[Q] Different Market for Different Builds? - HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera

I am currently running HD2Froyo v1 and love it. There are a few apps that I am trying to find that aren't showing up in the market. One such app is the game Let's Golf by Gameloft. I read on Gamelofts website that it is for the Nexus One and EVO, does this mean that it won't show up in the market unless you are using one of those phones? Is there a way to trick the market into thinking that our phone is a Nexus One instead?
I see that there is the option to buy this game directly from Gameloft but I worry about knowing about updates to the app if purchased that way.
Thanks for the help.
PS I searched around and found that plenty of people have the game installed but didn't find anybody sharing any legitimate means of installing the game.

You have to edit the build.prop to have the same information as the Nexus Ones's build.prop, Darkstone's HD2Froyo is based off the Desire and not the Nexus, which imo kinda sucks.
But the build.prop is located in /system/build.prop
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I had an app called market enabler in some build I had. Just launched it once to take a look at it, so I don't know if it will solve your problem. There you could change the country etc. so perhaps you should give it a go.

@mr_billionaire
How can noob edit build.prop? Can it be done via DroidExplorer? What plug-in is needed.
Will this also allow for device id to be changed from nexus one to T-Mobile_LEO? any links u can provide, would b greatly appreciated! Thnx!

If you use the shubcraft build your phone name will be HTC HD2 in the about page in settings.

i wondered the same thing.i figured a market is a market..no matter what phone name it may be..i figure android is still android..but a few builds ago i think one of them came with that super mario live wallpaper and when i downloaded another build,it didn't have the wallpaper but i found it in the market for free. now, i don't see it at all.did they discontinue it or something?

fusion06 said:
i wondered the same thing.i figured a market is a market..no matter what phone name it may be..i figure android is still android..but a few builds ago i think one of them came with that super mario live wallpaper and when i downloaded another build,it didn't have the wallpaper but i found it in the market for free. now, i don't see it at all.did they discontinue it or something?
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yup for copy right infrigment

awww man..that was one of my favorite wallpapers to..i wonder if i still have a build saved on my computer that had that....

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jellette said:
So, I found that the build.prop trick from the Captivate forum, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819721 , will work on my Vibrant and gives me access to:
Asphalt 5
Vlingo
Robert Parker
Krazy Kart Racing
And This Day In History, which I already had access to
My question is, does anyone know if there are more apps that I didn't get access to? I heard mention of a newer task manager but didn't see it in the list.
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I actually wonder about this...I mean do you need to be rooted? And if you changed the Vibrant build to the original i9000 Galaxy S build wouldn't that make the apps that are made to work with the Vibrant stop working(or something like that)?
Well, I downloaded them then switched back to my original build.prop and everything works, new apps from samsung, and my old apps.

[Q] New Market?

new market update? does anyone have any idea if this can be implemented by end users, or whether it will need to be cooked into ROMs?
see article
http://phandroid.com/2010/12/11/android-market-updated-serious-changes/
I am presuming that it will be delivered to us as an updated version of the android market app. once it is released.
Lodell said:
Link to the apk : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1924232/com.android.vending_2.2.6.apk
Link to the post where you can find update.zip version for both new and old market
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9741682&postcount=56
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9741682&postcount=57
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I tried everything, But it just launches the main screen then forces close. No solution found yet
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9747062&postcount=1
here is the .apk it was posted to the HD2 dev forum earlier.
I was able to get it running on my HD2. Looks very nice!
its working with my desire hd rom
Can anyone put up a mirror for the .apk?
[edit] NVM... saw updated link.
works on coredroid's HD rom
Just thought I'd chime in & report that they're apparently pushing the new market out already. I went to download some apps earlier & found the new market on my phone. It seems a lot faster than the old market.
kabuk1 said:
Just thought I'd chime in & report that they're apparently pushing the new market out already. I went to download some apps earlier & found the new market on my phone. It seems a lot faster than the old market.
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So it got pushed to your phone? You didn't have to install it?
chrisrj28 said:
So it got pushed to your phone? You didn't have to install it?
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Yes, mine was pushed onto my phone just now. The Market looks much nicer and is more informative than ever before.
I've installed on my hd2 with mdjay's revolution build but i can't get every app anymore like the official paypal app. I'm on vodafone netherlands. If I install marketenabler with the same vodafone settings in other builds just don't matter. (20404)
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android markt
anyone can help me up.. when i open the android market its say "no matching content in Android Market" how can i fix that??..
slbenz said:
Yes, mine was pushed onto my phone just now. The Market looks much nicer and is more informative than ever before.
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Mine too.
Think you just have to enable the accounts & sync background data and voila it gets updated unknowingly through data so wifi should not be a problem as well.

[Q] trick the market

is there a way to trick the market to make it think my phone is a better phone? what i mean is, can i make the market think im running say, a droid x, or an incredible, since thats htc, so i can download apps i wouldnt normally be able to? i remember back when i couldnt see angry birds and it was the worst, it would be nice to be able to see every app, and try out the higher end ones that the developers leave us out of.
i seem to remember something with a build.prop file being changed but i can't find anything about it
Android app devs exclude lower end android phones because, they can't run their app at full potential and that would take away from the experience of using that app.
but with a rooted and oc'd phone i would think theres a way to do it, and run them fine
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if you google [app name].apk you can find many apps.
It's not always about CPU speed or rooting, many of the limitations of this phone app-wise seem to come from the version of ARM processor it uses.
You can only push the poor eris to do so much.
As the above poster stated though, google the apps you're looking for. You'll find downloads pretty easy (aside from paid ones), but just because you find them doesn't mean the install will be successful or that it'll run properly/at all.
I would like to see if many of the apps would work though, there are some paid apps that I really could use.
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Download Eris Market Fix in the Market and run the patch. After rebooting you should be able to search for any app.
synesthete said:
Download Eris Market Fix in the Market and run the patch. After rebooting you should be able to search for any app.
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that was the first thing i tried, and it has been working for most apps, but theres still a few paid apps i can't see ie:splashtop remote desktop, some of the paid keyboards, etc
any other ideas? i really dont want to pirate an app someone worked hard on
You need to also keep in mind that the X, Incred, Fascinate, ect. have a higher resolution. The Eris wont be able to run apps designed for them downloaded from the market simply because the resolution is different. You would have to upload the apk's to your computer and actually port them to the Eris.
as for the build.prop... you'd want to find the following line: "ro.build.fingerprint="
i've provided two (2) examples below... first being from an HTC Incredible running a 2.2 ROM... second being from a stock Eris (2.1 ROM).
ro.build.fingerprint=verizon_wwe/inc/inc/inc:2.2/FRF91/231334:user/release-keys (Incredible)
ro.build.fingerprint=verizon/htc_desirec/desirec/desirec:2.1/ERD79/185970:user/release-keys (Eris)

New Android Market!

Anyone has the updated Market rolled to his/her device yet!?
http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-android-market-for-phones-with.html
Here the apk
http://goo.gl/gXOQm
EnmanuelTavarez said:
Here the apk
http://goo.gl/gXOQm
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Can't seem to install this. Anyone else got this to work?
Try to Uninstall the previous version with titanium backup
It works on Thunderbolt 2.2.1, stock.
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I'll back it up with RootExplorer and try this out and see what happens. I'll let you guys know if it works on the N1....
Works on galaxy S2. Seems MUCH slower than the old market
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Works on galaxy S2. Seems MUCH slower than the old market
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Same. It works fine on N1, I did get an error at first but I got it working. Its slower then the regular market, but I like it overall.
The new market looks really good and works very smoothly for me.
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Movie section of Market doesn't work with rooted devices
If your device is rooted, you won't have access to the Movies section.
Nice, Google, nice.
coffeemm
Working on rooted defy. Movie section is there. But not willing to 3.99 to test it. Someday. Running good though. Looks nice. Kinda reminds me of wm7
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Working great on my N1... thanks for posting
I noticed that some apps vanish from My Apps in the new Market. I had about 4 apps to update in the old Market, two manual because of changed permissions. I left it as-is and installed the new Market. In the new Market, only the two apps without changed permissions appeared as updates in My Apps. The other two apps had vanished completely from the My Apps list. If I search for them manually they will still show up and I can update them though.
You may want to try clearing the data of the market app
Install the new market using the apk from android central.
I like a nice little improvement to the notification: it says "updating" instead of "installing" now
Yet, it is not performing fast enough... I feel laggy when using it. And the new UI looks like WP7 (though I personally like this new design )
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so it's not just me thinking that it's really laggy ... maybe it's not the final version?
or maybe we now need a Dual-Core Phone to use the new Market
It runs fine for me on the N1 most of the time. The only lag I've noticed is when it's fetching the icons for the apps on the Staff Picks screen or similar. When the icons have been downloaded it runs smoothly. I like the Honeycomb/ICS-like design.
Downloaded Market from http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/07/12/download-the-new-android-market-v3-0-26-with-support-for-movies-and-books/ I am not sure when it will go live in my country so Downloaded from there..I love it but Kinda fell Lag.I think it is new so might take few days/weeks to fix it over it is SO COOL on SGS2 but I have a Problem I can't see Movies Option I think Movies option is not Available in my country yet
Yeah, movie section doesnt appear on my market using MIUI Rom.
Anybody else having issues with Facebook since switching markets? Logic says it can't effect of but since I updated the market, Facebook won't load. Happened immediately after installing the market.
don't be so quick to yell at google for blocking movies if you're rooted
it's pretty clear the movie studios wouldn't give them the licenses for the movies unless they blocked rooted devices
i mean, i'm not agreeing with the studios. cuz are they REALLY worried people are gonna ****ing steal ****ty low res videos off their cellphone? there's SO MANY other(better) ways to pirate these movies. but whatever

market.android.com compatible with HD2?

I am running 2.3.7 with the latest Typhoon Rom and there is a limited time $.10 apps advertised in the market. 9 of the 10 apps show on the device but this app is on market.android.com but I purchased it yet it would not allow me to send it to my device... actually no apps will allow me to send to my device (likely because the HD2 isn't listed as a supported phone on their site.)
https://market.android.com/details?...mdhbWVsb2Z0LmFuZHJvaWQuQU5NUC5HbG9mdEE2SFAiXQ..
Any suggestions on how to get this game?
I was able to install all these 10cent apps except Asphalt and Swiftkey. So you are not alone with this issue. Maybe our HD2 is really incompatible (graphic chip) ..
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My phone appears as HTC HD2 in android market. Running 2.3.5 CM7 Typhoon rom. Can the phone appear as a Desire HD, or something else?
Does anyone know how to change this?
I've seen on Youtube that Asphalt 6 is plays pretty well on the HD2... I want to buy it but I can't see it in the market either.
I'm pretty sure that there is a way to change the identity, I think I recall people talking about it in the past when they had market issues with all the apps not being visible. I'd love if someone had a solution for this problem!
vinny13 said:
I've seen on Youtube that Asphalt 6 is plays pretty well on the HD2... I want to buy it but I can't see it in the market either.
I'm pretty sure that there is a way to change the identity, I think I recall people talking about it in the past when they had market issues with all the apps not being visible. I'd love if someone had a solution for this problem!
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Install 4share from the market, in the 4share app type "asphalt 6 apk" download, (not all download links work so don't get upset if you don't score out of your first try) enjoy.
Furthermore, there WAS a market compatibility fix for the SD android version. I'm not sure if the workaround works for NAND as well. But try to search for it.
good luck!

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