Anyone know what Google Market does when you update your app?
Does it delete what's on the phone first or just install the app? i.e. will it wipe-out any user changed database data? Assume the update IS NOT to the database, just a simple text change.
TIA,
Roots
Rootstonian said:
Anyone know what Google Market does when you update your app?
Does it delete what's on the phone first or just install the app? i.e. will it wipe-out any user changed database data? Assume the update IS NOT to the database, just a simple text change.
TIA,
Roots
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Hi,
The Market downloads the updated application and installs it over your existing one. It doesn't delete your user data as well.
Thank you, I wasn't 100% sure. I tested an update by sending friend the new apk and they installed it. All user data stayed intact; same as the market.
Thank you again!
Roots
Hi guys! I'm so sorry for not updating this utility soon. I'm happy to see my tool still works correctly. I have been busy for long time and not able to continue developing this tool anymore. So this time, i update a bit for fixing anoying update error notice. Plus I share all RAL's source code (download secction below), so that everyone can help me keep on developing this project.
Real APK Leecher v1.3.6
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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9/25/2013: v1.3.6
Fix and remove update check at first run.
Add a sample config file. From now, you can use my sample config file to download apk files, no need to use your own account. Simple rename app-sample.config to app.config. Note that you need to change the save download path.
9/6/2012: v1.3.5
Fix downloading. Now any apps could be downloaded fine.
Download apps you purchased with your account is now available.
Add an option to ask the name you want to save the apk with.
Support Linux version (only for downloading, not scanning now)
Add FAQ
9/4/2012: v1.2.4
Remove “Pin this program to Taskbar” (due to crash often. Sorry for inconvenient).
Fix download apps with name contains "/"
8/4/2012: v1.2.3
remove carrier restriction (go Option to choose your SIM Operator Numberic).
Delete apk file.
Add “Pin this program to Taskbar” (more like winform application).
Some apps have carrier restrictions. On Android phone, you must have root permission to be able to fake carrier with Market Enabler app to download those apps. But now, Real APK Leecher gives you an option to setup SIM Operator Numberic (SON) to fake carrier. You can get SON by the following formula: SON = MCC + MNC. For example, T-Mobile has MCC 310, MNC 260, so SON is 310260. If you don’t need this feature, just leave SON empty in Option. Here is the list of MCC and MNC.
28/3/2012: v1.1.9
Remove country restrictions (go Option to choose your language/country)
25/3/2012: v1.1.8
Option to scan existing apk folder to compare its version with market version.
Rename apk file manually.
Rename all apk files automatically with file name format option.
Download apps with option to select file name format.
Copy link location on Google Play.
Search related apps.
Fix download app that contains “:”
Check update for new version.
Key features:
Download apk files from Google Play to desktop.
Check version of your apk local files.
Instruction:
The general info is required. Email and password are belong to a Gmail that is main account on an Android phone. Device Id is the device id of that phone. To get your Device ID, just simply open dial pad, press *#*#8255#*#*. If it opens “GTalk Service Monitor”, find lines that begin with JID and Device ID. Your account is JID, and your device id is a string that after android- prefix.
If you cannot get device id with above method, go market and search for Device ID app. It will get it for you. Other options is optional.
***Attention***
This is a Java application, so you need at least JRE for it to run. If you encounter any problem in starting up Real APK Leecher, get the latest JRE on Oracle site.
Only free apps are available to download. Of course
For your own security and anonymity, if you doubt in giving your info to my tool, do not use your real google account in this app. Create a new anonymous google account, download 1 free app from google play to enable this anonymous play account, and then use this new anonymous google play account inside this app. If your account is like "nothing to loose", it's ok
Do not delete "lib" folder.
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Real APK Leecher v1.3.5
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Real APK Leecher v1.3.6
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Real APK Leecher source code
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Special thanks to Tim Strazzere for his great work on android-market-api.
Any idea to help me improve this tool, please let me know by post it on this thread.
***FAQ***
1. It cannot start and ask me for Java install?
This tool is a Java application, so you need at least JRE for it to run. If you encounter any problem in starting up Real APK Leecher, get the latest JRE on Oracle site.
2. Is this tool safe for me to provide my Gmail account?
Well, tell you the truth that i really didn’t want this tool to ask your account like that, but it must do that. The API acts more like an phone emulator, access Google Play with the same way when you use your phone to do that. So that’s why you need provider your Gmail account. I don’t have anything to do with your account. If not sure, make a junk account to use this tool.
3. Does this tool work with paid apps?
No! Only apps you paid with your account, not any paid apps.
4. The status shows “Login successfully” but “Cannot load the list. Please check your internet connection.”?
First, make sure your device id doesn’t contain any space. Then check your internet connection to see if you have network with private DNS, proxy that block Java Application. Also check your antivirus firewall.
5. Many apps i expected with the search term didn’t show up and download failed due to bad device ID or internet connection?
There are 4 reasons cause this error:
Commonly, it happens if you provide wrong device id. So check your device id carefully.
You provide wrong the path which the tool uses to save the downloaded apks.
The app you’re downloading is a paid app and you didn’t purchased it with your account.
Your internet connection
6. Download is fine but there are some apps i couldn’t find it on search result?
Maybe the apps you want has some restrictions on it. See the changelogs for version 1.2.3
7. Some apps i couldn’t download, download process return negative percent?
This fixed on version 1.3.5
8. Some big apks download reach 100% and keep counting back from start?
Don’t mention it. The download finishes when the Cancel button is disabled. That’s a sign.
Happy Leeching!
Let's vote for Vietnamese Tool
Thanks, can you download apk's with no country restrictions? I'd need Japanese ones...
Hmm, handing over username and password to a third party? :/
Are the apk's bound to the Google account somehow? If I leech an apk and share with a friend (paid app), won't they be able to track'em as pirated apk's?
nguyenhonganh said:
Let's vote for Vietnamese Tool
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Thanks Greetings from VN
teorouge said:
Thanks, can you download apk's with no country restrictions? I'd need Japanese ones...
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Yes. I forgot to add it to this version. I will fix this tomorrow. Be patient
pesaroso said:
Hmm, handing over username and password to a third party? :/
Are the apk's bound to the Google account somehow? If I leech an apk and share with a friend (paid app), won't they be able to track'em as pirated apk's?
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I don't really get what you mean. But what this tool does is just fake a device to access Google Play. It's more like when you use your phone to download apps from Google Play. So email, password and device id are required. I could just hard code an junk account to my tool. But it's not good idea, not flexible.
If you're worry about the safety of your account, just make a junk account on an Android phone.
Aha, I see! I thought the app connected through a third party, so one could easily sniff passwords to our Google accounts. Thanks for the clarification!
Looking great!
Looks great but there is one security flaw here... Your app saves user acount ID and password on hard disk as plain text so someone can get our password and ID...
Thanks for this app
Great job, just another bug report, there are names with backslah also "/" or "\" so it gives an error when downloading, for example https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.toggle3g
So my suggestion is to remove all extra characters from name parsing or take the name from the android manifest or something like that that is how some batch rename tools work.
Also if you can remove the "v" from the version that would be cool and another small request, to have the rename like this "namefilewithnospaceandlowercase_versionwithoutv.apk"
If that can be done, man, It would be really cool, and I thank you in advance for such cool app.
As promised, new version 1.1.9 for removing country restrictions. Now you can download app with japanese, chinese... Just go Option to choose your language/country.
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Great job, just another bug report, there are names with backslah also "/" or "\" so it gives an error when downloading, for example https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.toggle3g
So my suggestion is to remove all extra characters from name parsing or take the name from the android manifest or something like that that is how some batch rename tools work.
Also if you can remove the "v" from the version that would be cool and another small request, to have the rename like this "namefilewithnospaceandlowercase_versionwithoutv.apk"
If that can be done, man, It would be really cool, and I thank you in advance for such cool app.
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Thanks for your help to debug my app. Yes i already know about the restriction of file name in Windows. But didn't think there are some app with symbols rather than ":" I will fix that in next version. Also i might encode to secure your info too. About your rename suggestion, ngh55, i'll think about it. Thanks so much.
4am here. I've got class in 4 hours. Goodnite to you all.
Thanks ........
Inviato dal mio LG-P690 usando Tapatalk
bibovodanh said:
Hi guys! This is official thread of Real APK Leecher.
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This is a great app!
I love it...
And it becomes better and better!
I suggest you (the app programmer) always write in your app description how to create a new, anonymous google play account to use in this app. People should not (and do not want to) use this app with their real main google account that is also their gmail, google+ account.
Something like:
"For your own security and anonymity, do not use your real google account in this app. Create a new anonymous google account, download 1 free app from google play to enable this anonymous play account, and then use this new anonymous google play account inside this app."
GuenChan said:
This is a great app!
I love it...
And it becomes better and better!
I suggest you (the app programmer) always write in your app description how to create a new, anonymous google play account to use in this app. People should not (and do not want to) use this app with their real main google account that is also their gmail, google+ account.
Something like:
"For your own security and anonymity, do not use your real google account in this app. Create a new anonymous google account, download 1 free app from google play to enable this anonymous play account, and then use this new anonymous google play account inside this app."
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Thanks for your very helpful tip I'm happy that you all are using my tool. Of course i don't do anything that is harmful to your accounts, but it's still neccessary to warn pplz for security reason.
can this download paid apk? if so, then its illegal.. but hope theyn ot.. i got a slow connection here.. waiting to test this awesome tools
Bilgets said:
can this download paid apk? if so, then its illegal..
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Read the first post again
"Only free apps available"
Hello, hope anyone can help me out.
I created a new Google account, activated that and input user/pass/device id in the app. It works ok but even if I select Japanese market I can't find
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.bandainamcogames.www.ar_taiko
and
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.namcobandaigames.NBGI0080
(just a couple of examples). Why is that?
If you search them on Google Play, you'll see that they are incompatible with your device. The problem is you cannot find the apps that are incompatible with your device.
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If you search them on Google Play, you'll see that they are incompatible with your device. The problem is you cannot find the apps that are incompatible with your device.
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Thanks, I thought so. That's a shame, though, any chance this could be circumvented? I know for sure the apks instal and run ok, I tried an older version and it's fine.
HTC Flyer P510e
Cool tool.
Can I suggest a feature : many games require additional data to download.
Can you tool do it?
teorouge said:
Thanks, I thought so. That's a shame, though, any chance this could be circumvented? I know for sure the apks instal and run ok, I tried an older version and it's fine.
HTC Flyer P510e
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Actually, the problem is the apps not support the device's country. On a rooted phone, you can install "Market Enabler" to fake a Japan carrier to download. I'll see if i can do anything with this problem. Thanks for reporting
kokabunga said:
Cool tool.
Can I suggest a feature : many games require additional data to download.
Can you tool do it?
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Well it's hard. The download link is stored in the apk file. In the pass, for example, Gameloft, they use a static link that links to the data source. But now, they are using a dynamic php link. It's way harder to leech thier data download link.
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Actually, the problem is the apps not support the device's country. On a rooted phone, you can install "Market Enabler" to fake a Japan carrier to download. I'll see if i can do anything with this problem. Thanks for reporting
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I tried with market enabler but I get an error "can't instal in your country".
HTC Flyer P510e
Hi all,
My HD2 under (T-mobile version) stopped working with google services at all. I need it mainly for contact synchronization.
During the initial setup, when I type my google account login and password, I got an error message "can't establish a reliable connection to the android server". It won't let me create a new google account either - it says "account X is unavailable", although it is available from PC. If I skip this account info input, and try to do it later - I get the same error. I can log in successfully from the phone browser under the same credentials.
I tried different ROMs with android 2.3, 4.0, 4.4 (including firmware from tytung, that always worked in this phone before) - I am getting the same error.
Google says that Android 2.3.7 and older shouldn't work anymore:
Access your Google Account on Android 2.3.7 or lower - Android Help
To help protect your account's security, you can't sign in with your Google Account on an Android device with Android 2.3.7 or lower. If you perform any of the following actions on devices that run An
support.google.com
- that's ok, but I tried it with Android 4.x and got the same error.
I also tried:
- clean up the hosts file as I googled that it helped many people with this error;
- clean out dalvik cache;
- connect via VPN;
It did not help.
Can anyone who still has this phone with android please try to check, does google account setup work for you?
Thank you!
The last I used on it was Android & I think, or lolipop, I'm not sure, but yes I could of used the google services