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Just noticed this morning that the top paid apps tab is missing from all categories in the market. Was this something that changed recently or have I broken something? Running SlideMeRoot5r1.
edit: paid apps are still visible, just the top paid tab gone.
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I can't see them either :\
I have a brand new one, completely unrooted and I don't see it either.
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omg me too, I thought my phone was messed up. I would like someone to fix this please. I'm really mad at it. I can't even see if theres an update available on my apps for instance, google maps.
Also does anyone have a problem w/ installing apps from market??? Everytime I try n install a new app in the notification bar it says its done but when I go to the "my downloads" it has that progress bar looping and doesn't stop unless I reboot the phone or kill the market. Kinda weird...anyone else get the same thing??? Oh yeah, its brand new and unrooted so idk if that matters.
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Ive been having the same problem since about midnight last night.
Which problem the tabs or the same thing as me???
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Well, I did have a problem with the progress bar for installing apps, but the apps installed fine, so I didnt think anything of it.
As of right now the missing Paid tab is my main problem.
Yeah they installed fine, but its kinda a pain when I want to uninstall an app rite away lol. Did this stop happening to u or its still going on for u too???
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zayg1 said:
Yeah they installed fine, but its kinda a pain when I want to uninstall an app rite away lol. Did this stop happening to u or its still going on for u too???
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Yep, just tested it, and its still doing the same thing.
Progress bar moves along fine when its downloading, but it will say "Installing..." on the downloads page even after Ive gotten the notification that its installed. I can go into my app drawer and see it there, uninstall it, and the progress bar still doesnt disappear on the downlaods page. Only way to make it go away is to force stop the market as you said earlier.
It must be something bigger than just the couple of us, because from the couple people Ive seen on here reporting it, weve all got this problem under different circumstances. For instance, I just wiped my phone, havent got root though. People with root have it too. Even you, who has a brand new phone has this problem.
Something tells me were going to be hearing a lot more reports of this soon.
Yeah, glad to hear it not just me, hopefully they'll give us an ota update to fix this kind of stuff.
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I just tipped Engadget, hopefully they'll test out their Slide, and we'll see just how isolated this issue is...
zayg1 said:
Also does anyone have a problem w/ installing apps from market??? Everytime I try n install a new app in the notification bar it says its done but when I go to the "my downloads" it has that progress bar looping and doesn't stop unless I reboot the phone or kill the market. Kinda weird...anyone else get the same thing??? Oh yeah, its brand new and unrooted so idk if that matters.
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Yeah I have the exact same issue. Thats been going on for a few days for me tho. I just kill the market when I'm done.
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Another midnight has passed, and the problem still persists.
Please tip Engadget, and whatever your favorite gadget site is...lets get this known so something can be done!
I'm having the same issue now "Paid Apps" tab on my Nexus One. Kinda the same boat...I've had the issue since around midnight last night. Hopefully we get a fix soon.
I have a a non rooted mytouch slide, been rebooted 4 times today and no issues with the market, showing top paid and so forth just fine.
My Market seems to be working fine, sort of, I can see the paid apps tab everywhere I go, but I have seen the installing in the notification bar issue. Maybe there is some update coming or something.
I don't have the missing tabs issue but I have had certain paid apps not showing up since I updated to slidemeroot5r1.
Can someone else see if fandango and ride hopper full show up in the market for them? Neither do for me now and fandango is free. Only thing I can think of is copy protected apps that go in app-private aren't showing up and somehow know I'm rooted?
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Fandango is showing up not only on the Featured page for me, but also in a search. I can also see Ride Hopper full and lite through a search.
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Fandango is showing up not only on the Featured page for me, but also in a search. I can also see Ride Hopper full and lite through a search.
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Are you rooted or stock?
Now I'm starting to wonder if things are tied to our gmail accounts......
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So my wife and I decided to look for a summer home in the White Mountains of AZ. Not yet ready to enlist a realtor, my wife drove around the neighborhoods we liked while I used the Zillow App on my Xoom, toggling between the awesome map view on the app which uses GPS and Google maps, and the Google Navigation app, and straight up Google search when needed. The battery lasted all day, we found about 40 houses to drive by, and I Gmailed myself links to the houses we liked.
BTW, this data was all fed to the Xoom via wireless tether app on my Droid Incredible that I bravely rooted last weekend, courtesy XDA!
So while I'm still bummed at reconverting videos for the Xoom and no SD or USB drive support yet, this thing worked very well for this purpose, and kept me super productive. I just don't think I could've done it on an iPad or even a laptop as well without extra hardware.
PS I'm hoping soon to see a post titled-"Guy driving next to me was using a Xoom".
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Hey Everyone,
I haven't seen anything on the Epic forums about this yet... so here is my piece.
I got the Amazon app store the other day, and I'm pretty impressed. The most impressive feature, to me, isn't the free app a day... it is the fact that it remembers your purchases/downloads. I've wiped my phone yesterday to start from scratch, and as soon as I reinstalled the Amazon App Store, it asked me if I wanted to view my purchased apps. I clicked each one, they downloaded and installed.
The part I don't get, is why can't the Android Market do the same thing? You are required to put in a user/pass (just like amazon app store)... so what prevents them from at least remembering what apps you've downloaded and provide the links to re-download them? I've used Titanium Backup to back up and restore, but I'm not convinced that it doesn't create problems (phone runs much smoother and with less problems when I don't use Titanium Backup to restore).
I know this was long, and you've probably lost interest already... but if anyone has any info or knowledge on the subject, please chime in!
That is all.
Actually my nexus one does auto restore from android market, so it might be a feature in gingerbread.
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The market does remember your purchese apps. When I had the moment then switched to the epic all the apps I bought came up on this phone when I loged in on to my gmail acc
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Ok, maybe I need to clarify a bit...
I haven't "purchased" any apps from the Android Market or the Amazon App Store. I've downloaded numerous free apps.
I would imagine paid apps get re-linked... but what about the free apps you've purchased?
I've been playing around with ROMS... so after every wipe, I go in to the market... and nothing is there.
If this is a feature in Gingerbread, it will be awesome. I would never worry or hesitate to wipe my phone if I had an issue. It isn't downloading the apps that bother me, it's searching for each one individually.
For some reason the epic doesnt have the back up data thing that aosp phones do.
When you sign in, it automatically redownloads and installs everyapp you had installed.
Also, on market.android.com you can see everything youve downloaded and install it by hand.
I agree that its stupid the epic is missing that feature. My hero running cm6 has it
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DK28 had the app restore feature, not sure why it was removed since.
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For some reason the epic doesnt have the back up data thing that aosp phones do.
When you sign in, it automatically redownloads and installs everyapp you had installed.
Also, on market.android.com you can see everything youve downloaded and install it by hand.
I agree that its stupid the epic is missing that feature. My hero running cm6 has it
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Wow, never knew about this. So if I wipe my phone, I can log into market.android.com and it will redownload all of my apps for me? As nice as it would be to have it all on the device, logging in to the website isn't bad at all!
A lot of the reviews of the Amazon Appstore never seem to mention what I personally think is a killer feature: sorting and filtering.
At any step of the way, you can choose to only view 3+/4+/5+ star apps, among other options. As soon as I heard about the new store, before it even came out, I had high hopes for sorting, knowing it's one of the great features of Amazon.com.
Google tends to shun sorting/filtering in favor of typed search queries. You can see this in the almost religious devotion to search in gmail, where sorting by anything but date is impossible without using a third party client--and this limitation is vehemently defended by Gmail supporters.
In this regard, I think Amazon will remain on top. I just don't see Google backpeddling on this philosophy, and the Android Market will remain dominated by algorithms and search queries.
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Wow, never knew about this. So if I wipe my phone, I can log into market.android.com and it will redownload all of my apps for me? As nice as it would be to have it all on the device, logging in to the website isn't bad at all!
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A little off topic but Sense 2.0 ROMS do that also. I've been running Myn's and Mik's Desire Z ports on my Evo and whenever you log back in with your Gmail account all of your apps, paid and free, automatically start downloading to the phone. Pretty neat feature.
Yep, got a Wifi Xoom today, and sure enough about 90% of my installed apps came over...all of my purchased apps are available for redownload.
Same thing happened when I switched from HeroC to Epic.
This re-download was a new feature of 2.2, and you have to have 2.2 and be going to 2.2+ to restore.
This has been reported in other threads but no here.
Beginning Tuesday, the Android Market will be known as the Google Play Store. Google's eBookstore and recently launched music service will also be part of the Google Play Store. The same selection of books, music and movies had already been available on Android Market. Sounds nice, but whats behind the shiny chrome?
any way of forcing the update? Tried the old clearing data/cache/fc-ing, reboot ....but to no avail. am I to assume we must wait for it to roll out?
Google says that the update will roll out in the next days
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...WRfbXVsdGlfX18yX3Byb21vXzEzMzEwNTgxMjcxNTIiXQ
49 Cent apps to celabrate.
My phone just auto-updated. Just had to re-accept the EULA and it was just like the normal market. Not sure about my TF since it is at home right now.
Mine just got updated.
Want the apk ? http://db.tt/T8m8eJW7
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Mine just got updated.
Want the apk ? http://db.tt/T8m8eJW7
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thanks installed just fine
I'll have to get used to this. The icon and the new spot in the app drawer will throw me off for a few days
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Mine updated also. I like the old name better
yeah they should have kept the name but just merged the other services.
http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/google-play-android-market/1/22977.html
Interesting move by Google. I like it!
Ya I'm am running it now and I see no real change other than the icon and the name still looks and feels like the same old market to me
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Ya I'm am running it now and I see no real change other than the icon and the name still looks and feels like the same old market to me
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eeh... i still prefer Swype... mostly cause it's free.
And i think the new name is just plain odd. Sounds like something Sony might have an issue with, honestly.
I don't like it either. I will always call it the market. No chance I'll ask somebody "Hey did you download that from Play?"
I've downloaded the apk for the update but it won't install, it just fails, have installed it on another device with no issues, any ideas?
just wait for it. mine just updated now.
Mine is not updated yet but don't like the name.
Makes no sense, still not as dumb as the NEW IPAD.
Having some issues with new Play with the new MIUI ICS build. Does not let load some apps that it did before. Probably an issue with MIUI but may be new market. Good deal on books and apps this week.
Can't install the apk, shows "application not installed."
I'm on NottachTrix v1.2.8, anyone can install the apk?
Mine updated yesterday afternoon. I ended up deleting all market updates to trouble shoot something, and then it only updated back to 3.4.4.
They may have pulled the update because it was removing the market link from people's home screen. I'm sure there are a handful of people looking through their apps for the market app, and ignoring the weird little google play icon.
i casually sleep walked through the "upgrade"
it's the exact same thing, just count how many times the work "play" occurs on the start page
Ya they do have a lot of good deals going on right now, but over all i think its is the exact same market with a crappy name and icon. Id say untill i see a major change it a dumb move. they are marketing the whole switch as a place to get movies books music and apps. but we have always been able to et that there lol
I don't like the new "Play" name and I don't like the new icon, but hey, Google didn't ask me.
Also supposed to be version 3.4.7 out there to fix the "Market" link in the upper right corner of the App drawer (it doesn't work on 3.4.6), but my Atrix hasn't received "the fix" yet.
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I don't like the new "Play" name and I don't like the new icon, but hey, Google didn't ask me.
Also supposed to be version 3.4.7 out there to fix the "Market" link in the upper right corner of the App drawer (it doesn't work on 3.4.6), but my Atrix hasn't received "the fix" yet.
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I had to force the update to 3.4.7. What I did was I went into manage apps, clicked on Google Play Store, and uninstalled updates. It reverted me back to the old market. I then cleared data and loaded the market. After accepting the terms I exited the market and waited a couple of minutes and opened it again. It then updated me to the Google Play Store again, but this time it was version 3.4.7. If that doesn't work for you can grab the apk and install it manually. Here is the link:
hhttp://download.theandroidsoul.com/file/com.android.vending-1.apk
I don't even get why Google even did this. Google Play? It just sounds stupid. Android Market was a perfect name.
The old adage " if it ain't broke dont fix it " comes to mind
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Frrrrrrunkis said:
I don't even get why Google even did this. Google Play? It just sounds stupid. Android Market was a perfect name.
The old adage " if it ain't broke dont fix it " comes to mind
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Agreed. Android Market had widespread name recognition, and Google is throwing it away in favor of a name that makes it sound like a gaming site. I get that they want to consolidate everything into a one-stop-shopping site, but did they have to pull a New Coke to do it? They could've renamed it to something like "Google Market"; that would have kept the familiar "Market" name while widening its scope beyond Android. But then, that would have made too much frickin' sense.
I will say this Google is not one usually that makes a real dumb or big move like this with out haveing some other intent in the works. so maybe this move will seem more logical in the coming moths and they will have some big change or anouncement that involves google play
I do agree the name sound weird but I believe its a larger move to unify a number of services under one name. I have checked the chrome app sec but I'm pretty sure the chrome web store number of ply apps so you can view your content on your computer or your phone
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I do agree the name sound weird but I believe its a larger move to unify a number of services under one name.
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Oh, no question, and I think it's a good idea. The problem I have is that it's a bad name. It's a name that makes you think of a place for games, not for downloading apps and media. "Google Market" would have accomplished this goal. "Google Play Store" makes it sound like the online equivalent of GameStop. Google rarely makes missteps, but when it does, it goes all in.