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[MARKET WORKAROUND] Market 3.xx access to apps not available to your country

There are those lucky users who are able to fake a carrier and install apps not available in their country with Android Market 3.xx. I am but possibly the lesser ones who though managed to fake carriers using Market Enabler / Market Acess but still unable to search for apps which are not available to my country.
Now this is a working workaround method that I've tried using 2 types of Market Enabler available in the Market and also Market Access.
Who should be using this workaround?
Users who successfully faked a carrier using Market Access / Market Enabler with Android Market 3.xx but still unable to find certain apps within the new market 3.xx.
Tested Working with the following
Market Access
http://amip.tools-for.net/wiki/android/marketaccess
Market Enabler
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.notenking.mf&hl=en
Market Enabler
https://market.android.com/details?id=ch.racic.android.marketenabler&hl=en
1. Install Market Enabler or Market Access
2. Run Market Enabler / Market Access
3. Fake a carrier from within Market Enabler / Market Access
4. Open your browser
5. Search using keywords like "Google Earth Android Market"
6. Click on the searched results and select to open with "Market"
7. You will be re-directed to Android Market
8. Once market opens, you will see your desired app and will now be able to install.
9. Once you installed, I recommend you select "Allow automatic updating".
10. You may restore your value back to your original carrier.
11. From now onwards, if there is any updates (even though it is not available in your country) it will be automatically updated when available.
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Just my little experience: Pandora does not update if you don't fake the carrier, so auto update would fail.
Don't know but suppose this is valid for other apps too.
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erups said:
Just my little experience: Pandora does not update if you don't fake the carrier, so auto update would fail.
Don't know but suppose this is valid for other apps too.
Sent from my LG-P990 using XDA App
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I got books updated automatically without faking carrier.
But that's not my point of this post actually. The point is even with faked carrier I can't find the apps. So thru browser it actually finds it.

Nice find. Previously I had to revert to Market 2.x and install a paid app. It works through browser. Tnx

You're not allowed Google Earth? Wow, your country sucks
Good advice though, and I was able to update Google Books and Google Music automatically without faking, just needed it to install as you say.

Rusty! said:
You're not allowed Google Earth? Wow, your country sucks
Good advice though, and I was able to update Google Books and Google Music automatically without faking, just needed it to install as you say.
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Lolz I suppose u can say that. Quite a number of apps unavailable in my country (Singapore), though tiny island but famous around the world. Kinda contradicts ...
I got my N1 with Market 2.3.6. Easy to update with fake carrier but the new market on my O2x I can't find any. ..... till I use this workaround.
Guess it worked.

thx.......nice trick

Rusty! said:
You're not allowed Google Earth? Wow, your country sucks
Good advice though, and I was able to update Google Books and Google Music automatically without faking, just needed it to install as you say.
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Does this mean you can use your account to buy music and books even if you're not supposed to???

Well you can't buy any music with Google Music, so I doubt it. Can't say about books any more though, as it is now officially available in the UK.
Unless you use Market Enabler though, the books option wont appear in the Market, but with it you should be able to.

Rusty! said:
Well you can't buy any music with Google Music
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Yeah, my bad. Too excited

Miui 7 GPS issue only with Google app

Hi,
Since upgrade to miui 7 GPS location doesn't work with Google maps or Google earth but work with waze or other app no Google.
Someone know why and have the solution?
Envoyé de mon MI NOTE Pro en utilisant Tapatalk

The issue is with the ROM from xiaomi-france. The ROM from xiaomi.eu is ok for my pb.
Envoyé de mon MI NOTE Pro en utilisant Tapatalk

Same here...
I have the same issue running the current beta 5.8.27. Only Google apps are affected. Very strange....

Im having the same problem on miui 5.9.17

Same here

I have denied access to location for many apps, almost all that were asking (focusing on better battery life), maybe that could be the reason
Does anyone have had the same issue?

Now I have not had any major GPS issues but sometimes when I quit my Google Maps app it looses GPS signal and it does not regain it until I re-load the app from fresh

Kahun said:
Now I have not had any major GPS issues but sometimes when I quit my Google Maps app it looses GPS signal and it does not regain it until I re-load the app from fresh
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How did you solve the issue?

solution found
Go to this thread, it worked for me
en.miui.com/thread-118338-1-1.html

andrecov said:
Go to this thread, it worked for me
en.miui.com/thread-118338-1-1.html
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Are you on Miui 7 developer ROM?

Didn't work for me

We should probably reflash gapps after each update, will do that after next and tell

EMJI79 said:
Are you on Miui 7 developer ROM?
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Yes, the china version 5.9.17

Hi,
I found myself in the same situation. Brand new Mi4C, latest stable firmware and Google Maps is not even activating GPS (toolbar symbol missing). Other apps like OruxMaps or GPSTest worked immediately.
I found the solution here:
http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=182587&pid=3438377
Turns out that while Google Maps may have enough permissions, the Google Play Services and Google Services Framework also need permission to "Get location info".
So, open MIUIs Security app and check the permissions of those three apps.
For me, the Google Play Services had a red cross (deny) for the get location info permission.
After changing it and restarting Google Apps, the location icon immediately appeared in the toolbar and Maps showed my location.
I'm not sure where the red cross came from. Maybe - during installation - it requested the location and I hit deny because why would it need it..
Anyway, hope this helps.
Jochen

It still doesn't work for me

I too am experiencing the same issues, not with one, but have tried two brand new Redmi Note3 mobiles (Amazon was good enough to replace my first mobile even when my replacement/refund window was almost over). But both sets have same problem (Again Amazon is kind enough to refund my money, but I really wanted to keep this set if only it worked ok).
Many apps are able to find GPS location, but Google Plus, Mi Browser and some other less known apps are not able to find GPS available to them (even all permissions are fully ok with them).
I even contacted Xiaomi on this, but what they all asked me was to visit their service center which is some 225 KMs away from me (whole Punjab state has only 1 or 2 Xiaomi Service Centers).
Check the following screen shots showing the permissions (as instructed by Xiaomi) and also video links which I've recorded, one for faulty RMN3 and other for the same app on Micromax (this shows how G+ location is expected to work if there was no fault).
Pls find the youtube video links in the end.
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Updated to MM - now get error "Google play services won't run unless you update..."

Updated to MM - now get error "Google play services won't run unless you update..."
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As soon as I updated to MM i started getting this. I force shutdowned google play services then disabled it (thus deleting all its updates), re-enabled it and it allowed me to update to the latest version, but i still get this error over and over
anyone else have this problem? anyone find a solution?

aff219 said:
As soon as I updated to MM i started getting this. I force shutdowned google play services then disabled it (thus deleting all its updates), re-enabled it and it allowed me to update to the latest version, but i still get this error over and over
anyone else have this problem? anyone find a solution?
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This was happening to my sisters phone. I knew from the beginning she needed to update the google play services. No Google apps will run or be sluggish. She hated her phone. We couldn't update through WiFi or LTE eventually we went to a t mobile store only for the phone to start working property shortly after. Turns out my WiFi was spotty aswell as LTE in my area. If you can't update Google play services try a different area. After updating services phone was back to normal and she is loving MM
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nano303 said:
This was happening to my sisters phone. I knew from the beginning she needed to update the google play services. No Google apps will run or be sluggish. She hated her phone. We couldn't update through WiFi or LTE eventually we went to a t mobile store only for the phone to start working property shortly after. Turns out my WiFi was spotty aswell as LTE in my area. If you can't update Google play services try a different area. After updating services phone was back to normal and she is loving MM
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my internet connection is fine and updates go through fine after hte initial issue.
Originally, it kept saying it cant download google play services, but everything else was doing fine. instead of googling the error i disabled google play services and thus uninstalled all its current updates, then restarted phone and re-enabled it and tried again. it downloaded and updated (it no longer shows an "update" button when i look at it in google play) but it still throws the error in my OP every time I look at it.

anyone have any other thoughts? this error is driving me nuts.
As stated before, the download goes through fine, and just to humor the above poster I have tried other locations and it's the same thing all over again.
The problem isn't i cant update, the problem is i -do- update, but the error continues to come through as if I have not updated. I am currently on Version 8.7.03 (2645110-240) for google play services but the error keeps popping up

Clear Cache on Google Play Services. If that doesn't work, clear Data too. Then let it update again if needed. You really shouldn't disable this in the first place.

General_Mayhem said:
Clear Cache on Google Play Services. If that doesn't work, clear Data too. Then let it update again if needed. You really shouldn't disable this in the first place.
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i've already tried clearing cache/data and re-updated, didn't make a difference. i only disabled it because thats the only way i knew to uninstall updates, it was immidiately re-enabled.

Question google timeline working?

is there any chance to get google timeline working on VivoX70+Pro.
i install google maps on chinese version navigation works.
but i cant activate timeline.

mrazzido said:
is there any chance to get google timeline working on VivoX70+Pro.
i install google maps on chinese version navigation works.
but i cant activate timeline.
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Make sure Location History is on

Salaabda said:
Make sure Location History is on
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i make everything on , but i doenst work.

hope there is some answer soon
thanks

Hi,
You can install google map in google play store and allow localtion permission on app setting. That's it work for map than chiness map version.

no luck after more than 3 months Y_Y

wertsacovivo said:
no luck after more than 3 months Y_Y
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Timeline works, enable google account and gmaps, give all necessary permissions and then on location.
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piskr said:
Timeline works, enable google account and gmaps, give all necessary permissions and then on location.
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I've been going crazy for months but it doesn't work for me.
I also tried to install google maps & services via ourplay from vivo store (ourplay creates a sandbox), in which version of map the timeline is active but does not record my movements.
ive upgeaded to Ocean by OTA

Forget the sandbox. You may be aware that it is highly unlikely that one phone has a timeline and the other doesn't and the hardware or the system is the cause.
The more probable cause is your google account or settings. Therefore, I advise you to first check if your device is GPlay certified in settings. If not, you should achieve it by adjusting your google account (on a computer) or reset the phone.
Another useful approach is checking the timeline on other phone (or tablet). You may borrow one if you don't have it. If hte timeline works, the problem lies in your phone, otherwise in the google settings.

It doesn't work for me. Device side problem as it works on other android tablet.

maxant69 said:
It doesn't work for me. Device side problem as it works on other android tablet.
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Did you check if you're device is google play certified? If yes, check settings and permissions. If it doesn't help, try to factory reset the phone and set everything from scratch.

I don't have the button for the verification from the play store, but only an application verification

But you do see "device is certified" under the Google Play - Settings - About?

I can't turn on location history either. It just has in Italics "Location History is off"
Can't select any toggle to turn it on.
In play store it shows my Device is certified.
History works fine on my other devices.
Live View for walking directions is also always greyed out on my Vivo for some reason.

piskr said:
But you do see "device is certified" under the Google Play - Settings - About?
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Yes is certified

fabrixx said:
Yes is certified
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Inspecting the issue thoroughly, I found that the location history actually doesn't work. The reason that I was mistaken is the fact that I use a dedicated car dongle in order to have Android Auto. And all time history I have has been plotted with this device. Last month I was travelling and got zero timeline.
I tried to enable it and totally failed. As it can be seen from the attached picture, my phone is not and can't be included in the location history.
I searched the web and found the probable reason. Chinese Vivo doesn't have full Google framework, only basic. Hence, it can't communicate with Google servers in full. That's why we can't make backup as well.
Actually, I don't miss the location history on the phone that much. But if someone is interested, there is an instruction to enable it here:
[FIX] [All Amazon tablets] Enable/Fix Google Location Services [MARCH 2019]
****UPDATE MARCH 7, 2019:**** If the guide below doesn't work for you, see additional instructions at the end. This seems to be a huge problem for many users...location services not working when the Google Play store is installed. I have found a...
forum.xda-developers.com
Of course, it is for a rooted device. But there is a slight chance enabling it without the root. The most important is getting the full Google service framework to the phone.
Otherwise, I guess, we are out of luck.

The non complete framework is the reason why many google features don't work:
- android auto;
- location history;
- google backup;
- "OK Google" voice activation.

Thanks for the explanations on the problem.
I tried to download the apk files.
Already the first on the list does not install due to a security exception.
I also tried to download the latest versions but I have the same error.

Any solution without Root?

Interested in solve this problem

Question Blocking ads

Hello.. usually i use block this vpn for blocking ads on Chrome and system, but it won't work on ultra.. I'm on latest EU rom.. any solution?

I use this.
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Or use Brave browser which blocks many but has its own VPN too.

I use the Samsung Internet browser (stable or beta) which has many adblock plugins, specific and officially available like AdGuard (the best), AdBlock, ABP, etc.

Sathelp said:
Or use Brave browser which blocks many but has its own VPN too.
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Brave, etc doesn't globally block ads from installed apps, my fix does...

Not fully but when I use the DNS approach, sometimes the phone will not connect to the data server. It took me a while to work out the resolution, disable DNS again. So as I was fed up having to do this now and again and losing data connection randomly, I just chose Brave as an alternative but whatever floats your boat. I am only trying to give the guy an alternative.

Sathelp said:
Not fully but when I use the DNS approach, sometimes the phone will not connect to the data server. It took me a while to work out the resolution, disable DNS again. So as I was fed up having to do this now and again and losing data connection randomly, I just chose Brave as an alternative but whatever floats your boat. I am only trying to give the guy an alternative.
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It will block some black listed sites which is a good thing. Very rarely do I need to disable it*. Been using it for over 6 months now. It gives me very little trouble... occasional slow downs. It enhances security.
Your carrier may be part of the problem, I'm on AT&T.
Presumably the full paid version works better.
*it's easy to toggle off if needed.

I use this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dnsfilter.android

I use kiwi browser for adblocking and YouTube vanced for videos

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I use kiwi browser for adblocking and YouTube vanced for videos
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Is there a way to install vanced without manager? I have vanced on all mine devices, but I can't install it on ultra.. tried newpipe, and couple more alternatives but it's not possible to login with g account, and that's a deal breaker..

If I remember well, to be able to install the vanced manager app one should disable fist the MIUI optimization in the developer's settings.
Anyway Youtube vanced has reached its end-of-life, due to Google threats.

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Is there a way to install vanced without manager? I have vanced on all mine devices, but I can't install it on ultra.. tried newpipe, and couple more alternatives but it's not possible to login with g account, and that's a deal breaker..
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I I have root and unblocked bootloader and have no issues with the installation through vanced manager. I just enable the option to install app from unknown sources for manager and installation goes smoothly