Missing Apps Upon Restart - Samsung Galaxy Gear

i installed a calc.apk manually via adb push. i see the app in my app list on the watch, however when i restart the app is gone. i also have nova launcher installed, and can see the calc app is actually still installed, it's just not showing anymore on the touchwiz launcher. is there something i can uncheck, or check from my phone that is screwing it up from a sync or something?
** i actually tested turning off the bluetooth on my phone so it wouldn't pair with watch. and i rebooted phone after re-pushing the calc file. the file stays in my app list. so somewhere something is unsyncing information from phone to watch when it pairs. i just dont know where to look.

xirnibor said:
i installed a calc.apk manually via adb push. i see the app in my app list on the watch, however when i restart the app is gone. i also have nova launcher installed, and can see the calc app is actually still installed, it's just not showing anymore on the touchwiz launcher. is there something i can uncheck, or check from my phone that is screwing it up from a sync or something?
** i actually tested turning off the bluetooth on my phone so it wouldn't pair with watch. and i rebooted phone after re-pushing the calc file. the file stays in my app list. so somewhere something is unsyncing information from phone to watch when it pairs. i just dont know where to look.
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***further testing - i installed gear manager v1.6.132701 - phone said i had to update to use samsung gear manager. i did. as long as i dont show the device *paired in samsung manager, all side loaded apps seem to work fine. if i pair it in manager, poof the app disappears until i disable pair and restart watch.

Known issue (feature?) of later versions of gear manager. Sideloaded apps will disappear from touchwiz launcher (you need to downgrade gm or install another launcher)

Brendo said:
Known issue (feature?) of later versions of gear manager. Sideloaded apps will disappear from touchwiz launcher (you need to downgrade gm or install another launcher)
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how do i load another installer? i tried an old version (16) and as soon as i opens, it forces me to update?

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[Q] HTC One AT&T - Can't install 3rd party apps even when enabled in settings

Ok so this is weird as hell, and i've already called HTC about this and they provided a little bit of help.
First, this is my first official Android handset (Why the hell did I wait so long omg?) after kicking Apple to the curb, so I am still learning all the tricks and shortcuts, but I have a fairly good knowledge as to how the OS works now.
My Issue is I am unable to install 3rd party apps. I have the APK downloaded, I have the option in settings to allow 3rd party apps to install, and when I try to install it takes me to the install screen showing me what the app will have access to, and has cancel and install at the bottom. Cancel works, as well as show info, but the install button does nothing. I've tried from the download section, as well as ASTRO File Manager.
HTC Mention double checking to make sure third party app install is enabled (I can't even get to the install screen otherwise so it obviously is) and they mentioned to do a soft-restart by holding down the power button until it completely reboots.
Here is the kicker, after doing the soft-restart for the first time, I was able to install the Humble Indie Bundle Beta App. Worked perfectly fine. But now that I have downloaded the games from that App, I am back to the same issue before where I can't install the APK's and the soft-restart isn't fixing the issue.
I've goggled the crap out of this and haven't come across really anything like this, except some mention that AT&T Blocks third party apps, but it looks like that was on older HTC phones, and since I was able to install 1 third party app, I don't think that's the case. Any help would be appreciated!
*********** TLR SOLUTION ************
If you can't install 3rd party apps, after having checked the option in settings, remove the "Google Settings" app, and then run your installs. If you are using a new install for the first time, pick Android Installer and not Verify and Install to avoid issues. Scumbag Google. :laugh:
Re-install Google Settings at your own risk afterwards.
eebs said:
Ok so this is weird as hell, and i've already called HTC about this and they provided a little bit of help.
First, this is my first official Android handset (Why the hell did I wait so long omg?) after kicking Apple to the curb, so I am still learning all the tricks and shortcuts, but I have a fairly good knowledge as to how the OS works now.
My Issue is I am unable to install 3rd party apps. I have the APK downloaded, I have the option in settings to allow 3rd party apps to install, and when I try to install it takes me to the install screen showing me what the app will have access to, and has cancel and install at the bottom. Cancel works, as well as show info, but the install button does nothing. I've tried from the download section, as well as ASTRO File Manager.
HTC Mention double checking to make sure third party app install is enabled (I can't even get to the install screen otherwise so it obviously is) and they mentioned to do a soft-restart by holding down the power button until it completely reboots.
Here is the kicker, after doing the soft-restart for the first time, I was able to install the Humble Indie Bundle Beta App. Worked perfectly fine. But now that I have downloaded the games from that App, I am back to the same issue before where I can't install the APK's and the soft-restart isn't fixing the issue.
I've goggled the crap out of this and haven't come across really anything like this, except some mention that AT&T Blocks third party apps, but it looks like that was on older HTC phones, and since I was able to install 1 third party app, I don't think that's the case. Any help would be appreciated!
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Google recently installed a new "installer" package from the store. I think it was called "verify and install". Anyway, the first time I tried to install from the Amazon store, it asked me which installer to use - Android or the new google installer. I chose the second program (always). After that my programs would not install. I had to remove that program and then the next time I made sure that I selected the default Android installer.
I don't know where the new installer came from. I didn't ask for it to be installed.
Anyway, check your apps list and see if that is installed.
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Google recently installed a new "installer" package from the store. I think it was called "verify and install". Anyway, the first time I tried to install from the Amazon store, it asked me which installer to use - Android or the new google installer. I chose the second program (always). After that my programs would not install. I had to remove that program and then the next time I made sure that I selected the default Android installer.
I don't know where the new installer came from. I didn't ask for it to be installed.
Anyway, check your apps list and see if that is installed.
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Just searched all apps installed for both install and verify. There is nothing under verify, and install comes up with Certificate Installer DemoFloPackage Installer and Package Installer, all with android icon's, so they appear to be default stuff. I'll definitely keep looking though, thank you for the tip!
Edit: Your suggestion game me the idea to see if there was another installer application on the appstore that might work. I tried Easy Installer and it still just installs using the regular (or I suppose default) installer, which leads me back to the same problem =(
Do you have any apps like Lux Autobrightness or screen filter running or similar? If you do, that is your culprit. Those apps act as an overlay to your screen (that's how they adjust brightness) and as a security feature the install button is disabled when an overlay app is being used to prevent an overlay app from being able to hit the install button. It works after a reboot because the app has not yet started running.
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joshnichols189 said:
Do you have any apps like Lux Autobrightness or screen filter running or similar? If you do, that is your culprit. Those apps act as an overlay to your screen (that's how they adjust brightness) and as a security feature the install button is disabled when an overlay app is being used to prevent an overlay app from being able to hit the install button. It works after a reboot because the app has not yet started running.
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I do have twilight installed (Like F.Lux) but it looks like stevedebi's original assessment was correct. The app is "Google Settings" attached is a screen cap of the culprit.
I unlocked my bootloader to install cynogenmod (decided against it) and when I went to re-install all the apps, the "Android Installer" and "Verify and Install" option came up, and once I saw the icon was the same as google settings, I opened it up and there was the verify options down at the bottom.
*********** TLR SOLUTION ************
If you can't install 3rd party apps, after having checked the option in settings, remove the "Google Settings" app, and then run your installs. If you are using a new install for the first time, pick Android Installer and not Verify and Install to avoid issues. Scumbag Google. :laugh:
Re-install Google Settings at your own risk afterwards.
Thank you!!
joshnichols189 said:
Do you have any apps like Lux Autobrightness or screen filter running or similar? If you do, that is your culprit. Those apps act as an overlay to your screen (that's how they adjust brightness) and as a security feature the install button is disabled when an overlay app is being used to prevent an overlay app from being able to hit the install button. It works after a reboot because the app has not yet started running.
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Thank you for this info! Completely forgot about this and was getting frustrated when the install button wasn't working..
I tried the whole "deleting the screen filter" app thing. It works momentarily after I "soft" reset my phone, but only for one install.
Every time, I have to reset my phone, so something else is in the way.
My phone is not rooted, if that helps at all. And it's an AT&T galaxy s2.

How to install Google Play Apps.

1) Download and install on your PC or Mac Wondershare MobileGo (Free Trial) - I cannot post the link - but u can find it on Google
2) Set the Gear to USB Debug and connect it through a USB cable to PC
3) MobileGo will download the drivers then it will recognize the connected device as Samsung SM-V700
4) MobileGo will also install its app on your Gear.
5) Now you can navigate the upper left menu including "Google Play Apps" from which you can install any app to your Gear, just click the app icon and then click on the green install button.You can check the process clicking "Downloads" on bottom left.
6) On the menu in the upper left of MobileGo under the menu "Apps" you will have access to all apps installed on Gear, clicking on this menu you can see all your installed apps and install or uninstall any app on your Galaxy Gear.
See some screenshot of MoblieGo.
I hope I was helpful
Thanks
Going to try it out.
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How to install to GEAR? The Play Store cannot see my GEAR listed.
For never install apps, it will download, but for apps I had install at others device, it can't download.
Most cannot install...
Same for me, actually I can't install any app with your method from click on Google Play Apps, he ask me to login with my account and then don't offer to install on the gear
Sometime don't ask to log in and then add to dosnload list but don't want download, get error ;(
Edit : If I install app direct fril the option this work. But was Google Map and no internet on the watch, so was useless
Click install and then cancel and then install again most work after the second attempt
Mine says that my device is sleeping and won't work,what should I do?
Here it's working fine and installing any App from Google Play, as show on the screenshots, I installed Smart Launcher using MobileGo. Of course don't have to sign in on Google Play otherwise the apps will be installed only to the registered devices. Honestly I'm using the MobileGo Pro version which giving many more features to the program and may be this the issue that may not allow to install apps to devices non registered on Google Play like Galaxy Gear.
Working great for me!
stevan588 said:
Here it's working fine and installing any App from Google Play, as show on the screenshots, I installed Smart Launcher using MobileGo. Of course don't have to sign in on Google Play otherwise the apps will be installed only to the registered devices. Honestly I'm using the MobileGo Pro version which giving many more features to the program and may be this the issue that may not allow to install apps to devices non registered on Google Play like Galaxy Gear.
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Yeah! Without signing in, I can install more apps, but this means I can't get any paid apps that I already buy get install...
At least work for free apps, thanks a lot.
So easy, this is awesome! I finally have the calculator and calendar apps that i needed! Also running Nova launcher!
It's a nice app but too expensive to purchase. It will be useful for the free period of 14 days.
I found installing the apps that I want on my Note 3 and then, pushing the apps via ADB to Gear works just as well at no extra cost.
which is best simple calculator plz
galaxy note 3 now Free
Thanks
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Fully charge phone this morning at 7:45am and 5 hours later, I am at 43% battery. Just turned the brightness to 4 and rebooted the gear. I think the MobileMe app which asks for wifi to be connected is draining the battery while trying to search. I have gone and closed all apps running in the background and will monitor for the next hour to see what the % looks like then.
Is there a way to remove the auto installed MobileMe app during this process.
Ian B
Update: An hour later and the battery was already in the 30s%. Ended up resetting the gear, charging for an hour and now, my battery is back to normal. Charged to 84% and an hour later, I am still at 80%. The Mobileme app and calculator app were removed by system when I reset the Gear.
Going after work to exchange this mocha brown color(only one in Austin available) for the Lime Green one at BB.
Ian B
stesteste said:
which is best simple calculator plz
galaxy note 3 now Free
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I use this:
'https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hychentsa.calculator'
ArborRes said:
It's a nice app but too expensive to purchase. It will be useful for the free period of 14 days.
I found installing the apps that I want on my Note 3 and then, pushing the apps via ADB to Gear works just as well at no extra cost.
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Can you elaborate on how you push the apps via adb? are you pushing from your phone? or backing up with titanium or something similar?
This works perfect.
Thanks.
I've just play with Fruit Ninja.
ES explorer works well too.
this is what i was waiting for!
can anyone make some more screenshots, or record a video?
can you get some sort of a small-sized phone functionality? i mean, place browser shortcut, install reddit client, use other calculators, show calendar etc?
srtpusher said:
Can you elaborate on how you push the apps via adb? are you pushing from your phone? or backing up with titanium or something similar?
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You need to install ADB on your PC and use it in the command prompt window to install the apps on the gear.
You will need to be familiar with ADB commands like "adb install c:\director\filename" to install the app to the Gear, with the Gear's USB Debug option turned on and connected to your PC via USB cable.
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-to-install-adb-on-windows-full-guide/
ArborRes said:
It's a nice app but too expensive to purchase. It will be useful for the free period of 14 days.
I found installing the apps that I want on my Note 3 and then, pushing the apps via ADB to Gear works just as well at no extra cost.
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Can you describe this process ?
Youre just pushing Note 3 APKs to the Gear ?
If you have for example Instagram on your phone and Gear...are both of them looking for updates ?
Thanks , working great. I even have a task killer for the hard to shut down apps, like Riptide2. It run great on this Gear.

Sideloaded apps get deleted after every Gear Manager update

Everytime I update the Gear Manager and hit the Restore button all the sideloaded apps on the gear get deleted
What to do?
Daniel_Deega said:
Everytime I update the Gear Manager and hit the Restore button all the sideloaded apps on the gear get deleted
What to do?
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You are not supposed to have sideloaded apps. Or that is what Samsung implies, now you could use Helium or Titanium with cloud backup if you are rooted, otherwise loose the data each time you upgrade and install them again. Most apps meant for the gear are a combination of software on the phone and on the watch and probably store the data on the phone anyways.
To backup my apps and restore I use.. Wondershare mobile go..
It is fast and easy. Before you update Gear manager, just do a manual backup with Wondershare.,( select Toolkit /one lock backup or restore.)
note 3/note8.0 for xda
I hate it that it does it too. Funny thing, all my ringtones, notifications and videos r still there after it restores.
Ian B
If you put your app apk's in /system/app instead of /data/app they won't disappear on upgrades
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Another solution would require a bit of coding, a phone application without a launcher activity and APK files in assets folder and a few tweaks in the AndroidManifest.xml (I got one from ATNs phone app) would do a proper install of the apps through gear manager and they will survive the upgrades.
EDIT: not coding but you will need the IDE and SDK and know how of the process.
How about keeping root?
And now my MobileMe trial ends today. Damn it, may have to break down and pay for it. If anyone seems any discount codes, please post.
Ian B
Keep a directory of all your apps on your desktop, reinstalling with wondershare is a breeze !
I also back up all my configurations, being novalauncher, tasker & widgets. You simply restore them once you reinstall your apps. They generally are stored on the SDCARD.
It shouldn't be a big bother, if you stay organized.
I full wipe my gear atleast 6 times a day (development purposes) and reinstalling everything literally takes 2 minutes at the most.
fOmey said:
Keep a directory of all your apps on your desktop, reinstalling with wondershare is a breeze
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Wondershare actually saves the apks it downloads into user's documents folder
did you guys really pay $40. idk I think that's way overpriced
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I don't have any sideloaded apps but one app I use from the Play store keeps getting deleted if I open the gear manager. When I install FEEDLY news reader it works fine and I can use but as soon as I open Gear Manager the app disappears from the phone.
When I go to install it from Google Play, it downloads and then this window appears with a Gear Manager unknown sources. I click OK to accept and it works and stays on the phone as long as I don't open gear manager.
It's starting to get me cheesed off as I use this app every day for news reading and having to reload it every time is really not good.
Loading any other app from Google Play seems to be OK and never shows this window.
Anyone else seen this?
v8dave said:
I don't have any sideloaded apps but one app I use from the Play store keeps getting deleted if I open the gear manager. When I install FEEDLY news reader it works fine and I can use but as soon as I open Gear Manager the app disappears from the phone.
When I go to install it from Google Play, it downloads and then this window appears with a Gear Manager unknown sources. I click OK to accept and it works and stays on the phone as long as I don't open gear manager.
It's starting to get me cheesed off as I use this app every day for news reading and having to reload it every time is really not good.
Loading any other app from Google Play seems to be OK and never shows this window.
Anyone else seen this?
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I've been copying the apks to the "sdcard" then I just push the root explorer app to the watch and copy the apks back to data/app or system as needed. A little extra work but pretty quick that way.
Other backup with that wonder app. Would be great to automate it without needing a pc.
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adoublearonn said:
If you put your app apk's in /system/app instead of /data/app they won't disappear on upgrades
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Found the system folder in apps with Airdroid, so I've copied the apk's to it.
Just use titanium backup. It will keep your applications and data backed up. It has a batch restore so the apps are right back in the same state as before they were deleted. It also has the nice feature of exporting apps from your phone directly to the Gear over bluetooth. No more worries about side loading with that functionality.
My problem is that apps disappear from my gear's app drawer every time I open gear manager. If I restart the gear, sideloaded apps appear in the app drawer again. Ive used adb fasboot to sideload the apps. What do i need to do so that apps stick and dont dissapear?
allendj81 said:
My problem is that apps disappear from my gear's app drawer every time I open gear manager. If I restart the gear, sideloaded apps appear in the app drawer again. Ive used adb fasboot to sideload the apps. What do i need to do so that apps stick and dont dissapear?
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same issue here as well in gear manager v1.6
Not sure what can be done here
leojab said:
same issue here as well in gear manager v1.6
Not sure what can be done here
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Im on the most recent GM provided by samsung apps, on a BNA3 firmware. Ive read and moved side loaded apps to system/app from data/app and it didn't do anything. are the only ones having this problem with the adb method?
I am sure Samsung is exercising control and trying to tell you what to run, and this I am not crazy about.
I have not sideloaded anything yet but it should be my right.
Wanted to get the hourly chime app working (pro) version with voice files hate it when the big corporation plays games.
leojab said:
same issue here as well in gear manager v1.6
Not sure what can be done here
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Downgrade gear manager to 1.5, or use Nova launcher... (or any other launcher)

[Q] New Gear User: Can't find installed apps

Hi XDA, I'm new to the gear and new to the forum. I just followed a guide on how to sideload apps using ADB. I am able to successfully install these apps, but am not able to see them on the list of apps on my phone or on my Gear when they are paired. If I disconnect the gear from my phone and reset the gear, I'm able to see these apps. Does anybody have any idea?
I also installed NOVA and then changed the default of the home button to always be touchwiz (since I want my Gear to be more like a watch and not a mini tablet), but have no way to go to Nova unless I disconnect and reset my Gear. Any ideas or help? Thanks.
I've noticed this too. My gut feeling is that its going into gear manager on my phone that does it as that only lists the conventionally installed apps rather than the side loaded ones.
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I'm having the exact same issue.
If I reboot my watch with bluetooth off, my sideloaded apps show up with no issues. The second I enable bluetooth and my watch and phone connect, the apps get hidden. Are there any solutions to this problem?

Broken notifications in Gear Manager ? Here's the solution

I've spent a lot of time to figure out how to get full notifications back on my Gear 1.
Since the last few updates, Samsung screwed us over by updating Gear Manager and mess with the notifications in the process.
For a lot of apps, the full notifications were removed now only showing the app that triggers the notification and for instance the sender of an email.
This is what I did to get it fully working again.
1. Remove everything Gear related on the phone (my case it's a S5).
2. Download earlier version of Gear Manager where full notifications still worked and put it somewhere on your SD card where you can find it.
( I downloaded version 2.1.14071502 from here https://www.mediafire.com/folder/e7h23e12rzesi/Gear_Manager )
3. Make sure the phone doesn't have any internet connection anymore, disable wifi and mobile data connection.
4. disable Bluetooth, so that you don't have a connection with the Gear smartwatch.
5. Install the Gear Manager earlier version you downloaded
6. reboot phone
7. open Titanium Backup and freeze "samsung gear automatic update" (or something simular, I'm translating is from Dutch).
8. open Gear Manager, it shouldn't ask to update (as the internet connection is still not active).
9. disable automatic updates in Gear Manager
10. Set up Gear Manager as you like
11. Connect phone to smartwatch by enabling Bluetooth again
12. Enable wifi and/or mobile data connection
On my S5 it works perfectly like this, no messages about updates and whatsapp and gmail notifications are coming in again with preview of the text.
UPDATE : I don't know if it is related to my "workaround" but I don't receive WhatsApp notifications anymore on the watch, although it is checked in Gear Manager and I do receive notifications on my phone.
UPDATE 2 : decided to give it another try today and I followed again the same steps. At step 7 there was no "Samsung Software Update" in TB, so decided to freeze "Samsung Account" in TB. This worked very well.
Tested my findings by sending myself multiple notifications (Gmail, SMS, Whatsapp, etc) from my company S3 Neo and it worked !
Does this also solve certain apps not installing when installed from phone and not galaxy store?
diamantericos said:
Does this also solve certain apps not installing when installed from phone and not galaxy store?
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No, not that I know of.
This "workaround" is only to get back more text in the notifications, which are gone after the last few updates that Samsung forced upon us.
uhm... 1.7.071502 version can not be found in the link provided?
Henkl said:
uhm... 1.7.071502 version can not be found in the link provided?
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My bad, I ment 2.1.14071502 which is there.
speedme said:
My bad, I ment 2.1.14071502 which is there.
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sorry.. does not work for me ... "Gear manager stopped working"
Henkl said:
sorry.. does not work for me ... "Gear manager stopped working"
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Have you followed the steps exactly ?
I've performed them twice and it worked
speedme said:
Have you followed the steps exactly ?
I've performed them twice and it worked
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trice already....

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