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[Q] Apks for Apps not on the 2.2 market

Does anyone know how I can get the apks for a couple apps that I cannot get in the market since I've updated to Froyo? I tried app brain and fast web installer, but for some reason, when I try it, it opens in the market. I've got the app installer, of course, but I don't know how to get the apks and my phone is not rooted (I'm afraid to bite the bullet).
I need the apk for
the Square app - squareup.com
Pure Calendar Widget - I have paid for it
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks

thomcrowe said:
Does anyone know how I can get the apks for a couple apps that I cannot get in the market since I've updated to Froyo? I tried app brain and fast web installer, but for some reason, when I try it, it opens in the market. I've got the app installer, of course, but I don't know how to get the apks and my phone is not rooted (I'm afraid to bite the bullet).
I need the apk for
the Square app - squareup.com
Pure Calendar Widget - I have paid for it
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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airplane mode, then turn wifi back on. that should unlock the market without root. i think this still works.

Sadly, this doesn't work anymore
thanks Dani

thomcrowe said:
Does anyone know how I can get the apks for a couple apps that I cannot get in the market since I've updated to Froyo? I tried app brain and fast web installer, but for some reason, when I try it, it opens in the market. I've got the app installer, of course, but I don't know how to get the apks and my phone is not rooted (I'm afraid to bite the bullet).
I need the apk for
the Square app - squareup.com
Pure Calendar Widget - I have paid for it
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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You have to edit the fingerprint in build.prop to pretend you are still on Eclair JH7, for which you have to be rooted. Bite the bullet man.

I'm so nervous about it. I rooted my old G1 without a problem, but this phone was a lot more expensive. Have you rooted yours? Was it pretty easy?

There is a One Click out there. Super easy and painless! I have done it several times without issue Root with reckless abandon!

Running Cog v2.2 beta 6 these work, maybe they will for you?

thomcrowe said:
I'm so nervous about it. I rooted my old G1 without a problem, but this phone was a lot more expensive. Have you rooted yours? Was it pretty easy?
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Easy as pie. On 2.1 it's one click. If you are on 2.2, it's slightly more involved, but if you were able to flash Froyo successfully, you can root it in your sleep.

appbrain
theres an apbrain app that allows you to push installs from market via webbrowser but Im still on eclair so......... but it works great you just enable it and browse the market from appbrain website,even from your phones browser pushed angry birds on today

This has been resolved in multiple forums
for everyone with this problem all you need is root explorer or something else that lets you view and edit the build.prop file. you need to replace the part that starts with ro.build.fingerprint to this:
ro.build.fingerprint=verizon_wwe/inc/inc/inc:2.2/FRF91/231334:user/release-keys
Good luck.

You're willing to install unofficial leaked firmwares (FroYo) but not root?
What?

MikeyMike01 said:
You're willing to install unofficial leaked firmwares (FroYo) but not root?
What?
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Agreed. That makes no sense.
Sent from my Captivate

Okay so I'm now running Froyo, what is the easiest way to root?

thomcrowe said:
Okay so I'm now running Froyo, what is the easiest way to root?
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Its the first post on the 'Captivate Themes and Apps' thread !!
to make it easier for you...
h t t p://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8532790&postcount=1

Thanks
That was so easy, thank you for your help.

So I've used root explorer and found the build.prop, but I can't do anything with it since it is a read only file (can't edit, rename, move, etc)...any ideas?

Did you actually look and tap the button on the top of root explorer as soon as you open it that says "Mount system as R/W" or something along those lines?

Long press on the file, that will open up a bunch of options.. Scroll down to open with text editor. Edit and save. The root explorer will automatically create a back up of the original
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sanumaj said:
for everyone with this problem all you need is root explorer or something else that lets you view and edit the build.prop file. you need to replace the part that starts with ro.build.fingerprint to this:
ro.build.fingerprint=verizon_wwe/inc/inc/inc:2.2/FRF91/231334:user/release-keys
Good luck.
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Works fine for me. 100 Thanks

Worked perfectly. Thank you all so much, I am now rooted and able to access all the market apps I needed. Tomorrow I'll be adding sideloading and I'll be set.
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[Q] [REQ] Enable Auto Install Feature In Froyo Build

I noticed that on my Froyo enabled HD2 every time I install a new build the market automatically installs the apps there were downloaded previously. Is there a way for this to be enabled on Captivate ROMs? If this has been asked and answered somewhere else, please let me know. Thanks.

mobilelew said:
I noticed that on my Froyo enabled HD2 every time I install a new build the market automatically installs the apps there were downloaded previously. Is there a way for this to be enabled on Captivate ROMs? If this has been asked and answered somewhere else, please let me know. Thanks.
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You can use Titanium Backup to achieve the exact same thing.

Mine has always done that, maybe because I restore my Android ID. I flash my phone at least 2 times a week.
EDIT: Mis-read OP, my apps are not automatically installed but the Market seems to keep a history of FREE as well as PAID apps I had previously installed.

It may have to do with the product id. I know my aria did what you describe and I think the stock rom did as well. The froyo leaks mess up the android id and the efs folder. It may be responsible for our lack of that feature
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Only ROM for the Captivate that's every done this for me is the Cyanogen 6.1 Beta I tried out a while ago. Apps immediately just started downloading lol.

I thought touchwiz ripped that feature out.
I'd also like to request this. Titanium backup is different.
Having the right android id # only had about 1/4 of my free apps be saved so that didn't work for me
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Also had the same happening to me on Gingerbread. Prefer TiBu as I can restore my app data as well.

nbs11 said:
You can use Titanium Backup to achieve the exact same thing.
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Not exactly the same thing. I have to install TiBu (which is in the market) if I have not created the zip file to install via ClockWork or if it is not in the ROM already.
Have you seen what I am referring to? It is a much better process because it fully automated; add your google account and it begins pulling down your apps (including TiBu).

Dani897 said:
It may have to do with the product id. I know my aria did what you describe and I think the stock rom did as well. The froyo leaks mess up the android id and the efs folder. It may be responsible for our lack of that feature
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using Tapatalk
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I have two different devices, Samsung Captivate and an HTC HD2. I use the same google account on both. I recently installed a newer, different ROM, put in my google account and it began to download the apps that I have loaded on my Captivate. If it is ID related, it does not seem to be a problem between devices.
How can I ensure that I am using the same ID on my Captivate between flashes?

DJNgoma said:
Also had the same happening to me on Gingerbread. Prefer TiBu as I can restore my app data as well.
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I have noticed that when I use TiBu to restore between flashes I get FC on app. I think this may have something to do with the Market ID option checked in TiBu. I have not been able to find a doc to explain these settings, so I end up having to redownload all my apps. As long as I am restoring on the same ROM I am good. However, if I try to restore between flashes (sometimes even between build updates) TiBu fails. Not sure why this happens.

market shows only test apps [FIXED]

i really dont know what happened. i cannot find anything. not even my paid apps, nothing really. all i can find is test apps. i was on roto jme4. and i go to the market and get a message saying something like device not comaptible with market please contact maker of device. blah blah...... that's weird because i never had that message before with rotos rom. so i change the fingerprint in the build.prop to no avail. i even went back to my stock t mobile firmware. im not getting that message,but i have no market downloads. not even my apps i paid for. all i get are test apps. what the hell is going on????

I am getting this message also, I am on roto v3
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update
just got off with the tmo rep. bottom line they could not do anything. i was referred to samsung. open 7am to 9pm central time 888-987-4357

Try going to settings >applications >manage applications>all and find market and delete data. See if that works

dhaddow said:
Try going to settings >applications >manage applications>all and find market and delete data. See if that works
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that is a no go

uploaded some screen shots

b0ricuaguerrero said:
i really dont know what happened. i cannot find anything. not even my paid apps, nothing really. all i can find is test apps. i was on roto jme4. and i go to the market and get a message saying something like device not comaptible with market please contact maker of device. blah blah...... that's weird because i never had that message before with rotos rom. so i change the fingerprint in the build.prop to no avail. i even went back to my stock t mobile firmware. im not getting that message,but i have no market downloads. not even my apps i paid for. all i get are test apps. what the hell is going on????
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sounds like something really screwed with your buildprop, or any other identification of the phone that the market needs. since you already tried to change the fingerprint in buildprop to no solution, i'd suggest to start completely over with JME v4 (= the roto suggested pit file, roto-JMEv4 FULL and repartition enabled). that should factory reset the phone and hopefully eradicate any screwed files.
here Market works like a charm as ever; running JME-v4 with CF-Root

shmigao said:
sounds like something really screwed with your buildprop, or any other identification of the phone that the market needs. since you already tried to change the fingerprint in buildprop to no solution, i'd suggest to start completely over with JME v4 (= the roto suggested pit file, roto-JMEv4 FULL and repartition enabled). that should factory reset the phone and hopefully eradicate any screwed files.
here Market works like a charm as ever; running JME-v4 with CF-Root
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didn't work. i re-downloaded both files

i dumped my system . any dev wants to take a look at it and see whats going on
http://www.mediafire.com/?biy21ctndrl8s23

This same thing was happening on my wifes tab the following steps made it work
-unbreak IMEI by restoring /efs backup
-delete vending.apk from /system/app
-fully reload software (chose roto_v4)
-sign in to market and allow it to update
-Rebroke IMEI
unfortunatly it only worked for about 20 minutes then back to the same problem. Testing now leaving the IMEI unbroken to see if that resolves

i think i found my problem i dont have anything in my efs folder. can someone provide me an efs folder with its contents. i did back up but forgot to take it to my desktop. when i reinstalled roto4 i wiped my internal sd

b0ricuaguerrero said:
i think i found my problem i dont have anything in my efs folder. can someone provide me an efs folder with its contents. i did back up but forgot to take it to my desktop. when i reinstalled roto4 i wiped my internal sd
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each efs folder is unique to the tab so i dont think using the folder from somebody else will work.

adinis78 said:
each efs folder is unique to the tab so i dont think using the folder from somebody else will work.
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it doesnt hurt to try. i have no efs folder so what am i suppose to do? i did do a roto backup before the **** hit the fan. can i find my efs folder there?

all i can say is WOOOT WOOOOT!!!!!!!!!! thank god for roto backup. . i basically flashed all my dumps with heimdall. then it rebooted, but it was stuck on the samsung screen. i then put it back into download mode then flashed the tmobile stock firmware. i now have all my paid apps and no more whining about my device not being compatible with the market

My market started to do this today as well. What I did was go into manage applications and found market. I uninstalled updates and cleared data. It has been working like normal for a few hours now.
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lakers8328 said:
My market started to do this today as well. What I did was go into manage applications and found market. I uninstalled updates and cleared data. It has been working like normal for a few hours now.
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my problem was that i managed to delete the contents of my efs folder. thats why i had that issue

b0ricuaguerrero said:
my problem was that i managed to delete the contents of my efs folder. thats why i had that issue
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Hi boricua,
I had this same Issue since yesterday... unafortunately I didn't had the time to work on this until today. Since I don't found no body working with this I started it on my own.
And that's what worked for me: I deleted once again the /efs/ content and get the original files back on place. Then turned on WiFi and turned off Network connections. Then turned off the GT and reboot it and get connected via WiFi and Signed on Google Account via WiFi.... then turned On Networks and deleted the /efs/ contents.
This was just thinking and playing with some logics under the IMEI identification. So this is what worked for me. I didn't get back to stock or reflashed any ROM.
I hope this help you guys. I was monitoring it all day and still working!!!!!
WOOOOOT WOOOOOT!!!!!

im just glad that before i started messing with my tab. i did a rotobackup on my stock rooted jjb rom. lesson to all... rotobackup your tab !!

b0ricuaguerrero said:
im just glad that before i started messing with my tab. i did a rotobackup on my stock rooted jjb rom. lesson to all... rotobackup your tab !!
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never did a rotobackup so i am SOL if anything happens to my tab, i dont even remember what FW my tab came with. i tried flashing the t-mobile stock FW that Roto set up but i kept getting a fail message when using ODIN but i am able to flash other FW, it seems that i have a bootloader, but at least my market is up and running again after re-flashing JME v4, dont know if that did it or the market was fixed. i will have to wait and see what happens.

adinis78 said:
i tried flashing the t-mobile stock FW that Roto set up but i kept getting a fail message when using ODIN
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are you hitting the repartition box when you flashing the stock firmware? flash without hitting the repartition box and see what happens.
if you don't do a roto back up then backup your efs folder at least
use this to check if you have a protected boot-loader. double click check and it willl do the rest for you.

[Q] Cannot See Free apps in Market!!

Good sirs,
Recently, like since last week, I cannot see any of my installed apps in the Android Market, under "My apps". Consequently i also cannot see any updates to those apps.
The ONLY thing, I see there are the apps I have purchased, and any apps I newly install...
I have a captivate running cognition 2.1.6.
anyone else having this issue?
HELP!!!

Have you tried clearing the data?
Menu button->Settings->Applications->Manage Applications->Third Party Tab then scroll down and choose Market then click Clear Data.

Try the above first, if that doesnt work, go to the market and download Eris Market Fix. This app worked for me on my captivate before.

im running 2.1. dont see a third party tab.
but i did clear the cache. did not help.
then tried uninstalling the updates to market. it said uninstall failed.
Now my market is completley gone!!

I'd suggest three other things then...
First would be to restore from a backup... you did backup your apps when you flashed right?
Second would be to use or get SGS Tools and try the Market Fix option there. Find it here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=936727
Third would be to search vending.apk That's the market apk, then download it and sideload it.

mxracer101 said:
I'd suggest three other things then...
First would be to restore from a backup... you did backup your apps when you flashed right?
Second would be to use or get SGS Tools and try the Market Fix option there. Find it here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=936727
Third would be to search vending.apk That's the market apk, then download it and sideload it.
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I reinstalled a whole new ROM...
BTW, I heard that using the new market web interface will break the market on devices with custom ROMs. is this true??!

I haven't heard of anything lime that. When I was on 2.1, I had a blackmarket app that allowed.me to upgrade my market interface. I have never had a problem with not being able to see free appear tho. I suggest backing up anything you have that's important and after attempting any fixes that others will and have spelled out, try a ODIN3 restore. I don't have any links but it will fully restore your phone to stock. Some of your data should still be there but it will do a full wipe and restore. Other than that, don't listen to me. I only have 3 posts.......
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bzmotoninja83 said:
I haven't heard of anything lime that. When I was on 2.1, I had a blackmarket app that allowed.me to upgrade my market interface. I have never had a problem with not being able to see free appear tho. I suggest backing up anything you have that's important and after attempting any fixes that others will and have spelled out, try a ODIN3 restore. I don't have any links but it will fully restore your phone to stock. Some of your data should still be there but it will do a full wipe and restore. Other than that, don't listen to me. I only have 3 posts.......
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when I restore to stock, what type of data is not wiped?

mxracer101 said:
Have you tried clearing the data?
Menu button->Settings->Applications->Manage Applications->Third Party Tab then scroll down and choose Market then click Clear Data.
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I had the same issue before and i just did those steps and it resolve it!

yea on the new ROM clearing the cache works! thanks.

HELP! Lost all Contacts, Market, Apps, Astro file manager...

Hey everyone,
yesterday I was trying to upgrade my Android to Froyo. I did all the steps, everything was going great and when I had to restore (the final step) after I booted the phone everything looked just like when I bought it. The main differance though, was that all my contacts, messages, the Android Market, Astro File Manager and many other apps were GONE! So far I have managed to restore some of my messages, I've been trying to import/export my contacts, but still no sign of them . The most interesting thing is that when I connect my phone to the PC, I can still see all my pictures, music, apps. Can this be solved?
Oh and I forgot to mention that this appears a lot "The process com.google.process.gapps has stopped unexpectedly..." I read how to fix it, but I can't since I cannot access my file manager
Please if you have any idea, let me know. Thanks in advance

Hi are you from stock ROM and you upgraded to froyo of which ROM?
I hope you backup first before the upgrade and I hope you did some clean installation.
Let us know specifically your problem.
I noticed that you are new, please take sometime reading the rules and introducing yourself to everyone Topics are in General Section

Didn't u backup before?

Well yeah, that's normal. Every upgrade requires a full wipe which means that all your data will be erased. Didn't you read the warnings?
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For contacts you can restore from your google account if you have synced with google..

deedii said:
Hi are you from stock ROM and you upgraded to froyo of which ROM?
I hope you backup first before the upgrade and I hope you did some clean installation.
Let us know specifically your problem.
I noticed that you are new, please take sometime reading the rules and introducing yourself to everyone Topics are in General Section
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Yes, as I said I did all the required steps for upgrade (including the backup), but I guess that wasn't successful, even though I was certain I did it right. Anyway, I was trying to upgrade from 2.1 to Froyo.
Yup, I'm new. Thanks for your advice
bandarigoda123 said:
Didn't u backup before?
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I thought I did, but when I was trying to restore I couldn't, since I haven't backup successfully
Chris95X8 said:
Well yeah, that's normal. Every upgrade requires a full wipe which means that all your data will be erased. Didn't you read the warnings?
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I know, I read them and I thought that everything was all right, including the backup, but I was wrong
androidnerd2 said:
For contacts you can restore from your google account if you have synced with google..
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I'll try that

When Next time u going to install a Rom be sure to,
Sync contacts with Google
Or install titanium backup or any other.
If u backup via CWM or xrecovery, u can restore data...etc..

I always save contacts to sd,or there is option in pc companion.
The contacts file ends with .vcf !

2010matej said:
I always save contacts to sd,or there is option in pc companion.
The contacts file ends with .vcf !
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Yep, that's true

I found my contacts But now the only problem that remains is that I don't have Android Market and Astro File Manager I tried to download them via internet, but when I click to download it says "This is not compatible with your device"
I am such a noob with Android, but I'm learning. Don't judge me

ashelia said:
I found my contacts But now the only problem that remains is that I don't have Android Market and Astro File Manager I tried to download them via internet, but when I click to download it says "This is not compatible with your device"
I am such a noob with Android, but I'm learning. Don't judge me
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type in google astro filemanager apk.... download it an install :good:

Go to setting, Accounts and sync, connnect with your google account and your market will appear will in the app drawer