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[Q] "Updates available" notification. But there is nothing to update

Since I flashed 2.3.7 and restored my apps with titanium backup, i have been getting a notification from Android Market on my phone saying that I have updates for 3 apps. But when I open android market there is nothing to update. Everything is up to date, and 1 app is "not installed". Is there a solution to this?
Thanks

I too have this issue. And I am on a non rooted phone.
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Have you tried clearing the market cache?

i had this problem before, clearing cache won't work. What i noticed was the i have 3 gmail accounts and for some reason my google market would default to one of my other various accounts. Do menu then accounts, and make sure that its on the right google account you normally download apps on.

applefanboylol said:
i had this problem before, clearing cache won't work. What i noticed was the i have 3 gmail accounts and for some reason my google market would default to one of my other various accounts. Do menu then accounts, and make sure that its on the right google account you normally download apps on.
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I only have one account and still have the issue. I think its a bug with the market app.
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Check under the "not installed" section one at a time. Once you tap the app, it will either say update or uninstall

Sometimes the updates hide in there

How do you clear the market cache? I will try that.
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Do you have two gmails accounts on the phone? I get that too its usually the market switching the accounts
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mine has switched to one of my other gmail accounts a few times now out of nowhere. Maybe it's doing it when the market app silently updates.
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BrianDigital said:
Do you have two gmails accounts on the phone? I get that too its usually the market switching the accounts
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I only have 1 google account. no idea why this would happen!

What kind of apps are they, are they google apps?
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snandlal said:
Check under the "not installed" section one at a time. Once you tap the app, it will either say update or uninstall
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That's what is was for me. Although I had YouTube installed, it was also in the "my apps " section in the market under not installed. I decided to hit youTube, and lo and behold, update.

Definitely a BUG in the Market. Happens to me too.

BrianDigital said:
What kind of apps are they, are they google apps?
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It doesn't say what apps need updating. Also there are no apps listed under "Not installed"
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Ok try this market. The problem u speak of seems to have been squashed in this version
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297322

snandlal said:
Check under the "not installed" section one at a time. Once you tap the app, it will either say update or uninstall
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This worked for me...stupid Zoompass bloatware hiding in the not installed.
Thanks for the tip!

Contacts in AOKP

I have a lot of contacts synced with gmail, but most of them are emails and i don't need them in my phones contacts. How do i delete multiple contacts at once?
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Don't remember if you can do a batch select (I've only done it once and for the same reason) but you need to log in to gmail from a computer and edit the contracts from there. Also I believe in contacts settings you can set it to show only contacts with phone numbers.
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Like eb says using a computer you can edit the contacts. What I would do is setup groups and only sync the various groups with phone numbers.

Thanks guys, but i tried something else. I installed go contacts ex and then did a batch delete of all the contacts i don't want
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Wait, couldn't you just have go into options on your phone and choose to hide e-mails?

adobrakic said:
Wait, couldn't you just have go into options on your phone and choose to hide e-mails?
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Don't have that option. And i have one more problem. How do i sync all my Facebook contacts. When i was on gb and installed Facebook, the first screen would all if i wanted to sync all my contacts, sync with existing contracts, or don't sync at all. But now i don't see and can't find that screen
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This works well for syncing fb contacts. You can choose all contacts or existing in the settings https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ro.weednet.contactssync
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mierkat09 said:
Don't have that option. And i have one more problem. How do i sync all my Facebook contacts. When i was on gb and installed Facebook, the first screen would all if i wanted to sync all my contacts, sync with existing contracts, or don't sync at all. But now i don't see and can't find that screen
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Open app drawer select People, then menu contacts to display, customize. Select your facebook account and it will show a box for all contacts if that isnt checked then it is only syncing with existing contacts. If you select your gmail account you will have the option to sync all the groups individually.

It says no contacts. There's no way to get to that screen on the Facebook app that asks how youwant to sync the contracts?
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mierkat09 said:
It says no contacts. There's no way to get to that screen on the Facebook app that asks how youwant to sync the contracts?
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Clear all data log out and uninstall the app. Reboot your phone re-install the app. If that doesnt bring the option up then its go forever.

Maybe?
http://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-enable-facebook-contact-sync-ice-cream-sandwich-41136/
Found this. I haven't tried it since I'm at work doing a 24 hr shift. Figured I would let people know what I found. I plan to give a try after I get some sleep. If anyone gives it a go could you please let us know how it goes?

justcallmeb said:
http://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-enable-facebook-contact-sync-ice-cream-sandwich-41136/
Found this. I haven't tried it since I'm at work doing a 24 hr shift. Figured I would let people know what I found. I plan to give a try after I get some sleep. If anyone gives it a go could you please let us know how it goes?
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I'll just wait for an update
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How to logout from Facebook Messenger?

I updated my facebook messenger app today but I cant find the signout button..
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patriotaki said:
I updated my facebook messenger app today but I cant find the signout button..
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Logout doesn't show on screen all the time. sometime you may need to go to option and logout the apps

patriotaki said:
I updated my facebook messenger app today but I cant find the signout button..
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Menu > Settings > switch account
Not very clear if you ask me!

peedub said:
Menu > Settings > switch account
Not very clear if you ask me!
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no man new and latest update don't have that option

Oh you are right i can't logout :banghead:
Well i guess the only solution is to go to app settings and delete the data of fb messenger...that definitely should log you out
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Bro sign-out from Facebook app... It will make u sign out from messenger too

Manish_007 said:
Bro sign-out from Facebook app... It will make u sign out from messenger too
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But what's with the people who just use messenger but not the app like me?
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fb msngr log out
Manish_007 said:
Bro sign-out from Facebook app... It will make u sign out from messenger too
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but I don't have Facebook app. I only installed Facebook messengerto my phone . now tell me how I be out of it to login with some other fb account?

Anil Sharma said:
but I don't have Facebook app. I only installed Facebook messengerto my phone . now tell me how I be out of it to login with some other fb account?
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unistall and reinstall it again

goto to app list, select facebook messenger and click clear cache.. i just read it somewhere..

pongscript said:
goto to app list, select facebook messenger and click clear cache.. i just read it somewhere..
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That is what I do when I cannot clear data from an application.
For example a IR remote control app, I added a device but it did not work.
So I wanted to remove the device from the app but there was no such feature :/
I cleared the cache.
Downside was that also all other device went lost and I ad to put them again.
So, I also guess that if you clear the cache then you are logged out

Wipe cache and data

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[Q] Random Backup Pictures?

I have searched all over the forums and I cannot find anything about this. I made a google plus account the other day and after I made it I went to my gallery and there were backups of all my pictures and I don't want them there. I've tried just about everything from going into the app and seeing if there were any options to stop it, from going into my phones settings. I can't seem to find where to turn this off at, it's really getting on my nerves because I want them gone and I can't just delete them! Thanks in advance!

Did you rush through the installation of Google plus? There's an option to sync pictures and stuff I think.
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XdrummerXboy said:
Did you rush through the installation of Google plus? There's an option to sync pictures and stuff I think.
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I saw that and I unchecked it and still they won't go away.

If I remember correctly you have to login to your Google account settings and then uncheck from there but it has been a long time since I turned mine off.
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bbqsfire said:
If I remember correctly you have to login to your Google account settings and then uncheck from there but it has been a long time since I turned mine off.
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I went to an app that was called google settings and I went to camera & photos and turned off auto backup that's the only thing that I can think to do. I went back and still no dice the photos are still there.

This is the image from my phone showing the pictures. You can see that there is the one folder that is named camera. The other ones are the backup photos can't be deleted.

That's Picasa back ups. Go into settings, under Accounts select Google. Then at the top it should show your Gmail account and when it synced last, tap it. Then scroll down and uncheck Sync Picasa Web Albums. That will stop it adding any more. To get rid of the ones already there I THINK you clear data/cache for the gallery app... But it's been awhile since I did it. I just remember it took me forever to get rid of them... I didn't need over 1000 pics backed up twice.
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roaddog665 said:
That's Picasa back ups. Go into settings, under Accounts select Google. Then at the top it should show your Gmail account and when it synced last, tap it. Then scroll down and uncheck Sync Picasa Web Albums. That will stop it adding any more. To get rid of the ones already there I THINK you clear data/cache for the gallery app... But it's been awhile since I did it. I just remember it took me forever to get rid of them... I didn't need over 1000 pics backed up twice.
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Thank you so much! That worked, so happy that they are gone! I thanked you.

Awesome! Glad it worked... And that I remembered correctly!
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HTC mail app

Hello all,
I've decided to ditch Gmail and use the stock mail app. One if my accounts was hacked recently so Google had me add an extra layer of protection that when ever I sign in from another new device (or when I change ROMS) it sends me a verification code in a text message to complete the sign in. Is this what's preventing me from being able to sign into my account using the HTC mail app? Is there a way around it or something I'm missing when trying to set it up.
Thanks,
Mark
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You have to go into your Google security settings and get a unique password that you will use for the HTC mail app. You will use the password supplied when you setup the mail app instead of your Google password. You will find it near the bottom of the security screen.
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DangerousDave said:
You have to go into your Google security settings and get a unique password that you will use for the HTC mail app. You will use the password supplied when you setup the mail app instead of your Google password. You will find it near the bottom of the security screen.
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Where are the Google security settings at? I was able to go to Google settings and hit the 3 dots on the to right and one of the options was to get a verification code and it gave me one. I tried to use it as a password without a space in the middle and with but it still says failed.
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I am not near a computer right now but you might need to get to the Google security settings via a browser. A verification code will definitely not work. You need to set an app specific password. Try to Google search "two step authentication app specific password" sorry I can't be of more help right now. If I was near a computer I could give you exact steps.
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https://www.google.com/settings/security
Then click on settings for app passwords
It will generate a one time use password that will not be shown again after initially generated. You can save it if you wish, but you can generate as many as you wish so there really isn't a need. You can also revoke it at any time.

Thanks to both of you for the help. It worked like a charm.
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Glad you got it to work. Too bad Google doesn't make that function a bit more obvious.
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