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[Q] How to get stock apps?

Hi there.. I'm a newbie in this HD2 forum as I'm just helping my friend to flash her new NAND rom.. But what I've found is the there is no stock apps such as youtube or google maps.. and I don't know how to download it either as Android Market don't have it.
Please reply here ASAP.. your help is much appreciated.
EDIT: Tried the method on downloading the file from Android market on computer.. Failed. Any ideas?

Google 'gapps.zoo's for the stock Google apps.
As for the Market, you can't get it unless it came preinstalled in the ROM.
but you can try to find it.
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If you have Market the google apps have to be installed by looking for the app and then installing one at a time. I have always used adb and fastboot or the pm (package manager) command from inside the shell before I came here as I work for a board vendor. and I know it is possible to also to extract the apk from either /data/ or /system from another board or a zip of a ROM. Internally Market maybe using the pm or am api of some sort and using the market uri instead of a local file.

the seasoned ROM cookers usually have some type of provision to get market onto your phone, a flashable file or some other method, pongster's roms and I think cyanogen's as well allow you to get market after you have flashed the rom.

Way to force market to update system apps?

Hi there,
yesterday I had to manually update Adobe Flash for using it along Opera Browser since for stine reason it wasn't working with the stock Flash player included in the system.
Surprisingly Market was showing it as an update when I searched for it, but it wasn't notifying me for the update for some reason, and the same happens for SuperUser, when I search for it its shown like an update, but it isn't notified as one.
Its there any way to force Market to update the apps contained in /system?
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1. Go to Market
2. Go to My Apps
3. Tick: allow autoamtic updates on the apk's you want.

spamtrash said:
1. Go to Market
2. Go to My Apps
3. Tick: allow autoamtic updates on the apk's you want.
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That's the problem, apps like Adobe Flash or SuperUser aren't listed in the "My Apps" section of Market and until I do manually search for those apps I don't know if there are updates or not.
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Have you tried titanium backup? I think market doctor from main menu may help.
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Its possible, then apply advice from above post.
If still will not work, then you have to go to each app individually.
For example, whn you will manually go to superuser on market, you shall still see options 9if no update is available): Open, uninstalll, and below: allow automated updates.

XuperLugia said:
That's the problem, apps like Adobe Flash or SuperUser aren't listed in the "My Apps" section of Market and until I do manually search for those apps I don't know if there are updates or not.
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If these apps are not listed in "My Apps" you have to install them one time manually from the android market than they will be there in "My Apps" and you will get the update notifications..
If you install apps from other sources and not via market, they wont get listed in "My Apps" and you wont get update-notifications..

LOL I'm the opposite of OP right now. All my apps that are waiting to be upgraded would be infected with Airpush spam if I decided to upgrade them in the market...
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New google maps won't install?

Running rocketrom 22 and older (non-play market)
Gmaps won't install and gives "unknown install error code: -8".
I've tried the usuall: uninstall old maps with TB ; reboot; flush dalvick; fix perms; push from web play store; install apk via cwm tool. . Nothing works!
Anybody got any ideas or suggestions?
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Sorta fixed. RR 23 came out...that was an easy flash. . . It has newer play shop.. . But that really didn't help...still couldn't install but the error message was different: something about can't install with this user account. .
However the RR post had a link to a cwm zip with new Google maps - worked! Here is the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24186589&postcount=9243
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Google market/play store HELP! Running Eclipse 2.2.1

So I just flashed this rom a little while ago. I like it. Its smooth and everything BUT my google market was force closing for a little while until I cleared the data/cache. That fixed the force close.
What I am wondering here is if the google play store will update from the market like it would on a stock rom? or How do I go about getting the play store over the google market...??? Anyone else having a similar problem with it?

I don't know if this is the correct answer or not, but it is what I did. I backed up Play Store in TiBu, switched to Eclipse and restored it from there. Otherwise mine did not update automatically.

Can someone post the google play apk
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When you open the market it should automatically update to play

first time I installed Eclipse it did not update. Second time I installed it it did. Third time it did not. Go figure.
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Someone, please upload the apk

Any idea what the APK name is? I looked in system/app but nothing jumped out at me... Or maybe the following link will help?
http://androidadvices.com/download-latest-google-play-store-v3516-apk-android-device/

Never mind! I had to use Root Explorer (first app I paid for) to find it. Goes in /data/app directory. Hope that works for you...

Actually you should just take the .apk file and place it in /system/apps using root explore or es file explore granted root access. Once you place it in the /system/apps folder and replace the current one do a power down then reboot. When phone gets reboot click on new Google Play icon and agree then all done.

[Q] Trouble with paid Apps?

I picked up two HTC One devices today as soon as the Sprint Store opened. I have as of yet not be able to download any previously purchased paid applications.
This includes several rather expensive EA games, that just say "Not Compatible with your Device" which doesn't even allow me to download to my device. (Mass Effect Infiltrator and Need for Speed shift come to mind first)
All other paid apps seem to download, but fail to install. (such as Weatherbug Elite and Minecraft Pocket Edition) I've tried from phone, as well as the Google Play website on my PC.
I'm in the US, on Sprint. Tried both WIFI and 3g.
Has anyone else encountered this problem? If so, did you find a solution?
Thank you in advance.

For the ones that say not compatible: wait until compatibility is added. I've come across the same multiple times and some never gained compatibility with my device. That is on the app developer, not the app store
For the other issues, go to settings>apps>all
Delete cache and data for both Google play store and Google framework services and force stop both. That should fix
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youkosnake said:
For the ones that say not compatible: wait until compatibility is added. I've come across the same multiple times and some never gained compatibility with my device. That is on the app developer, not the app store
For the other issues, go to settings>apps>all
Delete cache and data for both Google play store and Google framework services and force stop both. That should fix
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Thanks for the quick reply. I did both things you suggested. Once I cleared and force stopped, I had to restart the phone, as I kept getting the "No Connection" error on the Play Store, on both WiFi and Sprint.
Once I rebooted, I attempted to install another paid app, and it again failed. The error is "Couldn't Install on USB storage or SD card." (again I can install any other app that I didn't pay for)
If its important I did root, I'm running TWRP recovery and ViperRom 1.0.

Same problem on stock root Rom. My friend is unrooted and the same apps install fine
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You could try installing esfile manager on your old phone that the apps work on and backing up the apps to the sd card then copy the backed up apk to the HTC one to install it might not work but I have done this many of times with my EVO 3d ans my touch pad
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same here..early this evening before root my apps installed fine..but now after root those same apps will not install..Free versions do install..Im on the stock rooted deodexed rom
Only with PAID apps...any free app works

ChadMichels said:
Thanks for the quick reply. I did both things you suggested. Once I cleared and force stopped, I had to restart the phone, as I kept getting the "No Connection" error on the Play Store, on both WiFi and Sprint.
Once I rebooted, I attempted to install another paid app, and it again failed. The error is "Couldn't Install on USB storage or SD card." (again I can install any other app that I didn't pay for)
If its important I did root, I'm running TWRP recovery and ViperRom 1.0.
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That's on deodexed roms only. It may be a permissions issue. The apks themselves install fine from your sdcard if you have them.
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The current idea is this:
Downloading paid apps requires writing a temp file to mnt/.asec/
But the issue is, mnt is read only.
It should be fixed in no time. Vipers the man.
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youkosnake said:
The current idea is this:
Downloading paid apps requires writing a temp file to mnt/.asec/
But the issue is, mnt is read only.
It should be fixed in no time. Vipers the man.
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It's not always a temp file. In the case of Swiftkey the actual apk is in mnt/. Asec. I was able to pull it from my dna and install from my card.
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Cannot Install Purchased apps after rooting
youkosnake said:
For the ones that say not compatible: wait until compatibility is added. I've come across the same multiple times and some never gained compatibility with my device. That is on the app developer, not the app store
For the other issues, go to settings>apps>all
Delete cache and data for both Google play store and Google framework services and force stop both. That should fix
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I tried this and still didn't work. Free apps install fine. aid apps don't. Please help. Root and Viper 1.0 rom installed on HTC ONE.

rickyrobles3 said:
I tried this and still didn't work. Free apps install fine. aid apps don't. Please help. Root and Viper 1.0 rom installed on HTC ONE.
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They're working on it over in development.
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After flashing back my backup Sprint ROM, I am able again to install my paid apps. Thank God I did a backup before installing another ROM. I will miss the tweaks on Vipers ROM though.

It will get fixed
sent from the ONE tweaked by ME