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[Q] Flashed Andromadus Jelly Bean and gapps but google play store missing

Hi,
I've flashed already different versions of the Andromadus JellyBean test builds (also latest 107) followed by GAPPS (JB version of 26 July) as indicated.
Phone afterwards works correctly but Google Play Store is missing.
Please advise what could be a solution to this problem?
Thanks for your help!

I would recommend flashing an older Google Application Pack should you require the Play Store soon.

You can download it from the web...just google it
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No success yet.
iamnoobie said:
I would recommend flashing an older Google Application Pack should you require the Play Store soon.
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I've tried a ICS GAPPS but that didn't work either. It actually generated errors.
when I go to the google play store on the website, all apps are displayed as installed but only a few are actually visible to me.
Any more hints are very welcome!

you can try to install via adb
Code:
adb install c:/apps/Gplay3.8.17.apk
*replace c:/apps to where the .apk is on your computer
here is a link to play
its been a while but you may need to push it like this:
Code:
adb push app /system/sd/Gplay3.8.17
cant remember if there is a file explorer in the latest jb builds, but if there is you could download it from sd card
can use terminal emulator to install (but i dont think there is one right out of the box in the build)
you could unpack the rom and add the .apk to system>app
then you will have to remember to sign the .zip or toggle off the sign check in recovery.
pretty much there are a lot of ways, just get creative!

thanks! the install via adb worked perfrectly and google play store was immediately active.
Unfortunately, now it crashes. Rebooting to see whether this will help.
And indeed, rebooting did the job! Thanks, guys, for the quick follow-up!

Also, this is actually a suggestion rather than an answer to the question, however, I would recommend that you refrain utilize the Test Builds as daily drivers until a stable build is created.

iamnoobie said:
Also, this is actually a suggestion rather than an answer to the question, however, I would recommend that you refrain utilize the Test Builds as daily drivers until a stable build is created.
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Thanks for the hint. I actually only try a version every now and again.
And I must admit they're remarkably stable and fast. So quite happy currently!:cyclops:

[Q] Google Play Store App

hi,
this is my first post,
i've just installed 9.1.0-CRYPTOMILK-ALPHA9-marvel ,on my HTC Wildfire S A510e, and trying to get along...
but, unfortunately, i can't manage to run Google Play Store application.
first, i've tried through browser, after click on INSTALL button, i get message your download will start shortly....or something like this,,,,and actually NOTHING happens....
then, i've search for instalation of GooglePlayStore app, and came across to something like this : com.android.vending-****.apk,
*** various versions, from -1-DL to -4.1.6
i have installed via usb connection to my pc(windows xp sp3), and then command prompt, like :
adb install com.android.vending-***.apk, every single time went ok, got message Success. before that, on the same way i've installed Astro File Manager...runs perfectly.
then ,on my phone, when i start Google Play Store application, every time application begins to load and then suddenly crashes,
without anykind of message !
what i'm doing wrong ?
is there some incompatibility between my phone, android version,google play store application version ?
please help !

Flash gapps.....and make sure they are the ICS ones

csoulr666 said:
Flash gapps.....and make sure they are the ICS ones
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thank you !

I have a similar issue. I flashed this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294739 and the gapps application dont work when I click on the play store option in the menu in the app drawer.

hammerharthh said:
I have a similar issue. I flashed this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294739 and the gapps application dont work when I click on the play store option in the menu in the app drawer.
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U'll need "goo manager" app for this and ur problem will get solved.

Rahul2929 said:
U'll need "goo manager" app for this and ur problem will get solved.
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I don't understand why I need this? Should I refresh my device?
The rom-developer writes in the first post: "Fourth Build
-Recreated GAPPS - 17MB - Only PlayStore and ContactSync" so there should be the playstore within, shouldn't it?
Can you plz explain how this app can help me?
thx !

hammerharthh said:
I don't understand why I need this? Should I refresh my device?
The rom-developer writes in the first post: "Fourth Build
-Recreated GAPPS - 17MB - Only PlayStore and ContactSync" so there should be the playstore within, shouldn't it?
Can you plz explain how this app can help me?
thx !
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Generally what happens there are 2 many gapps available around there. With this app its easier to find the one for ur Rom, Since a wrong one may give you Force Close for all ur apps.

Rahul2929 said:
Generally what happens there are 2 many gapps available around there. With this app its easier to find the one for ur Rom, Since a wrong one may give you Force Close for all ur apps.
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ok thx! i will try it! :good:

I installed the app and it would have installed gapps, but only the regular "bloated" version. So I searched for a compatible version and tried a few times. A compatible Version for the rom [ROM][4.2.2]EnviroROM[V4][Pre-Final] so far is Superslim Gapps for JB 4.2.2.
Thanks for your help!

Fire Phone - How to Install Google Play Store without root

Amazon Fire Phone with Fire OS are neat and even more awesome with Google Play so you can install your favorite apps & games.
Updated: New method (10/10/2015)
Here is the new video, Enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgeXdR92Sx0
Links:
Download Google Apps:
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...4&authkey=!AIVXLFXAOWDeM0Q&ithint=folder,.apk
or
http://dwl.gadgetsxray.com
Old Method:
Here is the how to video, Enjoy
http://youtu.be/TGYU1KRCGAI
Download Google Apps:
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...4&authkey=!AIVXLFXAOWDeM0Q&ithint=folder,.apk
Links:
ES File Explorer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop
APK Downloader
http://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/
Note:
- It look like this method is working best with the Fire Phone running software version Fire OS 3.6.8

turn off 2 part verification
I had to turn off 2 part verification to be able to login to google play. I have new unlocked 32 gb fire phone running fireos 3.6.8. Once i turned off 2 part verification, login , and turned 2 part verification back on all seem well. Thanks to original poster.

Simplify
inwisso said:
Amazon Fire Phone with Fire OS are neat and even more awesome with Google Play so you can install your favorite apps & games.
Here is the how to video, Enjoy
http://youtu.be/TGYU1KRCGAI
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Thanks for this. One step can be simplified by using ES File Explorer instead of Silk to actually download the 4 apk's - then they are in ES File Explorer in proper form already. Then just install them in the order shown, and Bob's your uncle.

I am using 3.6.6 and i cannot get it working. It allways tells me, "google play service closed" and i am not able to log into google playstore.

same happened to me so I just restarted and worked fine.
you do have to install in the correct order as in the video

I did that several times in exact that order but it is still not working. google play service is closed on reboot of the phone...
i also tried to install step by step and reboot after each apk, same problem.
Fire OS 3.6.6, locked to t-mobile, no root
if i install them in a row and open play store it says Gooogle-Service-Framework closed while trying to register my phone / log into my google account
this message is displayed 2 times, then i can put my account data an try to login, then "Process com.google.process.gapps was closed" 2 times
and then google playstore shows "no connection - try again" and this is where is gets stuck
reboot the phone: "Google Play-Service was closed"

LastActionHero said:
I did that several times in exact that order but it is still not working. google play service is closed on reboot of the phone...
i also tried to install step by step and reboot after each apk, same problem.
Fire OS 3.6.6, locked to t-mobile, no root
if i install them in a row and open play store it says Gooogle-Service-Framework closed while trying to register my phone / log into my google account
this message is displayed 2 times, then i can put my account data an try to login, then "Process com.google.process.gapps was closed" 2 times
and then google playstore shows "no connection - try again" and this is where is gets stuck
reboot the phone: "Google Play-Service was closed"
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Same issue here. Can't get it to run
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lu1gj3s said:
Same issue here. Can't get it to run
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Interesting, this was the same issue I have several weeks before - this was one reason I make my guide 'look and feel like...' Only with root
Must be an issue with the older firmwares...

The versions of Play services and Play store listed here are much newer than the ones (that I loaded successfully,) that are referenced on the original posts on this subject. You might want to try using the older versions and let them update.

Coming from 3.6.6 I could not get it run. After downgrading to 3.5 it didn't work as well. However, moving alls GApps to system apps, it finally worked!
From that experience, I am pretty sure that GApps without root may probably work on 3.6.8 phones, but not on the netlock 3.6.6 phones.

LastActionHero said:
I did that several times in exact that order but it is still not working. google play service is closed on reboot of the phone...
i also tried to install step by step and reboot after each apk, same problem.
Fire OS 3.6.6, locked to t-mobile, no root
if i install them in a row and open play store it says Gooogle-Service-Framework closed while trying to register my phone / log into my google account
this message is displayed 2 times, then i can put my account data an try to login, then "Process com.google.process.gapps was closed" 2 times
and then google playstore shows "no connection - try again" and this is where is gets stuck
reboot the phone: "Google Play-Service was closed"
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My phone was running Fire OS 3.6.8 Unlocked from amazon, you can try this method after upgrading to 3.6.8 it should work

inwisso said:
My phone was running Fire OS 3.6.8 Unlocked from amazon, you can try this method after upgrading to 3.6.8 it should work
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I would really like to do this, but 3.6.8 is not available for download. It is the firmware delivered with unlocked phones in the US only

Worked for two unlocked on 3.6.8. Thanks OP!
Apps from the play store seem to be working fine, but we'll see if I run into any issues. Seems too easy..

Well, you've done it. With this technique, the unlocked (that's the only one I tested this on and can verify it works flawlessly) Amazon fire phone is now the best deal in smartphones. Being able to run Google play services completely overcomes all the complaints everybody had with the fire phone, and at $230 with a 13 MP camera it's a fantastic deal, especially now that you can go download a better HD camera app from the play store. I would recommend doing this while you can, because no way in hell are Amazon / Google executives going to let this slide for too long.
Btw, follow the instructions exactly, then restart the phone for everything to work.

My phone got the 3.6.6 firmware. After I install the Google Apps, it will not connect to the store.
I do all the things in the first post, but it will not connect. Any solution for my problem?

Hi. Same problem here. We need 3.5.0 or 3.6.8 to install the Play Store correctly. Does anyone know a release date of an update?!

Thanks for the guide. I was able to successfully install the play store on an unlocked 3.6.8 fire phone and now I can download apps off it. Unfortunately, I can't find a launcher that will change the black background into something else. Do you know of one that does?

TheBoiledDogs said:
Thanks for the guide. I was able to successfully install the play store on an unlocked 3.6.8 fire phone and now I can download apps off it. Unfortunately, I can't find a launcher that will change the black background into something else. Do you know of one that does?
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Vire Launcher sorta works

I was able to use this method to install the Play Store on my Fire phone running OS 3.6.8. I installed Google Now launcher, but have noticed that the battery drains much more quickly whenever I have other launchers installed. For one thing, even if you switch to another launcher, the Quick Switch menu (double-press on the home key) brings up the Fire Home Launcher as part of switching between apps and it seems like you have 2 launchers running at once which may explain the drain in part. Has anyone else noticed this?

You can use your own photos as wallpapers in Buzz Launcher, but no widgets. Only one I've found to date.
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Any experience regarding installing Google apps?

Hi buddies,
1. Do you have any success regarding installig Google apps on Chinese version (M9wp)?
2. May be someone knows how to replace chinese search engine Hidi with google search?

Hi,
Download this GMS from the stock app market (see photo)
Install
Run the app, let it download the package and install it (without SD card)
Reboot the phone
After the reboot I had all the Gapps but most weren't working because the G play services version was not updated,
I downloaded the latest version, installed it than something weird happened, using a VPN of course, I wasn't able to download all the updates of the Gapps while I was able to download any other app from the play store, this for a couple of days while I was looking for a solution, than the third day, without me doing anything I was able to download them and now I have the play store version for all the Gapps and they work
About G search I just put a widget on the home and hid the Chinese hidi
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Thank you very much for a detailed information.
What do you think will I need vpn anyway while I'm already in Europe now?

( Already solved this issue)
I have installed GMS. After first run also.downloaded 190mb app package and when I'm trying to open app again to install google apps some chinese warning are popping up.

Well since Google is blocked nowhere but China you shouldn't need a VPN connection, cannot say more than that since haven't used mine outside China,yet.
the first pop up says that you have downloaded the package and asks you if you want to install it,
The second tells you that you have to restart the phone to complete the installation.

Great!
Everything works as you promised.

Install Google Apps Without ADB/PC

So most of you on this forum by now will have seen how to install the Google Apps on the Amazon Fire HD 8 & 10, however that method required you to hook up to a PC and run a few commands. Sure, quick and simple, but what about those who can't run ADB? Those who dont have a PC? Well, there is ANOTHER way. I managed to put together ALL the main Google 5.0 (not 5.1) apps and packaged them into a few easy-to-access ZIPz. Of course, some of these apps (like Google Search, and Play Store) will need updating. And in this guide, ill be showing you
HOW TO INSTALL AND UPDATE THE GOOGLE APPS ON AMAZON FIRE HD 8 + 10
NOTE : This method has only been tested on a rooted device. I am unsure whether this method will work on an unrooted device, so if you are unrooted PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK!!
Step 1. Download the .zips provided from down below and extract somewhere on your device's SD card.
Step 2. Open the extracted folders.
Step 3. Install all the .apk's inside.
Step 3.5: Go to this link and download the Google Play Services APK.
Step 4. Once they are all installed, open the Play Store.
Step 5. Go into the menu, and tap on the version number.
Step 6. The app will update, so wait about 30 seconds, then restart.
Step 7. Update the rest of the Google apps, and install the other google play apps.
And there you have it! Google apps on your Amazon Fire!
This method was tested successfully on a rooted Amazon Fire HD 10.
If you have any questions, please ask below.

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Might want to host it somewhere else.

technope said:
Might want to host it somewhere else.
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I'll reupload them to this website, no idea why Mediafire is saying that. Sorry.

loganwaffle8 said:
I'll reupload them to this website, no idea why Mediafire is saying that. Sorry.
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Alright, I reuploaded in two different .zip's. Theyre completely safe, they wont infect, and also remember to click the link in the pozt to download google play services. Enjoy!

Doesn't work on unrooted 8.9 Fire HDX 5.3.1

This thread is confusing because a NEW Fire HD 8 tablet was just released. Very confusing because new September tablet is running 5.3.1.1 and a friend just bricked his new device following data of outdated inapplicable threads. Methinks that posters need to specify Amazon Fire Tablet HD8 2016, 5.3.1.1
You all do a great job and this will make it even better! Keep up the great work!!!

are you saying this will not work on the new HD 8?

ssb13 said:
are you saying this will not work on the new HD 8?
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I suggest just following
http://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/how-to-install-google-play-store-fire-t3486603
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I used this on my Fire Tablet HD 8 inch (newest version). Took less then 5 minutes and is straight forward. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7bpRcnBRmY

When I try to install the apk, it states "app not installed".

I have completed this a while back with out issue. My new question is how can I login with a different Google account? I just got an account for my son, and he uses the device, yet I cannot clear the data and login as him.
Edit: I ended up clearing data on all Google things, uninstalled all Google things from zip, reinstalling. It then let me use a different account.

The simplest way to add extra accounts is to install the Gmail app and add in your extra accounts. Once added you can delete the Gmail app.
I have a question about this. For those of us with root enabled, which of the above apps do I want to convert to system apps? To be more like a 'normal' Android device. I remember from years back with my Archos tablets that some apps could just be copied, that is the apk file, directly to /system/app but others had to be run and installed first before copying. So I'm assuming that just blindly copying isn't the way to do things.