Hi,
I purchased a new phone a Motorola Edge S (hardware SKU XT2125-4), unfortunately it is a China ROM phone which means it didn't come with Google play store. This was side loaded and I am able to install apps from google. But I have SO many issues with this and I am hoping someone has something helpful to actually use this phone
1. When I try to use Google setup a nearby device (to transfer everything over to this phone), it simply can't find my new phone (despite having bluetooth and location on for both phones
2. I can't restore contacts from google drive even though I can connect
3. I downloaded the MAGISK app, however the file browser is unable to install as the app is not allowed. The toggle to trust the app can not be changed.
I am at a loss as to how to actually use this phone as essentially it's useless at the moment. Any help would be appreciated.
It is already running Android Version 11
Baseband version M55_HI20_209.334.01.60R NIO_PVT_SUPERSDS_CUST
Kernel Version 4.19.136-perf+
Build Number RRN31.Q1-20-17-6
I can provide any / all other information if needed
If the solution is to root the phone, I'm ok with that too, but see point 3.
I'm in the same situation. Purchased the XT2125 as well. Got the Google stuff working by side loading the play store, services and framework. However, initially, while everything else was working, the contacts wouldn't sync. After a few hours of searching, finally came across an article which said that I also needed to side load an apk called google contacts sync and give it permission. Contacts started syncing after that. Fast forward a couple of days and a system update later, SMS are delivered with really long delays and outbound ones fail. Google maps crashes constantly and navigation just doesn't work. I don't know what to do with this phone now honestly, since I need Google maps navigation on a regular basis. Have tried reinstalling maps, resetting permissions, clearing cache and data but nothing seems to work. And with the SMS delay, I can't sign on our complete transactions on a lot of apps because the SMS usually arrives after such a delay that the code has expired. Feels like such a waste of money this phone even though it's supposed to be great bang for the buck.
I am hopeful that when they release the Moto G100 (same phone actually), that we will be able to flash it with this ROM to make it usable.
Slartibartfast70 said:
Hi,
I purchased a new phone a Motorola Edge S (hardware SKU XT2125-4), unfortunately it is a China ROM phone which means it didn't come with Google play store. This was side loaded and I am able to install apps from google. But I have SO many issues with this and I am hoping someone has something helpful to actually use this phone
1. When I try to use Google setup a nearby device (to transfer everything over to this phone), it simply can't find my new phone (despite having bluetooth and location on for both phones
2. I can't restore contacts from google drive even though I can connect
3. I downloaded the MAGISK app, however the file browser is unable to install as the app is not allowed. The toggle to trust the app can not be changed.
I am at a loss as to how to actually use this phone as essentially it's useless at the moment. Any help would be appreciated.
It is already running Android Version 11
Baseband version M55_HI20_209.334.01.60R NIO_PVT_SUPERSDS_CUST
Kernel Version 4.19.136-perf+
Build Number RRN31.Q1-20-17-6
I can provide any / all other information if needed
If the solution is to root the phone, I'm ok with that too, but see point 3.
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Wait it's like that with motorola too
I thought it's only like that with xiaomi
Seems like even with motorola it doesn't come with google apps if it's a china rom
Though it was only with xiaomi where if it's a china rom it doesn't come with any google apps guess im wrong
Slartibartfast70 said:
I am hopeful that when they release the Moto G100 (same phone actually), that we will be able to flash it with this ROM to make it usable.
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Yeah, I think it's being released in a couple of days. Anyway, I did a factory reset and the maps issues sorted out. Had to go through the pain of sideloading google again but the device is being shown as google play certified, but yeah, would be nice to just have the international rom on it.
Were you able to make any headway with your device? I didn't put a sim in mine but the rest of it seems to be working ok, except Youtube Vanced isn't signing in with a google account.
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I recently upgraded from a samsung droid charge that I had rooted regularly to keep up with new ROMs and such and picked up a samsung s3 via a craigslist deal and got a phone in fantastic condition that was already rooted with synergyrom on it. I'm loving the phone but I have had a major issue with it! I cannot access the google play store and there are several other strange things that lead me to believe that there is a bigger underlying issue. I'll try and be as descriptive as possible as I have searched the internet for several days trying to find answers before resorting to asking you guys (the experts).
Events from the beginning:
1. Picked up the phone. It is unlocked and rooted to synergyrom. When I picked it up it had a tmobile sim card in it. I went to verizon the first night and had them put in a new sim card so that I could activate the phone. I activated my google account to the phone and it sync'd my contacts, emails, etc. no problem.
2. Noticed the first night that the google play store wouldn't open up. Tried wiping cache and dalvik in recovery. Still no go. Got error code RH-01. Googled error code and found several ways of potentially clearing it involving clearing data/disabling google play store and google framework services. Still no go.
3. Installed Synergyrom from my external sd card with a full system wife. Also installed titanium backup pro from the rom package. Titanium backup pro would not recognize that I had purchased a full version and it wouldn't restore any of my previous information.
4. Tried installing cleanrom via external sd card and doing a full wipe on the system memory. Still no access to google play store
5. Flashed the phone back to stock (still no play store: Server Error) and took it to Verizon to see if there was anything they could do about it. Associate tried downloading google play store from the internet as well as several other apps. It would let me click to download the apps but they were not downloaded to my phone. I can't even install anything from the internet google play store.
I read that some phones can somehow lose their IMEI or their ERI, but both of those fields have values in my phone settings and it identifies that it is activated on verizon. Any ideas? I will check back regularly so if there is anything that you need from me on my end just let me know.
Thank you for any suggestions/Help
I'm going to try and re-root the phone and then change the radio. I am thinking maybe the issue had something to do with it being used on tmobile prior to me purchasing it...
Superfizzo said:
I'm going to try and re-root the phone and then change the radio. I am thinking maybe the issue had something to do with it being used on tmobile prior to me purchasing it...
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Are you sure the phone is a Verizon phone? SCH-I535 in the about phone menu? As you said it had a T Mobile Sim in it, that would lead me to believe it's a GSM phone.
Sent from my slightly modded........... phone.
countryfolk07 said:
Are you sure the phone is a Verizon phone? SCH-I535 in the about phone menu? As you said it had a T Mobile Sim in it, that would lead me to believe it's a GSM phone.
Sent from my slightly modded........... phone.
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Yeah it's a SCH-I535. I'm currently running:
- android 4.1.2
- kernel 3.0.31-86
- ERI version 5
- IMEI is 990001150832830
- Network: Verizon Wireless
I have no idea. I am willing to pay for someone to help me out but don't know if I can trust craigslist modders to not waste my time. Everything with the phone checked out at Verizon so I'm sure it has to have something to do with the software. It was ulocked and rooted when I got it and I was a bit hesitant because of that but everything checked out until I got it activated and can't get access to the play store.
When the associate was downloading the playstore, were they using your data or wifi? Was it stock browser?
I have had trouble downloading anything from the internet with the stock browser, it will always fail. Try a different browser. I'm sure you can find a browser apk or even the playstore apk, download it to your comp and then move it to your sd card.
I am on synergy right now, just tried download an apk and it will not even start. I don't mind, I don't use the stock browser.
Try a different browser and see if that helps.
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When the associate was downloading the playstore, were they using your data or wifi? Was it stock browser?
I have had trouble downloading anything from the internet with the stock browser, it will always fail. Try a different browser. I'm sure you can find a browser apk or even the playstore apk, download it to your comp and then move it to your sd card.
I am on synergy right now, just tried download an apk and it will not even start. I don't mind, I don't use the stock browser.
Try a different browser and see if that helps.
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Thanks Bob,
I'll try the putting on a different browser and see if that works. That would be a good enough work around for my purposes. I was using data connection when the associate was trying to download from the playstore from the browser.
EDIT:
I was able to install a different browser using the apk process and was able to install netflix on my phone by downloading an apk as well. That could be a decent workaround in the meantime but it sucks that it doesn't fully recognize my google account. Right now my biggest gripe is that apps that I paid money for like titanium backup pro and several games won't show up as purchased even if I do download and install through apk. It's really strange because all of my contacts import from my google account but the apps don't and the licences don't show up. Still no access to downloading through the google play store no matter what browser I use.
SUCCESS!!!
I was able to get the play store to come up and get everything to update!!!
I fixed it by downloading and installing a different radio through odin. After I installed it, I went through and did a trick I had googled and tried previously with no success where I basically cleared data and cash on google play store, google services framework, and then restarted the play store. This time I also cleared data and force stopped google play services, not sure if that had any effect on it though. Finally! Now it's time to reinstall synergyrom on this phone and enjoy it like it's meant to be enjoyed. Thanks for the suggestions and replies guys
Just posting for future users who might experience my problem. I recreated the issue and the fix was to install a different radio which allowed the phone to access the google play store and my information. Hope this helps somebody because I know that they last week sucked trying to figure out what was wrong with my phone.
Superfizzo said:
SUCCESS!!!
I was able to get the play store to come up and get everything to update!!!
I fixed it by downloading and installing a different radio through odin. After I installed it, I went through and did a trick I had googled and tried previously with no success where I basically cleared data and cash on google play store, google services framework, and then restarted the play store. This time I also cleared data and force stopped google play services, not sure if that had any effect on it though. Finally! Now it's time to reinstall synergyrom on this phone and enjoy it like it's meant to be enjoyed. Thanks for the suggestions and replies guys
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Maybe you should flash the phone back to latest stock via Odin or Other methods layed out in Dev section. Sounds like when you first got it, it was a franken phone. So who knows what software, images, radios, ect.. you have flashed in there. I was gonna say revert it to latest stock [AS LONG AS YOU ARE SURE YOU HAVE THE VERIZON MODEL AND THE APPROPRIATE SOFTWARE THAT GOES WITH IT]. Then unlock, root, change rom yourself. It's not complicated at all. Just a thought. Enjoy your new toy.
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Just posting for future users who might experience my problem. I recreated the issue and the fix was to install a different radio which allowed the phone to access the google play store and my information. Hope this helps somebody because I know that they last week sucked trying to figure out what was wrong with my phone.
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It it ok to provide links to the correct (latest) radios?
JohnAreBee said:
Maybe you should flash the phone back to latest stock via Odin or Other methods layed out in Dev section. Sounds like when you first got it, it was a franken phone. So who knows what software, images, radios, ect.. you have flashed in there. I was gonna say revert it to latest stock [AS LONG AS YOU ARE SURE YOU HAVE THE VERIZON MODEL AND THE APPROPRIATE SOFTWARE THAT GOES WITH IT]. Then unlock, root, change rom yourself. It's not complicated at all. Just a thought. Enjoy your new toy.
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John,
I actually went all the way back to stock and still was not able to get the google play store to work. I had the device working great until I tried to flash a different kernel and got a message from verizon telling me unauthorized software was on my phone. I had to flash back to stock once again and my google play store wouldn't connect once again. After installing the correct that I linked below, the play store came back up. I don't know if it has something to do with how it was unlocked previously, but I had thought that just returning everything to stock via odin would fix it and was surprised when it didn't.
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It it ok to provide links to the correct (latest) radios?
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Here is where I got my download from. I used I535VRLHE. Installed and it solved the problem.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/34053-modems-vrbma2-verizon-sgs3-sch-i535-recovery-flashable/
I bought a Chinese Android phone for my father, Pioneer E80W which runs Android 4.0.4. It works great except for one big problem - it has been de-googled!!! This is obviously a huge problem, as you cannot load a google account on there, so cannot sync contacts, cannot load Google play on there, Google Maps etc etc. It seems even if you find the APK file for a Google app, it won't install properly, whereas some from other developers will work.
I guess part of fixing it will be to root the phone, but Superoneclick says it is already rooted. This has made a great phone pretty useless. Help!!!!
Also, to double check, does anybody know a reliable source of apk files for things like Google Play as I always seem to get dragged into spammy sites that insist I load other software etc etc.
I disabled Google Play Services and Google Services Framework on my Moto G, because I don't need them and the Play Store (I sideload all my apps from the pc).
But there's a big problem: if I disable even one of them, and try to enable the geolocation, it only uses the option "high precision" and, worse then that, it makes all the android framework crash and reboot if I try to open any geolocation-using app (like Google Maps or the camera with geo-ON). Any hint to solve this issue? I really want to get rid of these services, for battery and privacy reasons (in particular, battery improvements are really noticeable!).
UPDATE: I don't get this bug UNLESS I reboot the phone. If I do, I get this issue. If I don't, Maps still works even with these services disabled. I'd like anyway to solve this problem so I don't have to make laborious procedures everytime the phone reboot (I already have to kill 5 motorola processes, i.e. Motocare and Motorola Services ones).
I've attached a pair of screens to clarify my situation. I'm on the STOCK and NO-ROOTED rom.
Thank you very much in advance
So you do need Google services? But don't want to need them, my advice flash stock android ROM without using G-apps
Sent from Sauwny the TL
Durteedee said:
So you do need Google services? But don't want to need them, my advice flash stock android ROM without using G-apps
Sent from Sauwny the TL
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No, I'm on the stock android and not need them. But if I disable them, and I reboot the phone, all the geolocating app I use make the system crash, that's a weird behaviour. To convince yourself, you can disable both the services, restart the phone, open Google Maps and press the location button.
If I don't reboot the phone, instead, Google Maps continues to work even with this two services disabled... that's what confuses me
I basically meant stock and stripped like CM11 without Gapps
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zack.1988 said:
No, I'm on the stock android and not need them. But if I disable them, and I reboot the phone, all the geolocating app I use make the system crash, that's a weird behaviour. To convince yourself, you can disable both the services, restart the phone, open Google Maps and press the location button.
If I don't reboot the phone, instead, Google Maps continues to work even with this two services disabled... that's what confuses me
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Basically, you're going to have to root and flash your phone. You can't remove Google services on stock.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1715375
NO GAPPS PROJECT THREAD said:
I am one of those who do they everyday work without google stuff and without gapps. I found out several problems:
Some apps do not install because of missing Google Maps API
Some apps fc at startup bacause of missing Maps API or market license check issues
Some apps hardcoded links to several Google Apps and therefor fc or react unexpectedly on certain cases.
No access to Play Store (i tried nearly every alternative market, but nothing is as good for free apps as play store) Meanwhile, F-Droid provides nearly everything you need
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this thread may interest your needs
SamsungAdmire said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1715375
this thread may interest your needs
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Thank you for the intereeting link. Unluckily it regards mainly rooted devices... Pretty interesting though
Let me see if I get this right. You purchased a phone manufactured by Google, using a stock Rom compiled by Google, and you are trying to used Google software (Google Maps or Motorola Camera software- by Google) and you find it surprising that the system crashes after disabling Google's framework? And you are hoping to solve this without rooting or flashing a custom Rom? Seriously?
Sorry for the ironic tone, but you really need to give the idea of making a thread for this a second thought, my friend.
No problem for the ironic tone,but I can ensure you that I'm running Google Maps and (Motorola, not Google!) Camera App geotag WITHOUT having these two services enabled, and they work flawlessy the problem is ONLY when I REBOOT the phone, in which case I must enable and disable again these services in order to make apps with geolocation work without crashing the system. I will attach a screenshot of my running processes in the STOCK and NOROOT rom, and I ensure you that apart this small, boot-time issue, everything works great on my phone (with a great battery boost, I've been able to achieve 9 hours of screen time plus 1hr of calls, what do you think?).
I've about 50 apps installed, I just don't like Motorola and Google ones because they keep running about all the time, sucking out a lot of private data and battery juice
Well I am new to Android and also have/had problems using the moto g. I disabled all Google apps and stuff I could find and the OS is not really stable, I get quite a few hiccups and the phone crashes every now and then. I thought the nova launcher might be the problem, but I also suspect the OS in general.
But unlike you I don't use any Google stuff, so not even maps.
Well, I am selling the phone anyway.
No crashes here apart this Maps tweak, so it sound's really weird... maybed you disabled some critical services. On my device, with kitkat 4.4.2, ART compiler, everything is more than stable. You could try a factory reset or switching from Dalvik to ART too...
Sounds like a gigantic hassle. I don't think these services use much battery at all.
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Sounds like a gigantic hassle. I don't think these services use much battery at all.
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Before saying that, try and let me know
(as soon I will use it in a regoular way - I.e. not gaming and not browsing all the time - I'll post a screenshot proving the 9 hours of screen time, that I wasn't able to reach with Google services enabled)
Ive had 9 hours screen time with google services enabled but that was just doing light stuff ,got 2.5 days out of my last battery charge but that was with only 5 hours screen time but mine is rooted and greenified now.
Cant think of a solution to your problem sorry,guess you will just have to avoid rebooting.
yes, I guess so...
I need to reinstall Google play services on my moto g how do I do this?
This thread is over a year old and totally unrelated to your question. Searching the forums is my advice because you are pretty unlikely to find an answer to your question by posting in this particular thread
So my OnePlus 7 Pro arrived today and I'm having problems with getting Play Store working on my phone. Apparently there already have been google services on my phone, thanks to what I could install gmail or google chrome and use them without problems, however there's no playstore. Before, I used to download google package installer from Chinese app market but this time it shows as if I already had everything installed which is strange.
So I downloaded apk for the playstore from the internet which apparently broke my apps using google play services and had to factory reset phone and I'm not sure how to get it working.
Has anyone dealt with it?
any reason you must use Hydrogen OS? why not update to Oxygen OS?
jmas1023 said:
any reason you must use Hydrogen OS? why not update to Oxygen OS?
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I'm not sure if I'll be asked to log into my google immediately after reboot. And I wouldn't be able to do it without setting a vpn connection. So I don't want to end up with useless phone till I leave China.
I'm not sure if that google verification or connection at least is needed to correct me if I'm wrong
Hoxter said:
I'm not sure if I'll be asked to log into my google immediately after reboot. And I wouldn't be able to do it without setting a vpn connection. So I don't want to end up with useless phone till I leave China.
I'm not sure if that google verification or connection at least is needed to correct me if I'm wrong
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Hi! I am fighting with this issue for over a week now
You can change Oxygen to Hydrogen Global version to remove Google Services lock
[simply by downloading global version from the OP website and installing it through the local upgrade],
but it comes with the price:
Text Messages are not graphical anymore
No Spam/Advert calls warnings
There's no access to the OP Market which is quite essential if you're living in China
So it seems like there is no way to have everything from the both words in one phone...?
ps: Greetings from GZ
Apkpure
Hi,
I just bought a OP7 (not pro) from JD.com and just realized as well there was no Play store.
Actually I was able to download it from m.apkpure.com and it worked like a charm (of course VPN required). Hope it works for you too.
Cheers,
I got a few of questions regarding the current state of using Google services on the P40-series devices to make sure my understanding of the situation is up to date (I'm specifically using P40 Lite but my guess is all this applies to any P40 device):
What did I actually do to the phone currently? - I keep reading about multiple methods to get things working, mentioning freezes and other modifications, so I want to know what exactly I did myself. To get the phone working on my side, I went through a firmware downgrade, then installed Googlefier and went through the steps in it. Is this the freeze-thing that people mention or is it something completely different?
As far as I understand, we have currently only 2 options, would this be a correct way to describe them?:
Googlefier - to allow logging in Google accounts, use of Google apps however with non-working notifications (and notification delays)
MicroG - resolves all/almost all notification issues however no use of Google account/apps is possible
Updating the Google Play Services the normal way through Google Play Store is pretty much not possible, is that correct?
As far as I understand, if a factory reset is performed on a phone that previously had Googlefier installed and working, re-installing it will not require a firmware downgrade (only installing Googlefier and setting it up will be needed, not a whole downgrade again). If that is correct, is there a way to fully restore a stock firmware that would leave the phone in its factory state?
Any information or clarifications would definitely be welcome.
I just wanted to make sure the information I have is up to date since there are so many things floating around and a lot of them appear to be very outdated.
I have the same questions, I just bought a P40 pro, and don't really now what to do, to solve this problem
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I have the same questions, I just bought a P40 pro, and don't really now what to do, to solve this problem
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I didn't ask anything regarding a problem, I just want to know what type of workaround the method I used was along with a few general questions, I'm not actually asking how to get something working (other than notifications in some apps, everything else is fine on my end).
So googlefier was a package of apps that simplified the process of downloading and installing multiple apks manually. The app that it came with is lzplay and it becomes a device admin.
I don't know much past that, but how did you get most notifications to work?
I just bought a P40 pro last week and working on exploring best option going forward too
Googlefier is actually a wrapper work which eventually uses LZPlay to get the job done. B/c of the limitations in LZPlay, people need to get P40 phones downgrade to an old firmware so that LZPlay could work - I find it not really possible as I couldn't find the correct firmware for my P40 pro now (maybe it's b/c of my region ... )
Then recently there is DualSpace, haven't tried it but looks like an easy go
It looks like a method of separating a new user/app space (sounds like a VM on a physical computer sort of concept ?)
Google actually has very similar thing called "work profile" I remember that can setup a personal as well as a work related dual accounts on same phone and the data space are separate also allows diff. security policies
Work profiles | Android Developers
Learn how to make sure your apps operate smoothly in a corporate environment by following some best practices.
developer.android.com
ykjae said:
So googlefier was a package of apps that simplified the process of downloading and installing multiple apks manually. The app that it came with is lzplay and it becomes a device admin.
I don't know much past that, but how did you get most notifications to work?
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No clue, they just work on my side, only did a downgrade followed by the Googlefier process and then update to the latest security patch.
Google Play Services version is highly out of date though (v20.09.13).
Anyway, could still use information on my original questions.
@CrisR82
I can tell you if you factory reset the device it would just wipe it. Which in theory should leave it at its current software firmware version. So no you wouldn't need to downgrade again. (Unless you upgraded after getting Google services to work)
I also got most of everything working perfectly now. But I decided to freeze gsf with icebox so I could get all notifications.
It's actually not bad. I was able to find all apps that I use on Huawei app store and if not I then use apkpure or aurora.