I cannot for the life of me figure out where I am going wrong.
Youtube videos and all online tutorials and guides suggest it should be as simple as going to towelroot.com, clicking the lambda, getting a prompt to download the .apk, install it, let it run, let the phone reboot, and install SuperSU.
But for whatever reason, that doesn't work for me. If I click the lambda in Chrome, I get a prompt to choose what browser to open it in, and selecting Chrome just asks me again after it opens a new tab. It never downloads. If I choose to open it in firefox, FF will render in the browser as if it were a text file. Going back to Chrome, if I long-hold the icon and choose "Save Link", I can get a copy of tr.apk downloaded. Alright, so far so good. Let's just run it... right? WRONG. "Can not open file". My other .apk's like F-Droid opened absolutely fantastically fine.
OK, I'll work around this using a .apk installer. Go over to Google Play, grab "APK Installer" (1.4 mb or so one), run that, select the .apk file to install aaaannnnddd, I get to the usual screen showing what's asking to be installed and what permissions it wants. Yay! I've seen this page before! Aaannd... The Install button cannot be pressed. It cannot be pressed in landscape or portrait. Only cancel works.
I have not found anyone else with all my searching that has had the same difficulties as me. Hell, as the forum checked my title to find similar threads, there's http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785869 which shows this guy managed to install towelroot just yesterday.
Anyone have any clue what to do to get a root without the troubles of wiping? This is absolutely tremendously frustrating.
Edit: I had to kill an app's process. I suspect it's Twilight that had to be killed - an app kinda like f.lux on Windows that overlays the screen with a warm tint to make nightviewing nicer. I ended up killing AdBlock, Youtube, Google Music, and a few others. I was then able to install the .apk using APK Installer from the Play store. And once I had root and superuser installed, I had to go into the superuser settings and disable the Tapjacking Protection (or alternatively kill Twilight - that's why I suspect it was a problem in the first place, as there's non-changeable tapjacking for apk installations) and I could finally grant programs superuser permissions.
Exaskryz said:
I suspect it's Twilight that had to be killed - an app kinda like f.lux on Windows that overlays the screen with a warm tint to make nightviewing nicer.
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Yep. Any screen overlay will interfere with the install button.
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I have done the Market fix, am running TNT light 4.2 and when I try to find certain apps on the market either through the Market app or from Appbrain, I get either " No matches found" on Market or " the requested Item could not be found" on Appbrain. I am signed into both and am able to download some apps, but not others. I have done the fix using Titanium three times. I think I am missing something simple.
I never use the titanium fix. Just open up market, exit, go to settings > applications > system applications > Market clear cashe then force stop. Go to google services framework, clear data, force stop. exit out of settings. Open the market You should get an error when you open it up. Reboot your g tab. Allow it time to load and get an internet connection. You should have the full market. If you get an error again you may have to redo the steps. There have been times I have had to redo the steps two or three times. Follow the directions to the letter.
Thanks,
I did it without the Titanium fix and it works perfectly. Being new to the Droid world, this is very wierd compared to my WM days.
try this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l-nySibzeA
works everytime in my vegan5.1
sometimes, dont know why, i lose acess to all apps in market... i do that again and works all the time
Moved to general
I am pretty sure there is no such thing as 'full market' on the g-tablet. The fix, whether the titanium or regular fix gets you some apps. The mahimahi build.prop fix gets you even more apps (tv.com was always my standard.) But there are a bunch of apps that will not show... Firefox would be one for me. Now that the market is available on the web, all the apps are available, they just aren't available to be downloaded on g-tab.
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Is there a documented way somewhere to, as an example, modify our build.prop file to look like a Galaxy Tab or Galaxy S phone? I have had a hell of a time side loading some apps that the market wont let me download normally (like Facebook) but that work fine on the tablet.
I think I have the market working fine for what I am "supposed" to be able to see and download (I can see TV.com as an app for example).
Would be nice though to just have access to everything and be able to choose what I want and if it doesn't work very well I can just uninstall it. Maybe that's wishful thinking, I don't know. Would love to be able to "spoof" my phone to be a Galaxy Tab, or S though and any help to that end would be greatly appreciated.
Like to know if there is a program that can let me change the permissions for each application individual. For example when i install angry birds to let me choose, at the installation or after the setup, not to let it connect to internet or access my phone calls etc.
A quick search in the playstore shows an app called permissions denied. Root access is required and states that it does not work on all devices.
This one is not on the app store. Google an app called Lucky Patcher.
Just run the app, it will list all the installed apps you have, tap the app you want to change permissions for, select Open Menu of Patches, select Change Permissions, select the permissions you wish to change, reboot.
Believe you need root for this.
At the first two days that i bought the tf300 i installed and uninstalled many applications. And one of them had a feature to control the permissions on all the installed apps of the tf300. And i can't remember whta app was to install it again.
Found it
Ok thanks for the Help. Finally it was lucky patcher i was looking, but the Permissions denied app that the other guy suggested me, was fine too.
Thanks again.
I use LBE Privacy Guard and think its the best app to change permissions.
Every time i installed app it ask my to change permissions.
You can also stop send anonymus usage and error report.
DROIDWALL is a firewall that limits network traffic.
You can use white lists (disallows all programs, you select which you want to communicate) or black list (allows all programs, you select which to not communicate).
You need root to use this program.
It's in the Play store.
I have a virus on my phone device mentioned at the title. I have heard about it in some websites and 1 in xda too but it didn't help. I hard resetted it alot from the power and volume buttons. It still comes. My device was rooted using king root. The virus installs many apps . I do not know the exact file names. it was like asd.htj.zcx , zgf.iok.lkj etc. I get it every time i connect to the internet. It creates shortcut to porn sites (sex club, hot videos). I do not own the device its of my mom and she will be mad if she saw it. I couldn't suspect any apps that could do it i would have removed it if i could suspect it. It gives another type of ad about juggernaut champions, uc browser(which i already had). It displays full screen ads excluding the status bar stating launcher loading. It just draws its content over other apps as i noticed it while i hold down the home button i noticed the recent apps thing. And I discovered that if i turn off wifi its gone. Until the time i turn off wifi.
I couldn't install a custom rom as my phone is not detected in spreadtrum driver update tool.
The official update from lavamobiles.com fails halfway while verification.
I have a good experience on samsung devices. But i don't know about others
Plz help!! Fast!!!
sashinm said:
I have a virus on my phone device mentioned at the title. I have heard about it in some websites and 1 in xda too but it didn't help. I hard resetted it alot from the power and volume buttons. It still comes. My device was rooted using king root. The virus installs many apps . I do not know the exact file names. it was like asd.htj.zcx , zgf.iok.lkj etc. I get it every time i connect to the internet. It creates shortcut to porn sites (sex club, hot videos). I do not own the device its of my mom and she will be mad if she saw it. I couldn't suspect any apps that could do it i would have removed it if i could suspect it. It gives another type of ad about juggernaut champions, uc browser(which i already had). It displays full screen ads excluding the status bar stating launcher loading. It just draws its content over other apps as i noticed it while i hold down the home button i noticed the recent apps thing. And I discovered that if i turn off wifi its gone. Until the time i turn off wifi.
I couldn't install a custom rom as my phone is not detected in spreadtrum driver update tool.
The official update from lavamobiles.com fails halfway while verification.
I have a good experience on samsung devices. But i don't know about others
Plz help!! Fast!!!
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If your mom hasn't killed you yet, follow these steps.
1. Download ES File Explorer from Google Play
2. Run app and navigate to the "Apps Page"
3. Sort installed apps by Date. Making the most recently installed apps appear first
3. Using Es File Explorer, unistall the suspicious looking apps. Or navigate to data/app or system/app and delete the apps manually. You can sort the files (apks) in the system/app folder by date. That should make it easier to locate the newly installed malware.
4. After you've removed all the suspicious apps, Reboot and connect to a WiFi/Mobile Data to make sure all the malicious apps are gone (you shouldn't get the pop ups or the shortcuts anymore)
5. If everything works as intended, uninstall ES File Explorer.
Thanks
Freewander10 said:
If your mom hasn't killed you yet, follow these steps.
1. Download ES File Explorer from Google Play
2. Run app and navigate to the "Apps Page"
3. Sort installed apps by Date. Making the most recently installed apps appear first
3. Using Es File Explorer, unistall the suspicious looking apps. Or navigate to data/app or system/app and delete the apps manually. You can sort the files (apks) in the system/app folder by date. That should make it easier to locate the newly installed malware.
4. After you've removed all the suspicious apps, Reboot and connect to a WiFi/Mobile Data to make sure all the malicious apps are gone (you shouldn't get the pop ups or the shortcuts anymore)
5. If everything works as intended, uninstall ES File Explorer.
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Thank you!
But I already did that. :good::good::good:
I was inactive to reply if i am late i checked my email and got the reply.
The method was pretty much the same.
The differences from the method are:
I used link2sd to do so
and i found that they weren't in /system/app/ but in /system/priv-app/ .
I tried uninstalling them and it said reboot device. Still they were not uninstalled.
I have just frozen them. And now it works fine.
Good news for non rooted people you can disable the apps if you have the same virus.
If you still have the virus after disabling the apps then you can use link2sd without root and view the system apps and sort them acc to date.
The name of the apps are:
Android Media Service
catstudio
netalpha
org.rain.ball.update
PhoneService
Good news the device is mine now :laugh::laugh::laugh:
I classified the virus and its impacts and removed the explicit one.
And let my mom use facebook for a while i know it sounds cruel but i had to do it.
She had a experience from hell. Then i disabled the sim and said "Now even the sim doesnt work" :cyclops::cyclops::cyclops:
sashinm said:
Thank you!
But I already did that. :good::good::good:
I was inactive to reply if i am late i checked my email and got the reply.
The method was pretty much the same.
The differences from the method are:
I used link2sd to do so
and i found that they weren't in /system/app/ but in /system/priv-app/ .
I tried uninstalling them and it said reboot device. Still they were not uninstalled.
I have just frozen them. And now it works fine.
Good news for non rooted people you can disable the apps if you have the same virus.
If you still have the virus after disabling the apps then you can use link2sd without root and view the system apps and sort them acc to date.
The name of the apps are:
Android Media Service
catstudio
netalpha
org.rain.ball.update
PhoneService
Good news the device is mine now :laugh::laugh::laugh:
I classified the virus and its impacts and removed the explicit one.
And let my mom use facebook for a while i know it sounds cruel but i had to do it.
She had a experience from hell. Then i disabled the sim and said "Now even the sim doesnt work" :cyclops::cyclops::cyclops:
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I'm glad you got them removed.
You're cold bro
But you got a new phone so :good:
Flash the device
using ResearchDownload Spreadtrum
first, install driver spreadtrum in pc
2, firmware firmwarefile*com/lava-iris-atom-2
Freewander10 said:
I'm glad you got them removed.
You're cold bro
But you got a new phone so :good:
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Thanks
And actually I got an old phone :silly::silly::silly:
But something is better than nothing:good::good:
danmrz said:
using ResearchDownload Spreadtrum
first, install driver spreadtrum in pc
2, firmware firmwarefile*com/lava-iris-atom-2
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My device isnt detected in flash tool while it is detected in auto driver installer.
Hey mates,
are you missing the "Home" symbol in Chrome? And the effect that Chrome conveniently shuts down when you close the last tab?
There is a small app in some ROMs, called ChromeCustomizations.apk or sometimes ChromeHomepageProvider.apk
Sometimes it works when you pull this file off a ROM and put it in your /system/app folder, but now I am systemless rooted with Magisk and don't want to deal with the partition.
Here is my workaround:
a) Either throw the attached apk in your /system/app folder and enjoy or
b) install it simply as a user app (I have signed it with SignApk) and make a systemless System-app out of it with Magisk and the App Systemizer module. This works like a charm on my 7.1.1 ROM. Should also work on Oreo.
Notice that you will have an additional setting in Chrome called "Homepage" then. By default this is Bing, sorry for that, but you can simply enter your preferred page or use "chrome://newtab" instead. Enjoy!
Hello,
Is there any way to list my all last visited websites and bookmarkes as well. I want to it for more organised work so that I don't have to find specific website from a list of the bookmarks.
How about "chrome://history" ?
It looks like Google have done something with Chrome ver 63.0.xxxx, this doesn't work anymore.
Thanks anyway.
Edit:
uninstall v63 and install this one (v62): https://chrome.en.uptodown.com/android/download
Then flash the Chrome Homeage.zip https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3458071&d=1441043017
All working now.
Ah, Play Store updated it back to v63!!
Anybody know how to stop an individual app from updating?
bick said:
It looks like Google have done something with Chrome ver 63.0.xxxx, this doesn't work anymore.
Thanks anyway.
Edit:
uninstall v63 and install this one (v62): https://chrome.en.uptodown.com/android/download
Then flash the Chrome Homeage.zip https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3458071&d=1441043017
All working now.
Ah, Play Store updated it back to v63!!
Anybody know how to stop an individual app from updating?
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Go to the play store page of the app in question. Tap the three dots menu in the upper right corner and disable automatic updates.
PixelChris95 said:
Go to the play store page of the app in question. Tap the three dots menu in the upper right corner and disable automatic updates.
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Thanks! I looked everywhere else.
Hello there folks, my name is James Hamilton, and I am from Trinidad and Tobago. I have been the owner of an Amazon Fire Tab HD8 (5th Generation) for the past year and a half, and many times I used to be pissed off with the fact that my 'Tablet' did have the Google Play Store, and apps like Facebook and Twitter never updated to the most recent one because of Amazon's backward behavior.
It wasn't until I stumbled across a video on YouTube that allows you to operate your Fire without the use of an Amazon account. Not only did this save you from the restrictions of having to go to Amazon's Appstore, but it disabled the ads on your lock screen too! So, with these experimental hands of mine, a wild imagination and much tinkering around, I managed to get my Amazon Fire Tab to look and act like a normal Android Tablet, and if I haven't bored you with this (somewhat) lengthy introduction, I'd like to show you how to do the same with yours.
Now, I am a nice person, and I would have liked to post links with these little goodies, but seeing that I am new to the page, I can't post external links... SMH!
DISCLAIMER:
I have tried this on my own, and it did work. If, however, you manage to corrupt your device, or something happens, causing it to go loco, I will not be held responsible for any damages caused.
Now that that's out of the way, let's 'Google-ize' your Amazon Fire Tablet.
THINGS YOU WILL NEED.
. Of course, your fully charged Amazon Fire Tab. (Could be any one from any generation...)
. A back up copy of your data on your Fire tab. (You will need this!)
. A fully functional WiFi network.
. Google Installer (apk file) on your memory card. This will download and install the latest version of Google Apps for your device.
Get it here...
---- You can also use RootJunky's Supertool to install the Google Play Store, but I will be using the Google Installer.
. Launcher Hijack (apk file) on your memory card.
. Google Now Launcher (apk file). This is optional, in the sense that you can download it from the Google Play Store after. Your choice!
Get it here...
Now let's do this!
STEP 1: FACTORY RESET YOUR FIRE TAB.
You can either do a hard or a soft reset on your tab. The following video gives a full demonstration on how to successfully reset your tab...
This is also the reason why a back up of your data is required, because, by doing this, you will be kissing your personal accounts and data... GOODBYE!!!
Note: Your Fire Tab will take a pretty long while before it starts back up, so please, be patient with this!
STEP 2: LOG INTO THE TAB WITHOUT AN AMAZON ACCOUNT.
By doing this, you'll be disabling system offers and killing (most of) Amazon's functionality on this tablet to the core. This here requires special attention and detail. You may have to go into a wifi network, and come back out to get that 'NOT NOW' option, but whatever you do, DO NOT SIGN INTO A WIFI NETWORK, or else you may have to start over from step 1. The following YouTube video gives a demo on how to do this successfully.
STEP 3: SET YOUR FIRE TO INSTALL REQUIRED APPS.
Go to 'Settings', then into 'Security'. Tap on the 'Apps from Unknown Sources' option, tap OK on the pop-up window, and you're all set to install exterior apps.
STEP 4: INSTALLING GOOGLE APPS.
NOW, you can sign into your WiFi Network... (You know you wanted to... lol)
Using the Silk Browser, download the ES File Explorer .apk file, and install it as soon as it is downloaded. If you don't install it immediately after it's downloaded, it'll be impossible to find it, and you may have to do it again, so, let's do it correctly the first time.
After installing the ES File Explorer, at this point, you have many options. You can use the above step to install the Google installer, or you can use the ES File explorer to install it if you had it pre-downloaded to your memory card.
After you installed Google Installer, run it, tap on 'Install', and it will download and install the latest versions of Google Play Store, Google Services Framework, Google Account Manager, Google Play Service, and the Google Calendar Synchronization Service.
If you prefer to use RootJunky's Supertool, a PC and a data cable will be required to follow this option though....
STEP 5: MAKING GOOGLE NOW YOUR DEFAULT LAUNCHER
Using your available options now (Silk Browser or ES File Explorer), you can use either options to install Launcher Hijack. This will override the Fire Launcher, and give you the many available options of customizing the home screen of your Fire.
After installing Launcher Hijack, it's best to install Google Now Launcher. Now you have 3 options in which to install this. Via a browser of your choice (Chrome, Opera, Firefox, Silk, because the Play Store should be installed and running by now), via ES File explorer if you have it pre-downloaded on your memory card, or via the Google Play Store, which, of course, is the easier option.
Open Launcher Hijack, and if Google doesn't show up, click on the three descending dots on the top right hand corner, and select 'Launchers Only.' If it still doesn't, disselect 'Hide System Apps'. It should show up now. When it does, a pop up will appear. Select OK. Next, Go to Settings, go to Accessability, scroll all the way down and tap on 'To detect home button press,' and tap on the switch to turn it on. Now, tap on the home screen, and there you have it, your new Amazon Fire 'Android' Tablet.
THINGS TO CONSIDER:
-You can use any launcher you want, but I prefer the Google Now Launcher because of the ability to install widgets without problems, the file size, and the real stock Android look.
- You may want to install other apps from Google like Gmail, YouTube, Google+, Drive, Photos, Chrome, Contacts, etc. to get a better android user experience.
- All of Amazon's apps will still be there..., TRY TO AVOID THEM! They're the bloatware now! lol
I hope this helps, and if you have any questions, feel free to comment a question, and I will answer. It may not be immediately, but I will answer.
God bless y'all!
What a peculiar post!
What's a "google installer"?
Webern said:
What a peculiar post!
What's a "google installer"?
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an apk to install Gapps
Is it possible to set the backup to Google drive? Thanks
redhonker said:
Is it possible to set the backup to Google drive? Thanks
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Yes it is... I was using that for some time...
Sorry for the late reply.
Likns...
For some reason, all your links are missing. Can you please PM links?
Yes it is. It backs up my pics and videos right there. Sorry for taking so long to reply to your message...
Links
gman759 said:
For some reason, all your links are missing. Can you please PM links?
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Okay, here are the links, in order of the original post...
Google Installer - https://google-installer.en.uptodown.com/android
Launcher Hijack - https://github.com/BaronKiko/LauncherHijack/releases
Google Now Launcher - https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-now-launcher/
How to log into your Fire without an account - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvORUs7kNk0
Thanks for these instructions. I have a Fire HD 8 and one thing I just can't seem to get working are app notifications...push notifications from apps won't show up no matter what settings I try to do. Permission settings are all set so that apps are allowed to show notifications, but no dice. I even did a factory reset and followed your instructions as above to 'Google-ize' it, but no go. Any ideas?
heytim said:
Thanks for these instructions. I have a Fire HD 8 and one thing I just can't seem to get working are app notifications...push notifications from apps won't show up no matter what settings I try to do. Permission settings are all set so that apps are allowed to show notifications, but no dice. I even did a factory reset and followed your instructions as above to 'Google-ize' it, but no go. Any ideas?
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Same thing mentioned in this post, & explanation why it's not currently possible here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78730311&postcount=10. I have an HD8 8th gen & am bummed about it myself.