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Market has completely removed paid apps

The other day I clicked on "top paid" and it said there were no apps available. Now I go into Market and the "top paid" tab isn't even there anymore.
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Use google to find a program called "market enabler".

Any idea why this would suddenly happen though?

According to the picture you attached, you're in AIRPLANE MODE!!! DUH! Your simcard is OFF therefore you can't possibly match any paid-market enabled sim/network.
(market enabler will still make it work)

Your kidding, that simple? Doh!

lbcoder said:
According to the picture you attached, you're in AIRPLANE MODE!!! DUH! Your simcard is OFF therefore you can't possibly match any paid-market enabled sim/network.
(market enabler will still make it work)
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That makes sense. lol

Took my phone off airplane mode, no effect. Restarted just in case, still no effect. Market looks just the same as the picture I posted before. I haven't tried market enabler yet, mostly because I want to figure out the root cause of this issue.

You would need to kill the process and clear the market data first.
Home --> Menu --> Settings --> Applications --> Manage --> Market --> Force Stop, Clear Cache

lbcoder said:
You would need to kill the process and clear the market data first.
Home --> Menu --> Settings --> Applications --> Manage --> Market --> Force Stop, Clear Cache
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Still having the same problem.

to Clear this up,
heres the scenario elaborated as my experience goes:
I am an Android User in South Africa, therefore i dont have access to the paid market.
i use Market Enabler whenever i open the market so that i can see and buy paid apps. this worked when i flashed a new rom and ran MarketEnabler before i opened the market and this successfully gave me access to the "Top Paid" tab. now, after rebooting my phone, i opened Market without opening MarketEnabler and the "Top Paid" section naturally disappeared. but now after running MarketEnabler and reopening the market, the tab is still missing but i can see other paid Apps.
My question is, has anyone got any info as to where the Market Checks to allow the showing/hiding of the "Top Paid" tab as MarketEnabler is obviously not reseting this.

I am having the same problem with my Milestone. Any help would be deeply appreciated!

brettf said:
My question is, has anyone got any info as to where the Market Checks to allow the showing/hiding of the "Top Paid" tab as MarketEnabler is obviously not reseting this.
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its the setup wizard that does it for me. i have two g1's and i use the old messed up one (the "Q" and "Del" buttons dont work...liquid damage) for testing new stuff before i try it on my good everyday phone.
My Everyday phone is fine and can see paid apps in the market, never has any problems, etc.
my spare phone, on the other hand, has no data connection, so when i go through setup after wiping, i have no choice but to skip the google sign-in. And thats where its at.
if you skip the google sign-up, your device registers as an ADP1 and paid apps will not show up in the market.
-BMFC

bmfc187 said:
its the setup wizard that does it for me. i have two g1's and i use the old messed up one (the "Q" and "Del" buttons dont work...liquid damage) for testing new stuff before i try it on my good everyday phone.
My Everyday phone is fine and can see paid apps in the market, never has any problems, etc.
my spare phone, on the other hand, has no data connection, so when i go through setup after wiping, i have no choice but to skip the google sign-in. And thats where its at.
if you skip the google sign-up, your device registers as an ADP1 and paid apps will not show up in the market.
-BMFC
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True, but that's not what's happening here. I had paid apps, they disappeared, then I lost the "top paid" tab, now I have paid apps back, but still no "top paid" tab.

I'm experiencing exactly the same problem. The paid apps tab is missing.

Market Issues Lately - Possibly Not Rom Relatedd

It seems like a lot of people(including myself) have been having Market Issues lately on both the Froyo & HoneyComb roms. (not sure if rooted stock Nook users were seeing this to this week)
I think that Google has been making changes to the backend of the market.
Tuesday night I noticed that X-Plane was available to me in market where the previous few days searched for it would come up empty.
Yesterday i manually installed Evernote & Sugarsync because I could not find them in the marke either and I also noticed I had an older version of Xscope.
Last night, I did another round of Force Stop Google.Framework/Clear Data....Force Stop Market/Clear cache and then all of sudden all these apps reappeared in the market!
So if you have been having similar issues this week I suggest another round of the Force Stop Google.Framework/Clear Data....Force Stop Market/Clear cache. I did do mine with a round of some nice Bourbon Oak Aged Stout Beer called Heresy but not sure if this helped MArket at all But it did help me!
I am using Market Enabler with the Verizon setting(and have been using all week)
One thing i notice different in Portrait Market is on Nookie Froyo its says Apps - Game - My Apps and on my DroidX it says Apps - Games - Verizon on top.
Hopefully today I can mess with copy some of the setting from my DroidX build.prop to the Nook to see if this changes market behavior at all.
Does anyone now what settings Market Enabler is making and where?

I have been having trouble with the market as well, but it seems related to a "google talk authentication failed" error. STILL cant download apps though, its frustrating.

I just installed the HC and when I tried to DL from the marketplace, I looked over at my phone, an HTC hero, the DL was coming in there???? Tried to use another gmail account, "no device associated to this account" This makes HC useless. Anyone got a clear fix?

well for me i cant even download off the market with my NC it says its downloading but does nothing.

This has zero to do with the Nook Color, it's happening on all devices.

I have to say, some of it IS nook related.
The problem I'm seeing is that some apps do not see the Nook as a compatible device.
Take evernote for example.
I can't find it in the market, so I go to the evernote website, which points me back to the market, web version. When I am forced to choose a device, it then tells me that the device is not compatible.
How are people getting around this?

hanbalfrek said:
I have to say, some of it IS nook related.
The problem I'm seeing is that some apps do not see the Nook as a compatible device.
Take evernote for example.
I can't find it in the market, so I go to the evernote website, which points me back to the market, web version. When I am forced to choose a device, it then tells me that the device is not compatible.
How are people getting around this?
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Well for me i had to install Applanet and download it, it works fine on the book. And also that's the only way i can download apps because the market doesn't work for me.

hanbalfrek said:
I have to say, some of it IS nook related.
The problem I'm seeing is that some apps do not see the Nook as a compatible device.
Take evernote for example.
I can't find it in the market, so I go to the evernote website, which points me back to the market, web version. When I am forced to choose a device, it then tells me that the device is not compatible.
How are people getting around this?
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That's a completely different issue.

khaytsus said:
That's a completely different issue.
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I'd have to respectfully disagree that its a completely different issue, at least not for everyone.
OP's issue is not a problem of downloading/installing apps, its finding apps.
I just tried all the apps the OP listed, and I found X-Plane, but can't find Evernote, Sugarsync, (nor Facebook).
I think that a lot of people will not find the apps they want, and think its a Market issue with their hacked device, but in reality its a problem with device compatibility checks from Google.
Thanks for the Applanet idea, I'm going to try that.

I have had lots of apps were missing for me (most notably Facebook for android) in the market occasionally. I have found that this seems to happen from time to time. In trying to buy directly off the android market site on my computer, it tells me my Nook is incompatible with the apps I am looking for (though I know it is not). The fix though, is simple ( all credit to ViralCipher)
Solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11626645&postcount=425
Sometimes you have to do it more than once, but rarely.
I Use Customized Nookie Froyo 0.6.8 from the emmc.

hanbalfrek said:
I have to say, some of it IS nook related.
The problem I'm seeing is that some apps do not see the Nook as a compatible device.
Take evernote for example.
I can't find it in the market, so I go to the evernote website, which points me back to the market, web version. When I am forced to choose a device, it then tells me that the device is not compatible.
How are people getting around this?
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applanet[dot]net
how I did it. I hate it, because I love to support the developers so cheating them like this sucks. I usually go to their website later and donate

ErroneousBosch said:
I have had lots of apps were missing for me (most notably Facebook for android) in the market occasionally. I have found that this seems to happen from time to time. In trying to buy directly off the android market site on my computer, it tells me my Nook is incompatible with the apps I am looking for (though I know it is not). The fix though, is simple ( all credit to ViralCipher)
Solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11626645&postcount=425
Sometimes you have to do it more than once, but rarely.
I Use Customized Nookie Froyo 0.6.8 from the emmc.
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Thanks! This worked!
I did this step when I had the application download errors, and didnt think doing it again would restore access to certain apps, but hey, whatever works!

[MARKET WORKAROUND] Market 3.xx access to apps not available to your country

There are those lucky users who are able to fake a carrier and install apps not available in their country with Android Market 3.xx. I am but possibly the lesser ones who though managed to fake carriers using Market Enabler / Market Acess but still unable to search for apps which are not available to my country.
Now this is a working workaround method that I've tried using 2 types of Market Enabler available in the Market and also Market Access.
Who should be using this workaround?
Users who successfully faked a carrier using Market Access / Market Enabler with Android Market 3.xx but still unable to find certain apps within the new market 3.xx.
Tested Working with the following
Market Access
http://amip.tools-for.net/wiki/android/marketaccess
Market Enabler
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.notenking.mf&hl=en
Market Enabler
https://market.android.com/details?id=ch.racic.android.marketenabler&hl=en
1. Install Market Enabler or Market Access
2. Run Market Enabler / Market Access
3. Fake a carrier from within Market Enabler / Market Access
4. Open your browser
5. Search using keywords like "Google Earth Android Market"
6. Click on the searched results and select to open with "Market"
7. You will be re-directed to Android Market
8. Once market opens, you will see your desired app and will now be able to install.
9. Once you installed, I recommend you select "Allow automatic updating".
10. You may restore your value back to your original carrier.
11. From now onwards, if there is any updates (even though it is not available in your country) it will be automatically updated when available.
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Just my little experience: Pandora does not update if you don't fake the carrier, so auto update would fail.
Don't know but suppose this is valid for other apps too.
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erups said:
Just my little experience: Pandora does not update if you don't fake the carrier, so auto update would fail.
Don't know but suppose this is valid for other apps too.
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I got books updated automatically without faking carrier.
But that's not my point of this post actually. The point is even with faked carrier I can't find the apps. So thru browser it actually finds it.

Nice find. Previously I had to revert to Market 2.x and install a paid app. It works through browser. Tnx

You're not allowed Google Earth? Wow, your country sucks
Good advice though, and I was able to update Google Books and Google Music automatically without faking, just needed it to install as you say.

Rusty! said:
You're not allowed Google Earth? Wow, your country sucks
Good advice though, and I was able to update Google Books and Google Music automatically without faking, just needed it to install as you say.
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Lolz I suppose u can say that. Quite a number of apps unavailable in my country (Singapore), though tiny island but famous around the world. Kinda contradicts ...
I got my N1 with Market 2.3.6. Easy to update with fake carrier but the new market on my O2x I can't find any. ..... till I use this workaround.
Guess it worked.

thx.......nice trick

Rusty! said:
You're not allowed Google Earth? Wow, your country sucks
Good advice though, and I was able to update Google Books and Google Music automatically without faking, just needed it to install as you say.
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Does this mean you can use your account to buy music and books even if you're not supposed to???

Well you can't buy any music with Google Music, so I doubt it. Can't say about books any more though, as it is now officially available in the UK.
Unless you use Market Enabler though, the books option wont appear in the Market, but with it you should be able to.

Rusty! said:
Well you can't buy any music with Google Music
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Yeah, my bad. Too excited

Disappearing home icons/widgets, spotify music and contacts on MI5 Pro

My wife got her new MI5 Pro on Saturday. Since then she's been having all sorts of issues which we feel are probably related.
She installed the Google Play Launcher and gave it auto start permissions etc. She also installed Spotify and downloaded music for use offline, as well as installing the "Nine" email client which she's used for ages on her old phone. The following morning she noticed missing home icons/widgets, offline music had gone and not all of her contacts from Nine were showing in the inbuild Contact App.
We've done some digging around. Initially I turned off the scheduled cleaner in the security app, thinking this was the culprit but the following morning the above items were gone again. She let me know yesterday that she'd found a post somewhere saying to turn off the Mi backup, which she did. This morning I got a message from her saying the stuff had disappeared again and she thinks the backup has run again despite her turning it off (I'm working away so can't see the phone).
These issues, combined with the Android Pay not working (all card readers say "unsupported card type") means the first 5 days with the phone have been nothing but frustration and it's likely to end up being launched through a window.
Has anyone any ideas?

daesimps said:
My wife got her new MI5 Pro on Saturday. Since then she's been having all sorts of issues which we feel are probably related.
She installed the Google Play Launcher and gave it auto start permissions etc. She also installed Spotify and downloaded music for use offline, as well as installing the "Nine" email client which she's used for ages on her old phone. The following morning she noticed missing home icons/widgets, offline music had gone and not all of her contacts from Nine were showing in the inbuild Contact App.
We've done some digging around. Initially I turned off the scheduled cleaner in the security app, thinking this was the culprit but the following morning the above items were gone again. She let me know yesterday that she'd found a post somewhere saying to turn off the Mi backup, which she did. This morning I got a message from her saying the stuff had disappeared again and she thinks the backup has run again despite her turning it off (I'm working away so can't see the phone).
These issues, combined with the Android Pay not working (all card readers say "unsupported card type") means the first 5 days with the phone have been nothing but frustration and it's likely to end up being launched through a window.
Has anyone any ideas?
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Are they being uninstalled or made invisible/hidden?
Have you tried with a different launcher at all?

The icons are simply being removed from the home screen, and the Spotify downloads disappearing.
Still no luck with android pay either, which she's annoyed about as she bought this phone as people said android pay was working.
When I get home I'll see how she's got on.
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what rom are you using ? i think i read that androidpay only works on the global rom, not any custom roms and chinese roms

jeffreydeleeuw said:
what rom are you using ? i think i read that androidpay only works on the global rom, not any custom roms and chinese roms
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Sorry, I honestly thought I'd put that in my post. She's on global stable 7.5.2.0 (MAAMIDE)
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We've found the cause of the missing icons, music etc.
In settings, additional settings, backup and reset there is an option called local backup which was running at 02:30 every day. She's just manually run the backup job and immediately all the aforementioned items disappeared.
She's now disabled the auto backup and we'll see what happens in the morning, but it looks good so far.
This, from what she's described, is different from the Mi backup that she disabled yesterday (which didn't fix the issue)
Now all we need to do is fix Android pay and she'll be happy
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EDIT: nothing had disappeared when she got up this morning [emoji1]

daesimps said:
We've found the cause of the missing icons, music etc.
In settings, additional settings, backup and reset there is an option called local backup which was running at 02:30 every day. She's just manually run the backup job and immediately all the aforementioned items disappeared.
She's now disabled the auto backup and we'll see what happens in the morning, but it looks good so far.
This, from what she's described, is different from the Mi backup that she disabled yesterday (which didn't fix the issue)
Now all we need to do is fix Android pay and she'll be happy
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EDIT: nothing had disappeared when she got up this morning [emoji1]
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Good news,
Is her bootloader unlocked? As this will stop Android Pay from working I believe. Or are you saying she can get the cards on to the Android Pay app but when she tries to use it in a shop it's not working?

Bootloader is not unlocked. Running stock 7.5.2.0 global stable.
She's added the card ok, and got a letter off the bank confirming it's activated, but it doesn't work when she tries to pay.
When she used it Sunday the payment terminal said "unsupported card type". When she tried it today she said she just got two beeps from the terminal.
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Just tried again and the card reader gives a double beep (instead of the long beep I get with my contactless card)
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Same problem with Mi Mix2 with Google launcher and android 7.1
This problem is still present in both the Mix 2 and my wife's Mi Note 2.
Both fully up to date, both using Google launcher.
Both using Global Stable ROMs,
Both not modified, no root, basically stock, with only difference being the launcher.

For android pay, you should probably update to the latest ROM-version. If you don't see an update in the updater app, you can download the zip here: http://en.miui.com/download-299.html#443 , go to the updater app, click the 3 dots, click on 'choose update' and click on the file you just downloaded.

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Currently there is no known root method - 14 July 2017
There is no reliable way to stop updates, without rooting. - 14 July 2017
see https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/how-to-install-google-play-store-fire-t3486603 on how to add google framwork/playstore without root. - 14 July 2017

I'm having small font smoothing and kerning issues in a some apps (play store, gmail, firefox, relay for reddit) but not others (droid info, kittens game, ff.net). Is there a way to fix this?

qrop said:
I'm having small font smoothing and kerning issues in a some apps (play store, gmail, firefox, relay for reddit) but not others (droid info, kittens game, ff.net). Is there a way to fix this?
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Probably not without root.
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Fire gen 7 5.4.0.0
Are there any way to root the newer version gen 7?? Are there any ROMs for this version fire gen 7 updated to 5.4.0.0??

Bariyadeep said:
Are there any way to root the newer version gen 7?? Are there any ROMs for this version fire gen 7 updated to 5.4.0.0??
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Nope. However, you can install a different launcher, the Google Play Store and/or remove access to most preinstalled apps. One or all of these actions can improve the daily experience for those dissatisfied with FireOS and the suite of services provided by Amazon.
Look through the General section for threads dealing with all of the above. Some representative links:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/amazon-fire-utility-tool-bloat-removal-t3641151
https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/launcher-root-launcher-hijack-v2-t3561026
https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/how-to-install-google-play-store-fire-t3486603
https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/how-to-rid-ads-special-offers-lock-t3585863

Bariyadeep said:
Are there any way to root the newer version gen 7?? Are there any ROMs for this version fire gen 7 updated to 5.4.0.0??
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Its possible that a root method may never be found.
Sent from my sailfish using XDA Labs

At the risk of sounding absolutely ridiculous; I am aware that there is currently no root, and that there is a program to remove bloatware, ads, and switch launchers using a program on the computer. HOWEVER I do not have a computer.
At present these are the materials I have at hand-
1 Kindle 7" tablet w/ 3rd part apps activated, and ADB
1 rooted Kyocera Hydra Reach
1 Bluetooth keyboard and mouse (compatable with both devices. I tested this)
- both devices have a terminal emulator app installed.
So, my question is simple. Is there a way to do any of the following-
A: Install the drivers onto either device to run the terminal emulator from the Kindle, or smart phone to run the commands either directly into the device itself, or from the phone to the tablet?
B: run the programs with an emulation?
I am aware that this is a shot in the dark, and I have no access to a computer, or laptop currently. I am able if to obtain a laptop (albeit a cheap windows 7 laptop from ebay) if I have to. However, I would prefer not to.
Any information would be much appreciated, and thank you for your time!

Any way to get the Underground app store on the 7th gen tablet?

jicama said:
Any way to get the Underground app store on the 7th gen tablet?
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How did you try so far?
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Started a new thread because it could get messy: https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/help/fire-7-2017-7th-gen-downgrade-debloat-t3699937

install apps to sd card
I have the Fire HD 8 with 5.6 on it. I have installed the Play Store, and everything works fine with that. When I install apps from the plays store and attempt to move them to the SD card though it is only moving the apk not the obb. Is there a way to get the entire app installation to occur on the SD card with rooting? I know that there are apps that allow the movement of the obb to the card, but it seems they all require rooting. Right now I have a 128 gb of storage that the tablet seems to be refusing to actually use. Thanks in advance.

Sasquatch7878 said:
I have the Fire HD 8 with 5.6 on it. I have installed the Play Store, and everything works fine with that. When I install apps from the plays store and attempt to move them to the SD card though it is only moving the apk not the obb. Is there a way to get the entire app installation to occur on the SD card with rooting? I know that there are apps that allow the movement of the obb to the card, but it seems they all require rooting. Right now I have a 128 gb of storage that the tablet seems to be refusing to actually use. Thanks in advance.
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Nope - limitation of Android 5.1. Some custom ROMs incorporate adaptations that permit more (sometimes all) app components to be migrated to external storage. Amazon went a different path with FireOS v5.

I have a 7th gen Fire 7 (non-HD running 5.6.0.0) and keep getting asked by one app I'd like to use to update google play services. Problem is, when I click update in the app the Amazon App Store is hijacking the request with the options to Cancel or Continue. Cancel does just what it says and Continue just tries to take me to the Amazon app store, which of course won't work. I've attempted to disable the app store in Manage Applications (per this thread) but the option is grayed out. I found a few link handling options under settings / Amazon Application Settings / Appstore and those don't seem to help either. I also attempted to sideload a newer version of play services but couldn't determine the correct version apk to grab from apkmirror as there only appeared to be one version there for Android 5.x. Any ideas?

kozmo403 said:
I have a 7th gen Fire 7 (non-HD running 5.6.0.0) and keep getting asked by one app I'd like to use to update google play services. Problem is, when I click update in the app the Amazon App Store is hijacking the request with the options to Cancel or Continue. Cancel does just what it says and Continue just tries to take me to the Amazon app store, which of course won't work. I've attempted to disable the app store in Manage Applications (per this thread) but the option is grayed out. I found a few link handling options under settings / Amazon Application Settings / Appstore and those don't seem to help either. I also attempted to sideload a newer version of play services but couldn't determine the correct version apk to grab from apkmirror as there only appeared to be one version there for Android 5.x. Any ideas?
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The Amazon app store can not be disabled on FireOS 5.6. You could roll back to an earlier build of FireOS and then disable but that's only a temporary work around that you'll likely regret as time passes.
Below is a link to the lastest stable Google Play Services build for your device. Load that and see what happens. My sense is the app is looking for another component that does not reside on your device. Hopefully that assumption is wrong.
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services/google-play-services-11-7-46-release/

Davey126 said:
The Amazon app store can not be disabled on FireOS 5.6. You could roll back to an earlier build of FireOS and then disable but that's only a temporary work around that you'll likely regret as time passes.
Below is a link to the lastest stable Google Play Services build for your device. Load that and see what happens. My sense is the app is looking for another component that does not reside on your device. Hopefully that assumption is wrong.
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services/google-play-services-11-7-46-release/
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Thanks for looking. I just checked and it appears that's the version of play services running on my device ( 11.7.46 (230-175121617 ). What's interesting is that I don't see a 230 version of the apk available. Half tempted to try the 030 version and see if that updates properly or not. That said, the application I'm having issues with is Movies Anywhere, which, after things update, will work until I attempt to download a movie from my library, at which case it gripes about play services being out of date. I think you may be on to something with a missing component, which doesn't bode well I fear.

kozmo403 said:
Thanks for looking. I just checked and it appears that's the version of play services running on my device ( 11.7.46 (230-175121617 ). What's interesting is that I don't see a 230 version of the apk available. Half tempted to try the 030 version and see if that updates properly or not. That said, the application I'm having issues with is Movies Anywhere, which, after things update, will work until I attempt to download a movie from my library, at which case it gripes about play services being out of date. I think you may be on to something with a missing component, which doesn't bode well I fear.
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030 (generic) and 230 (optimized for 160 DPI devices) will both work. The former contains code for multiple DPIs so is a slightly larger download. Once installed they should perform similarly. If you prefer the 230 variant jump back to the prior non-beta build. It will auto-update as needed once installed.
Movie downloads typically involve DRM which is a complex. Not sure you'll get this to work on a butchered Amazon gizmo running FireOS.

Davey126 said:
030 (generic) and 230 (optimized for 160 DPI devices) will both work. The former contains code for multiple DPIs so is a slightly larger download. Once installed they should perform similarly. If you prefer the 230 variant jump back to the prior non-beta build. It will auto-update as needed once installed.
Movie downloads typically involve DRM which is a complex. Not sure you'll get this to work on a butchered Amazon gizmo running FireOS.
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So, I think I accidentally figured it out. I updated to the beta 230. That still didn't work with Movies Anywhere so I installed Play Movies and TV (things are supposed to sync there anyway). It also wanted to update Google Play Services and actually managed to. After the update, Play Movies and TV and Movies Anywhere allow downloads.
Not entirely sure if the beta version was necessary or not, but I have another tablet to try things on and I'll report back if I've figured things out. Appreciate the help though.

kozmo403 said:
So, I think I accidentally figured it out. I updated to the beta 230. That still didn't work with Movies Anywhere so I installed Play Movies and TV (things are supposed to sync there anyway). It also wanted to update Google Play Services and actually managed to. After the update, Play Movies and TV and Movies Anywhere allow downloads.
Not entirely sure if the beta version was necessary or not, but I have another tablet to try things on and I'll report back if I've figured things out. Appreciate the help though.
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Great solution; similar to installing the official YouTube app which @DragonFire1024 mentions in several posts. Thanks for sharing!

Unbox a 7th gen fire 8
I have a new 7th gen Fire 8
Have not turned it on.
I have no idea what it is running, 5.4.0.0, 5.4.1.0, 5.6.0.0
I am new to this though and I want to do it right, how do I start the tablet to give me the best chance of keeping it UN-updated.
I have read to power it off after putting in the wifi and it will stay at the lower version. AND THEN install a firewall or uninstall the OTA APK (which is a whole nother thing I will figure out down the line)