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Android Market Force Closes

I'm having a problem downloading and updating apps from the Android Market. As soon as the download is complete and the phone tries to install the Android Market force closes. Is anyone else having this problem? Does anyone know how to fix it? My N1 is rooted and running CM 5.0.6.

jluna1 said:
I'm having a problem downloading and updating apps from the Android Market. As soon as the download is complete and the phone tries to install the Android Market force closes. Is anyone else having this problem? Does anyone know how to fix it? My N1 is rooted and running CM 5.0.6.
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Go to settings>applications>manage applications>market then clear cache and uninstall updates.
Come back to home screen then go into market, accept the T&C's and download your stuff.

markouk said:
Go to settings>applications>manage applications>market then clear cache and uninstall updates.
Come back to home screen then go into market, accept the T&C's and download your stuff.
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Thanks man it worked. The only thing is that I have to do it every so often. It also takes a lomg time for anything to show up (i.e. searches, downloads, and just browsing)

Thanks
Worked for me too

Thanko you!
Finaly!

I didn't need to uninstall updates. I fixed this by just clearing the data in the application. But yes, if an application hangs at install it seems to screw up the Market app.

Mhhh. Yesterday had an app (Volume) that was stuck on installing an app ... for hours.

Thanks! Fixed my issue.

Thanks, worked great

markouk said:
Go to settings>applications>manage applications>market then clear cache and uninstall updates.
Come back to home screen then go into market, accept the T&C's and download your stuff.
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Am I missing something? When I goto settings>applications>manage applications>market I can clear data and clear cache but I can't uninstall anything.
I cleared both the cache and data but once I except the terms of service it FC again. And I still have the issue with FC after every install or uninstall.

Anyone care to chime in here? I'm still having issues with the market crashing even after clearing data and cache.
Also I notice the market will crash after I set my USB connection type to data (connect to the computer).

WTF!? i have tried partitioning/formating the sd card and reinstalling cm6.1.1 and everytime i login to my google account and go to the market IT ALWAYS CRASHES! i dont have anything but 2 purchased apps that are not installed. clearing data and such does not help. even tried to reinstall cm6.1.1 with and without hdpa gapps but the problem is still there. i have flashed roms countless times and this is a first. makes me want to get a blackberry now.

Worked, but now I have the old version. Does it upgrade itself?

I've installed new rom and when market updates it crashes. I did wipe chace, unistal update and yes it works. I get back my old market. But after few minutes it updates itself to new one and I'm back at the begining.

JakacBatko said:
I've installed new rom and when market updates it crashes. I did wipe chace, unistal update and yes it works. I get back my old market. But after few minutes it updates itself to new one and I'm back at the begining.
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Where is your Market update installing to - /data or /system?

Sorry but I'm new here. How can I see where updates are? Do I need to go to recovery and find market folder somewhere in -data or -system?

You can use a file browser and look in /system/app and /data/app to see if the Market is there - however, a better option is to use Titanium and use the batch options to "Integrate updates of system apps in ROM".
Once the Market is back in the /system it should behave a lot better...

-data/app folder is empty. I found Marketupdater.apk in -system/app. I'll try this Titanium and report back how are things.

Ok I've fixed it. You just need to select english language in settings and it dosn't crashes anymore.
PS: Sorry for bad english.

JakacBatko said:
Ok I've fixed it. You just need to select english language in settings and it dosn't crashes anymore.
PS: Sorry for bad english.
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This is the solution for most market FC issues. Someone should pin this.

New Market

Somebody tried to install the new market?http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=868767
Would be nice, if somebody try. I cant get it worked. Apk install fails und zip too.

just tried, the normal apk, and the update.zip
( com.android.vending_2.2.6.apk ) and ( Vending-2.2.6-signed-testkeys.update.zip )
doesnt work for me :/

No luck there either, force closes everytime no matter how installed (update, install, plain apk replace...). Logcat says the app is lacking GAPPS access permission (permission to access gapps account). Guess it's some API mismatch?
it supposedly works when updated ->2.1.2 -> 2.2.6. Haven't tried yet...

i succeded to run it on my milestone with CM6.1..but only for a few seconds. i cleared the data on old market app,then wiped the cache and put the new market as Vending.apk in \system\app. it started and i had some seconds to try it out..then it FC'd and did not start anymore. nice GUI tho! hope someone will fix it soon.

jlove said:
just tried, the normal apk, and the update.zip
( com.android.vending_2.2.6.apk ) and ( Vending-2.2.6-signed-testkeys.update.zip )
doesnt work for me :/
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same thing happened to me, tried both the zip and the apk and NO LUCK

i managed to install it but then i get continously force closes and cannot get into the market anymore!

Your best bet is to wipe pretty much everything and to inject is straight away.
Or just wait a week or so.

I used appbrain to uninstall the Market update, then I successfully installed an app before market auto-updated and resumed its regular force close programming.
Crappy workaround, but it gets the job done.
Using TelusLite v4

chigro said:
I used appbrain to uninstall the Market update, then I successfully installed an app before market auto-updated and resumed its regular force close programming.
Crappy workaround, but it gets the job done.
Using TelusLite v4
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Upon further testing, the trick is to open up the newly installed app before market updates. I do this by keeping the notification window open while the app downloads, and then clicking on the app as soon as it is finished downloading. Soon after, market will auto update and forceclose.
Reminds me of the old nintendo timing.
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just got the new market without using that apk... got it from normal updates...
its UUGGLLLYYYY... i hate it.
looks like a wanna-be xBox live dashboard.
downloads are slow as hell too... i want my old market back!

Ph0z3 said:
just got the new market without using that apk... got it from normal updates...
its UUGGLLLYYYY... i hate it.
looks like a wanna-be xBox live dashboard.
downloads are slow as hell too... i want my old market back!
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what rom are u using? imm running cm6 and i still have the old market

I saw somewhere a market that was either new or themed. It had a dark grey theme...not the typical white and green.
Does anyone know anything about this? Is this the NEW market?
Is there a way to theme the market?

Can anyone post old market .apk? I installed the new one and i'm not able to enter into apps and install/update them. Everytime I have force closes.
And didn't backuped the old one so i can't restore it.
I'd be glad if anyone upload it.
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Got it. If anyone have the same problem as me:
-uninstall new market via app manager
-download Vending.apk
-put it to the system/app and install

Chad_Petree said:
what rom are u using? imm running cm6 and i still have the old market
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Telus Milestone on AT&T, running TelusLite v5
try this:
Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Market
Hit force stop, then clear cache. Now hit home, menu, then load your market... should get the new one once loaded. Not sure if this works for everyone, but thats how i did mine.

Ph0z3 said:
Telus Milestone on AT&T, running TelusLite v5
try this:
Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Market
Hit force stop, then clear cache. Now hit home, menu, then load your market... should get the new one once loaded. Not sure if this works for everyone, but thats how i did mine.
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Confirmed got it working by this way on my EclairMODv3a

Ph0z3 said:
Telus Milestone on AT&T, running TelusLite v5
try this:
Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Market
Hit force stop, then clear cache. Now hit home, menu, then load your market... should get the new one once loaded. Not sure if this works for everyone, but thats how i did mine.
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didnt work for me , it reloaded the market but i still got the old one

Chad_Petree said:
didnt work for me , it reloaded the market but i still got the old one
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what mod/version are you running? give us your system info.

Ph0z3 said:
what mod/version are you running? give us your system info.
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milestone with 2.2.1 from cyanmod

Chad_Petree said:
milestone with 2.2.1 from cyanmod
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hmm... you should have it then. Cyanogen is always good about getting the latest updates. No worries tho man, EVERYONE will have it soon enough.

i can't install the new market or get the ota update too....
what can i do ??
i am using cm6 27.11.10
when i try to install the downloaded apk , i just got "application not installed" ~~~
can anyone help ?

[Q] Force Close on Android Market on CM6.1.0

Hey I just finished with rooting my phone and switching to CM6.1 and I flashed the gapps (mdpi) from the wiki. I found it did not come with the android market, so i threw several different .apk's of market(2.2 froyo and eclair) on and started them up thru file manager. It will go into the market but when I try going to my apps or to actually select an app to just look at it force closes with this msg: "The application Market (process com.android.vending) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." I have tried the uninstall of gapps the whole rom and just market. None of that has helped. I have read at least 10 diff solutions and cannot figure out how to get it(market) and my apps back. If you have any ideas or there is a thread that I have missed and should read please feel free to let me know.
Thank you Ahead of time,
The Guy whose Android Market is broken

Wipe and reinstall. The GAPPS package includes the Market app. If not then your using the wrong one (although I'm pretty sure all of the for CM include it).
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I think you should flash the rom again..

[Q] Market - Force Close problem

Current Rom: 05/09/11 Nightly Encore
Problem: I cannot purchase anything from the Market. When I agree to permissions, it gives me an "Sorry. The application Market (process com.android.vending) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." and the Force Close button.
I've tried setting Market back to original and fixing permissions.
Anyone have any ideas?

Go into manage applications. Under Market, force stop and then clear the cache. Under Google Services Framework force stop and clear data.
Go back into the market and try to buy something (I might recommend anything any developer on here has made to support them).

Thanks Explore but that didn't work. In fact, when I do that I get an error "Attention: An error has occurred. Please try again later." error message and I need to reboot to get the market again.
Will be more than happy to support many of you guys, but need to get this problem fixed. Any other ideas? Any way to debug what is going wrong?

Have you tried completely uninstalling gapps and reinstalling it? What build are your running? Do you have any other "market" apps installed? Are you running off your SD card or internal memory?

I'm having the same problem. I have Amazon and slideme markets installed, too. The Google market works fine for free apps, blows up when trying to buy something.
Problem manifested with nightly 67

i have the same problem, ive tried clearing cache, reinstalling gapps, completely wiping my cm7 68 nightly installing and reinstalling everything and no luck. i have no idea what the problem is or how to fix it which sucks ass cuz i need to buy a few apps
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Chasmodai said:
I'm having the same problem. I have Amazon and slideme markets installed, too. The Google market works fine for free apps, blows up when trying to buy something.
Problem manifested with nightly 67
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Yep, same problem here, cant buy any apps, but can download free ones and update fine. Have tried clearing cache and data, but its a no go for me. Running nightly #68. Any help would be awesome!
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Same problem here.
Nook Color cm7 booting from sd running nightly 68.
Free apps fine Paid apps force close

Booted with the following:
generic-sdcard.img
cm_encore_full-69.zip
gapps-gb-20110307-signed.zip
Selected all initial apps for installation
Paid apps still caused a .vendor force close. Tried many suggestions without any change in the error message.
Then I booted with the following:
generic-sdcard.img
update-cm-7.0.3-encore-signed.zip
gapps-gb-20110307-signed.zip
Selected no initial apps for installation (probably doesn't matter)
And was able to download a paid app successfully.
The section that had been crashing in the nightly build is after clicking Accept Permissions: "Ok" and before displaying the credit card form.

yeah i read somewhere that gapps has a slight problem with gb 2.3.4.. thats probably why cm7.0.3 worked for you.. cuz its gb 2.3.3
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EDIT - yep, I installed cm7.0.3 with gapps20110307 and market now works. Its apparently gb2.3.4

Same problem here too

Market is GONE !! PLEASE HELP !!

So after replacing the old Market with the new Market 3.3.11 by replacing the "Vending.apk" in the System... I cleared the data and the cache BUT after replacing it Again with the Old one... It's gone and I couldn't find it anymore in "All Apps" or "Manage Applications" !! the new Market gave Force Closes on most of the apps so that's why i went back to the old one...
PLEASE Help !!​

Try fixing permissions.
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I don't know how... Besides I can't even find the Market itself !!
Or do you mean in Recovery ??

Just install the latest market .apk as a normal app, not putting it in system/app - just install it normally

magicdave26 said:
Just install the latest market .apk as a normal app, not putting it in system/app - just install it normally
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The new Market has issues... Whenever i try to start an app it gives me Force Closes !!

xMini said:
The new Market has issues... Whenever i try to start an app it gives me Force Closes !!
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So install a different one then, 3.1.5 is fine