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Removing android market (gapps)?

Hey all,
I'm running cm7 stable and have noticed recent that a new market version has come. So I tried updating though settings>applications but the option to update wasn't even there. So I found a new version online (3.0.27) and downloaded it. It was an apk file so I just ran it from astro, but it didn't work.. just kept on saying "application not installed". Next I tried to remove market but it would not let me either.
I deleted com.android.vending and anything else that came up with either "market" or "vending" in it but I still can't get the new version to install.
Any advice? Is there a list of files somewhere that pertain to the market that should be removed?
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I tried to replace market on my Moment when a new version had come out and the only way I could do it was by pushing via adb

Yeah that's one thing I've yet to try. hopefully I can do this when I get home
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I just downloaded a version I found on the forums, and clicked on it once it downloaded and it prompted to install then installed normally.
But I'm on MIUI, which I'm sure made a difference. I think I have the apk that I used in my dropbox if you want to try it.
I do remember that back on CM6 when a new market was released it was almost impossible to get it the update. I tried multiple ways and couldn't get it to work (others couldn't either) and just gave up.
Have you tried replacing the old one with the new one via Root Explorer?
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[Q] CM7 & Incompatible Market

Okay, so I've been updating each nightly ROM and have a small issue. I've gone back to RC1v2 and the issue seems to be there too, although I am now back on the latest nightly (from 11th August).
a lot of apps I have installed - lets take Facebook as a pretty bog standard example - don't show up in the "My Apps" part of the Market app. If I search for it, it says it is installed. If there was an update then it allows me to update it, but still refuses to show it in "My Apps".
Now, if I go to the web version of the Market, it tells me that Facebook is "incompatible with my T-Mobile MB525". Clearly it's lying.
I've tried clearing cache and data from the Market app - still no joy.
I've tried taking the ro.build.fingerprint line of a Defy running stock 2.2 - no luck.
Has anyone else had this problem?
How can I fix it?

Yes I always have this no matter which rom I have.
You can get it to show all apps after you update or download a new app on the market.
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Edit just tried it again amd it didn't work this time!
Edit 2 after clearing the cache (after downloading a new app from the market) it now shows all my apps.

sp8y said:
You can get it to show all apps after you update or download a new app on the market.
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No - that's not helping. For example, I've just searched for "chess" on my phone's market app, found one and installed it. the app does not show in "My Apps", and nor do any other supposedly incompatible ones. Market on web shows installed, and yet incompatible, screen attached.

Right that's a different issue to what I was thinking.
I used to have something similar to this when I was originally on eclair & tried to download apps from the market on my laptop - said they were incompatible as they were for a more recent Android version.
Sorry can't help any further as I've not had the issue on CM7.

hmm - bizarrely I just installed the latest nightly (1116), and now all my market works again. I'm confused, but somewhat happier.
now, if I can just work out why my patcher isn't working to get transparency theming I'll be sorted...

simon211175 said:
and now all my market works again.
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and now it doesn't. Clearly I'm doing something to cause this. Time for an investigation.

okay - the incompatibility comes when I try to rename the camera shutter sound. command I'm using is: mv camera_click.ogg camera_click.bak
Why would that cause this issue?

or apparently any command after mounting /system - at random. I give up.

In case anyone else IS following my ramblings here, I've changed ROM to WajkIUI, done nothing in the system folder, and still have incompatibility in the market.
Reloading a ROM was getting the market working - now not. The whole thing beats me.

gapps
Try flashing the latest gapps from here.
Another idea, try flashing a full nordic stock 2.2 sbf from scratch and applying CM7 again.

thanks - I'm already on the latest gapps.
I don't think flashing the sbf etc again would help, as like I've said - flashing a ROM usually fixes the problem, then I go and change stuff in /system (renaming the camera sound files, and uninstalling OI File Manager so I can get the later version in the market).

Custom dpi (lcd density) seems to cause the "incompatible" problem with the new market.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196417
Going back to 240 dpi and clearing market data makes everything work as it should.
You can then go back to your custom dpi, but most users are reporting the problem comes back after a while.

BenKranged said:
Custom dpi (lcd density) seems to cause the "incompatible" problem with the new market.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196417
Going back to 240 dpi and clearing market data makes everything work as it should.
You can then go back to your custom dpi, but most users are reporting the problem comes back after a while.
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You're a star. That solved it. Thanks!

I had this issue also. The LCD density fix did nothing for me
i had to make changes to the build.prop file
below are the changes i made
original:
ro.build.description=umts_jordan-user 2.2.1 3.4.2-107_JDN-9 34.4.9 release-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=MOTO/jordan_tmo_us/umts_jordan/jordan:2.2.1/3.4.2-107_JDN-9/34.4.9:user/release-keys
replaced the above lines with:
ro.build.description=umts_jordan-user 2.2.1 3.4.2-107_JDN-9 34.4.9 release-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=MOTO/jordan_tmo_us/umts_jordan/jordan:2.2.1/3.4.2-107_JDN-9/34.4.9:user/release-key
these came from my stock froyo TMO ROM

am I blind, or did you really replace two lines with two identical lines?

I had a similar issue, but for some reason I have multiple accounts on for my market and the apps seem to get randomly assigned to another gmail account and will only show up when I go to that account.
I have not had any issues with the compatibility however, and I haven't flashed a new nightly since the end of Sept. but I am about to go with the first Defy stable build from CM so I guess we will see. I will make sure to back-up everything.

[Q] Market problem

Yesterday i flashed the latest version of the runny Rom and everything seemed fine until i tried to download apps from the market. i cant download anything, market keeps showing that its going to start downloading but the progress bar never moves, i force close Market app and the progress bar doesn't dissapear from the notificacion bar.
i thought i t was the rom so i restore to my previous rom, and the market wasn't working either.
i've tried every solution i've seen on this and other boards (clear data/cache from market app, start gtalk when downloading, clear date/cache from every gApp, uninstall market updates )
i've wipped everything on recovery and installed 4 diferent roms (1.0 2.1 3.0 and 3.5) i've done everything i can think of, and my market still doesn't download anything.
i really hope some could help me.

talcko said:
yesterday i flashed the latest version of the runny rom and everything seemed fine until i tried to download apps from the market. I cant download anything, market keeps showing that its going to start downloading but the progress bar never moves, i force close market app and the progress bar doesn't dissapear from the notificacion bar.
I thought i t was the rom so i restore to my previous rom, and the market wasn't working either.
I've tried every solution i've seen on this and other boards (clear data/cache from market app, start gtalk when downloading, clear date/cache from every gapp, uninstall market updates )
i've wipped everything on recovery and installed 4 diferent roms (1.0 2.1 3.0 and 3.5) i've done everything i can think of, and my market still doesn't download anything.
I really hope some could help me.
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have you tried to log into the market from a pc and force an app to download to the phone. Maybe it will help fix it?

thnax but i've just tried that with no luck.. i've tried with 2 more roms (CM7 and miui) with no luck.. i can't download anything from the market.

talcko said:
thnax but i've just tried that with no luck.. i've tried with 2 more roms (CM7 and miui) with no luck.. i can't download anything from the market.
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Sorry to ask a dumb question. But are you signed into your Google account?
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Try this
http://db.tt/m0ToNZS5
1 install
2 hit the fix button
3 hit the restart button (sometimes the restart button don't work so restart manually)
4 make sure you login to your Google account
5 go to market
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synisterwolf said:
Sorry to ask a dumb question. But are you signed into your Google account?
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yep im logged in, actually i think you cant even open the market if you're not logged into your google account.
but thanx for the suggestion, sorry if that sounded rude but, english its not my native language
Kratz17 said:
Try this
http://db.tt/m0ToNZS5
1 install
2 hit the fix button
3 hit the restart button (sometimes the restart button don't work so restart manually)
4 make sure you login to your Google account
5 go to market
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im gonna try that, and report how it went.

no luck with the fix.apk, im trying to de-root and re-root to see if it helps..

still no luck, please i need help, i've just went back to stock, s-On, and market still not working, then unrevoked, s-Off, custom rom, market still broken. i've tested the the next roms with no luck:
-Community Rc5
-Runny Revolution v1
-Incredible HD V1.0.4 (and with the updates to 1.0.5)
-Miui 1.9.3
-CyanogenMod 7.0.3
-Stock 1.0
-Stock 2.1
Kernels:
- Stock
- Latest Gingertiny
Hope this info could lead to a fix to my problem.

Ok, i think i've found the culprit, i've just tested to download only on 3g/1x and downloads start and finish, on every rom, but when i try to download through wi-fi, downloads never start.
i've checked other sources on the web and apparently its a common issue with all kinds of android phones not just my inc, and some people are able to fix it unblocking some ports on their routers, but i've done that with no luck..
but i have a hunch that my problems started when i installed the latest beta of gingertiny, the one that enables 802.11n... hope with this extra info someone could help me, im really desperate.

Thanx to the couple of people who actually tried to help, if anyone runs into this problem with the market i've found the solution, its not your phone (rom, mods, radios) its actually some kind of issue with your router.. i've just factory reset my router, and the downloads from market started to work again.. hope this helps someone in the future.

updating..
i've found a temporary fix for this!
Yesterday after i reseted my router i though my problems with the market where gone, but they started a couple of hours later.. so i asumed that i wasn't my routers fault.
so i started again testing roms, kernels, unroot, reroot, and bam! found a fix.. not the best one but so far i can download anything from the market..
what i did was:
1.- unroot with PB31IMG.zip (stock rom from last year)
2.- connect to wifi during initial setup
3.- login to my google account during setup
4.- open market app (version 1.82 i think)
5.- download any app (wait what? yes im downloading)
6.- market updates itself and i stop being able to download anything.
so it seems obvious that the culprit was the market, so i freezed "market_updater.apk" to stop the market from autoupdating, uninstall updates and create a backup of that markets verison (1.82)
now im running community rom with that market and everything its perfect, hope this helps someone in the future.

Not able to download apps from market

I just brought my girlfriend a wildfire s which she loved an everything was going great until she stopped being able to download apps from market place. I checked the phones memory an there's still 68Mb left.
You can use market as normal but when you go to download an app or update one the download starts then stops straight away. I swapped over our Sims but the problem stays with the phone.
Has anyone else had this problem or know what it is? Thanks in advance
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I have an answer from the HTC Company:
The only solution is to do hardreset of your Phone.

Hello,
I´m having the same problem. Market ( 2.3.6) works fine, until I try to update my apps or download new one. When I try to download something somethings, it says that it´s starting downloadnding and in the same second says that downloading fails. Everything was ok before. I am googling it whole day but havent found nothing usefull...

I tried this last week n it worked n then i completly forgot to update the thread, so sorry for that n thank you to Kubel.
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SAAO_Nardack said:
Hello,
I´m having the same problem. Market ( 2.3.6) works fine, until I try to update my apps or download new one. When I try to download something somethings, it says that it´s starting downloadnding and in the same second says that downloading fails. Everything was ok before. I am googling it whole day but havent found nothing usefull...
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I had the same problem try this as a temporary fix
make sure clock and date are set right
manage apps>Clear market and downloads cache and data then try again
Hope this helps

I had the same problem, I just installed the market update and let it re update it's self again.

Market issues

Hi I'm running juggernaut 5.0 and I have this problem where my market will downgrade to an older version and then update to the new version. Anyway I can keep it updated?

Scyke said:
Hi I'm running juggernaut 5.0 and I have this problem where my market will downgrade to an older version and then update to the new version. Anyway I can keep it updated?
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Yea use Titanium back up and freeze the market updater app. After that reboot device and problem should be fixed! Good luck!
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"Not Supported" message
I'm having an issue with the Market (Google Play): About 70% of the apps I look at in the Market tell me "Your device isn't compatible with this item".
At first I thought it was a botched ROM flash (tuesday -new beggining) so I did a full wipe & reloaded the same ROM; same issue (about 90% of apps gave that error).
I recently loaded Paradox II (the 3/05 release) and did a full wipe as directed (flashed the wipe util's that were posted). Before restoring any of my apps I checked the market for the paid ones I use that were installed while on the rooted factory ROM (like MyBackup Pro) and got the same message. Some of the apps that "weren't supported" when on the Tuesday ROM were all the sudden supported & downloadable.
I had all apps backed up with MyBackup Pro and installed just the apps (no settings) using the BusyBox option. Every app worked just fine & market links restored but when going to market to update one of the installed & working apps, it'd say not compatible.
Thinking this was a market issue, I uninstalled the updates, cleared data/cache, and installed various versions of Market (including the new one) that were talked about in other threads about Market errors... did not fix it.
When going to the Market on my computer and looking at apps that are installed or were installed pre-custom ROM, it has my SGH-T989 grayed out. I checked build.prop and couldn't see anything with the device identification that looked wrong.
This is preventing a lot of my installed apps to not be able to be updated... Any ideas as to what is causing this? Did I fubar something when doing the first custom ROM flash?
Here are some of the major apps that are saying they are incompatible:
Adobe Flash Player
Astrid Task
Documents to Go
Dolphin Browser HD
DropBox
MyBackupPro
SuperUser

Take out all the market related files by using root explorer or something similar hen find a new market .apk
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born2gethard said:
Take out all the market related files by using root explorer or something similar hen find a new market .apk
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Is there a list of these files anywhere that you know of? I ran in to an issue a while back on my G2x when doing something similar to this after a failed theme flash.
Under system/app I have marketupdater.apk but nothing else...

/data/app. Mine is called com.android.vending
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Update on this issue...
I cleared the cache/data for Play Store, uninstalled updates, turned off data, cleared cache/data for Market, went through and deleted all Market related apps/folders:
data/data/com.android.vending (folder)
data/data/com.android.vending.updater (folder)
data/app/com.android.vending.apk
system/app/MarketUpdater.apk
system/app/vending.apk
- I reinstalled the last version of Market that was posted on goo then let it update to Play Store. This resulted in more apps being "compatible" but still had quite a few coming up as "incompatible" (that I had installed & knew worked on the GS2). After further research I found a scenario on another Samsung phone that the lowering the LCD Density caused this same issue. After setting it back to 240 & reinstalling the Market again, the issue was resolved...
I would love to lower the density again but don't want to mess up the Market. Does anyone know of a tweak that will allow this (I'm thinking a build.prop mod)?