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ok planning on buying a samsung galaxy s but it wont have market app and i cant even use it in my location
i have been googling around alot in the last day for a solution
so there is an app called apk installer which allows android phones to install apps from the sd card
now since i dont have the market app and there fore cant get the app the normal way
and i cant install it from a sd card cuz thats the point of the app in the first place
so is there a custom firmware that comes with this program installed or can i somehow manage to install it on my device so i can later just get the apps i want from the internet to my sd card and install them
plz help me out so i know wheather to buy the phone or not
thanks in advance
faresmasouty said:
ok planning on buying a samsung galaxy s but it wont have market app and i cant even use it in my location
i have been googling around alot in the last day for a solution
so there is an app called apk installer which allows android phones to install apps from the sd card
now since i dont have the market app and there fore cant get the app the normal way
and i cant install it from a sd card cuz thats the point of the app in the first place
so is there a custom firmware that comes with this program installed or can i somehow manage to install it on my device so i can later just get the apps i want from the internet to my sd card and install them
plz help me out so i know wheather to buy the phone or not
thanks in advance
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You saying that the Galaxy S does not come with the "market" app is kinda surprising to me. I haven't seen a single report of any Galaxy S across the world without that application on it.
As for your other query, you can side-load applications using app installers as long as you get the apk's on the SD Card. But most applications will be available off the market directly.
Now I am not sure how the market app is not available on the Galaxy S, but you might try another similar application called "appbrain" (www.appbrain.com). However, how you can get that application installed on your phone would still be a mystery seeing that appbrain has to be installed using the market app.
Have you tried visiting a dealer and seeing a demo unit? That might help solve your predicament.
Cheers....
In the middle east, they wont, and the african region rom doesn't seem to (probably because it's illegal to export to some middle eastern countries).
You could try flashing to another region.. But, not sure how it affects your warranty..
ok thanks for the replays but still that isnt gonna fix it
can someone try the app on link
www
slidme.org
the one u use with ur phone bowser by entering a link and downloading
ok once u get that app use thier file managersearch slidme app installer and use it
and tell me if u manage to install .apk files from ur sd card using the slideme app installer
thank u for trying it for me in advance
also tried an actuall galaxy s at samsung retailer there was no market app
(when i tried it i was gonna buy it if it was working)
but the 3 bottons in the front were broken didnt light or respond so if i go in a menu i cant go back and have to restart luckily this gices me a couple of days to decide
so please try this methode for me
if u want .apk files i can give u a link to some i found on the net
thanks again
Just flash rom to euro one and maybe install market fix
i cant probably use the market app even if i had it
cuz if i try to open pc edition of it i cant do it with out a proxy so this will be the case for a rom with the app unless the market fix disables the location detection or something that doesnt let the google know where i am
so best bet for now is for someone to test slideme.org appinstaller for me and tell me if it works on galaxy s and if they can download the sam3 client from the web browser
in the first place
thanks for the reply
When i search a app from galaxy i cant find. Lets type "" go launcher ex" it finds everything, themese, go keyboard, go sms but not go launcher.
Lets type "eyelauncher" it cant find, if i search using my Pc it finds.
Can you try yourself? Why this happen?
That typically means the market has detected that the app is not compatible with your model of phone.
Have you just flashed your phone to a FW? I was reading earlier that it takes a couple of reboots of the phone to load all the market apps apparently? If this is not your case then forget it.
Market access utility problem i guess.
geesamsungs said:
Have you just flashed your phone to a FW? I was reading earlier that it takes a couple of reboots of the phone to load all the market apps apparently? If this is not your case then forget it.
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what is FW ?? , i have the same issue , lots of apps aren't available in the market , please help
hey guys, my IncS is stock as a rock bought it from optus here in melbourne. the past couple days ive been getting random reboots. i was just on the phone for like 5 mins, hung up, walked to my lounge, put the phone down then 2 seconds later the htc boot screen came up, is their a reason its doing this ?
Did you purchase the fone recently?
If yes, then you may want to take it back and get it checked.
If not, then it could be an app you installed recently which could be causing the problem.
Check to see all the apps you installed before this issue started & uninstall the/those apps.
if it still doesn't help, back up your phone & do a factory reset.
alternately of course you could root your phone & try some of the roms here
naathaanb96 said:
hey guys, my IncS is stock as a rock bought it from optus here in melbourne. the past couple days ive been getting random reboots. i was just on the phone for like 5 mins, hung up, walked to my lounge, put the phone down then 2 seconds later the htc boot screen came up, is their a reason its doing this ?
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What kind of apps have you downloaded and installed?
tpbklake said:
What kind of apps have you downloaded and installed?
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in my downloaded list in manage applications there is:
flash player, afl (australian football), angry birds, AnTuTu Benchmark, Bible, Draw Something, ES File Explorer, Facebook, Fango (social thing here), Fake Call Me, File Manager, Flashlight, GTA 3, Instagram, facebook messenger, mx player, Navigon GPS, Optus Smart Safe (whole heap of optus bloatware hurry up ics !), Poweramp, Ringdroid, Screenshot it, sense 4 clock, Skype, Speed Test, Spotify, Stopwatch, Temple Run, Twitter, Viber (free calls), Weather Australia and XLR8
it prompt me to send the crash report to htc , is there a way i can view the log and see what caused it?
letmedanz said:
Did you purchase the fone recently?
If yes, then you may want to take it back and get it checked.
If not, then it could be an app you installed recently which could be causing the problem.
Check to see all the apps you installed before this issue started & uninstall the/those apps.
if it still doesn't help, back up your phone & do a factory reset.
alternately of course you could root your phone & try some of the roms here
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im scared to unlook bootloader and flash a custom rom because i bricked my old phone doing that
naathaanb96 said:
im scared to unlook bootloader and flash a custom rom because i bricked my old phone doing that
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That's the last idea i suggested mate.
check out the other 3 things you can do & maybe it would help
naathaanb96 said:
im scared to unlook bootloader and flash a custom rom because i bricked my old phone doing that
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OK, then it sounds like you need to start removing your installed apps until you find the culprit.
letmedanz said:
That's the last idea i suggested mate.
check out the other 3 things you can do & maybe it would help
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thanks mate I'll do a clean install when official ics comes out and see what happens
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Ok just finished flashing my phone and its working fine
now my question is i dont have to google playstore on my phone at the moment but i went to the site via the Internet and loged in it still knows my phone is a samsung galaxy s1 and wont let me download the game i am after as it is not compatible with my phone.
is there a way round this and is there an appstore not run by google i can use to download games
mazoshi said:
Ok just finished flashing my phone and its working fine
now my question is i dont have to google playstore on my phone at the moment but i went to the site via the Internet and loged in it still knows my phone is a samsung galaxy s1 and wont let me download the game i am after as it is not compatible with my phone.
is there a way round this and is there an appstore not run by google i can use to download games
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There are many sites which can offer you download for free. You can just google it for file '.apk'
However, have you flashed gapps in your phone? Just curious.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk 2
i just downloaded gapps and am about to put it back on phone.
the game im after geting on my phone is blood brothers i was playing it up untill the other day then they updated it small patch. the game loads to the mainpage and then asks you to update via playstore and then playstore opens and says not compatible with your phone.
so what i am after as my androids is running on the latest version now is a way to make them think my phone is not a samsung galaxy s but something beter like an s3 or nexus.
i think someone said its called rooting but im not sure how to do that can someone please explain this for me
the are 2 solution for your problem ..
the first one , try to change your rom ! maybe the game is not compatible with all custom rom ( you need the declare what is yours )
the second one , you need to root your phon , after you use a file explorer , go to system you will find a file ` build.prop ` change all the GT-I9000 by GT-I9300 for exemple , and save the file , restart ! and Voila , go to playstore , he will regonise your phon as a S3
Hey,
I just noticed that when I'm pressing the screen with one finger, then trying to hold another finger while still holding onto the screen, there is a small delay in recognising the 2nd finger...
This only happens after 30 minutes of usage, as the multitouch works just fine for a while after powering up.
The delay is not that much, but is enough to not recognise when I'm simply tapping the screen, which makes it impossible to play games like fifa 14 properly, since I have to hold down the button for a while to have a response...
I'm currently rooted, on stock 12.1.A.1.205, on the stock kernel.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
Yeah I also have multitouch problem.Can't play games that require multitouch(fifa,mc5 etc)
I think it is hardware problem
Quick question dude...did you try a factory reset?
I'm thinking of trying it but I don't want to lose my data without fixing it...
Can anyone confirm that this is a hardware problem?
I have the same problem, and I'm sure isn't a hardware problem because it started when I updated the phone to the 12.1.A.1.205 version.
I also have a problem with the back key, it works for a couple of clicks and it stop working until I press the home key. This happens after the update as well, before all has working fine. It's annoying!
TLDGames said:
I have the same problem, and I'm sure isn't a hardware problem because it started when I updated the phone to the 12.1.A.1.205 version.
I also have a problem with the back key, it works for a couple of clicks and it stop working until I press the home key. This happens after the update as well, before all has working fine. It's annoying!
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I thought I was the only one with the back key problem. The multitouch one I never tested.
This is why I moved to CM11 (also because of ThemeChooser :silly: )
Bruno_Puzoni said:
I thought I was the only one with the back key problem. The multitouch one I never tested.
This is why I moved to CM11 (also because of ThemeChooser :silly: )
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Sorry to ask this, but, what is CM11?
CM11 is a custom ROM (basically a whole new operating system). And it's based on android 4.4.4
I used to be on CM11, it is so good, but I prefer Sony's UI.
Also, thanks for the help. Since this isn't a hardware problem I'll try a factory reset and see what happens...
LoizosAristides said:
CM11 is a custom ROM (basically a whole new operating system). And it's based on android 4.4.4
I used to be on CM11, it is so good, but I prefer Sony's UI.
Also, thanks for the help. Since this isn't a hardware problem I'll try a factory reset and see what happens...
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I see! Thanks for the info.
Please post your results after the factory reset, I will do the same if it works for you!
LoizosAristides said:
Quick question dude...did you try a factory reset?
I'm thinking of trying it but I don't want to lose my data without fixing it...
Can anyone confirm that this is a hardware problem?
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I don't think factory reset would work because I keep flashing different roms with complete wipe.
Apparently a factory reset didn't help...neither a firmware upgrade...
So it has to be another thing causing it....
Any other ideas?
LoizosAristides said:
Apparently a factory reset didn't help...neither a firmware upgrade...
So it has to be another thing causing it....
Any other ideas?
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Bad news with the reset then
I had to reboot my phone in safe mode (I think this is the name in English, "modo seguro" in Spanish) and the multitouch seems that doesn't fail in this mode. So I think is some program that is loaded with a normal boot which is causing the trouble.
TLDGames said:
Bad news with the reset then
I had to reboot my phone in safe mode (I think this is the name in English, "modo seguro" in Spanish) and the multitouch seems that doesn't fail in this mode. So I think is some program that is loaded with a normal boot which is causing the trouble.
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Yeah but when I start the phone it works just fine...It's after a while that the problem happens...
Even if I don't open an app, it's still happening...
LoizosAristides said:
Yeah but when I start the phone it works just fine...It's after a while that the problem happens...
Even if I don't open an app, it's still happening...
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Hmm But there are programs that start automatically. I killed every process I don't use, and I'm testing if it works.
I'm fresh out of a factory reset, so I don't really have any apps installed except titanium backup and es file explorer. I also killed every app except the ones that the phone needs to work properly....still no change.
After a random amount of minutes it works fine, without doing anything...
Also a question: How did you test it in safe mode? You can't have your downloaded app on safe mode to test it..
LoizosAristides said:
I'm fresh out of a factory reset, so I don't really have any apps installed except titanium backup and es file explorer. I also killed every app except the ones that the phone needs to work properly....still no change.
After a random amount of minutes it works fine, without doing anything...
Also a question: How did you test it in safe mode? You can't have your downloaded app on safe mode to test it..
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I'm testing with my own game, it works in safe mode
TLDGames said:
I'm testing with my own game, it works in safe mode
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Well safe mode isn't the solution....you can't be onto safe mode for ever...
It's funny cuz the multitouch thing is actually working, but you have to hold the screen to do so not tap it. If u tap it it wont recognise ur finger
Any one got something before I actually give up on this?
LoizosAristides said:
Well safe mode isn't the solution....you can't be onto safe mode for ever...
It's funny cuz the multitouch thing is actually working, but you have to hold the screen to do so not tap it. If u tap it it wont recognise ur finger
Any one got something before I actually give up on this?
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The weird thing is that after rebooting from the safe mode to the normal mode and kill every app in execution that I don't use, it works. The multitouch and the back key is working. I have no idea what to think.
TLDGames said:
The weird thing is that after rebooting from the safe mode to the normal mode and kill every app in execution that I don't use, it works. The multitouch and the back key is working. I have no idea what to think.
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When I start up the phone and start a game like Shadow Fight, it works fine for me too. But when I launch another game that's where it starts to delay...
I don't know what else to do...thanks for your help man
Sad news...
After trying everything, from settings to scripts and touch boosting apps, I left my hopes on changing the ROM i use...
I had a stored backup of my 4.3 stock rom in the past. I restored it today and the problem persists...
I also flashed a fresh new build of cyanogenmod 11, which I used in the past aswell. No help...
I can now conclude that this is a hardware problem.
But what I don't understand is...why does this only happen after 30+ minutes of usage of the phone?
I mean it works perfectly fine on games when I start up the phone...
Thanks to everybody for the help...
LoizosAristides said:
After trying everything, from settings to scripts and touch boosting apps, I left my hopes on changing the ROM i use...
I had a stored backup of my 4.3 stock rom in the past. I restored it today and the problem persists...
I also flashed a fresh new build of cyanogenmod 11, which I used in the past aswell. No help...
I can now conclude that this is a hardware problem.
But what I don't understand is...why does this only happen after 30+ minutes of usage of the phone?
I mean it works perfectly fine on games when I start up the phone...
Thanks to everybody for the help...
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Have you tried this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48066948&postcount=6
OOPS that's for unresponsive touch, sorry