Hi all, I'm new to android, this is my first device.
I have noticed that some of the preinstalled apps - such as Layar and voice search - do appear in the android market but are marked as "uninstalled". Other apps on the other hand, such as google maps, appear normally as "installed" and can be updated as usual by visiting the downloads section in the market.
That said, my question is how do you update those apps that don't appear as "installed"?
Tried re-downloading layar from the market but it didn't replace the original layar app that came with the phone - it created a duplicate instead !
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I see that this topic has been created in other forums, like HTC vox, omnia II general. But since I am new to this I am not sure if the same answer holds true for my phone (Tmobile G2, Desire Z?)
The perpetrators I would like to remove are:
Amazon MP3
Google Finance
Latitutde
Shopper
News and weather
Google earth (why is it there if the phone has google maps)
Google Goggles
Photobucket
Facebook
Twitter
So is the only way to do this is to root the phone? If I root the phone will I have other apps remainng like google voice commands, and can I go back to origional OS?
Thanks in advance
without root you can't remove them, however, you can dis-able them. They wouldn't show up in your app drawer and they won't run, but they'll technically still be installed. There is a thread about it in the dev forums. I can't post links or else I'd find it
would rooting delete all the other apps as well???
I have DHD rooted with the latest update installed fine (Thanks to the xda forums for helping out on that)
I have noticed some apps do not appear for me in the market, even when surfing to their url from the official site (or using their QR code). These apps include the Google Maps app, Nook, Google Buzz widget, Google Shopper, etc.
Is the market blocking these apps for me because of my current location (Israel)? Or is it the cell carrier I am using (Orange il)? Or maybe the language of my phone (English (Spain))?
Will an update to the most recent RUU solve it (And give me some more generic English language)? Or do I have to just hunt around for apk for these apps, and install them manually?
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I have DHD rooted with the latest update installed fine (Thanks to the xda forums for helping out on that)
I have noticed some apps do not appear for me in the market, even when surfing to their url from the official site (or using their QR code). These apps include the Google Maps app, Nook, Google Buzz widget, Google Shopper, etc.
Is the market blocking these apps for me because of my current location (Israel)? Or is it the cell carrier I am using (Orange il)? Or maybe the language of my phone (English (Spain))?
Will an update to the most recent RUU solve it (And give me some more generic English language)? Or do I have to just hunt around for apk for these apps, and install them manually?
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it's most probably because they are not available in your area, you could use market enabler to mock a diffrent carrier, if you are rooted, try a uk carrier, because all thoes apps are availiable im my area
Thanks - it was just what I needed (and was hoping to hear).
Is there any way to remove apps from the listing in the android market? Either on the web interface or in the app itself.
After 4 years of having android, I've kinda got a lot of junk apps I've long since forgotten in there that I'd like get rid of.
Thanks for any help.
Edit: ahhh good ole help center... Apparently you cannot.
"Permanently removing uninstalled apps
At this time, there is no way to permanently delete or remove apps from the Google Play website (My Orders/My Android Apps) or from the Google Play Store app (My Apps) that you’ve previously downloaded but have since uninstalled."
I am currently running WanamLite v5.3 (XXELLA based) and really dislike the fat Google Search app, preferring the one from former XXALF5 ROM instead (attached).
The older one got the following advantages:
Much faster to load
We are talking about quite a number of seconds here. This is especially important when launching via the long press on the menu button.
Better interface
Web search may be disabled if unwanted, one can select what specific local items to search for in each search.
Web search can be replaced with external apps.
Those external apps often do a better job, letting you search wikipedia, imdb etc. Searchify is a perfect example of such an app.
This is how to install the older app:
Push the QuickSearchBox.apk to your /system/app
Set the proper permissions
Find a way to disable Google Search (i've frozen it with Titanium Backup)
Now, can someone tell me what apk files the Google Search that comes with the WanamLite v5.3 is stored in, so i could remove those from a CWM script or something? Also, is there any way to replace the search button (menu long-press) handler without removing Google Search?
EDIT: found it, original JB Google search app is stored in "Velvet.apk".
EDIT2: seems like GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk (included in the ROM, but not activated when Google Search is there), is very similar, and fast to load.
This may be covered in another thread, but i just received this from google support regarding my continued ***** about not being able to delete unused, uninstalled, non working apps listed on the play store granted.. they still show up on the web but now its not on my GSIII any longer.. Thank god... it took google too long to address this issue: :good:
Thank you for contacting Google. At this time, there is no way to delete records of old apps from the Google Play website (play.google.com).
However, if you're running the latest version (3.9+) of the Google Play Store app on your device (to find out the version you're running, launch Google Play, then tap Settings > Build version), you have the ability to remove apps from your My Apps list. At this time, the latest version of the Google Play Store app is slowly being released to devices around the world.
To do so, open the Google Play Store app > My Apps > All, tap the gray circle on the app you want to remove, then tap OK to confirm. You can select multiple apps to remove from the list by long-pressing an app, then tapping more apps in the list.
Note that you will only see the gray circle for apps that are not installed on that device. Removing an app from your My Apps list will uninstall the app from any other devices associated with your account. To get an app back that you've removed from your My Apps list, you must re-download the item from Google Play. If you remove a purchased app, there's no need to re-purchase that app - simply visit the app's details page on Google Play and re-install it.
If you're still running a version of the Google Play Store app below 3.9, you will not be able to remove apps from your My Apps list.
Regards,
Danielle
The Google Play Support Team.
I wish every time you deleted an app the list didn't refresh all the way to the top.. Also after rom installs do they come back and show again?
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I wish every time you deleted an app the list didn't refresh all the way to the top.. Also after rom installs do they come back and show again?
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No they do not. They are also removed from the PC version when you log on from there. It makes it so much easier to try and an app and then delete it for good out of your list.
Nice to be able to finally batch delete...now if only we could batch install...
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Well..you can now...the downside? Batch remove isn't available anymore.
The list doesnt refresh anymore thank god. It was so irritating when each time you erase the app from the list you have to scroll again to the point where you stopped before removing the app from the list. And I just got to know that you can actually select multiple apps from that list and install them at once instead of going to each app and pressing intall. COOL!!!