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Do I have Malware on my Nexus?

Today, for the second time, I received a notification (only showed up in the notification bar) that I have a "Gift Pending" and I "could be today's Christmas Winner"
When I click on the notification it brings me to a webpage with a broken URL
This seems incredibly fishy to me.. does anyone know what this is, if it's malware, and how to remove it?

did you installed any weird app? it might be an ads from those app.

Probably one of those apps that has those notification ads.. you'll have to find the app and uninstall it.
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I haven't installed anything out of the ordinary.. "facebook photo sync" "syncmypix" and "ski report" are the only ones that could be considered "werid"

I just deleted my 2 most recently installed apps. Maybe this will fix the problem.
I think I freaked out because I've never seen an advertisement like that before. I wish Google didn't allow this!

cjsph88 said:
I just deleted my 2 most recently installed apps. Maybe this will fix the problem.
I think I freaked out because I've never seen an advertisement like that before. I wish Google didn't allow this!
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So you want Google to not allow applications to give notifications?

Or maybe you really did win a xmas gift! you lucky dog you!

cjsph88 said:
I just deleted my 2 most recently installed apps. Maybe this will fix the problem.
I think I freaked out because I've never seen an advertisement like that before. I wish Google didn't allow this!
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You cannot choose to allow or disallow certain notifications.. How the hell would you go about doing that. Simply stop using the app, and if enough people do so the developer will lose money and chose another ad-model.

[Q] Cancel auto market (Google play) installations

Hey guys!
I'm getting ready to purchase the GN very soon now have a quick question for you..
I really like to start fresh, and was wondering if it's possible to cancel the installation of all of my apps which I previously installed.
It's funny there isn't a "remove app" option in Google play.. I think it would be very useful.. after all no one want's apps from 2 years ago installed again.. that's when I had my HD2....

omricn said:
Hey guys!
I'm getting ready to purchase the GN very soon now have a quick question for you..
I really like to start fresh, and was wondering if it's possible to cancel the installation of all of my apps which I previously installed.
It's funny there isn't a "remove app" option in Google play.. I think it would be very useful.. after all no one want's apps from 2 years ago installed again.. that's when I had my HD2....
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well, when i first powered my gnex, only the aps that were actually installed on my old crappy LG Dual were downloaded and installed, not the tons of app i've tried (specially in my firs android times)
hope this will help dude

Oh... I get it.. it won't install apps which I've previously deleted, that's better.. I seem to remember this also when first registering my (stolen) sensation..
well, I guess I'll just have to delete them all after they'll re-install I like a fresh start (although the auto installation feature is something I value Google for having).
And tnx for the reply mate

omricn said:
Oh... I get it.. it won't install apps which I've previously deleted, that's better.. I seem to remember this also when first registering my (stolen) sensation..
well, I guess I'll just have to delete them all after they'll re-install I like a fresh start (although the auto installation feature is something I value Google for having).
And tnx for the reply mate
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you should also be able to manually stop the download, from inside the market app
glad it helped mate!

Thanks I also hit the button for you

[Q] Purchased Apps category on Google Play like there used to be in the Market?

Wasn't it convenient just to be able to scroll to the bottom of My Apps and then look at your purchased but not yet installed apps? Is there an easy way to do this on Google Play? Maybe I'm just stupid but I haven't found anything.

Not really. Other than going to the right page to the all apps.
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They should have three pages imo. Installed, paid, all.
Or at least put all your paid apps first in the "all" list. I've downloaded a lot of apps. My list goes on for damn near ever and I can't find all my paid apps unless I feel like scrolling for over an hour.
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Zeinzu said:
They should have three pages imo. Installed, paid, all.
Or at least put all your paid apps first in the "all" list. I've downloaded a lot of apps. My list goes on for damn near ever and I can't find all my paid apps unless I feel like scrolling for over an hour.
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This exactly! I cannot believe that going from Market to Play they decided not to implement a feature like this that used to be there.
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[POLL]How many People are getting the RPC:S-5:AEC-0 Error

Im having the RPC:S-5:AEC-0 Error in the google play store and im wondering how many other people are effected on the Gnote 2.
Link to reference
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2211444
https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/3095281?hl=en
Solution:
http://matthill.eu/android/google-play-error-rpcs5aec0/
Did not work for me

Haven't gotten the 4.2.2 ota update.
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Andrew149 said:
Im having the RPC:S-5:AEC-0 Error in the google play store and im wondering how many other people are effected on the Gnote 2.
Link to reference
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2211444
https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/3095281?hl=en
Solution:
http://matthill.eu/android/google-play-error-rpcs5aec0/
Did not work for me
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Yup. Tried everything I could find too. And more. Nothing works. Probably made it worse. Like being in quicksand.
- Apps won't update or download. "[Update for] "App" could not be downloaded due to an error. (Error retrieving information from server. [RPC:S-5:AEC-0]
- All under my apps gives me "Error retrieving information from server. [RPC:S-5:AEC-0]
- I CAN instal free apps from the Google Play website (did not try paid apps since I don't want to pay for them again).
- Apps still show up a "Purchased" on the phone but...
- Apps do not show up as "Purchased" on the Google Play Website (Grrr.)
- Selecting "My Apps Apps" brings up the error "We're sorry, there was an error. Please try again later. turns up an error." but...
- If I download a new app using the web store, that one app shows up on Google Play Website and the error is gone for a while.
I called Google Play Support and they very nicely said it's a known issue with no workaround and have no idea when it will be fixed by 'Engineering' and those don't tell us much.
Geez. I never thought Google would disappoint me this much.

ptok said:
Yup. Tried everything I could find too. And more. Nothing works. Probably made it worse. Like being in quicksand.
- Apps won't update or download. "[Update for] "App" could not be downloaded due to an error. (Error retrieving information from server. [RPC:S-5:AEC-0]
- All under my apps gives me "Error retrieving information from server. [RPC:S-5:AEC-0]
- I CAN instal free apps from the Google Play website (did not try paid apps since I don't want to pay for them again).
- Apps still show up a "Purchased" on the phone but...
- Apps do not show up as "Purchased" on the Google Play Website (Grrr.)
- Selecting "My Apps Apps" brings up the error "We're sorry, there was an error. Please try again later. turns up an error." but...
- If I download a new app using the web store, that one app shows up on Google Play Website and the error is gone for a while.
I called Google Play Support and they very nicely said it's a known issue with no workaround and have no idea when it will be fixed by 'Engineering' and those don't tell us much.
Geez. I never thought Google would disappoint me this much.
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You pretty much hit the nail on the head, Ive done everything there is to do about this issue, Im also updating my apps through the Google play-store website. Im really irritated about this issue. Thanks for the reply, I hope Google gets on this issue immediately.

borijess said:
Haven't gotten the 4.2.2 ota update.
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Nope. ..
No 4.2.2 here either. ...
I suppose if we do get it on the note 2...we might see this error. ..
But until then. ..everything is fine. ..g

gregsarg said:
Nope. ..
No 4.2.2 here either. ...
I suppose if we do get it on the note 2...we might see this error. ..
But until then. ..everything is fine. ..g
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This isn't a 4.2.2 issue its a google server error on all devices both my androids are effected and my accounts.
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I have a Galaxy S III but found this thread when searching for solutions to this problem. I'm getting the "RPC:S-5:AEC-0 Error" on the Google Play app and "We're sorry, there was an error. Please try again later." message on the Google Play website when trying to see my Android apps.
I was using CM10.1 but the problem persists after returning to stock. This is VERY annoying!

Andrew149 said:
This isn't a 4.2.2 issue its a google server error on all devices both my androids are effected and my accounts.
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I see....
No errors at all on my end....regardless of rom or framework.....so far...g

Had this issue...
Solved it like this:
First I deleted all google accounts on the phone.
Cleared data/cache and force stopped play store, framework, and play services.
Rebooted phone.
Added back all accounts, main account first (not req.. Just easier)
Open play store, menu, select account.
At first I thought it was a play store apk issue because I have a multi-dpi inverted play store.. So I loaded a normal play store apk and three other modded ones.
Ended up going back to the original modded one and started doing the above.
Edit:
Read this thread from beginning to end.. Many different options.
forums.androidcentral.com/tablet-ap...ing-information-server-rpc-s-5-aec-0-a-8.html

Andrew149 said:
Im having the RPC:S-5:AEC-0 Error in the google play store and im wondering how many other people are effected on the Gnote 2.
Link to reference
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2211444
https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/3095281?hl=en
Solution:
http://matthill.eu/android/google-play-error-rpcs5aec0/
Did not work for me
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Unfortunately i think all of us who are affected by this apparent account "corruption" on Google's servers are out of luck until this gets more mainstream exposure. I spoke with 2 Google support techs which was a complete waste of my time. The techs seem to be aware of the problem yet continue reading from scripts like robots. I've yet to read of a single account of someone getting this issue resolved where the account is corrupt on Google's servers. As with everyone else who is suffering from this issue, I'm frustrated and I see no evidence of any progress being made to resolve this issue any time soon.
Since this account is tied to 3 android devices i own...all devices suffer from the same issue.
VERY FRUSTRATING!!

gregsarg said:
I see....
No errors at all on my end....regardless of rom or framework.....so far...g
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Edit:....
I was full stock when I posted this Andrew. ..so then I tested a theory. .
The device got rooted with CF auto root. ..
I deleted all user data, wiped caches, and started fresh with root only. .
Then set up my Google account and presto. ...error
So I wiped again and pushed TWRP and restored my stock backup. ..then used triangle away and returned to bone stock. .
I set up the phone again. ..and no errors. ..
Now. ..I am not saying that Google is looking for root or SU permissions...but that's sure what it looked like. ..
It's possible I suppose ???
Even though many users are rooted and have no errors ??
It just seems too coincidental that I triggered and removed the errors via root and unroot....
Just my .02....g

I have the same problem on S3. No solution at the moment. End the issue happened me after a complete restore of the phone, so now I can't install all my paid apps...my actual solution is aptoide.
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multipol said:
I have the same problem on S3. No solution at the moment. End the issue happened me after a complete restore of the phone, so now I can't install all my paid apps...my actual solution is aptoide.
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Thats sucks, I know how you feel, I wiped out my nexus 7 to 100% bone stock and had to restore all my free apps manualy and now, I cant install my paid apps
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2

Sorry to come across the forum.
I'm using Galaxy Nexus and having the same issue...

gregsarg said:
Edit:....
I was full stock when I posted this Andrew. ..so then I tested a theory. .
The device got rooted with CF auto root. ..
I deleted all user data, wiped caches, and started fresh with root only. .
Then set up my Google account and presto. ...error
So I wiped again and pushed TWRP and restored my stock backup. ..then used triangle away and returned to bone stock. .
I set up the phone again. ..and no errors. ..
Now. ..I am not saying that Google is looking for root or SU permissions...but that's sure what it looked like. ..
It's possible I suppose ???
Even though many users are rooted and have no errors ??
It just seems too coincidental that I triggered and removed the errors via root and unroot....
Just my .02....g
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I have the same ****ing problem but in a full stock situation, only with Samsung original sw. So it is not depending by the privileges of root.
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Well. ..
I hope we can get the attention of a few developers. .
Perhaps there is a work around through some code work. ..
At this point. ..I'd like my paid apps back. ..
Even though I have full backups, I still own them. ..g

gregsarg said:
Well. ..
I hope we can get the attention of a few developers. .
Perhaps there is a work around through some code work. ..
At this point. ..I'd like my paid apps back. ..
Even though I have full backups, I still own them. ..g
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Google is going to be the only ones who can help us. Only thing we can do now is use like the amazon app store.
Btw heres a link to it, Not a true solution but better than nothing.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000626391&ref_=amb_link_363093842_2

+1 and share this please: https://plus.google.com/u/0/109034374937381314474/posts/V9vRmscdge8
Google needs to step up!

I think Google is starting to fix things. After 2 days with this problem, my Google Play started showing my apps on both my S3 and web.

Yep....
I can see the apps at least. ...
Download to follow I hope. ..g

Does anyone have the Google Maps .apk from BEFORE they updated the layout?

The new Maps is very buggy and missing a lot of features i use. (not talkin about Latitude. i don't use that)
edit:
Maps (old layout) 6.14.4
http://www.sendspace.com/file/pjsv96

Lieu10ant said:
The new Maps is very buggy and missing a lot of features i use. (not talkin about Latitude. i don't use that)
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I dont have it off hand, but just download any rom older than a few weeks and extract it from system/app. Just make sure the play store isnt set to auto update your apps though

i've been running liquid smooth and it didn't come with maps apk in the rom, I had always downloaded it from the play store...
I would really like the apk for maps as well

Go to team blackout's website. They have an inverted version.
[email protected]'$ [email protected]@XY

Or just Google "Google maps apk" I'm sure an older version will show up.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium

Is the new one THAT bad? What do y'all think?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T999 using xda premium

I've got a pretty recent one. I'll try to remember to post it when I get home.
A lot of people have had several issues with this latest update. Google was forced to revert at least one change within a couple days of its release.
Sent from my SGH-T999V using xda premium

Maps 6.14.3
Here you go. Google Maps 6.14.3. Pulled from the latest T999V update released a week or so ago. Extract it first!

Lieu10ant said:
The new Maps is very buggy and missing a lot of features i use. (not talkin about Latitude. i don't use that)
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Agree bro..
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Just go in to settings> application manager> all tab> Google maps then uninstall update
So simple...
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yeah. that option isn't available on my phone.
my sister hated the new update, but the "uninstall updates" WAS available on her phone. wonder why it's not avail on my phone.
but anyways, thank you SO MUCH for the link!
most roms don't come with google based apps, they all use the "gapps"

Edit: found a newer version. i think this was the most recent version before the new layout
6.14.4
http://www.sendspace.com/file/pjsv96
oh how beautiful the UI looks. thank god i have it back.

Fyi guys, someone around here said google released another update that fixed a lot of issues people had. Cant remember who or where, but figured I'd mention it.
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I uninstalled it completely ..and refused the update. The new update was very buggy and seem to constantly send data back . But just the fact that a force feed us this version pissed me off . One of there main things Google did was removing Latitude (as of Aug. 1st ) . Which I used a lot to keep track of my kids and family, the technology is still there but can only be used on Google Hangout (very buggy). But who really knows why it is they do this things like this...Just buggy.

I have just reverted it on the desktop as well, such a relieve to have the old stuff back.... at least while they let us.
I came looking here to revert the phone apk (blackout is the easy way and awesome). Google messed up sooo bad on this one. Like I search for a chain, and it shows me them one at a time with me having to swipe through them (in seemingly random order as some are up to 40mi away sandwiched in between others that are 2-4mi away, and the one that is only 0.7mi away is 10 swipes away). The old maps just shows you a map with YOU in the center and pins for the 10 results closest to you. When I am "on-the-go" why would I want to instead have the map of the first result you choose at random, which may or may not include my location, and then have to swipe through results while I mentally figure out where each one is in relation to me??? It is just ludicrous! The new maps may be great for casual browsing at home, but I use maps for location-based productivity, there are plenty of other apps for Where should I go / eat / buy. Make the new Maps for tablets and leave my phone and desktop Maps alone (or make them more productive, not less!!!)
Other examples of failure:
- I tell it to navigate somewhere and it shows me a full screen route-list, even if there is only one. Then, after I select that route I want, it shows me that route and I have to click Go before the navigation actually begins. The old version: I instantly get navigation and can choose alternate routes if I want. The new version is dangerous to use while driving. The old one is 100% hands free. WTF Google?
- You used to be able to use Google Now to say "Map of ..." or "Navigate to ..." which does not work correctly anymore.

Have you reported all of this to google?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Have you reported all of this to google?
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Yes, through multiple different PCs/Apps. I just did a survey they sent to me for switching from New to Old on Desktop.

Cool, hopefully enough people will complain and they will fix it.
Sent from my SGH-T999L using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

DocHoliday77 said:
Cool, hopefully enough people will complain and they will fix it.
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I'd like to see that, but I doubt it. Likely they'll look at us and ask why we havn't updated our phones.
Really wanted to thank the folks on here who pulled the APK, Maps 7 just doesn't work at all on my EVO 3D, it flickers, the prompts are scrambled, it can only function in landscape mode... this is on top of the, slower, feature hidden, beauty update nonsense. So thanks again.
Dogan
I've played beta games with less bugs than this ****e.

I have the old Maps, and I've tried multiple copies of Google Now, but still when I say "Navigate to Target" it shows me Google results for that search instead of opening Navigation and auto routing to the nearest Target.
I really, really miss "Map of [...]" and "Navigate to [...]". I want to be able to do this from google now which is always one button away, not have to open the map program first, click search, then click mic, then say "Target", then click the nearest one, then click navigate. (at least it is not 4 more steps anymore like it was with the new maps)
Please, can someone figure out how to get this simple command working as it used to?
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Edit: Nevermind I guess... mine just started working again. I complained here and in one other thread, then I tried "Navigate to Texas" as I was going to post a screen shot of how that same search that worked for another didn't work for me, and to my surprise it worked. Now it is working every time just how it used to. Very strange. I swear it was not working for me from like 2 months ago until 30min ago. I'm just glad it is back.