Fix for market.android.com not working - Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Did some research and found a fix for the Nexus One (mine at least) where the online market shows that an app has been downloaded and installed, but never shows up on the phone. Does not require a data wipe:
1) go to settings>applications>manage applications>all>google services framework>clear data
2) same settings>applications>manage applications>all>market>clear cache and force close
3) go to Titanium Backup and filter by "All" and Apply. Scroll to Market, click on it and select Wipe Data.
4) Reboot phone
5) Open and sign out of GTalk, then re-open and sign in.
6) Open Market and accept agreement. Let it load your apps. Close Market.
7) Go to market.android.com and sign in. Go to My Market Account>Settings tab>Edit>Nickname your phone and click Update.
8) Download an app. My downloads now start almost immediately.
Done!

Thanks man
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paco909 said:
Thanks man
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You are welcome, glad it's working well for everyone.

Worked like a charm!

Great work and thanks! Worked perfectly. Apps instantly go to phone now.

Just another success story here. Thanks!
I am wondering if someone could explain the first step, clearing the Google Services Framework? Why is that needed in addition to all the market steps?

Clarkster said:
Just another success story here. Thanks!
I am wondering if someone could explain the first step, clearing the Google Services Framework? Why is that needed in addition to all the market steps?
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I believe that it's because it mimmicks a factory reset/data wipe in the google framework cache without actually wiping your phone (which was Google's answer to the issue) and allows the other services to re-connect cleanly. The google services framework handles google account & login information for google apps I think. Also, it won't work with just the market steps alone.

mtw4991 said:
I believe that it's because it mimmicks a factory reset/data wipe in the google framework cache without actually wiping your phone (which was Google's answer to the issue) and allows the other services to re-connect cleanly. The google services framework handles google account & login information for google apps I think. Also, it won't work with just the market steps alone.
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Android Market Updates on Sideloaded Apps???

Hello everyone.
Is it possible to get Market updates on apps that are sideloaded?
Let me start by saying Yes, I Google (and forum) searched for a solution...probably for the better part of 2 hours and I couldn't find an answer.
I recently went from cupcake to CM 4.0.4 (great ROM). But before that, I used ASTRO to back up almost all of my apps to my SD. After flashing, I used ASTRO to restore my apps, but now none of them show in My Downloads in the Market. Also, when I search for an app that's installed on my phone, the Market doesn't recoginze that I have it installed.
Is there anything I can do, or do I have to download them again?
search for "atrackdog" in the market
oophlamer said:
Is there anything I can do, or do I have to download them again?
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Market will not care at all about sideloaded apps. It will only update the apps that it has recorded in its local database. Wiping deletes that database. It would definitely be nice if the Market had some kind of bulk reinstall, but you have to keep in mind that the AOSP team never intended for users to wipe their data/cache very often.
jashsu said:
Market will not care at all about sideloaded apps. It will only update the apps that it has recorded in its local database. Wiping deletes that database. It would definitely be nice if the Market had some kind of bulk reinstall, but you have to keep in mind that the AOSP team never intended for users to wipe their data/cache very often.
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i guess learn how the market database works and then add all the entries back into database after reinstall?
aTrackdog is your best bet. I use it all the time and always tells me wehn there are updates for apps on my ext3 partition.
xidominicanoix said:
i guess learn how the market database works and then add all the entries back into database after reinstall?
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aTrackdog works well for finding the updates & once I install the update, it appears to register to the built-in notification system, but my purchased apps still aren't working.
I'll see what I can figure out about the Market database files & share whatever I find.
Thanks
I'm pathetic because I just goto the market using my wifi connection and search for all my apps and update them manually and then later I get notices. Sure it takes some time and its work, but I don't flash my roms a lot like I used to.

[Q] [ICS] [SOLVED!] Google Play isn't working!

Hello there, XDA Members,
Ever since I've updated my market to play, whenever I'm trying to download anything free (like "temple run"), there's the error- "Error processing purchase".
When I try to buy app, it says:"-app name- couldn't be downloaded due to an error (403)".
I've tried to switch from ICSSGS RC4.2 to Docs Master ICS V6 rom, tries to wipe everything, dalvik cache, regular cache, market cache, market data, my gmail account from the phone, proxy settings in the APN settings, e-v-e-r-y damn thing!
Alas, it just refuses to work.
Thank you all for quick, helpful answers,
harrym17.
Just clear data for Play store and Google services framework then reboot and it will work.
Hi!
I've the same trouble and it's not depending on our devices or the ROMs,it's a issue of Google that will be solved on these days
You can try to download the apps until you can download it.
Hi!
This has a very simple solution. I was facing this issue sometime back. Go to the apps list in your phone and do a clear data on the google play store app. restart your phone and login to google play again. This will not effect your purcahsed apps history as this is linked to your gmail ID
abhip1 said:
Hi!
This has a very simple solution. I was facing this issue sometime back. Go to the apps list in your phone and do a clear data on the google play store app. restart your phone and login to google play again. This will not effect your purcahsed apps history as this is linked to your gmail ID
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I tried this, didn't work. Any more suggestions?
Ok, then try the recovery mode, wipe cache and dalvik cache. Hopefully this should work.
abhip1 said:
Ok, then try the recovery mode, wipe cache and dalvik cache. Hopefully this should work.
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Tried this also, but didn't work.
Solved!
"Clear data for Play store and Google services framework then reboot and it will work."
Did it, and it started working again!
harrym17 said:
Solved!
"Clear data for Play store and Google services framework then reboot and it will work."
Did it, and it started working again!
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Did not work for me.
google play
these problem is created by rom so I recommend you to try another rom such as DARK KNIGHT 3 or ELITE V 9.1 .......by doing this your problem will be short out....if I did really help u plz click on thanks.

[Q] Playstore Downloading Issue Fix

Hello Friends,
I have sorted out playstore downloading problem.
Follow these instructions:fingers-crossed::
Go to Setting.
Select APPS
Proceed to ALL.
Find out Downloader Manager.
Select it and click on CLEAR CACHE and CLEAR DATA
Now go back andd select Google Play Services and Select CLEAR CACHE
After doing this Go back and select Google Play Store
Do same with this i.e CLEAR DATA and CLEAR CACHE.
After Succesufully doing all steps. Reboot your device.
Allthings will be allright and playstore is working normally.:good:
If this procedure will work for you Hit thanks....!!
Harry_8 said:
Hello Friends,
I have sorted out playstore downloading problem.
Follow these instructions:fingers-crossed::
Go to Setting.
Select APPS
Proceed to ALL.
Find out Downloader Manager.
Select it and click on CLEAR CACHE and CLEAR DATA
Now go back andd select Google Play Services and Select CLEAR CACHE
After doing this Go back and select Google Play Store
Do same with this i.e CLEAR DATA and CLEAR CACHE.
After Succesufully doing all steps. Reboot your device.
Allthings will be allright and playstore is working normally.:good:
If this procedure will work for you Hit thanks....!!
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did this twice in two days, its been issue with the playstore update i guesss
play store app update problem
please help to resolve play store update issue. Every-time I update any app, it downloads whole app not only the updated part of app. Eats up lot of data. please resolve.
kushal_w8 said:
please help to resolve play store update issue. Every-time I update any app, it downloads whole app not only the updated part of app. Eats up lot of data. please resolve.
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That's normal
It always happens
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apps update
in my other android phones, it downloads only update part of app. Noticeable difference when i update game big apps. I think this is some of bug.
akhil1999 said:
That's normal
It always happens
Sent from my A1 using XDA Free mobile app
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It always has downloaded full app for me
Sent from my A1 using XDA Free mobile app
Use Google DNS address in PC ethernet settings , restart router.
Than in phone clear playstore data and cache,clear downlaod manager data and cache,
Restart phone
download any app from playstore, it wont show any downloading status till 5 mins but will start automatically by then. good luck.

issues with this HTC Desire since I rooted it. Could use any help!

Hello, my name is Rob and I'm new to XDA but I've used your forums before to help me root my Coolpad and this new phone (kudos)
So I bought this phone a little over a month ago and I've been super severely disappointed in it.
I'll just start off quickly by telling you a little behind my purchase...
I needed to upgrade from the Coolpad 3G that I had been using for months with Sprint's pre-paid and I was planning on getting a Samsung Galaxy.
Well they had to run my credit and I couldn't put down the $200+ deposit they wanted for the S5. So the guy brought up this HTC Desire that was on sale for $99.99 or whatever, without and research or anything I went ahead and bought it because I desperately needed a new phone with 4G capability for my new job... the sales guy sold me on it having 8 GB internal storage (Which was a huge lie... thanks, man), 1 GB of RAM, a solid quadcore processor and a decent camera.
I immediately got home and realized that there was only barely 1 Gigabyte of free storage and I about threw a fit but I knew I needed the phone so I kept it and I took the next step, (Rooting it so I could install and run link2SD)
So I went through the long, tedious process of rooting my phone and putting TWRP, superuser, etc. on it and got my link2SD going.
The day after I finished rooting my phone these errors started popping up and telling me that I had an update I needed to install and download:
(I guess I can't post the pictures I want to post on here until I make 10 posts? so I uploaded screencaps all to this directory)
http :// skakills.com /HTC/
It made it so I can't even use my Gmail or my hangouts app on the phone (Gmail being the most important) this is seriously distressing.
also , this update pops up every few hours and I have tried to install it but it just bounces me back to the recovery TWRP screen and I can't seem to figure it out.
I work a double shift at work every day, I play in 2 bands and I've scoured the internet, forums and lost tons of sleep over this, I just want to be able to use this phone for a few more months without these issues, if anyone has any kind of idea what I can do to fix the errors and get my updates installed or if there is a better option (I'm okay with wiping / resetting since my apps and pictures are all backed up) let me know ASAP, please and thank you very much!
-Rob
Robosag said:
Hello, my name is Rob and I'm new to XDA but I've used your forums before to help me root my Coolpad and this new phone (kudos)
So I bought this phone a little over a month ago and I've been super severely disappointed in it.
I'll just start off quickly by telling you a little behind my purchase...
I needed to upgrade from the Coolpad 3G that I had been using for months with Sprint's pre-paid and I was planning on getting a Samsung Galaxy.
Well they had to run my credit and I couldn't put down the $200+ deposit they wanted for the S5. So the guy brought up this HTC Desire that was on sale for $99.99 or whatever, without and research or anything I went ahead and bought it because I desperately needed a new phone with 4G capability for my new job... the sales guy sold me on it having 8 GB internal storage (Which was a huge lie... thanks, man), 1 GB of RAM, a solid quadcore processor and a decent camera.
I immediately got home and realized that there was only barely 1 Gigabyte of free storage and I about threw a fit but I knew I needed the phone so I kept it and I took the next step, (Rooting it so I could install and run link2SD)
So I went through the long, tedious process of rooting my phone and putting TWRP, superuser, etc. on it and got my link2SD going.
The day after I finished rooting my phone these errors started popping up and telling me that I had an update I needed to install and download:
(I guess I can't post the pictures I want to post on here until I make 10 posts? so I uploaded screencaps all to this directory)
http :// skakills.com /HTC/
It made it so I can't even use my Gmail or my hangouts app on the phone (Gmail being the most important) this is seriously distressing.
also , this update pops up every few hours and I have tried to install it but it just bounces me back to the recovery TWRP screen and I can't seem to figure it out.
I work a double shift at work every day, I play in 2 bands and I've scoured the internet, forums and lost tons of sleep over this, I just want to be able to use this phone for a few more months without these issues, if anyone has any kind of idea what I can do to fix the errors and get my updates installed or if there is a better option (I'm okay with wiping / resetting since my apps and pictures are all backed up) let me know ASAP, please and thank you very much!
-Rob
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Download an app killer/disabler of your choice (I use Titanium Backup but it's the paid version) after you install it look through all the apps on your phone and find this one "updater" and freeze/disable it and then reboot the updating will stop and the reason you can't install it is because the phone is no longer stock and you unlocked the bootloader.
Regarding the play store problem open internet and search for the latest version of play store and then download the version via internet by searching for the version to download like this Google Play version 5.8.8 APK Download and after downloading the APK install it and reboot into twrp and clear the dalvic cache and cache reboot and the problem should be gone.
MrMike2182 said:
Download an app killer/disabler of your choice (I use Titanium Backup but it's the paid version) after you install it look through all the apps on your phone and find this one "updater" and freeze/disable it and then reboot the updating will stop and the reason you can't install it is because the phone is no longer stock and you unlocked the bootloader.
Regarding the play store problem open internet and search for the latest version of play store and then download the version via internet by searching for the version to download like this Google Play version 5.8.8 APK Download and after downloading the APK install it and reboot into twrp and clear the dalvic cache and cache reboot and the problem should be gone.
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I really appreciate the help as far as that update thing goes.
I guess I didn't explain the part with the GMail and the hangout apps.. it is only those apps that are affected, I guess I will try uninstalling the gmail and hangout apps again because I try to launch them but it gives the "Unknown issue with Google Play Services" error and then force closes.
Also every once in a while it is giving me a weird 'Google Music' error .
I will try to freeze that update thing with Titanium backup (I have the full version I got on my old phone I just haven't installed it on here yet)
Once again, thanks a lot I really appreciate the quick response and I hope to check more of the forums out soon.
-Rob
Robosag said:
I really appreciate the help as far as that update thing goes.
I guess I didn't explain the part with the GMail and the hangout apps.. it is only those apps that are affected, I guess I will try uninstalling the gmail and hangout apps again because I try to launch them but it gives the "Unknown issue with Google Play Services" error and then force closes.
Also every once in a while it is giving me a weird 'Google Music' error .
I will try to freeze that update thing with Titanium backup (I have the full version I got on my old phone I just haven't installed it on here yet)
Once again, thanks a lot I really appreciate the quick response and I hope to check more of the forums out soon.
-Rob
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Well if you fix the Google play store error you'll be able to update your Gmail and Hangouts apps.. I fixed them before by first fixing the play store problem. Go into twrp and select wipe and choose cache and dalvic because it will help.
MrMike2182 said:
Well if you fix the Google play store error you'll be able to update your Gmail and Hangouts apps.. I fixed them before by first fixing the play store problem. Go into twrp and select wipe and choose cache and dalvic because it will help.
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Okay so I froze the 'Updater' app, rebooted and I think that it has stopped which is good.
I still am getting this Google Play Services Error every few minutes, I downloaded the Google Play .apk , installed it, rebooted into recovery and cleared the dalv and regular cache but I'm still seeing this error come up... I even tried to disable Google Play Services notifications and just accept that it won't ever go away but it is still happening. I'm still not sure of the actual cause of these errors, at least I can use GMail and Hangouts now because I just restored the factory versions.
Robosag said:
Okay so I froze the 'Updater' app, rebooted and I think that it has stopped which is good.
I still am getting this Google Play Services Error every few minutes, I downloaded the Google Play .apk , installed it, rebooted into recovery and cleared the dalv and regular cache but I'm still seeing this error come up... I even tried to disable Google Play Services notifications and just accept that it won't ever go away but it is still happening. I'm still not sure of the actual cause of these errors, at least I can use GMail and Hangouts now because I just restored the factory versions.
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Do you have Google framework installed?? You should be able to see it in titanium backup it'll be called Google Services Framework..
MrMike2182 said:
Do you have Google framework installed?? You should be able to see it in titanium backup it'll be called Google Services Framework..
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yes I believe so
it says
Google Services Framework 4.4.2-1289630
in Titanium
Robosag said:
yes I believe so
it says
Google Services Framework 4.4.2-1289630
in Titanium
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If I were you, I'd download the entire gapps package (google apps) it's between 150 and 250MB in size and it's a zip so you can install it via recovery I'm pretty sure your problem will go away if you get the updated gapps for your phone.
MrMike2182 said:
If I were you, I'd download the entire gapps package (google apps) it's between 150 and 250MB in size and it's a zip so you can install it via recovery I'm pretty sure your problem will go away if you get the updated gapps for your phone.
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I've been meaning to go download this but I'm not really even sure where to download this gapps package at... any apk mirror site?
Robosag said:
I've been meaning to go download this but I'm not really even sure where to download this gapps package at... any apk mirror site?
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Yes there is a site but no entire Google apps package is an apk it's in zip format and all you need to do is download it to your sd card and then boot into recovery and tap install then navigate to wherever you saved the download to and tap to select it for installation and after the install go back to the home page and select wipe and then on the next window select dalvic and cache then swipe the bottom to wipe them both and then reboot and you should be good to go.. Here's the package
In this package you will find the core Google system base, off-line speech files, Google Play Store, FaceUnlock, Google Bookmarks Sync, and the following Play Store applications:
Google + | Google Calendar (replaces stock/AOSP Calendar) | Google Now Launcher | Google Play services | Google Search | Google Text-to-Speech | Gmail | Hangouts | Maps | Street View on Google Maps | YouTube
Link
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934553399
MrMike2182 said:
Yes there is a site but no entire Google apps package is an apk it's in zip format and all you need to do is download it to your sd card and then boot into recovery and tap install then navigate to wherever you saved the download to and tap to select it for installation and after the install go back to the home page and select wipe and then on the next window select dalvic and cache then swipe the bottom to wipe them both and then reboot and you should be good to go.. Here's the package
In this package you will find the core Google system base, off-line speech files, Google Play Store, FaceUnlock, Google Bookmarks Sync, and the following Play Store applications:
Google + | Google Calendar (replaces stock/AOSP Calendar) | Google Now Launcher | Google Play services | Google Search | Google Text-to-Speech | Gmail | Hangouts | Maps | Street View on Google Maps | YouTube
Link
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934553399
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Well alright! , You have been so much help with this so far I really really appreciate this. I'll try this quickly before I go to bed tonight and hopefully it works out and I won't have that extra error notification and those other issues anymore
Robosag said:
Well alright! , You have been so much help with this so far I really really appreciate this. I'll try this quickly before I go to bed tonight and hopefully it works out and I won't have that extra error notification and those other issues anymore
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Just make sure you follow the instructions exactly as I wrote them cause you need to clear the dalvic and cache so don't forget.
MrMike2182 said:
Link
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934553399
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Okay I just tried to flash this and got this error:
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/exter
nal_sd/pa_gapps-modular-mini-4.4.4-20150410-sig
ned.zip'
so I went back and tried it again checking 'Zip file signature verification' and then got another error
E: Zip signature verification failed: 1
Error Flashing zip '/external_sd/pa_gapps-modul
ar-mini4.4.4-20150410-signed.zip
Updating partition details...
...done
attempting again after clearing caches
followed step-by-step as per usual protocol with these things
Robosag said:
Okay I just tried to flash this and got this error:
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/exter
nal_sd/pa_gapps-modular-mini-4.4.4-20150410-sig
ned.zip'
so I went back and tried it again checking 'Zip file signature verification' and then got another error
E: Zip signature verification failed: 1
Error Flashing zip '/external_sd/pa_gapps-modul
ar-mini4.4.4-20150410-signed.zip
Updating partition details...
...done
attempting again after clearing caches
followed step-by-step as per usual protocol with these things
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Ok do me a favor, throw away the Google apps you just downloaded and then download this one and try again.
Linkhttp://d-h.st/yIZ
MrMike2182 said:
Ok do me a favor, throw away the Google apps you just downloaded and then download this one and try again.
Linkhttp://d-h.st/yIZ
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Dang... I just flashed it onto my phone successfully and cleared the caches, still getting the same Google error notification.
Robosag said:
Dang... I just flashed it onto my phone successfully and cleared the caches, still getting the same Google error notification.
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What rom and kernel do you happen to be using? Try this too though tap settings then apps and look for the Play Store and tap into it and then force close it and then scroll down and delete the data and when it says all user accounts will be deleted or whatever just say yes and then go back to your home and reopen the Play Store and try to use it again after it logs your account back in.
Edit: Do you see Google play services in your app list? Uninstall the update if it says to uninstall update on it and then update it again then try to use stuff.
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What rom and kernel do you happen to be using? Try this too though tap settings then apps and look for the Play Store and tap into it and then force close it and then scroll down and delete the data and when it says all user accounts will be deleted or whatever just say yes and then go back to your home and reopen the Play Store and try to use it again after it logs your account back in.
Edit: Do you see Google play services in your app list? Uninstall the update if it says to uninstall update on it and then update it again then try to use stuff.
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I feel like maybe something got screwed up when I was rooting and using this custom kernel, I wouldn't mind wiping this phone and trying again from the start but going through the backup and restoring process will be a pain. Everything is painful, lol. I just want to be able to use my apps like normal
Hardware version
0002
Software version
1.47.652.1
Android version
4.4.2
HTC Sense version
6.0
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Kernel version
3.4.0-Modded-Kernel-v2.6.1
[email protected] #4
SMP PREEMPT
Baseband version
1.46.40.0721
Build number
1.47.652.1 CL373881 release-keys
Robosag said:
I feel like maybe something got screwed up when I was rooting and using this custom kernel, I wouldn't mind wiping this phone and trying again from the start but going through the backup and restoring process will be a pain. Everything is painful, lol. I just want to be able to use my apps like normal
Hardware version
0002
Software version
1.47.652.1
Android version
4.4.2
HTC Sense version
6.0
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Kernel version
3.4.0-Modded-Kernel-v2.6.1
[email protected] #4
SMP PREEMPT
Baseband version
1.46.40.0721
Build number
1.47.652.1 CL373881 release-keys
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You should try pattiboi new kernel that he put up yesterday because it's pretty smooth running and my phone is much better than it was before.. Did you uninstall updates to the Play services and try to update it again?
Edit:
Do you have titanium backup? If so I need you to download this version of Google play services and install it but first use titanium backup to fully uninstall the Google play services that's on your phone.. Here's the link for the Google play services version 8.1.15 make sure you don't tap the one that says get it on Google play store because obviously you can't use the Play Store so tap the one next to it, it looks like this "d Download" after you downloaded it install it and reboot your phone...
Google Play Services
MrMike2182 said:
You should try pattiboi new kernel that he put up yesterday because it's pretty smooth running and my phone is much better than it was before.. Did you uninstall updates to the Play services and try to update it again?
Edit:
Do you have titanium backup? If so I need you to download this version of Google play services and install it but first use titanium backup to fully uninstall the Google play services that's on your phone.. Here's the link for the Google play services version 8.1.15 make sure you don't tap the one that says get it on Google play store because obviously you can't use the Play Store so tap the one next to it, it looks like this "d Download" after you downloaded it install it and reboot your phone...
Google Play Services
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yes I have Titanium backup. I'll try this new kernel, yeah I tried to uninstall updates for Play services but there wasn't even an option for it.
I'll download this and run that in titanium before installing
Robosag said:
yes I have Titanium backup. I'll try this new kernel, yeah I tried to uninstall updates for Play services but there wasn't even an option for it.
I'll download this and run that in titanium before installing
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You should try fixing your problem before going to the other kernel.
All you need to do is delete Google play services in Titanium Backup and then download the one I gave you and install and then reboot.

Can't log out of google account

I setup a fire tablet for a friend by rooting it, and adding google play. Tested the system, and various apps by logging into my personal google account via play. Everything works great, except that I can't figure out a way to log out of my google account on the device before giving it back to my friend.
The issue seems to be that the amazon system doesn't have an "accounts" or "accounts & sync" settings menu like most android devices, where you can remove/delete accounts.
I was able to change my google password, and then wipe the data from the various apps to prevent the device from syncing any further but the issue is that my account is still listed in play/gmail/etc, and there is a 'sign in' notification that won't go away.
Anyone have any thoughts on a work around to fully remove my google account from the device?
Would clearing data for the Google Play services apps do it?
Do you have a google settings app, looks like a cog?
If so, sign in and security, devices and notifications, loads a web page, on recently used devices click review devices, select the Fire, Press remove?
Come to think of it I think you can load the web page on pc if don't have the app, try logging in at
https://myaccount.google.com/u/1/security#activity
On the left select - Device activity & notifications, scroll down and select review devices, select the Fire and press Remove.
Looks like it should do the trick.
SpencerB said:
Anyone have any thoughts on a work around to fully remove my google account from the device?
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edit: Deleted. @Pond-life's solution sounds good!
Pond-life said:
Do you have a google settings app, looks like a cog?
If so, sign in and security, devices and notifications, loads a web page, on recently used devices click review devices, select the Fire, Press remove?
Come to think of it I think you can load the web page on pc if don't have the app, try logging in at
On the left select - Device activity & notifications, scroll down and select review devices, select the Fire and press Remove.
Looks like it should do the trick.
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I did this as well. It effectively does the same thing as changing your google password. It does not remove the account from the device. It still shows up in all the google programs, and prompts a permanent notification that the account requires attention. I think this process is intended to prompt a device to re-sign in to google without changing the password itself.
DoLooper said:
edit: Deleted. @Pond-life's solution sounds good!
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I think your original post prior to edit, stating that a factory reset is the easiest method, might be the way to go.
Appreciate the help guys! :good:
I setup one for my Mother-In-Law this weekend and I was able to add an new account and then remove the old one. I think gapps require an account to function so there has to be an account but once a second is added the first can be removed.
pjsockett said:
I setup one for my Mother-In-Law this weekend and I was able to add an new account and then remove the old one. I think gapps require an account to function so there has to be an account but once a second is added the first can be removed.
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Do you remember how you removed the 2nd account? I have 2 accounts on the device, yet still can't find an option to remove one other than a link to "manage accounts" which then takes me to the main amazon settings menu which has no account management for google.
pjsockett said:
I setup one for my Mother-In-Law this weekend and I was able to add an new account and then remove the old one. I think gapps require an account to function so there has to be an account but once a second is added the first can be removed.
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Doesn't this also remove your gmail, apps, calendar, etc?
DoLooper said:
Doesn't this also remove your gmail, apps, calendar, etc?
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Yes it did. All of the apps that I looks at only showed the current account. It didn't remove any apps but the user was no longer associated with them.
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Do you remember how you removed the 2nd account? I have 2 accounts on the device, yet still can't find an option to remove one other than a link to "manage accounts" which then takes me to the main amazon settings menu which has no account management for google.
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I am on CM12.1 so I don't know if that makes a difference but I went to Settings > Accounts > Google > Click On Account to Remove > Under Settings toggle Select Remove Account
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Yes it did. All of the apps that I looks at only showed the current account. It didn't remove any apps but the user was no longer associated with them.
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I mean, does the deleted account even exist anymore? Can you access it from other devices/PC? I remember a big warning when I was thinking of doing this that everything would be deleted: Gmail, contacts, app history, google drive files, etc. Thanks.
DoLooper said:
I mean, does the deleted account even exist anymore? Can you access it from other devices/PC? I remember a big warning when I was thinking of doing this that everything would be deleted: Gmail, contacts, app history, google drive files, etc. Thanks.
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If you are on the stock rom like the OP you can't access the menu pjs mentions, the one you can get to via "google settings", "account preferences", "delete your account or services" would do what you fear above.
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Yes it did. All of the apps that I looks at only showed the current account. It didn't remove any apps but the user was no longer associated with them.
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I am on CM12.1 so I don't know if that makes a difference but I went to Settings > Accounts > Google > Click On Account to Remove > Under Settings toggle Select Remove Account
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Ah, CM12.1 is how you are able to do it. I'm still on the stock Amazon rom with Nova launcher.
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If you are on the stock rom like the OP you can't access the menu pjs mentions, the one you can get to via "google settings", "account preferences", "delete your account or services" would do what you fear above.
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Ah, CM12.1 is how you are able to do it. I'm still on the stock Amazon rom with Nova launcher.
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OK, it sounds like my original post was correct for rooted stock so I'll try to reconstruct it, if not for you, then for others who might need it.
There's no simple way to remove a google account. Basically, you have to delete gapps, either manually or by factory reset, and reinstall.
(EDIT: Reinstalling over current Gapps - Didn't think to mention this as an option because when I installed new Gapps over old I had major problems with google apps crashing and had to factory reset anyway. That was over a year ago with earlier Gapps version, though. Maybe it could magically work now?)
Factory Reset: I think this is easiest. Do the reset and then install Gapps again. Your apps and data will be deleted, but root survives. If you flashed the SuperSU zip, the app installed to /system so you won't have to reinstall it. Same with your launcher if you moved that to /system. (If you didn't flash SuperSU zip, you'll need to reinstall the app after resetting.)
Disable your launcher and enable the Fire launcher before resetting. The state of system apps disabled/enabled with the "adb shell pm" command doesn't change with the reset. (I've confirmed this several times with gatesjunior's Debloater tool. Still, I always keep wifi off during a reset and disable OTA again afterwards.)
Manually: You must uninstall (at least) play store, play services, gmail, google accounts and google setup. Use Titanium Backup to search for all things "google" and see if there's anything else that sounds account-related. Make a list of what you're getting rid of, back them up and uninstall. Then get new apks from some place like apkMirror.
This worked perfect:
Manually: You must uninstall (at least) play store, play services, gmail, google accounts and google setup. Use Titanium Backup to search for all things "google" and see if there's anything else that sounds account-related. Make a list of what you're getting rid of, back them up and uninstall. I then re-ran the Amazon-Fire-5th-Gen-SuperTool and option 2 and the account is now gone.
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OK, it sounds like my original post was correct for rooted stock so I'll try to reconstruct it, if not for you, then for others who might need it.
There's no simple way to remove a google account. Basically, you have to delete gapps, either manually or by factory reset, and reinstall.
(EDIT: Reinstalling over current Gapps - Didn't think to mention this as an option because when I installed new Gapps over old I had major problems with google apps crashing and had to factory reset anyway. That was over a year ago with earlier Gapps version, though. Maybe it could magically work now?)
Factory Reset: I think this is easiest. Do the reset and then install Gapps again. Your apps and data will be deleted, but root survives. If you flashed the SuperSU zip, the app installed to /system so you won't have to reinstall it. Same with your launcher if you moved that to /system. (If you didn't flash SuperSU zip, you'll need to reinstall the app after resetting.)
Disable your launcher and enable the Fire launcher before resetting. The state of system apps disabled/enabled with the "adb shell pm" command doesn't change with the reset. (I've confirmed this several times with gatesjunior's Debloater tool. Still, I always keep wifi off during a reset and disable OTA again afterwards.)
Manually: You must uninstall (at least) play store, play services, gmail, google accounts and google setup. Use Titanium Backup to search for all things "google" and see if there's anything else that sounds account-related. Make a list of what you're getting rid of, back them up and uninstall. Then get new apks from some place like apkMirror.
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How do I re-install gapps? I don't want to factory reset as this is my mother's tablet, and manually uninstalling requires root.
Dandroid Optimus said:
How do I re-install gapps? I don't want to factory reset as this is my mother's tablet, and manually uninstalling requires root.
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Not sure. I wrote this for rooted stock. Guess it depends on how you installed it and whether or not you can get to any core components. Maybe someone else will have an idea.

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