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[Q] No apps in Honeycomb?

I installed honeycomb last night but its quite empty, no apps? I installed it mainly for the "Books" app that I saw on Xoom hands-on videos. Where do I get it from?
Many thanks

ibr4him said:
I installed honeycomb last night but its quite empty, no apps? I installed it mainly for the "Books" app that I saw on Xoom hands-on videos. Where do I get it from?
Many thanks
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I don't know that the Books app is publicly available yet. You can however install market and get plenty of apps (although some may not work on HC yet).

Just got my Nook Honeycomb'd w/ v3.0. This is going to be very fun!! ADB'ing my way to the Market now.

I believe you will want to install v3 of bluedeeper's honeycomb image or you will be missing a ton of apps from the marketplace. Not sure if this was fixed with v2 or not. I guess it recognizes the nook as a Nexus device or something and allows you to download more apps.

hey all, i have another question about apps in honeycomb. I am using the 2GB honeybunches version that comes with market preinstalled. All the apps seem to be there as far as i can tell. but whenever i go to download an app it starts downloading and then quits without downloading the app. i keep pressing yes to install but it keeps doing the same thing. Any thoughts?

omega1alpha said:
I believe you will want to install v3 of bluedeeper's honeycomb image or you will be missing a ton of apps from the marketplace. Not sure if this was fixed with v2 or not. I guess it recognizes the nook as a Nexus device or something and allows you to download more apps.
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Deeper blue's shows little apps still. I believe that you are thinking of mine that recognizing it as a nexus s.
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DZ469 said:
hey all, i have another question about apps in honeycomb. I am using the 2GB honeybunches version that comes with market preinstalled. All the apps seem to be there as far as i can tell. but whenever i go to download an app it starts downloading and then quits without downloading the app. i keep pressing yes to install but it keeps doing the same thing. Any thoughts?
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Try opening market from the market widget and if that doesn't work, clear cache and data and force close the Google services framework and the market. Also a couple of revolts and retries got it working for me.
Also, make sure you are using v2.
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Did a reboot and apps are now downloading and installing from market! Thanks for the help!

I'm not talking about the market, but rather this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGP3KKbDOKc "Books" app.

The HC on the NC right now is a "SDK Preview". It doesn't contain any of the apps that you might have seen Google demonstrate on devices like the G-Slate / XOOM Tablet. For now, you'll just have to wait until the XOOM is released, a system dump is performed and the APKs are liberated / ported from that dump. The only way it might happen any faster is a pre-release ROM leak. Even then, the release HC AOSP might be needed for one reason or another before they'll install or fully function. Renderscript for example (the new HC feature required for much what you've seen in the videos) probably won't work right away.

[Q] Samsung Android Apps Store

I updated my SamsungApps apps and found a banner on top under the tabs. It reads "Android Samsung Apps Open". Is Samsung opening its own apps store for Android? I suspect.
Not much apps inside right now, but if this apps store is real, do expect Samsung to add more and more apps into it later..

Samsung Apps has been there a wee while now
Similar to Sony Ericsson with their Play Store
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yes they have this since quite some time...they have updated their whole interface and i guess are looking forward to expand it...few nice apps out there btw..i like the new interface better

Has anyone had problems with the new Samsung App Store? The second I updated it, it nows gives me forced close errors everytime I try to use it...

hall202m said:
Has anyone had problems with the new Samsung App Store? The second I updated it, it nows gives me forced close errors everytime I try to use it...
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I don't have this kind of problems at all. Maybe you should try a reboot of your phone.
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hall202m said:
Has anyone had problems with the new Samsung App Store? The second I updated it, it nows gives me forced close errors everytime I try to use it...
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Normally when I faced fc issues, I wipe dalvik cache.
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Bada
Somewhat related - if you look in the terms and conditions of signing up for a Samsung account (the one in Software Update that is) the word "Bada" appears quite often.
It seems that Samsung account has been imported from there - maybe just the same update mechanism. But I would not be surprised if there would be created compatibility to run apps on the other platform - a bit like the rumored "blackberry running android apps".

"This item is not compatible with your device."

So I've tried to install a variety of different apps that I know are compatible with my device and all the google play store responds with is "This item is not compatible with your device." The most recent is nVidia TegraZone which should install considering it's a Tegra3 Device. Anybody else having this issue and/or found any fixes?

I've side loaded several apps like that which end up working fine. Basically, I download the app to a rooted phone, use titanium backup to backup the app, then download it to the N7 and enjoy.
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Or you could use MyAppSharer on Play using a compatible device.

Had no problems with tegrazone from Google play.

Have you modified anything on your device?
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ianjd said:
Or you could use MyAppSharer on Play using a compatible device.
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Ohh... nice. I think I greatly prefer this app. Thanks for the info!
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dasmith91 said:
So I've tried to install a variety of different apps that I know are compatible with my device and all the google play store responds with is "This item is not compatible with your device." The most recent is nVidia TegraZone which should install considering it's a Tegra3 Device. Anybody else having this issue and/or found any fixes?
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Wipe data and force stop the Play store app as well as Google services framework and then reboot.
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ianjd said:
Or you could use MyAppSharer on Play using a compatible device.
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Thanks. Worked very nicely.
I would really like it if I could just to some small hack to not have to worry about doing this though...

Anything that requires a camera permission is incompatible, including Grocery King which really annoys me as I use it for all of my shopping. Barcode Scanner, Google Goggles, etc...
Luckily LoseIt, calorie tracker, CAN use a camera but on my N7 it installed just fine just doesn't have the barcode scanning option. This is how apps should be written. For example, Google Goggles can be used on existing photos, or even photos taken with the camera hack from modoco.
In the past I've also have problems with apps that require Send/Read SMS, but I haven't noticed any of those yet.
What apps are you seeing incompatible?

For some reason the good Ameritrade one doesn't even show up in Play, but it side loaded fine for me. Had to side load Firefox as well.
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ExploreMN said:
For some reason the good Ameritrade one doesn't even show up in Play, but it side loaded fine for me. Had to side load Firefox as well.
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Hardware controls
control vibrator, take pictures, control flashlight

I have App Backup & Restore automatically backing up the APK's from everything I installed on my Sensation. So I downloaded those, uploaded to the Nexus and installed OK. The only one I haven't made work is Dropbox.

They should just say, "App shows as being partially incompatible with your device. Install anyway?"
Hate forced to side load an app just because I'm blocked.
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wmoore said:
I have App Backup & Restore automatically backing up the APK's from everything I installed on my Sensation. So I downloaded those, uploaded to the Nexus and installed OK. The only one I haven't made work is Dropbox.
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Dropbox just works.. Install it from the market.
player911 said:
They should just say, "App shows as being partially incompatible with your device. Install anyway?"
Hate forced to side load an app just because I'm blocked.
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What would be nice if they'd say WHY so you don't have to guess. Also, that way you can email the dev and say "Market says your app won't install because of reason "555: No camera permission" or something.

khaytsus said:
Dropbox just works.. Install it from the market.
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It didn't for me and it wouldn't open after side-loading either. It's working now but I can't remember what I did to make it work. I think I had to side-load, then go to Accounts and add an account before opening the app for the first time.

dasmith91 said:
So I've tried to install a variety of different apps that I know are compatible with my device and all the google play store responds with is "This item is not compatible with your device." The most recent is nVidia TegraZone which should install considering it's a Tegra3 Device. Anybody else having this issue and/or found any fixes?
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I had this problem for months, even had to un-install apps that would no longer work because I could not update them, but got the Problem solved, changed the screen density in build.prop.
ro.sf.lcd_density=240 then You Go to Applications and wipe the cache and data for google play store and google services framework, turn Your phone off and on twice. give it a try
NOTE: I'm using the arc s with doomkernel v22
Goodluck

wmoore said:
It didn't for me and it wouldn't open after side-loading either. It's working now but I can't remember what I did to make it work. I think I had to side-load, then go to Accounts and add an account before opening the app for the first time.
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You could try data sync, that's worked for me.
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You can also install the amazon app store, you can install apps that the play store says aren't compatible through it.
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SlenderKtulu said:
You could try data sync, that's worked for me.
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Err ..... thanks. But as I said, I had this working in July

Here is the solution of someone who had a similar issue in Utacka's Paranoid Android thread.
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Solved my problem:
- Clear data from Play Store in Settings -> apps -> all
- Clear data from Google Services Framework in Settings -> apps -> all
- Reboot in recovery and clear cache and dalvik-cache
- Reboot and all my apps are returned!
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[Q] Paid apps on Google Android market

Hi!
Early times, when FroYo was on our devices there was a way to browse your paid apps on your Android Market. Name have change and now this Play market do not support it. Even this very new version, what we got.
Am I so stupid that I cannot find my way to search or browse my already paid apps or how you solve this? There would be a opportunity for 3rd part application for this. And best place to give hint is just here, on XDA Developers forum.
Or just give me a link to this app(s), what you have already found.
Uh, I came fast back to write more info. There seems to huge threads about asking lost or missing paid apps when installed a custom ROM. No no, this is not my problem. I can see my paid apps, but there is no search button or value/ string on the list what Google Android Play market order.

Isnt that just:
Open play store > Press menu button > My apps?

Google Android Play market | search for paid apps?!
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Isnt that just:
Open play store > Press menu button > My apps?
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In my case it shows just the apps, what I have installed to my phone.
I am looking a way how to search my paid apps on Google Play market. Or an app, what can do the same.
If you mean above PC browser case, then I get huge numbers of apps. First are apps currently installed on my phone. It means the Android OS or firmware version what I am currently using. Below - early firmwares - is the list of all apps what I have tryed, uninstalled etc. and the list is so huge that in my case it could show only start from A to letter E only. So, if my paid app start with letter F - Z, I cannot see anymore it. And browsing between A to E is terrible story too.
If Google Play market have similar value like File Managers have: name, day, type, size etc. it could easy to find your paid apps. Or a search manager or similar.

The Play Market is just crap when it comes to things like this. Several major tech sites have commented upon it, but Google seems to have no intention whatsoever to fix it.
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EmDzei said:
In my case it shows just the apps, what I have installed to my phone.
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Now, swipe screen left.

In Gmail usually they will send the Google Play receipt #s of all the purchases you made.
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Found it!
Wohoo! Good news! I found them ALL!
Google checkout or new name Google Wallet. You can list all your paid apps there:
https://wallet.google.com/manage/#transactions:

Wow open the playstore. Than click the menu ley than my apps and scrollntonthe right. It showes every app you have ever downloaded
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We are talkig so different thing
cannondaleV2000 said:
Wow open the playstore. Than click the menu ley than my apps and scrollntonthe right. It showes every app you have ever downloaded
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I think you do not know what you are about talking. Your guide just show what apps you have installed on your phone: freeware, shareware, n day trial and PAID apps. I am talking PAID apps. And the only place you can find them is here: https://wallet.google.com/manage/#transactions
Try first and reply after if you don't believe me.

Google play store download throttling

So loving the phone so far but my download speeds seem to be throttled when downloading on the Play store. <500kb/s consistently. other apps that require additional files download fine and streaming content is unaffected. It seems to be a common problem but i cant find a solution anyone else experiencing this ?
At first i thought it was my internet was going through a slow moment, but then i noticed the speeds never got better, I also have my note 5 which downloads from the play store at 10 mb/s so.

neovalkyr said:
So loving the phone so far but my download speeds seem to be throttled when downloading on the Play store. <500kb/s consistently. other apps that require additional files download fine and streaming content is unaffected. It seems to be a common problem but i cant find a solution anyone else experiencing this ?
At first i thought it was my internet was going through a slow moment, but then i noticed the speeds never got better, I also have my note 5 which downloads from the play store at 10 mb/s so.
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i know what u talking about my friend ! I got same issue with my mi5 pro. And I didn't fix that. It just some apps downloading good and some super slow...and it doesn't matter how speedy your wifi. Also chase bank is not working and some other apps will not. US and China is fighting with each other or what ever it is sir. The other roms will not help too.....until Cyanogen maybe. Damn I was about to pay 1.5k for the device and you remind all that sh!t I was faced to.
Best Regards
Avi

Seem to remember my wives note pro doing the same thing, then found out it had a vendor rom, once I took the chance and flashed genuine rom all was good. Where did you download playstore from? I had better results using Xiaomi google installer from their own store.

Yah the eBay seller installed the global rom for me including the play store. Maybe I should try installing it myself.

Mine does the same thing, and I'm pretty sure I have a vendor Rom on it as well. I figured it had to do with the Locale setting as it defaults to China and there is no United States listed.
But now that I have all my apps moved over its not as much of an issue, but it is pretty strange.
Is it the Play Store throttling? or something else on the phone maybe?

I installed the latest EU Rom and it has worked very well for me. No download issues in Play Store and actually being able to set wallpapers and lock screen compared to when I was on the China Rom. Plus, I can set locale to US with the EU.
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RMXO said:
I installed the latest EU Rom and it has worked very well for me. No download issues in Play Store and actually being able to set wallpapers and lock screen compared to when I was on the China Rom. Plus, I can set locale to US with the EU.
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I was having problems with slow downloads as well and it went away when I disabled the download accelerator in the MI APP STORE (which seems to try to point to some server in China which doesn't work well from the USA).
APP STORE, Account, Downloads, click on the to right (3 dots), settings and shut off "Xunlei download engine) and set "downloading using mobile data is" to unlimited.
Once I did this, it fixed my problems with the Google Play Store (as well as an updates from the MI app store).
Not sure if this will help but you can give it a try

TGUY25 said:
I was having problems with slow downloads as well and it went away when I disabled the download accelerator in the MI APP STORE (which seems to try to point to some server in China which doesn't work well from the USA).
APP STORE, Account, Downloads, click on the to right (3 dots), settings and shut off "Xunlei download engine) and set "downloading using mobile data is" to unlimited.
Once I did this, it fixed my problems with the Google Play Store (as well as an updates from the MI app store).
Not sure if this will help but you can give it a try
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I dont have the Mi App Store on the EU rom nor the vendor installed CN rom that came with the phone.

Sorry - I have the original CN rom on the phone

TGUY25 said:
I was having problems with slow downloads as well and it went away when I disabled the download accelerator in the MI APP STORE (which seems to try to point to some server in China which doesn't work well from the USA).
APP STORE, Account, Downloads, click on the to right (3 dots), settings and shut off "Xunlei download engine) and set "downloading using mobile data is" to unlimited.
Once I did this, it fixed my problems with the Google Play Store (as well as an updates from the MI app store).
Not sure if this will help but you can give it a try
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I have the original China rom too, and turning off the MI app setting didn't help me at all.
What version of google play services are you running?

I didn't have the Mi App Store installed at all on whatever rom I had on this phone, But I find it odd that only Google Play gets throttled, and not all the time either. I even tried installing the Mi App Store separately, but unfortunately it won't even launch on my phone.
So can we assume that there is some sort of redirect in the phone somewhere for just the Play Store? Or is the Play Store picking up our locale and redirecting itself?
Just trying to get some more info to track this down, I hope nothing else is being routed through Chinese servers.

So I finally installed the EU Stable rom. Got rooted, disabled everything Xiaomi related, nothing in my running tasks is different from standard android.
Google Play is still being throttled to around 500K/s. But not all the time..
Could this be something on Googles end? Is there any sort of network monitor that might show it using some sort of proxy? Nothing else on the phone is slow, just the Play Store...

It's never googles end. freeze the download manager or disable it from apps, long time since I used xiaomi, thats about to change.

jazz452 said:
It's never googles end. freeze the download manager or disable it from apps, long time since I used xiaomi, thats about to change.
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Freezing Download Manager (Using Titanium Backup) makes the Play Store not work at all. Something is hiding on this phone, i'll find it! lol...

omniphil said:
Freezing Download Manager (Using Titanium Backup) makes the Play Store not work at all. Something is hiding on this phone, i'll find it! lol...
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Yea meant disable from apps

jazz452 said:
Yea meant disable from apps
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That does the same thing doesn't it?
Its a system service and It won't let me disable it anyways....
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I tried this too, Didn't seem to work either, the older DownloadProviders may not be compatible with MIUI 8...
http://en.miui.com/thread-326830-1-1.html

Google play is slow also in my country between 16:00 GMT up to 01:00
I have tried it on many different phones it is the same, my connection speed is avereged at 50 Mbs d/l, so your phone is ok don't panic
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omniphil said:
Freezing Download Manager (Using Titanium Backup) makes the Play Store not work at all. Something is hiding on this phone, i'll find it! lol...
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I'm trying to find the instructions from another thread on changing the MIUI optimizations that throttle download speed. I'll post them here shortgly
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Aeskulapio said:
I'm trying to find the instructions from another thread on changing the MIUI optimizations that throttle download speed. I'll post them here shortgly
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It's starting to look like the issue is in the DownloadProvider.apk. It sounds like people with the EU Dev rom don't have this issue.
If someone on the EU Dev rom could post their DownloadProvider.apk that would be awesome. /system/priv-app/DownloadProvider is the location...

omniphil said:
It's starting to look like the issue is in the DownloadProvider.apk. It sounds like people with the EU Dev rom don't have this issue.
If someone on the EU Dev rom could post their DownloadProvider.apk that would be awesome. /system/priv-app/DownloadProvider is the location...
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Still waiting for mine to arrive in post so can't help yet, if no one post's I will, have to change to EU ROM first. Probably brick it on first attempt