I want to know if there is a way i can have paid apps and actually can purchase app using Android Market in my Nexus,
as you can know google Market is not in every country which you can purchase apps.
In my Galaxy S i used to have the old Market (2.2) which after rooting you can use the Market Enabler app to trick your phone into being in US and actually purchase apps,
Is there a way i can do this my Nexus??
It is silly how we are chasing people on buying their products
A similar technique should work fine still. The Market app just checks region of your sim card to determine if you should see them. That way they allow people from countries where paid apps are available to buy apps even if they are in a country where it usually isn't.
The values from your sim gets read at every boot and are stored as system properties. The way Market Enabler and MarketAccess work is by changing that cached value to MCC and MNC values of an allowed region. They might also adjust the Market cache to reflect the same change but in essence, that's how it works.
The above has not changed as far as I know and there is no reason for Google to change it either. They still make money on every sale. It's not Google who are purposefully blocking it but rather some issue of taxes or something similar.
The problem is with the new version of the Market (3.0 and above) it can let you view the paid apps but it wont let you purchase them, in my Galaxy S i used to uninstall the update of the Market so that i can use the old version of the Market and actually purchase apps
You are right it seems. I haven't used those kind of apps for a long time and it seems they haven't been updated for a long time either. There is an issue in the issue tracker about it
You can find an open source version here if you want to be able to mess around with the code for one.
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Anyone else had problems with missing apps in the Market with the Desire?
Specifically:
http://www.google.co.uk/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=72687bc93eba9a1b&hl=en
Good example seems to be the National Rail app, but I'm finding plenty of others too...some I've paid for :-(
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Yes, I have. JuiceDefender is missing for me, however I got it from andappstore.com. No sign of that National Rail one there though.
And the BlueAnt Q1 app is not available....
I think everybody has problems finding all the programs. Try to search for Raging Thunder 2 for example. You will properbly only find the lite version and not the full version. I bought the full version with my Milestone, but now it cannot be found anymore.
Every Android phone has a 'fingerprint' in the build.prop file. This fingerprint has to be approved by google. Somehow google has not yet approved the fingerprint of the Desire, so protected apps cannot be fount yet.....
I have no clue why this takes so long.
Maybe someone from google is here and reads this and can explain to us why it's taking so long for the fingerprint to be approved?
Interesting. According to the similar thread about the Legend, however, it seems that HTC are pushing out an update to fix this...
Perhaps it's the fingerprint from the Hero
I've read about this issue which was recently explained by a developer of XDA (nprussell).
Apparently everyone is in the same boat so to speak. He states that many "protected" apps are missing from the market. There are generally two reasons why apps will be missing from the market:
When a new ROM or handset is released, the manufacturer (i.e. HTC), sends the build to Google for verification, which includes a 'Fingerprint' (a unique line of text which governs its market access) in one of the build files. Generally, it states the name of the phone and Android version in the fingerprint. With Root & System write access, this fingerprint can be changed, but although it's been claimed that the Desire has recently been Rooted, we still don't have confirmation from any developer of it being able to gain System write access.
Only until Google approve the build, then fingerprint will be added to their allowed database to view these protected apps on the market.
The other cause for apps missing from the market in builds is because of permissions of certain apps. For example, the barcode scanner app requires permissions to use the camera/auto focus. They are NOT protected apps. If the XML permission files are missing from system/etc/permissions, then Google Market will simply block these apps from showing.
HTC need to chase Google up on this and Google need to activate the Fingerprint.
Excellent info, thanks for that. So it's chasing HTC to get them to chase Google for an update.
I think I'll just go back to stopping the tide from coming in...much better chance of success, I reckon
Is there no where we can download the apk (for free apps of course) and just transfer it to the phone and install it ourselves?
strange think is I could find some apps. I found and installed Barcode Scanner no prob..
???
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Is there no where we can download the apk (for free apps of course) and just transfer it to the phone and install it ourselves?
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just google which ever apk you want (for free apps obviously) and install it to your phone, with the sync software that was on your original memory card.
i emailed HTC today to find out what they and google are doing to sort this out. if everyone emails them they might eventually chase google...
Mastoid said:
I've read about this issue which was recently explained by a developer of XDA (nprussell).
Apparently everyone is in the same boat so to speak. He states that many "protected" apps are missing from the market. There are generally two reasons why apps will be missing from the market:
When a new ROM or handset is released, the manufacturer (i.e. HTC), sends the build to Google for verification, which includes a 'Fingerprint' (a unique line of text which governs its market access) in one of the build files. Generally, it states the name of the phone and Android version in the fingerprint. With Root & System write access, this fingerprint can be changed, but although it's been claimed that the Desire has recently been Rooted, we still don't have confirmation from any developer of it being able to gain System write access.
Only until Google approve the build, then fingerprint will be added to their allowed database to view these protected apps on the market.
The other cause for apps missing from the market in builds is because of permissions of certain apps. For example, the barcode scanner app requires permissions to use the camera/auto focus. They are NOT protected apps. If the XML permission files are missing from system/etc/permissions, then Google Market will simply block these apps from showing.
HTC need to chase Google up on this and Google need to activate the Fingerprint.
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Just to confirm this explanation, I actually emailed HTC support asking about the missing apps and this was pretty much exactly what they told me. They are waiting for Google to approve the ROM for copy protected apps, and apparently it takes about a week... so hopefully we can expect full access some time next week. Fingers crossed!
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Just to confirm this explanation, I actually emailed HTC support asking about the missing apps and this was pretty much exactly what they told me. They are waiting for Google to approve the ROM for copy protected apps, and apparently it takes about a week... so hopefully we can expect full access some time next week. Fingers crossed!
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Nice one Bud, thanks for that update
All back for me Now on Vodafone
Yep. One of those apps for me was Google Earth since this is what I was facing so I installed it from the link here too and all works well: http://www.google.co.uk/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=46acda8204439646&hl=en
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Yep. One of those apps for me was Google Earth since this is what I was facing so I installed it from the link here too and all works well: http://www.google.co.uk/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=46acda8204439646&hl=en
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Yep, that's about all we can do right now to install apps (or use barcode scanner app) which are not available via the Marketplace.
Tip: For anyone who has not done this yet and would like to know, make sure you first install HTC Sync (found pre-installed via your SD card).
First of all, we know why this is the case. For anyone that doesnt, see the below:
Protected apps that are missing from the market. There are generally two reasons why apps will be missing from the market.
When a new ROM/Phone is released, the manufacturer, in this case HTC, sends the build to Google, which includes a 'Fingerprint' (a unique line of text which governs its market access) in the build.prop file. Generally, it states the name of the phone and Android version in the fingerprint. With Root & system write access, this fingerprint can easily be changed... but we don't have that luxury right now.
Once Google approve the build, the fingerprint will be added to their allowed database to view protected apps on the market.
The other cause for apps missing from the market in builds (such as twidroid, layar, barcode scanner etc) is that these apps require permissions to use the camera/auto focus. They are NOT protected apps. If the XML permission files are missing from system/etc/permissions, then Google Market will simply block these apps from showing.
So again... to answer your question... we'll see the protected apps as soon as either:
a) HTC chase up Google
b) Google get around to activating the fingerprint
Now.. on to the point. I bought my un-branded HTC Desire from Mobilephonesdirect and there are NO protected apps on the market.
A friend of mine ordered his un-branded device from Vodafone.... No protected apps on the market.
Last night, another mate of mine rocked up with a new HTC Desire... branded, from Orange UK. HE HAD FULL MARKET ACCESS.
Piss poor that the unbranded devices are having issues really.
At least this means that as soon as I can get system write and root access, I can give us all full market access immediately
there are also no protected apps on t-mobile with a t-mobile branded phone as of yet...
I think it's simply all unbranded handsets.
Mine is unbranded on Vodafone and I have no protected apps.
I'm a bit confused by what is meant by "protected" however, as some paid apps like CoPilot work fine, whereas free apps like Google Earth are missing.
I read on another forum that part of the issue was that the Desire was reporting to the Market that it has no camera (or missing some other hardware), and thus the Market was only serving apps which didn't require the device to have a camera.... However, this doesn't seem to be the case as I managed to get Google Goggles which works fine...
so this would explain why i cant see google maps in my market place? even though it came pre installed on my phone? is it something that will be address sooon?
Hmm... I can see google maps OK
Today in france, we have access to the full market...
They are back!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=665742
Rejoice!
I have a question about the market app.
How does it work? Like... If I bought the phone somewhere which doesn't allow paid apps. Then I take the phone to another country. Will it use the market server from the first place? Or if the new country allow paid apps. Will I be able to get paid apps with the market app?
Thanks
WingYn said:
I have a question about the market app.
How does it work? Like... If I bought the phone somewhere which doesn't allow paid apps. Then I take the phone to another country. Will it use the market server from the first place? Or if the new country allow paid apps. Will I be able to get paid apps with the market app?
Thanks
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Its controlled by rom you have installed.
So you would be tied to the country depending on the rom it has. You can always root and install a custom rom then you won't have to worry.
WingYn said:
I have a question about the market app.
How does it work? Like... If I bought the phone somewhere which doesn't allow paid apps. Then I take the phone to another country. Will it use the market server from the first place? Or if the new country allow paid apps. Will I be able to get paid apps with the market app?
Thanks
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There is a nice small tool called Market Enabler, that let's you enable all the paid apps, based on a different provider setting. No need to travel around the world for that
Thanks for the replies It's just that I dont think I will root it with the 0.92.0->1 SLCD method
Can I use the market enabler even though it's not rooted? (I forgot)
I live in New Zealand and the Samsung Wave phones aren't available here so only free apps are available on Samsung Apps store. I was wondering if anyone was able to figure out a way to fake being from a different country (such as Australia) to gain access to paid apps.
Well first thing is we would need to figure out how samsung regulate the samsung apps store. Any one any ideas?
I think you can choose the desired country's store, by going to samsungapps.com/main/getCountry.as
Once you found the application you wanna install, click on 'get'. It should open your Kies program installed on your PC and give you the possibility to install the paid applications.
Correct me if I am wrong.
Samsung app is very poor.not as android or symbain
Prices and pay-method are different per country. But it is kinda crappy, as you can't pay with iDEAL (bank transfer) or PayPal in my country. Such a big fail of samsung
Can anyone provide me with a unmodified Xperia PLAY app from any of the non-Verizon system images (v2.3.3 or newer)? Thanks.
Correction: I need the market based com.sonyericsson.androidapp.storefront.apk instead of the Verizon version. The semcsuite.apk works fine.
Edit 2: It appears that replacing both apks & deleting the VZ Apps apk doesn't change how the PLAY app accesses the market. I think I need more insight as to how it all works together.
I've always been curious on this too, VCast could not be any more useless.
Just as a side note on this, NEVER buy games from the Vcast store. Any of the ones marked "subscription" even if you pay for the full version, require a data connection to play so they can "verify" you actually paid for them with your account. Means airplane mode or a low/no service area you can't play games you paid your hard earned money for. I contacted Verizon on this and they refunded me for a game and I let them know this is a complete BS policy.