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I have an issue where my paid apps (Remote Desktop & PicSay Pro for Instance) is no longer available or found in the Apps Market. The Apps are on my phone, but when I search or try to update, they are not found.
I found this out when I put on the Fresh update and started to reload apps due to Apps2SD and I formatted my SD Card.
Any Ideas?
I havent reverted to stock yet, which I might do to figure this out.
this is just not rooted issues...it has to do with the update that htc released
it affects hero and eris owners
http://androidforums.com/sprint-htc-hero/19468-missing-apps-marketplace-post-patch.html
I'm having the same issue... =T
zikronix said:
this is just not rooted issues...it has to do with the update that htc released
it affects hero and eris owners
http://androidforums.com/sprint-htc-hero/19468-missing-apps-marketplace-post-patch.html
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Will they ever get it right?
******Here's how to get around this temporarily!******
I know this isn't the best method, and some might frown upon it, but I couldn't get one of my purchased apps to show up at all in the market. This is because that publisher set copy protection to ON when publishing it. In writing the author, he said it was google's problem and that there was nothing he could do. All while he's enjoying a coffee courtesy of yours truly.
I thankfully had a nandroid backup of my modaco rom where the widget was installed, so I restored my backup (after making a backup of the fresh rom and doing the switcheroo in teh nandroid folder) and ran Astro to see if I could back it up, switch back, and restore. Much to my dismay, it said it was private. Damn.
So, what's a root user to do?
Thankfully, there's a way to restore the APK's, even if they're in a "private" status, meaning the developer doesn't want you to be able to back them up or copy the APK anywhere.
Since this info could be used to steal from developers, I'm not going to post how to do it. In my case, I cannot use an app I paid for. Not cool. Since I'm an honest person, I don't want to contribute to theft. PM me and we'll chat if necessary
Backing up App
Am I safe if I backup my
/data/app
and
/data/app-private ?
Or will I still lose my purchased apps?
Dont want to lose them!
dailypush said:
Am I safe if I backup my
/data/app
and
/data/app-private ?
Or will I still lose my purchased apps?
Dont want to lose them!
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The app-private directory should be the only one affected by this issue.
Unfortunately, I assumed I could re-download the apps from the market. I mean, after all, I did pay for them. Lesson learned.
its the same way with the free apps, there are like 9 i use on a daily basis, that i cant have now...pissed
Have the same problem as well, although I was able to download a few of my paid apps right after the update. It seems they were still available until I did my first soft reboot.
For example, I was able to re-download Album Art Grabber which cost money, but after reboot was unable to find let alone download Weatherbug Elite...
When I reinstalled the MoDaCo Rom the only app I could not get back showed up. It force closed but in my downloads in the market it is now there. It goes away if I restore to the non MoDaCo Rom. It is probl due to APP2SD, I guess it is on the SD cards ext2 partition.
Lappie2010 said:
Unfortunately, I assumed I could re-download the apps from the market. I mean, after all, I did pay for them. Lesson learned.
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You normally can...the issue is just recent with the market.
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=34a071cd60d59177&hl=en
I am not able to get all of my Google calendars to come down. Posts here and elsewhere, not getting it resolved. Looks like I need to harrd reset
I have not yet rooted my phone. I haven't found a thread that definitively indicates rooting on Captivate can be done yet, or specific instructions on doing it.
What would be the best app under these circumstances to back up everything, do a hard reset, then restore? I've read mixed reviews on various apps. I'm thinking I want Titanium Backup, but on the Market, it says it requires root.
My main concern about what I want backed up is:
Apps
Launcher
Configs on the various things, especially the launcher
I expect that a new synch to Google will cover me for all my Google stuff
Another question: if I do a hard reset, do a new synch, and all calendars synch this time, will a restore possibly screw up my calendar synch and leave right where I am now?
Hi,
I am already rooted. I wanted to remove my user id from gmail account so that my wife can put hers. I also deleted some of the AT&T apps after following the rooting guide.
When I tried to delete my gmail account its saying that I have to reset my phone to factory settings. My question is that can I do that knowing that I am rooted. Also what would happen to my paid and downloaded apps? Please guide.
Also I heard that new upgrade is coming will there be an issue upgrading to the new OS?
Please help..
ask_j said:
Hi,
I am already rooted. I wanted to remove my user id from gmail account so that my wife can put hers. I also deleted some of the AT&T apps after following the rooting guide.
When I tried to delete my gmail account its saying that I have to reset my phone to factory settings. My question is that can I do that knowing that I am rooted. Also what would happen to my paid and downloaded apps? Please guide.
Also I heard that new upgrade is coming will there be an issue upgrading to the new OS?
Please help..
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You can do a factory reset and it will still be rooted, as for your paid apps they are tied to your Google ID so you will not be able to reinstall them if you set it up under your wife's account. You will still be able to get the upgrade but you should check the forum before you upgrade as you may lose your root with an upgrade.
Thanks/One more question
jhernand1102 said:
You can do a factory reset and it will still be rooted, as for your paid apps they are tied to your Google ID so you will not be able to reinstall them if you set it up under your wife's account. You will still be able to get the upgrade but you should check the forum before you upgrade as you may lose your root with an upgrade.
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Thanks for the quick reply. Have one more question. I see that this phone is attached with my gmail id as you mentioned. I also realized that as soon as I go and buy any app it just goes through the google checkout. Is there any security I can add?
Can anyone pls help?
ask_j said:
Thanks for the quick reply. Have one more question. I see that this phone is attached with my gmail id as you mentioned. I also realized that as soon as I go and buy any app it just goes through the google checkout. Is there any security I can add?
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Hi,
Can anyone please help?
Thanks
ask_j said:
Thanks for the quick reply. Have one more question. I see that this phone is attached with my gmail id as you mentioned. I also realized that as soon as I go and buy any app it just goes through the google checkout. Is there any security I can add?
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Well if you look in the market for antivirus it will pull up quite a few apps that say it protects you from ID theft and such...some are free and some you have to pay for. I personally do not use any but I don't do a lot of sensitive stuff on my phone..
Do you consider buying apps sensitive?
I also do not do any sensitive stuff only buy apps. The problem is that it does not reconfirm the password when you buy any app.
ask_j said:
Thanks for the quick reply. Have one more question. I see that this phone is attached with my gmail id as you mentioned. I also realized that as soon as I go and buy any app it just goes through the google checkout. Is there any security I can add?
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jhernand1102 said:
Well if you look in the market for antivirus it will pull up quite a few apps that say it protects you from ID theft and such...some are free and some you have to pay for. I personally do not use any but I don't do a lot of sensitive stuff on my phone..
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@jhernand1102 I too was going to do a hard reset, will i have to re due the settings.db file or will that stick along with root? thanks
Just want to say that I have been reading this forum for a while now and now that the ICS OTA update for the sensation came out I mustered up the balls to root it.
SO... I really hope this hasn't been asked already because I swear I searched and googled.
I followed the guide which outlined how to root using HTCDev and the AIO Toolkit. Everything went smoothly and I sat down to begin reinstalling my apps.
I opened up GPlay Store and the installed list was empty. However, if I search for an app that like Google Maps it lists it as already installed.
In the past when I have reset the phone and opened GPlay store it would tell me I need to update every piece of software. This time it didn't. Its not a huge deal because I know what apps I need to upload and which apps I will remove but I thought it was a little strange and have concerns about how it may affect the phone.
Aside from that, it works like it did before except I notice memory usage is much lower which I assume is tied to this "issue".
Is this something I should be concerned with or is this an intended result of the rooting process?
Thank You
Saml01 said:
Just want to say that I have been reading this forum for a while now and now that the ICS OTA update for the sensation came out I mustered up the balls to root it.
SO... I really hope this hasn't been asked already because I swear I searched and googled.
I followed the guide which outlined how to root using HTCDev and the AIO Toolkit. Everything went smoothly and I sat down to begin reinstalling my apps.
I opened up GPlay Store and the installed list was empty. However, if I search for an app that like Google Maps it lists it as already installed.
In the past when I have reset the phone and opened GPlay store it would tell me I need to update every piece of software. This time it didn't. Its not a huge deal because I know what apps I need to upload and which apps I will remove but I thought it was a little strange and have concerns about how it may affect the phone.
Aside from that, it works like it did before except I notice memory usage is much lower which I assume is tied to this "issue".
Is this something I should be concerned with or is this an intended result of the rooting process?
Thank You
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you can try to fix the market issue by
1. delete your google account
2. clear data of playstore ---(settings->apps->all apps->play store)
3. re create your account and now check the installed apps
I accidentally found the problem.
I remembered I activated 2 step verification for my google account 2 nights ago. When I got ready do the updates I did not perform 2 step verification process because I figured I would setup my email last. Well I did all the updates I needed manually and setup my email. Soon as I did it, all the apps were instantly detected and updated.
Thank you for the quick reply in any case though.
If you dont mind I have an off-topic question.
What is the best way to remove pre-installed apps?
A. Find an app that can remove in the Play Store.
B. Remove them through Terminal.
Seems with the terminal is basically RM two files and fuggedaboutit. Is the underlying process any different or cleaner with an app?
Saml01 said:
If you dont mind I have an off-topic question.
What is the best way to remove pre-installed apps?
A. Find an app that can remove in the Play Store.
B. Remove them through Terminal.
Seems with the terminal is basically RM two files and fuggedaboutit. Is the underlying process any different or cleaner with an app?
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"A" is best option as it removes the corresponding libraries of the app too if it has ( i use titanium backup for this )
Also you can just use file explorer too to remove an app (root explorer or es file explorer)
I really appreciate your assistance. You helped me find the last piece of the puzzle. I have finally been able to get rid of half the non sense t-mobile installs on this phone. Also, this place is second to none when it comes to the quality of the guides and dearth of information available.
I browsed for the thread regarding what is safe to remove but it seems to be old.
In case anyone finds this thread I was able to safely remove:
Peep
Tmobile Mall
Tmobile TV
Slacker
Tmobile Face Chat
Flickr
NOVA
TeleNav GPS
Going to do another rom backup and kill off Google+, Google+ messenger, Play Movies, and Play Music.
Let me ask you another off-topic question.
Does it give me any benefit to S-Off my phone at this point in time?
Please confirm my thoughts:
1. In the future, if I keep this phone long enough, and I want to receive an OTA update from Tmo. I need to flash back to the stock recovery? This is assuming the phone is still S-On.
OR
2. I S-Off the phone and then flash a custom rom in the future.
OR
3. If I plan to receive an OTA update and the phone is S-OFF. Then I need to return it to S-ON as well as the previous steps.
I have the pro version of Titanium Backup and am wondering what apps to freeze to prevent an automatic Verizon OTA. When I tried from the App manager, FWUpgrade 1.2.0 was not freeze-able. Looking at [ROM] [STOCK] [I535VRALF2] Stripped, Rooted It's on the list. Since I haven't seen much chatter about "FWUpgrade" in General or Q&A I thought I'd ask. In addition, I decided to freeze VZW Package Installer. Should I freeze anything else?
BTW I rooted using:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756885
With the image from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28570424&postcount=125
I haven't installed a custom recovery yet.
Did you hear something?
I was wondering the same thing about which specific services should be disabled to avoid OTA pushes, except I have Root66 with Touch.img and boot.ani.fix. Working like a champ BTW, much thanks to the developers.
In Titanium Backup Pro, I have no issues freezing FWUpgrade 1.2.0.
EDIT: This is not specific to Verizon, but may be useful to you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1634624
Jurassitol said:
I was wondering the same thing about which specific services should be disabled to avoid OTA pushes, except I have Root66 with Touch.img and boot.ani.fix. Working like a champ BTW, much thanks to the developers.
In Titanium Backup Pro, I have no issues freezing FWUpgrade 1.2.0.
EDIT: This is not specific to Verizon, but may be useful to you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1634624
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ThanksI I'm about to try installing TWRP via GooManager. I also came across this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1767125&highlight=sdm which suggested to freeze SDM as well, so I did. Phone still works fine. I will be sure to go through that spreadsheet and see if anything else is worth freezing.
Done and done.
Hey, just a heads up, freezing the APKs alone isn't the right solution.
If you freeze just FWUpgrade then it isn't actually disabled. (Notice by clicking software update in settings) and unfortunately if you freeze the other APK then you will cause your phone to crash randomly AND you can get a crash/hang on-demand if you click software update manually.
In the market there is an app called 'OTA Blocker' for S3 will properly take care of the OTA apps and installs a hook in with the OTA APIs so that it gracefully is stopped from being able to perform an OTA. If UI interaction is needed it pops up a message instead of letting the phone freeze/crash.
BitRifle said:
Hey, just a heads up, freezing the APKs alone isn't the right solution.
If you freeze just FWUpgrade then it isn't actually disabled. (Notice by clicking software update in settings) and unfortunately if you freeze the other APK then you will cause your phone to crash randomly AND you can get a crash/hang on-demand if you click software update manually.
In the market there is an app called 'OTA Blocker' for S3 will properly take care of the OTA apps and installs a hook in with the OTA APIs so that it gracefully is stopped from being able to perform an OTA. If UI interaction is needed it pops up a message instead of letting the phone freeze/crash.
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So you come to XDA and your only two posts are to promote your own paid app. Care to elaborate on how your app works?
Agreed. This is a community, not an advertising venue. If you care to "contribute" please do so. If you think the visitors of this forum are blindly going to buy your app, you are sadly mistaken.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium
Is there a suggested method of blocking OTAs on rooted stock right now? I will eventually go to a custom rom, but am taking my time. All my previous android phones have been HTC and I'm trying to make sure I don't screw something up with my new gs3. I have gotten TWRP installed, nandroided and done OTA root keeper but want to make sure. I'm comfortable in ADB as long as I have the script before hand.
Well I've been pushing my Moto Droid to it's last legs before getting my GS3 so a lot of this is shock to me.
I never thought VZW would push an OTA and force you to install it. They would nag you, but never force the install.
I'm also not familar with current recoveries (I was using sprecovery on my old phone) and it wouldn't ever automatically flash an OTA, you would have to confirm the update so I'd imagine it would be the same in CWM or TWRP.