just got my Gear S2 updated firmware applied last night and it fixes the issue with the need to reset the device when you loose bluetooth connection. All they need to do for me now is find a way to update the Gear apps on the playstore to accept my Nexus 5X as a legit device so I don't have to sideload it. Things are really looking up.
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I'm gonna assume that you've already checked the Play Store again after installing the firmware update, so it is strange that they haven't updated the Gear app on the Play Store.

I can confirm that I have repeatedly been able reconnect my S2 to my Nexus 5 on Marshmallow after I installed the S2 firmware update that was available in the USA in the Gear app under the About Gear settings. I went from firmware version R720XXU2AOIL to R720XXU2AOJ3. I found that even after installing the firmware, I had to do one Light Reset on the S2 before the S2 would reconnect.
So far so good. Have intentionally gone out of range 6 times and reconnected all 6 times. Will report back if situation changes.

FitzAusTex said:
I'm gonna assume that you've already checked the Play Store again after installing the firmware update, so it is strange that they haven't updated the Gear app on the Play Store.
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The app from play store, from 12th oct (current version that i can see at play store), is not compatible with my phone, nexus 5X, so, i cannot install it.
if the app is not compatible with my phone is for android 6. A firmware update without this app is for nothing

overon37 said:
The app from play store, from 12th oct (current version that i can see at play store), is not compatible with my phone, nexus 5X, so, i cannot install it.
if the app is not compatible with my phone is for android 6. A firmware update without this app is for nothing
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Weird. I'm using a Nexus 5, and maybe because I installed it prior to upgrading my phone to Marshmallow I have access to the Gear app. I can send you the apk if you don't have it. It downloads the Gear Plugin and the Samsung Accessory Service apps, and I couldn't back up those apks (or I don't know how to), so I can't provide those two, but perhaps if you have the Gear apk, it'll trigger downloading those two like it did for me. No idea why the app is compatible with a Nexus 5, but not a 5X.

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Weird. I'm using a Nexus 5, and maybe because I installed it prior to upgrading my phone to Marshmallow I have access to the Gear app. I can send you the apk if you don't have it. It downloads the Gear Plugin and the Samsung Accessory Service apps, and I couldn't back up those apks (or I don't know how to), so I can't provide those two, but perhaps if you have the Gear apk, it'll trigger downloading those two like it did for me. No idea why the app is compatible with a Nexus 5, but not a 5X.
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i have then, from other post, two files, two apks, now i have then on it installed. But..... the big Q is, when those apks have an update i will not be able to do it
and.... if is not available for nexus 5x, is for android 6? so, is not compatible with it?
i will wait to buy it, i bought it 3 days ago, and returned it.....

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i have then, from other post, two files, two apks, now i have then on it installed. But..... the big Q is, when those apks have an update i will not be able to do it
and.... if is not available for nexus 5x, is for android 6? so, is not compatible with it?
i will wait to buy it, i bought it 3 days ago, and returned it.....
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since Samsung has actually released a firmware update that fixed (so far) the Bluetooth connection issue, I think they will update the Gear app, momentarily. Also, they never certified the 5X or the 6P, since they are brand new. I think this will be sorted out soon enough.
Oh, and there are three apks, not two. Two at first, but they added the Samsung Accessory Service apk afterwards.

yes, 3 files, i have donwload all of them all running...... i will try to test it before buy the watch

Ok, let´s go
I went to a Samsung store, try with a gear s2.
bluetooth pair ok, no problem, like always. From phone or from app
But, when you try to connect from app (i installed 3 apks)... nothing, no way.