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Engadget recently posted about a Chrome extension called APK Downloader. It allows you to download the APK for any app on the market, including those that may be blocked by your carrier. My first thought was to try Google Wallet for my T-Mo Nexus S. I was able to get it installed and add the prepaid card. I haven't had a chance to try a purchase yet, though. Let me know if it works for you.
I can't post links yet but just search APK Downloader on Engadget for info on where to download it from
After I got APK Downloader installed in Chrome, I googled "Google Wallet site: play.google.com" and then used the extension to download the APK to my Dropbox so I could quickly access it from my phone.
If anyone has a chance to do this and make a purchase, let me know. I'll give it a shot tomorrow
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I can confirm that the above method worked for me. I was able to install the app, add the prepaid card, and successfully buy something with it.
I have not tested this on a non-rooted phone, although I imagine it could work since you do not need to be rooted to install an APK outside of the Play Store.
One other note for rooted users, there is a persistent banner on the app that says "Unsupported Device. Learn more." This means exactly what it says. It is unsupported so the Google Wallet devs aren't obligated to help you if you are rooted and have problems with the app. This does not mean that the app will not work.
One more update: it looks like after installing the app in this way, it shows up in the "my apps" section of the Play Store, allowing you to update it (providing it's an update that doesn't break it for root users).
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Google wallet works on cm9. Im confused why people cant get it to work! ..
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jark99 said:
Google wallet works on cm9. Im confused why people cant get it to work! ..
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It's due to the regional and carrier settings. In the US, I believe its only available for the Sprint Nexus S 4G, and not available for anyone else. This method allows everyone else to update and install google wallet.
Hey,
Thanks for this link - I managed to get the app installed (i9020 bought unbranded, on T-Mobile UK, totally stock unrooted 4.0.4).
However, when I start the app up, I still get the "this app is not supported in your country / on your network" error.
I guess it's because I'm in the UK? Any way to get around this?
Thanks,
Suman
Sumanji said:
Hey,
Thanks for this link - I managed to get the app installed (i9020 bought unbranded, on T-Mobile UK, totally stock unrooted 4.0.4).
However, when I start the app up, I still get the "this app is not supported in your country / on your network" error.
I guess it's because I'm in the UK? Any way to get around this?
Thanks,
Suman
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As a Canadian I have yet to find a way to do this short of driving 30mins to the border, hopping on a US network and trying then. Might need to switch sims as well.
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Hmm, ok... so does the device permanently have to be on a "supported" network for the Wallet application to load up, or does it just need to get activated first?
I have an old AT&T GoPhone SIM somewhere (in my crypts!) which I could possibly use in the phone, but I don't know if roaming would work...
Will have to give it a go and see what happens!
Try market enabler and spoofing to T-Mobile US, you need root though
Works for me
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Hey,
That's cool - do you use it pay for stuff randomly then? Are you using the Google card or a Citi card? Tell me everything!
My device is totally stock and unrooted and currently locked bootloader - do you have a step by step guide for how to get Market Enabler working?
Cheers,
Su
Sumanji said:
Hey,
That's cool - do you use it pay for stuff randomly then? Are you using the Google card or a Citi card? Tell me everything!
My device is totally stock and unrooted and currently locked bootloader - do you have a step by step guide for how to get Market Enabler working?
Cheers,
Su
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Well I haven't used it because my current phone back doesn't have nfc sticker and only a few places have paypass
Try Nexus S general stickies(or dev)
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I am the only person outside of the US that Google Wallet shows up in my Play Store?!
I'm in the UK and my Nexus is a completely stock i9020T running 4.0.4. The app doesn't open properly because "my country is not supported" but I can still download from the stock Play Store app :S
anyway to root without wiping on 4.0.4 ics stock?
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Azzabear said:
I am the only person outside of the US that Google Wallet shows up in my Play Store?!
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Haha apparently so!
Have you used your phone in the USA or anything like that?
P.S. I was born in Aberdeen
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Have you used your phone in the USA or anything like that?
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Nope. I've never even been out of Europe :S.
Does anyone know if it's possible to get wallet working outside the US once it's installed?
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Hi,
I followed the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433548
to get apps that were incompatible to install on my device. But, it makes the phone take blue pictures. is there any other method to getting apps other than this one? thanks
XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX said:
Hi,
I followed the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433548
to get apps that were incompatible to install on my device. But, it makes the phone take blue pictures. is there any other method to getting apps other than this one? thanks
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just change it back after you've got the app installed
Edit: oh, like it says at the end of the OP of that thread....
homeslice976 said:
just change it back after you've got the app installed
Edit: oh, like it says at the end of the OP of that thread....
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I would prefer a method where i would be able to leave my build.prop as is, because then it deisplays sensation or whatever in comments section of app instead of vivd, and it just bothers me lol.
XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX said:
I would prefer a method where i would be able to leave my build.prop as is, because then it deisplays sensation or whatever in comments section of app instead of vivd, and it just bothers me lol.
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Then the only other way would be to obtain the .apk from somewhere other than the play store. And if it's not a legit distributor, it's not suggested, recommended, or allowed to be discussed here. A lot of apps you can find threads for here on XDA or other forums where the apk is provided. Others you can't
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Then the only other way would be to obtain the .apk from somewhere other than the play store. And if it's not a legit distributor, it's not suggested, recommended, or allowed to be discussed here. A lot of apps you can find threads for here on XDA or other forums where the apk is provided. Others you can't
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its mainly for games like i purchased GTA III for my phone via changing the build.prop, but dont want to change it again lol, too lazy. Would it be illeagal to download it from a third-party source if iv'e already purchased it? Just curious..
Thanks.
XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX said:
its mainly for games like i purchased GTA III for my phone via changing the build.prop, but dont want to change it again lol, too lazy. Would it be illeagal to download it from a third-party source if iv'e already purchased it? Just curious..
Thanks.
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There's a thin line there, and I'm not a lawyer, so my best answer is I don't know
homeslice976 said:
There's a thin line there, and I'm not a lawyer, so my best answer is I don't know
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My dads a lawyer, gonna go ask him now...
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First Chromecast app on Play Store
RemoteCast
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.benlc.camcast
Note: This is not my app. Questions, suggestions, can be addressed to the developer.
http://www.androidbyben.com/
aaaaannnnnd its gone.
scoutcamper said:
aaaaannnnnd its gone.
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retry OP link.
scoutcamper said:
aaaaannnnnd its gone.
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No, just a bad link, I think. Try this,
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.benlc.camcast
hjarnsynk said:
No, just a bad link, I think. Try this,
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.benlc.camcast
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Link in OP works for me. re-linked just in case. please try it agin, want to post working link. thanks!
xuser said:
Link in OP works for me. re-linked just in case. please try it agin, want to post working link. thanks!
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Yes, your new link works.
Installed it at work so I can't really play with it yet but there is a weird little headphone and chrome something icon with a line through it at the bottom left of the main screen that doesn't do anything. I probably need to be on the same network and the app to see my chromecast for whatever that is to do something but just thought I'd mention it.
Suggestions:
1) Add a check on app start to notify if it can't find the chromecast on the network
2) Ask to enable wifi for same reason as #1
3) Add Widget(s) for the app (Granted I haven't used the app to it's full potential yet to determine what the widget could/should have)
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1) Add a check on app start to notify if it can't find the chromecast on the network
2) Ask to enable wifi for same reason as #1
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Done in 0.3
supernova_00 said:
3) Add Widget(s) for the app (Granted I haven't used the app to it's full potential yet to determine what the widget could/should have)
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On the way
Suggestions:
Larger icons, smaller text in select app menu.
A choice of a darker theme.
What makes this app any diff than justvusing those apps with the built in button?
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dragonfly1113 said:
What makes this app any diff than justvusing those apps with the built in button?
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Remote viewing and consolidated controls etc. It is worth with the time to check it out.
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Thanks
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How come this is the only chromecast app in the store every other developer is saying that google hasn't allowed developers to release apps yet I think it has something to do with the beta sdk or something
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How come this is the only chromecast app in the store every other developer is saying that google hasn't allowed developers to release apps yet I think it has something to do with the beta sdk or something
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Maybe because this is using an API for controlling the Chromecast but it's not actually pushing video to it.
kouray said:
Done in 0.3
On the way
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Awesome! Are you the dev?
the_mentor said:
How come this is the only chromecast app in the store every other developer is saying that google hasn't allowed developers to release apps yet I think it has something to do with the beta sdk or something
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Don't know about other, but I can tell you one thing : Google released all the stuff a developer could need to develop apps for it and there's no limitation to publish what they want. Here's the catch though, their API is somehow limited for clients and are meant for services like Netflix or Hulu to implement their own media player remote. Sending content to the Chromecast is a very different thing (and is potentially the most interesting). Koush wrote a few things about it on his Google+ page, I recommend checking it out as well as his workaround.
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Sure am
kouray said:
Don't know about other, but I can tell you one thing : Google released all the stuff a developer could need to develop apps for it and there's no limitation to publish what they want. Here's the catch though, their API is somehow limited for clients and are meant for services like Netflix or Hulu to implement their own media player remote. Sending content to the Chromecast is a very different thing (and is potentially the most interesting). Koush wrote a few things about it on his Google+ page, I recommend checking it out as well as his workaround.
Sure am
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Do you have any plans to post your source code? I'd love to take a look at it.
I'm strongly considering it but not immediately. There's a lot of changes going on in the codebase still and a little bit of house cleaning before I can start thinking of releasing it. Maybe in a couple months from now. If you need to look at some chromecast code, samples do pretty much the same =)
We've all had issues with the play store over the years, but this one has me stumped.
Rooted phone, but that's all
everything was fine for almost a month, but a few days ago, i noticed I was no longer able to connect to the play store.
I did all the "normal" things, cleared caches/data from play store, google framework, uninstalled my gmail account and re-installed it, downgraded play store, upgraded play store, tried the hosts file trick, even did a factory reset, and still no play store connection.
Even called Tmobile tech support, and got to the tier 2 folks, and they couldn't get it to work either, so they are sending a new phone tuesday.
Until then, I want to keep on trying to get this to work; I haven't unrooted with Supersu yet, figuring that rooting had nothing to do with this, since it worked fine for a month, rooted, but does anyone else have any suggestions?
Its weird; when I open the play store app, and type something into the search box, it will actually take me to the page where that app is, but when I try to download/install it, I get the dreaded error 927; when I back out, and just try to open the play store app, It doesnt connect at all.
When I try to send files to my phone from my computer, it shows "my apps", but when I try to send them to my phone, I get an error on my phone saying "failed to install" app..
Any thing else I might have not tried with this?
Thanks!
You dont have any battery saver apps going do you...because sometimes they can mess with network settings. Also that error 927 is a network error so you may want to start sniffing around your network settings. I have the tmobile flex so let me know if you need any settings.
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no, no battery saver apps running, and I went through a couple of complete factory resets on my own, and with tier 2 from TMobile, plus they re-provisioned my phone, and even that didn't help.
Whats so weird is that when I type an app name in the search bar in the play store app, it takes me to the page where that app, and others like it get listed.
If I click on one of the app, it takes me to the download page of that app, and once I click on "Install", the progress bar starts, and it looks like its going to download/install, but then it throws the dreaded error 927 flag.
Trust me, I've been modding phones for many many years, and this play store stuff has happened to me before, but never this stubborn as to make me have to replace the phone.
Yeah that is weird. Well if you do figure it out post the solution. I would love to put the solution in the memory bank just in case.
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Hey just thought of something....have you tried making a new gmail acct to see if that one will work? Another idea is changing your gmail password. Give those a try and see what happens.
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imarq said:
Yeah that is weird. Well if you do figure it out post the solution. I would love to put the solution in the memory bank just in case.
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Hey just thought of something....have you tried making a new gmail acct to see if that one will work? Another idea is changing your gmail password. Give those a try and see what happens.
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Changed my password, and it didnt work..I'll try the new gmail account and see if that helps..
Okay.
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your idea of creating a new gmail account works!
Only problem of course is all the things I have purchased originally through the play store wont be accessible to me under a different identity..
Can you "combine" identities on the play store, or add others to your account so you can share stuff?
Thanks for the suggestion about creating a new identity! :good:
I'm still gonna try the replacement phone that t-mobile is sending, to see if that one works normally..
I'm glad it worked for you. I don't think you can share apps... Although that would be awesome!!
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wase4711 said:
your idea of creating a new gmail account works!
Only problem of course is all the things I have purchased originally through the play store wont be accessible to me under a different identity..
Can you "combine" identities on the play store, or add others to your account so you can share stuff?
Thanks for the suggestion about creating a new identity! :good:
I'm still gonna try the replacement phone that t-mobile is sending, to see if that one works normally..
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You can share apps in the sense that when you open up the playstore you can choose which account to use in settings and then download all your apps. I do that for all my daughters androids. Log
both in turn everything off from my Gmail account so that she doesn't get my email etcetera, and then log into the playstore using my Gmail when she needs paid apps and so on.
EDIT: Right after I posted this I rethought the idea and realized that may not work for you because your whole problem is that YOUR Gmail acct is the one acting up throwing the 927 error
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brittoking said:
You can share apps in the sense that when you open up the playstore you can choose which account to use in settings and then download all your apps. I do that for all my daughters androids. Log
both in turn everything off from my Gmail account so that she doesn't get my email etcetera, and then log into the playstore using my Gmail when she needs paid apps and so on.
EDIT: Right after I posted this I rethought the idea and realized that may not work for you because your whole problem is that YOUR Gmail acct is the one acting up throwing the 927 error
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you are correct....I did try your suggestion, and it actually let me download one of my apps, but, after that one is was back to 927...
You can try signing into the play store in browsers and send the apps to your phone.
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colbynmeghan said:
You can try signing into the play store in browsers and send the apps to your phone.
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tried that; doesnt work..
Did you clear the cashe in Google play services?
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justinswidebody said:
Did you clear the cashe in Google play services?
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yes, multiple times..
wase4711 said:
yes, multiple times..
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Not the answer you want, but wipe these internal sd. I've had this before and that was the only fix
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kintwofan said:
Not the answer you want, but wipe these internal sd. I've had this before and that was the only fix
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yep, I think I did the same thing in my Samsung Days..was so easy to wipe and restore...seems like a long time ago...
Fortunately, T-Mobile is sending a replacement phone today, so I dont have to deal with that..
If we had a custom recovery, it would be a non issue.....soon, hopefully!
just an FYI...
A new phone did NOT fix this; the only thing that works, is setting up a new gmail account, and using that to get apps in the play store..
There has to be a way to fix this; I wasn't happy re-buying all my paid apps again...
wase4711 said:
just an FYI...
A new phone did NOT fix this; the only thing that works, is setting up a new gmail account, and using that to get apps in the play store..
There has to be a way to fix this; I wasn't happy re-buying all my paid apps again...
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Get in touch with google customer service. This is obviously a problem in their end
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thanks man, i didnt know/think they had actual customer service, but I just spent 30 minutes on the phone with them, and they are escalating the issue to their top tier dept.
I appreciate the suggestion! :good:
wase4711 said:
thanks man, i didnt know/think they had actual customer service, but I just spent 30 minutes on the phone with them, and they are escalating the issue to their top tier dept.
I appreciate the suggestion! :good:
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Wase, thanks for documenting your story. I'm considering the flex so I poke my nose into the threads. Just not sure I want to leave my note2. Please let us know what Google does for you.
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I have the SM N950N 256gb.
I cant find the netflix app on the play store neither install it through the play store when going on the computer.
NETFLIX is supported in Israel (where i live) and i had it on both my galaxy s4 and my oneplus 3t.
What could possibly be the reason?
Thanks
alonmore28 said:
What could possibly be the reason?
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Are you rooted? If so, that is the problem. Netflix no longer allows their app to be installed on a rooted phone.
There is however a workaround. Search for it using "install Netflix on rooted phone".
Nope... No root
alonmore28 said:
Nope... No root
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Have you tried , just throwing out ideas... A Netflix apk from perhaps a lower revision build of the Netflix app?
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Pinan said:
Are you rooted? If so, that is the problem. Netflix no longer allows their app to be installed on a rooted phone.
There is however a workaround. Search for it using "install Netflix on rooted phone".
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Have you tried , just throwing out ideas... A Netflix apk from perhaps a lower revision build of the Netflix app?
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I havent. How do i get a safe apk of it?
Ok i installed an apk. It works great. Everything is fine as expected. It just bums me out that i have to go around and get an apk. Besides the fact it feels less secure than using the play store. Its also not gonna get any updates which is also annoying.
I just hoped i could fix it without having to go around
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Ok i installed an apk. It works great. Everything is fine as expected. It just bums me out that i have to go around and get an apk. Besides the fact it feels less secure than using the play store. Its also not gonna get any updates which is also annoying.
I just hoped i could fix it without having to go around
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Wish I could have helped you more, I don't really use Netflix on phone at all. Hopefully someone will chime in eventually.
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alonmore28 said:
Ok i installed an apk. It works great. Everything is fine as expected. It just bums me out that i have to go around and get an apk. Besides the fact it feels less secure than using the play store. Its also not gonna get any updates which is also annoying.
I just hoped i could fix it without having to go around
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Netflix site worked for me. They provided apk.
https://help.netflix.com/en/node/57688
I had issues with Samsung pay saying my phone was not compatible after a factory reset. Samsung told me to get phone warrantied. I knew it was software issue not hardware. I agree I hate trusting downloading apk off the web. But I had to since Google play store apk was the problem the play store version was compatible with my phone
Netflix on a rooted phone
alonmore28 said:
I have the SM N950N 256gb.
I cant find the netflix app on the play store neither install it through the play store when going on the computer.
NETFLIX is supported in Israel (where i live) and i had it on both my galaxy s4 and my oneplus 3t.
What could possibly be the reason?
Thanks
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just try using Shareit app from a friend that has netflix. also works for rooted phones, easy fix
Thanks