After the update to Marshmallow, no mater what I've done I can't bypass the "Google now is not available in your country".
I assume it is because on previous versions you could go back to the "stock: google search app and now the "stock" is already up to date and can't be bypassed.
So my question is, has anyone figured out a way to get around this and enable google now cards and now on tap even though their account is not eligible?
EDIT: I managed to activate it, although I had to do it through the factory reset trick...
Now on to rooting and installing all the apps back...
This is how I did it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/guide-enable-google-cards-country-t3102472
No luck with the root methods, but who would have thought this would actually work
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So heres the scenario:
I have an HTC Desire with Froyo loaded. I had rooted it with unrevoked 3.21 and everything was going fine until an OTA update (apparently an update for marketplace) came out. Yes, I made a stupid error and updated using the OTA and lost the root.
Now I did a factory reset and tried rooting it again with unrevoked 3.22. And surprise surprise! It got rooted again!!
Now the problem here is that, I am trying to re-install some paid and some free applications that were on my phone earlier and Marketplace refuses to even show up those apps in search results...!! They are not present my phone because of the factory reset. Now when I search for the same app in Appbrain it throws up the search result and when I click on it, it behaves as if the app is installed in my system and shows me options like "Open - Uninstall - etc."
Is there some cache in my system that makes it believe that these apps are still there somewhere? I deleted everything from my SD Card and I tried clearing the marketplace cache. I also cleared the Dalvik Cache (dont know if its in any way related to the marketplace, but I still did it)
So what is it thats going wrong? Why arent these apps showing up? Any help would be appreciated. I am quite disillusioned with Android marketplace.
try to install market access to try another country instead. after installing market access force stop market and clear cache.
Tried that, but it didnt work.
After searching the internet about this problem I realised that every ROM has a fingerprint that needs to be registered with Google. If this is not registered with Google, then users cannot find apps that are Copy Protected in the market.
I had recently received an OTA (about 2 weeks ago). So I am assuming that either HTC has not bothered to register this fingerprint with google or google has not updated their database. Either way the situation is pretty deplorable.
The only workaround that I found on the internet is to edit the build.prop file in the Android system (of course you need root access for this). I am planning of trying to do this so that I can fool the market into believing that I am using an older ROM version which is registered with them.
Well, just tried the build.prop method. Successfully spoofed the marketplace.
Shame on Google for having such restrictions. If I didnt have root access and I didnt know about this spoofing method, then I would just have to wait endlessly until either HTC or Google moved their rearside and get things working.
Really disappointed with Android.
So, I just got am SGH-T747 S3 yesterday, and was poking around in all the new settings, when I came across "Software Update". I wasn't sure if this meant firmware or what, but I went ahead and let it download what turned out to be 4.3 (whereas I was on 4.1.2 or thereabouts).
Then I tried to root it today, with a couple of methods but most recently CF-Autoroot. I haven't flashed any ROMs or done anything else beyond this yet, I just wanted my Ad Blocker. And then I start getting this business about "SuperSU has stopped", and the "An application attempted to access system" nonsense. So of course I Googled it, and came across a number of different articles/posts about this problem, including some on XDA, none of which seem to offer any solutions.
I'm not really sure at this point how or even if this problem can be fixed or not. I've read that you can't downgrade to a lesser ROM version (?). Also, I'm not sure if flashing CyanogenMod (which is what I eventually want to do) would solve the problem, and I'm not about to try it for fear of what other surprises I might encounter.
But if for some reason I can't have root, I'd at least like to be rid of this incessant notification that the program has been blocked. TIA.
Well, if you want adblock, there is a VPN called Spotflux that doesn't slow your speeds down, has adblock, and is free.
About the root issue....I wouldn't know as my i747 is in a coma of the QHSUSB - DLOAD disease.
You might wanna try the cyanogenmod installer in google play to see if your device is supported ( proceed with caution)
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Well, if you want adblock, there is a VPN called Spotflux that doesn't slow your speeds down, has adblock, and is free.
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Thanks, that is an interesting alternative in the interim. As with everything ad-related, it doesn't work everywhere (I guess they are pulling ads from custom servers or whatever), but it does seem to work with some programs. I've had the same issue with AdBlocker too.
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So, I just got am SGH-T747 S3 yesterday, and was poking around in all the new settings, when I came across "Software Update". I wasn't sure if this meant firmware or what, but I went ahead and let it download what turned out to be 4.3 (whereas I was on 4.1.2 or thereabouts).
Then I tried to root it today, with a couple of methods but most recently CF-Autoroot. I haven't flashed any ROMs or done anything else beyond this yet, I just wanted my Ad Blocker. And then I start getting this business about "SuperSU has stopped", and the "An application attempted to access system" nonsense. So of course I Googled it, and came across a number of different articles/posts about this problem, including some on XDA, none of which seem to offer any solutions.
I'm not really sure at this point how or even if this problem can be fixed or not. I've read that you can't downgrade to a lesser ROM version (?). Also, I'm not sure if flashing CyanogenMod (which is what I eventually want to do) would solve the problem, and I'm not about to try it for fear of what other surprises I might encounter.
But if for some reason I can't have root, I'd at least like to be rid of this incessant notification that the program has been blocked. TIA.
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if i remember correctly, in settings>security you can disable the notification of supersu being blocked and now you can access root. happened to me when i first updated
I used cf autoroot and then installed supersu from the play store. When I opened supersu it asked me if I wanted to disable knox and I pressed yes. Then I installed titanium backup and froze knox.
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Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2538991
Can't believe there aren't 10 threads about this for the G3 already. I've learned what everyone has who's rooted and trying to install Android Pay. No deal. And this really sucks, because I was looking forward to this.
I tried to install it from Google Play, but there's no install button. It says device is not compatible. So, I followed advice I've found on line. Installed Root cloak, cloaked Busybox and Wallet, and I disabled Superuser. Still no install button.
Next, I downloaded the latest Google Play Services and Android Pay APK's and installed them. Now when I try to open Android Pay, I get the error, "Android Pay is not Available". I'm not running xposed, BTW. I have an ls990 on Candy5.
I expected to run into problems loading my cards that are already saved on Wallet or when I go to use it, but I didn't count on not being able to install and open it. Has anyone with a rooted G3 been able to? If so, how?
I just unchecked "Enable Superuser" in SuperSU Pro, and Pay installed fine after that. Then I just re-enabled Superuser.
That's one of the the things I did, but it doesn't work. hmmm....
I've tried everything. Nothing works.
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Disable SU, Root Cloak, some Device hider thing... Nothing works.
i have tried but not work
i have tried but not work!
Nothing I've read has helped. Most rooted users can't load cards. I can't even download the app from Google Play, and the apk installs but won't open up. Frustrating!
It updated automatically for me. But I can't load a card either now. This is really frustrating because use wallet everyday to make purchases.... WTF Google! I hope someone can fix this and soon. I've tried every work around so far
Rooted users on stock ROMs have had various degrees of success with Pay. Those of us with AOSP ROMs are almost universally getting nowhere.
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Rooted users on stock ROMs have had various degrees of success with Pay. Those of us with AOSP ROMs are almost universally getting nowhere.
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When I get a chance, I'll restore an old nandroid of Barepop and see how it goes. Here and on G+, it seems I've seen people on AOSP at least get to the point where they're adding cards. This is the first time I recall seeing a line drawn between stock & AOSP. Worth a shot. Thanks!
Can't get this to work, stock or skydragon
So I tried doing the systemless root thing. I tried confirming that android pay would still work by removing my cards then attempting to re-add them and it failed. I tried undoing what I did by flashing stock recovery, boot, and system. Still a no-go. I tried running the flash-all.bat (i removed the "-w" so I would keep my data). Still can't add a card.
I resorted to running the flash-all.bat, build MDB08M, to be 100% stock. I STILL CANNOT add a card. The message has been the same every single time "Android Pay cannot be used - Google is unable to verify that your device or the software running on it is Android compatible"
Am I missing something? I don't understand how a 100% stock flash is not able to work.
If it makes you feel any better I've been running 100% stock since day 1 and tried using Android Pay for the first time today. Failed same as yours saying device or software couldn't be verified. I had originally set it up using my card that was already set up on my Google account. When this card didn't work I removed it and tried adding the card again manually. Couldn't even add a card. Tried rebooting several times and disabled developer options. Still not working.
I can select a card already on my google account, accept the terms, then the message pops up. Happens with two different cards associated with my account.
I'm fully stock, but unlocked bootloader.
Android pay used to work as recently as 4 days ago, but failed today with the error unable to verify.
Not willing to relock bootloader. Was there an update of Google play services that changed the way they check for modifications to include bootloader unlock?
I went back to complete stock relocked bootloader and Android paid don't work for me because chase bank stopped supporting Android pay so I went back to custom ROM
Just to note my bootloader is unlocked, otherwise I am 100% stock.
I manually tried updating Google play services to the latest version, but Android Pay gave me the same message but at a different point in the process - right after I clicked "Add a credit or debit card." I wasn't even able to see cards already associated with my account like before. I ended up uninstalling the update because it seemed to make things worse.
I just tried this app and it says I'm failing the SafetyNet check:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scottyab.safetynet.sample
Same here. Completely stock 5x with nova. Had added a card, but wasn't working so I deleted it to try to re-add. No luck... Pretty annoying actually. I don't use it that often, but there have been several occasions I forgot my wallet going to the grocery store and paid with android pay cause it's all I had. Hope it gets fixed soon.
Looks like it is working all of a sudden. I was trying the safetynet checking app a few times a day... just tried now and it finally passed. Gave android pay a whirl and both cards were able to be added without issue. So apparently something happened on Google's end. Google play services is the same version now as it was when android pay failed to work.
I was failing the safetynet API yesterday. I still am.
I was also unable to pay with anything yesterday, but today I was able to add a card. Presumably it's partially fixed.
I went completely stock with relocked bootloader and STILL failed the test.
If it's working again, it's probably something wrong on Google's part. I'll try adding a card with systemless root
Ugh, what a headache, I ended up deleting everything for no reason.
Anyone else find it to be working now? I ran the safety net check last night and it passed. Tried adding my card and this time it worked. Big G must have fixed something on their end.
I have an sm-g960w, so root is out of the question (for now).
I have tried everything I could think of, and read countless hours online trying to figure out a way to downgrade my google play services (from 12.6.89) to as low as possible, but every installation fails. Downgrading firmware isn't an option as seen in the picture, and a factory reset via default recovery only gets me to 12.6.89
Any ideas?
Just had an afterthought - Would factory resetting with no Sim or any other internet access allow me to circumvent the initial google play services, then work from there? Or is it included in the stock Rom regardless