I dedoxed my Galaxy Tab 4 as described in this thread and it worked great (I used the version for SM-T535). But now I have a strange a strange App named Žmonės that wasn't there before and you can only find it in the settings, not the general applist. Even though I found it (or a look a like ) in Google Play Store and it looks like a harmless Russian magazine I am uncertain how to proceed. Should I simple uninstall it? Is it some adware?
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Because I'm a new member I couldn't find a proper place to put this info due to new member posting limitations. Mods feel free to move this if needed...
This may or may not have been mentioned on here yet but I thought I'd still pass it along anyway's just in case some of you aren't aware of it.
With the new Google Play store under "My Apps" if you swipe to the left you will get an "All" listing of all apps you have ever downloaded. Personally myself I really like this feature because when flashing a new rom as long as Google Market/Play store is on your device it will eventually update to the latest version which I believe at this time is v3.5.16 and at that point you can proceed with re-installing any app you had previously installed and also keeping in mind that whatever app you do decide to install, it will be the latest version as it's grabbing it directly from the Play store! It's like a reserved container for all your apps!
In my opinion, there's really no need to install gapps after a flash.
Hope this bit of info been somewhat useful to you.
Cheers.
I remember seeing this earlier too, just that instead of a swipe it was a scroll down the list.
You are right this is very helpful.
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I agree; For a first timer in the flashing world, I found this to be an excellent way to get my phone back up to speed with my preferred apps.
(Also my tenth post )
Glad I can help!
Like I said, I wasn't sure if this was previously mentioned (didn't really see it anywhere on here unless it was deeply embedded in one of the threads) thought I'd still post just in case.... But yeah, I never noticed this feature before with the old Market Place but than again I never really looked for it.... however recently I had to re-flash a rom, did the whole wipe cache, factory reset thing which is when I stumbled across this feature with Google Play Store. In the end, I didn't have to touch the gapps re-installer package....
I had earlier posted this in the Galaxy Ace Themes and Apps section, now posting in Android Themes and Apps forum for greater benefit of users-
"Hey, all.
I was just browsing the web when I found an app- Market Unlocker
If you're not living in USA, you probably don't have access to some pretty cool apps like Vevo etc.
This app converts the market app of your country to Android market of USA (or any other country for that matter) and back with just one click. You can choose different carriers like Sprint, Verizon, T-mobile etc.
Using this app you can even access Amazon appstore (not sure, haven't tested yet)
I cannot post any links as I got the .apk from a friend
(Google will help you there)
I am in no way related to this app, and do not hold responsibility for damage that may come to your device using it.
Full credit to developer.
I just shared it cause I liked it pretty much and thought you guys would as well.
If you did, just spare a second and press that thanks button.
Peace."
Can also change proxy, now.
Hi all,
I had a few apps on the Play Store some months ago, which got removed after Google decided to ban me from the Play Store for who knows what reason. Apparently the cause was the "sexy" nature of the apps, which still doesn't explain why my app got kicked out and so many apps that are much worse than mine still live there.
Well, anyway, I've decided to put them all back online on a website for users to download, so if you're interested in them feel free to download them and give me some feedback! All the apps have a brief descriptions and screenshots:
drfeelgoodsw . appspot . com (sorry, being a newbie no link allowed...)
They're all apps to quickly access galleries of well known sexy and gossip websites (Front Magazine, The Sun Page 3, Egotastic and so on), and they all allow you to mark those galleries as favourites, save them on your SD card, etc. Nothing fancy but I hope you'll enjoy them nevertheless! If you have any suggestion on how to improve them, or just know some other website you'd like a similar app to be made for, I'd love to hear it from you
They must have been deleted again because nothing comes up in a search for them
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sixfearstheseven said:
They must have been deleted again because nothing comes up in a search for them
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
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Sorry, I should have been clearer... by "back online" I actually meant they were available again on the web page I created for the purpose, not on the Play Store. I tried publishing them on Android PIT after they were removed from the Play Store, but that only lasted a few weeks, as apparently Android PIT only hosts apps that are also on the Play Store (quite silly of them, considering they're supposed to be an alternative market, but anyway...). I'm looking for other markets to publish the apps on, but until then the apps are available for download on the page I linked in my previous post. Those apps automatically look for updates using a JSON string on the same page, so updates should be easy to keep track of even without a Market in place.
No feedback? Either the apps are perfect the way they are, or they really suck!!
DrFeelgoodSW said:
No feedback? Either the apps are perfect the way they are, or they really suck!!
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Also, I suspect that people are getting a bit wary of sideloading apks when they could be malware. That's unfortunately a level of trust you lost when you were banned from the play store.
cyansmoker said:
Also, I suspect that people are getting a bit wary of sideloading apks when they could be malware. That's unfortunately a level of trust you lost when you were banned from the play store.
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Oh, I hadn't thought about that...
Well, if that can help, I can post a screenshot of the mail from Google describing their exact reason why I got banned, which had nothing to do with malicious behaviour in my app. That said, anyone can just monitor the traffic my app generates, and see that, apart from an update check at the beginning (a GET to retrieve a JSON file), the only connections are towards the website each app is wrapping. I would be quite dumb to post malicious apps on an expert den of Androiders like XDA Developers anyway ehehe
Anyway, if that can help I ca post the complete source code of one of the apps to let people check that everything's fine. The core of the apps is mostly the same (activities, sqlite database, image cache, httpclient+jsoup), apart from differences related to their structure (e.g., Page3 has much more activities and choices than GQ), so that should help understand I'm not hijacking anything. Of course, you could object there is no guarantee the code I'm posting is exactly the one used to generate the APKs, as we'd be back to the trust issue at the beginning...
Well, if there's any way I convince those in doubt that I'm in good faith just let me know. About the Play Store, unfortunately there's no way I can get back there. In the mail I received, I was told I was banned and that I could not open a new account to publish the apps again, so that's out of the question. Android PIT only accepts apps that already are on the store, so no go either. I tried other markets like Androlib and SlideMe, but both failed to send me the confirmation mails I needed to confirm the account, so I'm wondering if they're even a viable solution for developers right now. I've already discarded the Amazon App Store option, as there's an annual fee the likes of which only Apple could conceive. Anyone knows more alternatives to publish apps?
When I open the play store app it goes straight to the apps section and not the home page. When in the apps section it only shows 5 tabs - Categories, Want Quick Suggestions, Top Free, Top New Free, and Trending. On top of that most of the apps shown on top of the respective tabs are worthless apps with fake reviews and download numbers. I think that this may be a fake play store, but I can't be sure. I tried uninstalling the updates and clearing the data, but the problem still persists. As of now this problem can be seen on my phone, and my dad's phone and tab. I also tried the Web interface but it's the same story, even in my laptop and my pc. I tried opening the link for the Nexus 5 on my pc and laptop, but it shows that 'Devices on play store are not available in your country' , even though the nexus devices and the android wear devices are available in India. Please Help Me.
Thanks in advance
P. S. : I reside in India and use the Indian Play Store.
Hi,
Have never seen this issue personally and indeed there could be a fake malicious play store out there, you will best off asking your question in the general q&a section found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help
There are lots of people from India on xda so you're bound to find an answer
Best of luck!
demkantor said:
Hi,
Have never seen this issue personally and indeed there could be a fake malicious play store out there, you will best off asking your question in the general q&a section found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help
There are lots of people from India on xda so you're bound to find an answer
Best of luck!
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Thank you very much for your time. I sure will.
Thread closed and thanks!
So, the other day I went to the Google play store to re-download the launcher pro homescreen and plus unlocker, (that i paid for) but couldn't find it... so, i went online, and from one of the few not bad APK sites, found the app, went into ES File Explorer, selected the app, and clicked the "open in playstore" link, and it still couldn't or wouldn't find it... what can I do, as I'd rather not download the unlocker from some sketchy site if it would be illegal, and I try to avoid sketchy download sites anyways, as a rule... would it be illegal for someone to post a copy of the unlocker, if it is indeed removed from the play store, and the launcher itself as well???
Boy do I wish I still had my backup I made, as I wanted to see if I could get it to work on my blackberry playbook
I would like to thank xanthrax for moving my question to the appropriate spot in the forum... i didnt know exactly where to put it or what it was classed as, questionwise, and when searching my question on Googl,e came up with an unrelated answer from my original posting spot, and that part of the forum was labeled apps and games or something like, so. i figured it looked like a good spot...