Develop Bugs

[Q] why is gapps so outdated?

3/7/2011 was awhile ago while we have market 2.x and newer packages has market 5.x. must be reasons why we're stuck with an outdated version

So what's up with the 2.3.4 GApps?
**(Please note, YMMV with all of the following information. Nandroid is your friend!)**
This is a tricky one. The problem here is that Google, unlike what they've done for every previous update to the G1, Nexus One, Nexus S, etc., decided to compile the Talk2.apk and libtalk_jni.so to be compatible only with the neon board, and ARM v7 (aka, the Nexus S), rather than every board, the actual Gingerbread API's, and ARM v6 and Tegra as well. So here's where this leaves us:
20110307: Works just fine on 2.3.4, just as it did on 2.3.3. Just doesn't have the Market updates already in it (you'll get the updates as soon as you launch the Market for the first/second/third time or so), nor does it have the new Google Talk. Because of this, it's still used in ROM Manager for AOSP ROMs such as CyanogenMod, listed as Recommended in the Google Apps listing, and is given at the latest/7/universal page, and the above table.
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So what can be done? In the meantime... Not much. I'm basically waiting for a manufacturer to release a 2.3.4 OTA update which has a universally-compiled library and app. Otherwise, 20110307 is recommended for everyone on 2.3.3-2.3.4 (CyanogenMod 7.0.x-7.1.x). There might be other options that present themselves (a new OTA for a Nexus device which has the files we need, someone breaking into the Googleplex (that was a joke!), etc.), but until then, there's not much anyone can do.
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From http://goo-inside.me/gapps/
AKA:
tl;dr blame Google.
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so basically we won't see market v5.x+ anytime soon

dyetheskin said:
so basically we won't see market v5.x+ anytime soon
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Probably not.

[Q] Google Music app not compatible with my device

Hi,
I'm new to android and modding in general. I've flashed AOKP + gapps on my device. Some of the gapps would not appear in my app drawer no matter how many times I reflashed them, so I installed them manually from the market. The problem is this is not working for Google Music, it does not show up in the market on my device, if I browse to it on the market website, it says that Google Music is not compatible with my device because it is not available in my country (I'm in Canada) which makes no sense since the device shipped with the Music app installed on stock image. Anyone know how I can get it to work?
Thanks

Although the app ships with it if Google Music isn't available in your country you can't download it from the Market. Same with here in the UK
Google search the APK and install it via a file manager on the phone

Install the gapps listed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1484457
Good luck

oh ok, I tried faking the market to a USA one and it still didn't work. I downloaded the apk and installed it manually and it's working.
One question though, shouldn't the AOKP or the gapps that I flashed already mean I should had got it without trying to download it from the market? do you know why some of those gapps like maps, navigation, etc did not show up at all until I downloaded them myself?

Geezer Squid said:
Install the gapps listed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1484457
Good luck
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is this different from the gapps package that is available on the AOKP nightly build website? I'll try it out later when I get home, thanks

jericho7 said:
oh ok, I tried faking the market to a USA one and it still didn't work. I downloaded the apk and installed it manually and it's working.
One question though, shouldn't the AOKP or the gapps that I flashed already mean I should had got it without trying to download it from the market? do you know why some of those gapps like maps, navigation, etc did not show up at all until I downloaded them myself?
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Here's a post by Roman:
posted 12 hours ago by Roman Birg [ updated 5 hours ago ]
Important: New Gapps package is bare, so there is no legal trouble for anyone. Please do not ask us to include any extra apps. A wipe is required. I'm sorry if it's missing some apps not available in your country via the Market, but that's the exact reason we cannot include them in the package. This means Google Wallet is no longer included in. It will still work, but you must add it yourself. Thanks for your understanding.
Build 22 is still 4.0.3. Every single build and milestone is built directly from source. As such, we must wait for Google to release sources for 4.0.4. After that, we'll be working day and night to merge the new changes and bring you the latest!

Geezer Squid said:
Here's a post by Roman:
posted 12 hours ago by Roman Birg [ updated 5 hours ago ]
Important: New Gapps package is bare, so there is no legal trouble for anyone. Please do not ask us to include any extra apps. A wipe is required. I'm sorry if it's missing some apps not available in your country via the Market, but that's the exact reason we cannot include them in the package. This means Google Wallet is no longer included in. It will still work, but you must add it yourself. Thanks for your understanding.
Build 22 is still 4.0.3. Every single build and milestone is built directly from source. As such, we must wait for Google to release sources for 4.0.4. After that, we'll be working day and night to merge the new changes and bring you the latest!
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ok well that explains it

[Q] GAPPS Question (updates, rationale, etc.)

New to the custom ROM world and really enjoying it so far! But regarding GAPPS.... doing some searches, my understanding is that they cannot be bundled in with the ROM becuase of licensing issues. That's understandable.... but if google pushes out an update for gmail, maps,etc., will I still get the update via the play store? Or will I have to get updates from the ROM developer when he/she pushes out an updated GAPPS zip and flash that?
Thanks.

You will get an update in the play store for those apps.
Eventually the gapps will be updated to include the updates.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Thanks El Daddy.... so is it safe to update or will it conflict with the GAPPS delivered via custom ROM developer? Is it best to wait iuntil the developer puts out a new GAPPS package?

Keep in mind Gmail and Maps aren't included in the most recent Gapps any longer since they ARE available on Play. Of course there are some custom versions of Gapps that retain these apps.
Play, Maps and Gmail will update themselves to the latest versions regardless of what version of Gapps you flashed (assuming Gmail and Maps are available in your region).

Thanks!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Paranoid OTA App Not Showing Up

Hey everyone, this might be a total noob question, but I'm relatively new to the whole custom rom thing, so bear with me.
I've been recently messing around with many roms just to see what I've liked and disliked. So far my favorite has been Paranoid Android. Today I flashed the beta of the 4.4.x release and have been very pleased with it. The only issue is that the OTA update apk doesn't seem to be anywhere. I've re-flashed the rom, but that hasn't helped. Any advice?

AnTiDoWn3r said:
Hey everyone, this might be a total noob question, but I'm relatively new to the whole custom rom thing, so bear with me.
I've been recently messing around with many roms just to see what I've liked and disliked. So far my favorite has been Paranoid Android. Today I flashed the beta of the 4.4.x release and have been very pleased with it. The only issue is that the OTA update apk doesn't seem to be anywhere. I've re-flashed the rom, but that hasn't helped. Any advice?
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Device?

Verizion GS3.
Sent from my SCH-I535.

AnTiDoWn3r said:
Verizion GS3.
Sent from my SCH-I535.
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I'm not sure if non-nexus device maintainers build with PA OTA by default...they can include it but they would have to make some changes and upload their files to Goo.im
You'd have to contact your maintainer to see if it's included or not.

Ah that makes a lot of sense. The ROM turned out to be pretty unstable all around (at least for me) so I'm now running a CM 11 nightly. Once a stable release is made for PA, I'll flash that and if the app isn't included, I'll ask. Thank you for your time and help.
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The app won't do any good unless the maintainer puts their builds on goo and modifies the ota app to point to it. The standard ota app only works for the devices the team has listed on their site
Sent from my Nexus 5

I extracted the latest ParanoidOTA.apk from PA 4 beta 3. Just install it like any other apk and grant it SU permissions. Take it.

cezarvrabie said:
I extracted the latest ParanoidOTA.apk from PA 4 beta 3. Just install it like any other apk and grant it SU permissions. Take it.
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There is no point in this unless your device is hosted on the official servers or the app is modified to look at some other server which hosts your device builds.
The only thing installing this would provide is updates for GApps

[BUG] Google Keyboard

Hello,
I am having the following issue when trying to install the newly released Google Keyboard update from Play:
Package file was not signed correctly.
I cant uninstall the CM11's ASOP keyboard -- tried deleting it with Titanium and even when its gone i get the same error.
I am running latest nightly release on the CM11 for my Gnex.
Please help!
Cheers

red.burner said:
Hello,
I am having the following issue when trying to install the newly released Google Keyboard update from Play:
Package file was not signed correctly.
I cant uninstall the CM11's ASOP keyboard -- tried deleting it with Titanium and even when its gone i get the same error.
I am running latest nightly release on the CM11 for my Gnex.
Please help!
Cheers
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I'm curious, why install google keyboard? Isn't it similar enough, feature wise, to the AOSP keyboard? In fact, aren't they the same? I think the google keyboard is for those stock devices that only have the manufacturers custom keyboard installed. You already have it installed on CM11, maybe that's why you're getting an error.

nullfeed said:
I'm curious, why install google keyboard? Isn't it similar enough, feature wise, to the AOSP keyboard? In fact, aren't they the same? I think the google keyboard is for those stock devices that only have the manufacturers custom keyboard installed. You already have it installed on CM11, maybe that's why you're getting an error.
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I don't think aosp and google kb are exactly the same.
plus, if it's showing as an update thru play and the error is coming, then not getting the newest fixes&features.
I would check to see that you don't have some version of it being installed by gapps being used or something. one that is themed maybe or customized will usually contain a different signature than the official one.
also, after you delete it and/or uninstall, reboot device before trying to install thru play.

ashclepdia said:
I don't think aosp and google kb are exactly the same.
plus, if it's showing as an update thru play and the error is coming, then not getting the newest fixes&features.
I would check to see that you don't have some version of it being installed by gapps being used or something. one that is themed maybe or customized will usually contain a different signature than the official one.
also, after you delete it and/or uninstall, reboot device before trying to install thru play.
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Hey guys, id like to install the Google Keyboard because it has new features that i really like. It doesn not show as an update to the CM11 AOSP keyboard, it is a separete app.
Also restarting after uninstalling/moving the CM11 keyboard's .apk did not help
Any other suggestions on how to get the google apk installed?
Thanks