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[Q] Android Market -> Google Play

Erm... Are we supposed to have Google Play yet? I mean literally everybody I know with an Android device has had their Market auto-updated to Google Play, but not on my tablet... The tablet shows up in the Google Play compatibility list too. Have any of you got the Google Play update? Have I missed something? Or has it just not shown up yet?

sbeddoesdesign said:
Erm... Are we supposed to have Google Play yet? I mean literally everybody I know with an Android device has had their Market auto-updated to Google Play, but not on my tablet... The tablet shows up in the Google Play compatibility list too. Have any of you got the Google Play update? Have I missed something? Or has it just not shown up yet?
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Have you tried clearing Market cache and data? If you have the button "Uninstall updates" then click this also. Then open Market, accept the terms and close it again. This should force it to update.

sbeddoesdesign said:
Erm... Are we supposed to have Google Play yet? I mean literally everybody I know with an Android device has had their Market auto-updated to Google Play, but not on my tablet... The tablet shows up in the Google Play compatibility list too. Have any of you got the Google Play update? Have I missed something? Or has it just not shown up yet?
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Mine updated when I clicked on it but there are official instructions:
http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/newsalert/view?spp_news_seq=35175.

Mine still has market
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Have tried all the things suggested in here (thanks guys) and still nothing.

varsas said:
Mine updated when I clicked on it but there are official instructions:
http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/newsalert/view?spp_news_seq=35175.
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link also dead

Mine updated to the Play Store the first time I opened Market, but I only got mine two weeks ago.

orlandoxpolice said:
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Works for me, BTA it can be restricted depending on your country. Here it goes:
Updating the Android Market Icon to Google Play
20 Mar, 2012
PLEASE NOTE: This News & Alert is specific to our mobile and tablet products with the ANDROID operating system. So the following may not be specific to your product (e.g. Series 7 SLATE PC - XE700T1A operating system is Windows 7).
Instructions for upgrading to the Google Play application (apps, games, movies and books).
1. Select (tap) the 'Android Market' icon.
2. Read the pop-up 'Terms & Conditions' menu notifying the end-user of the upgrade to 'Google Play', and select 'Accept'.
3. At this point the icon should update and say 'Play'.
4. When the 'Google Play' menu appears, select (tap) 'Continue'.
5. There will be a name change at the top of the screen, when inside the market app, but the layout will essentially be the same.
Note
Due to a small data download requirement, this change may take some time depending on the end-user's data connection.
For the fastest update we recommend using HSPA+ or WI-FI.
6. Move back to the home (main or idle) screen, and select (tap) 'Applications'.
Note
a). If the handset is rebooted then the 'Android Market' app icon will have been removed.
After this select (tap) 'Applications'.
Then replace the Android market shortcut with the 'Play Store' icon.
(This can be done by dragging the icon to the home or main screen from the applications menu).
b). If the handset device is not rebooted after updating the play application then the icon will need to be removed manually from the home screen and replaced with the new Play shop icon.
Navigate to the apps and create a new shortcut to 'Play Store' by dragging the icon to the home screen.
Please note
On the Galaxy Nexus devices the homescreen shortcut will automatically be removed.
Therefore the end-user will need to navigate to the apps and create a new shortcut to 'Play Store' by dragging the icon to the home screen.
Important
If after the above procedure is performed, the 'Market' icon is not replaced after some time with the 'Play Shop' icon, then the end-user will need to perform all of the following steps as outlined below.
Move to 'Applications' > 'Settings' > 'Applications' >' Manage applications', and check that either of the icons appear in the list as shown. Then:
• Select 'Applications' > 'Settings' > 'Applications' >' Manage applications', and then select the 'Android Market' icon. Then select (tap) 'Clear data'.
• Select 'Applications' > 'Settings' > 'Applications' >' Manage applications', and then select the 'Android Market' icon. Then select (tap) 'Clear cache'.
• Select 'Applications' > 'Settings' > 'Applications' > 'Manage applications', and then select the 'Android Market' icon. Select (tap) 'Uninstall updates'.
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Uninstall updates is greyed out for me
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Play APK 3.5.16
You can grab the apk here.
Works on un rooted devices.
Have fun.

danix180 said:
You can grab the apk here.
Works on un rooted devices.
Have fun.
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Did the trick! Thank you my friend.
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Opened Market today and it automatically updated to play.

ColinB63 said:
Opened Market today and it automatically updated to play.
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So did mine
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Might uninstall updates and let it update officially to keep it all consistent then...
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My tab just updated yesterday to Play as well.
Do things look squeezed in to anyone else? The app tiles in the main part, and my installed apps and information columns don't take up the whole screen. The toolbar at the top and the green stripe do though, so it doesn't seem to be a malfunction.
The tight quarters make things feel squished. Plus, I find it much slower than the Market already.

buggy play store
I was forced to take the upgrade today. Now I can't scroll thru installed apps. I have to update them one at a time even if I don't want them. Am using a rooted i957. Anyone else having this problem? Solutions?

astron46 said:
I was forced to take the upgrade today. Now I can't scroll thru installed apps. I have to update them one at a time even if I don't want them. Am using a rooted i957. Anyone else having this problem? Solutions?
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Try clearing app data and cache
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orlandoxpolice said:
Try clearing app data and cache
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Thanks for the reply. I downloaded "cache clear" and ran it but still no scrolling. I really don't want to keep updating the bloatware but it looks like I'm being forced to. I know people are working on a rom for the i957. Hope they come up with something.

the playstore looks really nice. But i think the old market was a bit quicker.. or not?

Search button on jellybean

Our nexus have search button which used to search within the running application, for eg, in music player if we press search button it used to search for songs in that player, but this feature is not available in 4.1. Wherever we are, pressing search button opens Google now! Does anyone know how to reassign that button to search within app only, and long pressing to open Google now??????
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avinashdelhi900 said:
Our nexus have search button which used to search within the running application, for eg, in music player if we press search button it used to search for songs in that player, but this feature is not available in 4.1. Wherever we are, pressing search button opens Google now! Does anyone know how to reassign that button to search within app only, and long pressing to open Google now??????
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788719 :victory:

not everything requires a mod. just press the search and type your song/artist/album name. dont press go. let it filter and it will give you your results. if you press go, it will search the web and you have to select phone from the bottom ribbon.
make sure you have enabled google now --> settings--> phone search --> play music
somethings just need a bit of understanding

I think the best behavior is the original one, search in the app that is opened. I hate when I am in the browser and I click the search and google nows opens. The same happens in all apps like gmail app, I press to search an email and bye bye the apps goes away. I don't really care if galaxy nexus don't have this button. We do and so we should get some advantage of it.
Kind regards

[Q] Stopping Google search on hardware button

Is there a way to turn off the Google search when you press a hardkey? I find my thumb hovering over the hard key and then it will just come up. Is there any way to turn it off?

Delete/disable Google Now
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thom109 said:
Delete/disable Google Now
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Well i have turned Google Now off, so the only thing that comes up is the search box that would have been google now window. I am asking where i would go to do that, i have searched all over the place in the menus and settings and can't seem to see where to turn it off at.

Go to Settings, search for apps icon , then select all apps. Find google search from that list and stop service and delete it.
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Enable car mode AT&T Galaxy S5 SM-G900A Working

For those of us with the AT&T Galaxy S5 who were oh so pleasantly surprised to find that AT&T had disabled some features on their Galaxy S5 model in favor of their own bloatware, here is a fix for enabling car mode for hands free use while driving. This method does not require any flashing, custom ROMS or recovery.
This is a list of modifications done to my phone for reference. Not all may be required. Rooted with TowelRoot (SuperSU), Safestrap recovery installed (with busybox), Xposed framework with Wanam xposed installed (to turn of the emergency call feature on lock screen, disable wake with home button, and disable camera shutter sound), SQLite Editor installed and all AT&T bloatware turned off (make sure AT&T DriveMode is turned off if nothing else).
1. You must have root. If you don't yet have your phone rooted just go to towelroot.com and get Geohot's towelroot app and run it.
2. Refer to this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2720257) for instructions on how to install the DriveLink APKs. This thread references the Note3 running Android 4.4.2 but the same process is used on the S5.
3. Refer to this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2733065) for instructions on how to enable the quick setting tile for Car Mode.
4. Place "DriveLink.apk" and "DriveLinkRemote.apk" on your external SD.
5. Browse to where you placed "DriveLink.apk" and "DriveLinkRemote.apk"
6. install the 2 apk.
7. Open up SQLite Editor
8. Select the Apps tab -> scroll down to Settings Storage and select
9. Click settings.db
10. Click system
11. Click search icon on top right (easiest method to filter) or scroll through db (harder way)
12. Type "notification" in the Filter Value field and press ok
13. Tap "notification_panel_active_app_list" -> select pencil icon on top to edit
14. In Value field, all enabled toggles are listed. Now, add the word "CarMode" (no spaces or quotation marks) to end of list (make sure to have NO SPACES between entries and semicolons separating each entry) (Note: I added a ";" at the end of CarMode as there was one already after the last tile in the list)
15. Once you add "CarMode", click save button.
16. Close SQLite editor and reboot
After reboot you should be able to activate car mode with the added quick setting tile (steering wheel).
NOTE: If car mode crashes at the main screen go to settings -> App Settings -> swipe over to all, scroll down to car mode and select it then click clear cache, clear data, force stop. then uninstall it. After it is uninstalled reboot the phone TWICE then re-install car mode and reboot. It should work after that.
Special thanks to RevelationOmega and ivanjong for doing all the real work!

I'm on basically stock, rooted, no busybox, no safestrap, no xposed.
I followed your steps precisely, didn't work.

Russ77 said:
I'm on basically stock, rooted, no busybox, no safestrap, no xposed.
I followed your steps precisely, didn't work.
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It worked for me. What exactly isn't working? Did you get the button to show up in your quick toggles? Or is it crashing or something?

I didn't get the button and the app didn't show up in my app drawer. it installed ok but nothing worked.

Russ77 said:
I didn't get the button and the app didn't show up in my app drawer. it installed ok but nothing worked.
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No app shows up in my drawer either, but the toggle opens it fine for me. Just to cover all bases: when you do the database edit for the button, make sure to type it with capital "c" and "m". It is case sensitive.

step 6: install the 2 apk's.
are you guys clicking the apk file and installing them or are you pushing them to /system/priv-app?
I was just installing them conventionally but I'm thinking that was the issue...
edit: I was messing up the list I was editing.

having problems?
For those having trouble just a few tips:
-You will not get an icon in your app drawer. The only way to launch the app is with the quick launch button unless you use an app for creating shortcuts maybe.
-When editing the database make sure you are editing the line notification_panel_active_app_list. There are other lines with very similar names. Also, make sure you enter the item as CarMode with a capital C and M with no space.
-You don't have to push the apps to the system folder they can be installed as user apps. Just click on them and install them as you would any other app. This is how it is set up on my phone.

TragicSync said:
For those having trouble just a few tips:
-You will not get an icon in your app drawer. The only way to launch the app is with the quick launch button unless you use an app for creating shortcuts maybe.
-When editing the database make sure you are editing the line notification_panel_active_app_list. There are other lines with very similar names. Also, make sure you enter the item as CarMode with a capital C and M with no space.
-You don't have to push the apps to the system folder they can be installed as user apps. Just click on them and install them as you would any other app. This is how it is set up on my phone.
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Would anyone care to give a short description as to what car mode SHOULD do? I have never had a phone with it.
Thanx!
zeddock
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Car Mode description
zeddock said:
Would anyone care to give a short description as to what car mode SHOULD do? I have never had a phone with it.
Thanx!
zeddock
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Car Mode allows you to control certain functions of your phone with hands free voice commands. You can make and receive phone calls, listen, compose and respond to texts as well as control navigation and music. Car Mode brings up a simplified launcher with four large icons for phone, messages, navigation and music that are easy to control while driving if you choose to access these manually. That's pretty much it in a nutshell. Hope this helped.
-TragicSync

Thanks worked perfectly

thanks!

Issue with Towelroot
When I went to download towelroot on my Galaxy S5, I got a message that it was not supported on my device.

CarMode galaxy S5 active
I followed the steps to get car mode on my phone but when I select car mode nothing happen. It does not open up the app.
I had it installed before and it worked fine. I did the same thing again but it will not open up the app. Does anyone have a fix. Is drivelink the issue.

TragicSync said:
4. Place "DriveLink.apk" and "DriveLinkRemote.apk" on your external SD.
5. Browse to where you placed "DriveLink.apk" and "DriveLinkRemote.apk"
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This great, all well explained but by searching for "DriveLink.apk" and "DriveLinkRemote.apk" on the route mentioned, can not find it, sorry but I am beginner in this, or if someone could give me the two apk, serious excellent, thank!!

Hi guys, I have an AT&T Galaxy S5 Active and as many other users I don't have the CarMode toggle in the notification bar either.
I followed all steps here to enable this icon in the notification bar, but unfortunately it partially worked.
First I had to download the 'DriveLink.apk" and "DriveLinkRemote.apk (from the link you provide on step two, post #19) as I didn't have them on my phone. After installing I modified the settings.db with SQLite Editor and added 'CarMode'. After rebooting the phone the toggle appears in the notification bar (which is a good thing), but when I press the icon there's an error message saying 'Unfortunately, car mode has stopped'. So, I did what you said if I found the app crashing: 'click clear cache, clear data, force stop. then uninstall it. After it is uninstalled reboot the phone TWICE then re-install car mode and reboot'. However, after doing all that it KEEPS crashing and giving me that message. It just takes me to the welcoming screen of the app, then I click next and when I agree with the terms of service and click next to keep going it crashes again!.
Any ideas or suggestions to SOLVE this issue???? Is it possible to enable car mode on the AT&T S5 Active???, or maybe I need to download different 'DriveLink.apk" and "DriveLinkRemote.apk files as the ones available on the other thread are meant for the S5 G900 only???.
Please, if anyone using an S5 Active did manage to enable CarMode it'd be greatly appreciated to share the way to do it
Thanks!

Playing Music Cuts On Lock Screen

Hi;
Just set the phone up but am having issues with music playback with any app.
As soon as the black lock screen comes up the music stops; if I then wake the screen up by touching a button the music restarts; anyone come across this issue? Or have a fix?
**Update**
Ok it only seems to work with the stock music app - not player pro / vlc or anything else. Is this a permissions issue?

nigsy116 said:
Hi;
Just set the phone up but am having issues with music playback with any app.
As soon as the black lock screen comes up the music stops; if I then wake the screen up by touching a button the music restarts; anyone come across this issue? Or have a fix?
**Update**
Ok it only seems to work with the stock music app - not player pro / vlc or anything else. Is this a permissions issue?
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I think it's related to a battery saving options.
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I have the same issues with my P20 lite. I think that the battery management has something to do about this. I looked into the battery and apps settings to allow my music player (BlackPlayer) all the permissions, but still having the music stopped. It's really annoying

Fixed!!
CrzMtz said:
I have the same issues with my P20 lite. I think that the battery management has something to do about this. I looked into the battery and apps settings to allow my music player (BlackPlayer) all the permissions, but still having the music stopped. It's really annoying
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You're right it's a battery issue. If you go to settings > Battery > App Launch and set the apps you want to 'Manage Manually' you can leave them running in the background; this gets you over the issue.
This fixed several apps not running as I'd expected. The default action close the apps down as soon as the screen locks to save power.

nigsy116 said:
You're right it's a battery issue. If you go to settings > Battery > App Launch and set the apps you want to 'Manage Manually' you can leave them running in the background; this gets you over the issue.
This fixed several apps not running as I'd expected. The default action close the apps down as soon as the screen locks to save power.
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Yes, we can fix by using 'Manage Manually' setting but I see that some other apps, such as Google Play Music, Zing MP3...still play music in background normally without setting it.
I wonder how they can pass this issue? Or Huawei has different treatments for each apps?

A.Pul said:
Yes, we can fix by using 'Manage Manually' setting but I see that some other apps, such as Google Play Music, Zing MP3...still play music in background normally without setting it.
I wonder how they can pass this issue? Or Huawei has different treatments for each apps?
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I had to do this with spotify. It's an android thing, not specifically a huawei issue. I had this issue on an S9 i had on loan too.
As mentioned, it's just a power saving option. Just manage the app manually and it will continue to play.

jonboi said:
I had to do this with spotify. It's an android thing, not specifically a huawei issue. I had this issue on an S9 i had on loan too.
As mentioned, it's just a power saving option. Just manage the app manually and it will continue to play.
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Thanks for your answer. Can we check if the app has been managing automatically? If yes, I want to show a dialog to guide user go to the setting screen. (Because user may not know this setting)

Anyone figured this out?
I'm using YouTube music with premium subscription.
I have edit the battery settings to Manage Manually and enabled all 3 sub options. After screenlock, msuci stop. I dnt have any battery saving options set

Okay I know this is an old thread, but thought I'd post what I found on my mate 20 pro, it's quite hidden away!
Settings -> Apps -> Apps -> 3 dot menu -> Special Access -> Battery Optimisation
Select 'All apps' from the drop down, and then select 'Don't allow' on the app you want to stop huawei from quitting

It works for me, try this.
beside your app in the "allowed" battery optimization list. the Google Play Service too must be exampt.
Battery Optimization > Google Play Service > Not Allowed (it drains battery)
- do the same for the music app.
App Launch > 3 dots on top right corner > Show System process > Google Play Service > Manage Automatically.
- do the same for your music app
i hope it works as it did for me