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Ok guys. Just got my Xperia Play 2 days ago. Mastered the iphone os and want to explore the android os. So far my main question is what is rooting and why I should root my phone, what benefits I will have for doing this. On the iphone for example i had free games that usually you have to pay for (don't mind paying) and themes.
I'm looking for users opinions not links on some google searches. that i can do myself.
Also looking forward to get psp games on the play.
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Ok guys. Just got my Xperia Play 2 days ago. Mastered the iphone os and want to explore the android os. So far my main question is what is rooting and why I should root my phone, what benefits I will have for doing this. On the iphone for example i had free games that usually you have to pay for (don't mind paying) and themes.
I'm looking for users opinions not links on some google searches. that i can do myself.
Also looking forward to get psp games on the play.
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rooting is nothing like jailbreaking, and it has noting to do with warez, people root to gain read/write access to the /system/ directory on there device, this allows them to run apps that wouldnt ususally work on there device, it also lets them remove bloatware (preinstalled applications) and theme there android, rooting is usually a precursor to flashing custom roms too
I also am very new to android but am learning fast.
I've rooted my Play (Used gingerbreak, DEAD EASY!!)
I've paid for the full launcherPro, and also placed a request on their forum for the feature of locking the phone when you slide the phone closed.
However, I have NEVER used a custom ROM, and I am very skeptical. I had a Samsung Omnia HD i8910 with Symbian, and I flashed new firmwares to this because Orange just didn't update the damn thing so I unbranded it.
I have also removed some bloatware with a file manager app (plenty around) whilst having root access.
I also have app2sd to move apps to SD, but I have to admit only a handful have gone on to it. I have not yet done the adb command to default all future apps to SD.
I am keeping a close watch on this forum for any sign of updates/upgrades/custom ROMs. I like the idea of new themes and faster phone, but I would hate to lose ANY of the original functionality, I would feel robbed.
This is my first android phone too. Was unsure about rooting at first but im glad i did. After rooting with gingerbreak (took like 40 seconds) I installed titanium backup (no need for apps2sd, the phone itself can put apps on the sd and the stuff the phone cannot move, Titanium backup can e.g The preloaded games, now under 1mb instead of 30mb). Removed all the crap from the phone using the safe apps to remove thread. The phone now runs faster loads more ram.
If i was to give a reason to root. It would be adfree from the market. Best app ever. Hated ads on the free apps and i have not got a credit card to use on the market (yet lol)
Its seems though if you update to 2.3.3 you cannot root anymore. Google has fixed the exploit used by gingerbreak.
LOL
"rooting is nothing like jailbreaking"
"(Used gingerbreak, DEAD EASY!!)"
ncaissie said:
LOL
"rooting is nothing like jailbreaking"
"(Used gingerbreak, DEAD EASY!!)"
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What you laughing at you little ****??
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chill, chill.
he's got a few posts contributed nothing so far and helped nobody. Karma dude.
sorry man, long day at work init lol
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sorry man, long day at work init lol
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I had that AND im giving up smoking! on champix none the less im like stressed eric lol
mikesoftwiz said:
Ok guys. Just got my Xperia Play 2 days ago. Mastered the iphone os and want to explore the android os. So far my main question is what is rooting and why I should root my phone, what benefits I will have for doing this. On the iphone for example i had free games that usually you have to pay for (don't mind paying) and themes.
I'm looking for users opinions not links on some google searches. that i can do myself.
Also looking forward to get psp games on the play.
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iPhone jailbreaking allows you to run custom software (kinda like homebrew emulators and such) not originally designed to work on the iphone.
Rooting as mentioned above is not this.
Custom software can run on Android phones without the need to root. All those emulators etc will work on any Stock Android phone.
Android phones give you read/write access to sd card directories. Rooting basically gives you root (phone memory) read/write access.
This is useful because it allows you to install custom roms on your phone (sort of like customised versions of the operating system), get rid of bloatware (for example, i deleted all my vodafone pre-installed software which was basically crap) and more excitingly overclock your phone.
Installing new roms and overclocking will require extensive programming knowledge, but luckily the guru's on xda normally produce their own versions which us mere mortals can download and use.
No custom Roms or the ability to overclock the Xperia Play has to my knowledge been released to us yet. YET.
For now, root your phone, install titanium, get rid of bloatware, partition your sd card, and move all your games to your sd card to free up as much phone memory as possible.
Change your sd card cache size to 1024 to improve phone speed.
And wait for the custom rom and overclocking goodness that im sure will be available within the next few months.
Hope this post helped, i too was a complete noob and just picked a few things up along the way from reading here and there
edit - Rooting is safe for a noob to do. Other stuff such as installing roms can brick your phone rendering it useless if you do not know what you are doing. READ THOROUGHLY before you do anythingslightly advanced. And sorry to say, but there are no psp emulators that i know of. You will not be able to play PsP games. Sucks, i know
do i need to partition to move stuff to SD? i already did without partitioning....
AriStar said:
do i need to partition to move stuff to SD? i already did without partitioning....
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You can move unmovable apps to the sd card by using link2sd, which will only work if you partition your sd card.
There might be other ways, such as manual commands, but i've never tried that way.
dsswoosh said:
partition your sd card, and move all your games to your sd card to free up as much phone memory as possible.
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How do you partition the sd card? i'm rooted and using app2sd, just not sure on the partition part?
FK1983 said:
How do you partition the sd card? i'm rooted and using app2sd, just not sure on the partition part?
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Link2sd is diffrent, it moves the .apk's to an sd-ext, then creates a symlink.
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AndroHero said:
Link2sd is diffrent, it moves the .apk's to an sd-ext, then creates a symlink.
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Sorry, thats what I meant, If I want to use link2sd how do I partition my sd card for a 2nd partition?
FK1983 said:
Sorry, thats what I meant, If I want to use link2sd how do I partition my sd card for a 2nd partition?
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Just make a 2nd partition using gpated, i think it has to be ext2 or ext3
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i used titanium backup to do it, no partition done... all games seem to be working fine.
waz000000 said:
chill, chill.
he's got a few posts contributed nothing so far and helped nobody. Karma dude.
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What are you talking about? I just thought it was funny how they call it gingerbrake but it is not jailbrake. You people have no sense of humor at all.
I do contribute here and androidforums. Gee you people need a valium or something.
AriStar said:
i used titanium backup to do it, no partition done... all games seem to be working fine.
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Thanks for saying this. I have been using titanium for a while but never knew it could move un-movable apps to the sd card.
The way i found out how to do it was batch moving in the menu you bring up with the menu button.
Appswap (paid version only) claims that it is the only program on the market that can do this. But know i know different !
Thanks
i just long hold the app and click "move to sd"
What can i do with my NEW X play?
What is Rooted? o.o
and other things,
why should i root my phone?
im very new to android phones, just got my X play 2 days ago
some PRO there! noob needs help
Jahy420 said:
What can i do with my NEW X play?
What is Rooted? o.o
and other things,
why should i root my phone?
im very new to android phones, just got my X play 2 days ago
some PRO there! noob needs help
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to better answer your question we need to know the exact model of the Xperia you have?
Mine is the verizon model and it is R800x
there are also R800a, R800i, R800at, and a few others I think, so if you could please provide us with some more information we would be happy to try and help you.
Mine is R800i X play !
Jahy420 said:
Mine is R800i X play !
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I think that version is Rooted, though I am not 100% cause all I ever look for are things for the R800x. Anyway Rooting the phone ends up giving you complete Super User access to the phone. The biggest advantages that you can get from rooting you phone is the ability to WiFi Tether from the phone without the Wireless Network knowing about it, the ability to delete bloatware off the phone and move apps to the SD card that were once not able to be transferred, as well as the ability to over clock your phones processor to make it faster. Also gain some other small abilities like the ability to Print Screen the phone.
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What is Rooted? o.o
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Rooting gives you admins rights the same as you would get on a pc. Some apps need to have root access to work e.g. Titanium Backup, Ad free etc.
Jahy420 said:
why should i root my phone?
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Well as JasonKnight has said you can remove unwanted system apps. Making the phone boot up faster and generally run smoother. You can also backup your apps and data with titanium backup. Install custom themes e.t.c.
The list goes on but the main reason people root is to uninstall/freeze crap that comes on the phone that you normally cannot remove without root access. Which then gains you more ram and internal memory .
See here for a guide on rooting your phone. If you plan on rooting at any point do it now, since it will wipe your phone clean.
See here for apps that are safe to remove after rooting.
Jahy420 said:
What can i do with my NEW X play?
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Lol, Again the list is endless. For a start
Get yongzhs emulators from slideme here. They are still free atm. This will let you play thousands of old games with proper controls
Get AdFree Android it will remove adverts when browsing the net on your phone it also removes the ads in free games such as angry birds e.t.c. You need to be rooted to use this app.
Get another keyboard since the stock one is pants. I use Swype. Takes a bit of getting used too but once you do its awesome. If you dont like swyping it is alot better than the stock keyboard for just normal typing
Other than that just read around all the sections of this fourm and see what other people are doing.
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I think that version is Rooted,
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so how can i know if its already Rooted?
yep want to know also since my is r800i..
thanks
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so how can i know if its already Rooted?
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If you just bought it, then it isn't rooted yet. You have to go through the steps to get root yourself. If you can follow directions, it shouldn't be a problem for you.
Asphalt 6 HD should be able to move to SD, it is too heavy, I mean why don't the developers understand that Android is not run in Iphones .
Isn't there any one here who can deliver this message to the developers at Gameloft, because they probably don't use phones themselves (at least not Android) .
Raise the voice, our slogan is " GO ASPHALT GO, GO TO SD "
There are much better causes to raise our voices.
If it bothers you so much, uninstall it and use something else. Need for Speed games are free now too.
Much better, like what, economic crisis huh !!! .
Can't delete, I love it more than NFS, besides they are not free I think, just trial periods.
By raising voice, I am not asking for a riot but to spread the word, because this is a serious issue being faced by Android users, and probably the only reason why some people prefer Iphone despite its whole list of drawbacks. Even Nokia has started to increase the internal memory size, we on the other hand have SDs, all I am asking for is to actually use it. The way I see it nothing is impossible in the world of software. If certain apps can be moved to SD, then why not the rest?
If we don't say it then the developers probably would never know the issues. Asphalt is a great game, we all love it. But this is affecting the market.
And just kidding about the MUCH BETTER ISSUES, you are truly correct.
Thanks.
Jack Shepard said:
Much better, like what, economic crisis huh !!! .
Can't delete, I love it more than NFS, besides they are not free I think, just trial periods.
By raising voice, I am not asking for a riot but to spread the word, because this is a serious issue being faced by Android users, and probably the only reason why some people prefer Iphone despite its whole list of drawbacks. Even Nokia has started to increase the internal memory size, we on the other hand have SDs, all I am asking for is to actually use it. The way I see it nothing is impossible in the world of software. If certain apps can be moved to SD, then why not the rest?
If we don't say it then the developers probably would never know the issues. Asphalt is a great game, we all love it. But this is affecting the market.
And just kidding about the MUCH BETTER ISSUES, you are truly correct.
Thanks.
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Use the pm SetInstallLocation 2 command in ADB. reboot, then Ashpalt and alot of other games will be able to move to the SD Card!
Jack Shepard said:
Much better, like what, economic crisis huh !!! .
Can't delete, I love it more than NFS, besides they are not free I think, just trial periods.
By raising voice, I am not asking for a riot but to spread the word, because this is a serious issue being faced by Android users, and probably the only reason why some people prefer Iphone despite its whole list of drawbacks. Even Nokia has started to increase the internal memory size, we on the other hand have SDs, all I am asking for is to actually use it. The way I see it nothing is impossible in the world of software. If certain apps can be moved to SD, then why not the rest?
If we don't say it then the developers probably would never know the issues. Asphalt is a great game, we all love it. But this is affecting the market.
And just kidding about the MUCH BETTER ISSUES, you are truly correct.
Thanks.
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The NFS games are absolutely free. If you got the trial version you downloaded the wrong one. Look at the end of the threads on them and go to that link. Or go to the SE facebook page there is a link there.
As for Asphalt 6 the reason you can't move to SD is because its pre-installed just like the other games that came with your phone. Theres nothing you can do about it and its not going to change.... unless you root your phone.
AndroHero said:
Use the pm SetInstallLocation 2 command in ADB. reboot, then Ashpalt and alot of other games will be able to move to the SD Card!
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Sorry I forgot to mention I am a newbie to Android, so I don't understand what pm, SetInstallLocation 2 , ADB is.
By reboot you mean turn-off and turn-on, right?
And by the way is this method you mentioning, legal I mean official, I mean it would not violate the warranty, would it?
Jack Shepard said:
Sorry I forgot to mention I am a newbie to Android, so I don't understand what pm, SetInstallLocation 2 , ADB is.
By reboot you mean turn-off and turn-on, right?
And by the way is this method you mentioning, legal I mean official, I mean it would not violate the warranty, would it?
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this thread can help you (and no it doesn't violate the warranty):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1089282
BUT. This is not going to work for Asphalt 6 or any other game that came with the phone. Just giving you the heads up.
Or get link2sd app if you're rooted and you can avoid typing command line.
PS. is Kate still a hottie?
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Clienterror said:
Or get link2sd app if you're rooted and you can avoid typing command line.
PS. is Kate still a hottie?
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Which Kate?
Kate Middleton or Kate from the LOST island?
Jack Shepard said:
Asphalt 6 HD should be able to move to SD, it is too heavy, I mean why don't the developers understand that Android is not run in Iphones .
Isn't there any one here who can deliver this message to the developers at Gameloft, because they probably don't use phones themselves (at least not Android) .
Raise the voice, our slogan is " GO ASPHALT GO, GO TO SD "
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Just in case you dont know, Android phones can carry more space then an Iphone. Sadly the Xperia Play got ripped off with its 380mb internal storage, but 376mb can be obtained and usable after root/deletebloat/mod dalvik.
Most high end Android will blow the doors off an Iphone and most high end Androids come with 16g internal and can use 32g sd cards. Thats 48g vs Iphones 32g
You can move Asphalt to sd if you root and punch a few codes in terminal emulator.
just thought i would make this thread for everyone to upload completed games
Full Asphalt 6 HD Save
http://www.mediafire.com/?3lcrtf2r9rx4rv2,zuk6zcors5sdl58
Place in: Sdcard/Gameloft/Games/Asphalt6
Asphalt 6
all cars
241 stars
Good thread, any one got the rainbow six shadow vanguard completed game save?
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http://www.mediafire.com/?3lcrtf2r9rx4rv2,zuk6zcors5sdl58
Place in: Sdcard/Gameloft/Games/Asphalt6
Asphalt 6
all cars
241 stars
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i put the saved files where you specified but it still says career 0 per cent completed -.- anyone know what to do?
jdz7t8 said:
i put the saved files where you specified but it still says career 0 per cent completed -.- anyone know what to do?
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Maybe i put the wrong files there anyone know which ones to put? Or shall i give my full folder ?
nabgangsta said:
Maybe i put the wrong files there anyone know which ones to put? Or shall i give my full folder ?
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could you upload "profileinit.sav" please
This might help
nabgangsta said:
http://www.mediafire.com/?3lcrtf2r9rx4rv2,zuk6zcors5sdl58
Place in: Sdcard/Gameloft/Games/Asphalt6
Asphalt 6
all cars
241 stars
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Can't download!Plz reupload or make attachment file. Thx....
anyone completed nba jam?
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For the record, Asphalt 6 game files including the profile file are in /sdcard/Android/data/com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftA6HP
I may sound a bit old fashioned right now but cant people finish games on their own?
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No one got the Rainbow Six Shadow Vanguard complete save?
Anyone have the gtaIII save file? I'm stuck on the sniper mission I just want to pass it..
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TheBaronVonTito said:
Anyone have the gtaIII save file? I'm stuck on the sniper mission I just want to pass it..
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Bro, this thread isn't very helpful at all. I think it's because people don't know where to access their save game files.
I titanium backup could share save data :-D
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jdz7t8 said:
Bro, this thread isn't very helpful at all. I think it's because people don't know where to access their save game files.
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I think so buddy..
So maybe I just explain it to them.
The gtaIII save game's file is in :
Sdcard/android/data/com.rockstar.gta3/files
The file name should be "GTA3sf9.b" or similiar to it
So if anyone pass the scene that I asked before, please.. share it
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Play!Ya said:
This might help
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Its not working my career percentage becomes 0% there might be something else other then these 3 files. because when I paste back my original file I get my old progress back but it becomes 0% with your save files.
Here's Let's Golf 3 save game: female, lvl30, 15k gold, 200 cash, all courses up to level 30 unlocked.
Hopefully GameLoft don't DMCA a savegame file, since this game of their is based on ads revenue and in game purchases. This save file do not include any purchased game items.
Instruction:
1. Download and install Let's Golf 3. Play through the entire tutorial.
2. Exit the game, go to Manage Apps, Force stop and Clear cache of the game. Do not Clear data.
3. Use a file manager with root access, copy (do not cut) the "data1.sav" from your SDcard to "/data/data/com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftL3HM".
4. Make sure the file has permissions RW-RW-RW, which it should if you copied the file, instead of cut.
5. Start game.
[UPDATED]NFS MOST WANTED (1.0.46) save game 100% compete. Titanium Backup.
I found this link for NFS Most Wanted...Works 100%.....just follow the instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2003487
Originally Posted by The-Droidster
Career completed, Most wanted no. 1, All races gold, All cars unlocked and purchased, lots of money.
Restore the attachment using titanium backup. More ~> Import backup.....Enjoy!
https://www.box.com/shared/7dnr0y4qgr55w154afbq
ok weird problem with nova 3 .apk everytime i try to install nova 3 it says insufficient space available but other .apks are installing fine like modern c3?
flexreaper12.5
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chismay said:
ok weird problem with nova 3 .apk everytime i try to install nova 3 it says insufficient space available but other .apks are installing fine like modern c3?
flexreaper12.5
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Do you have the space for it?
If so and you have tried multiple installs try using astro file manager the go into android folder/data/I think it says gameloft.data.Na3 or something like that delete the folder uninstall the app try to reinstall if that won't work you may need to factory rest wipe all internal data or contact gameloft.
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dincdoes.me said:
Do you have the space for it?
If so and you have tried multiple installs try using astro file manager the go into android folder/data/I think it says gameloft.data.Na3 or something like that delete the folder uninstall the app try to reinstall if that won't work you may need to factory rest wipe all internal data or contact gameloft.
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lol "facepalm"
bit of vital info i let out there lol yeah i have 22gb free internal and 4gb free ext'
i found other people having the problem cleared they're dalvik cache and success...i did crap a little when it came up "optimizing apps" lol my a500 is my only "actual" ics device all the others are modded to appear ics
but yeah clearing the dalvik allowed me to install without fuss, but the game just black screens and says checking license, then loops and loops and loops......dunno im happy with sas 3
My galaxy note and a500 had this problem I actually had to go into the APK itself and hack it to correct compatibility issues.. but I can't teach that here nor will I condone it for the others and there obvious purposes but on my brothers Asus you can do what I said factory rest of course back up your loved apps ditch the others make sure you uncheck nova 3 don't save anything it should work after a FULL DATA WIPE
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My galaxy note and a500 had this problem I actually had to go into the APK itself and hack it to correct compatibility issues.. but I can't teach that here nor will I condone it for the others and there obvious purposes but on my brothers Asus you can do what I said factory rest of course back up your loved apps ditch the others make sure you uncheck nova 3 don't save anything it should work after a FULL DATA WIPE
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yea i tried the same with a "no compatibilities" version of the .apk but still the same?
Like I said you might need to do a back up of your apps but not anything nova 3 related then factory reset and full data wipe this should do it or wait for game loft to update but they might not do that they don't like the Android system as much as ios
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dincdoes.me said:
Like I said you might need to do a back up of your apps but not anything nova 3 related then factory reset and full data wipe this should do it or wait for game loft to update but they might not do that they don't like the Android system as much as ios
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if thats true then gameloft can lick my hairy one ... i am literally ANTI I-ANYTHING, i wont fix a i-device or help any i-user, call me what your will, but i hate apple.....cant even bring myself to eat one.
chismay said:
if thats true then gameloft can lick my hairy one ... i am literally ANTI I-ANYTHING, i wont fix a i-device or help any i-user, call me what your will, but i hate apple.....cant even bring myself to eat one.
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That's fine most people here feel the same way but unfortunately iPhone has better app support not on everything but definitely iOS .. I'm sure they will change their views but when not a clue maybe when google really decides to make android a Motorola base exclusively used OS...
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chismay said:
if thats true then gameloft can lick my hairy one ... i am literally ANTI I-ANYTHING, i wont fix a i-device or help any i-user, call me what your will, but i hate apple.....cant even bring myself to eat one.
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its like xbox and ps3 ps3 is way better than xbox like in our case android is ps3 i-Sh*t is xbox..in starting every developer made games just for xbox but now ps3 has more games
Cant install gameloft N.O.V.A 3
Hello, i have a problem installing nova 3, the problem is i download from the play store and when is done and i open the game say installing and in less 2 second verify the files again and say if i want to download 1800mb, and when i go to obb directory, the obb files is not there , i dont know what is wrong, can you help me ? thanks
http://acer-a500.ru/games/4877-nova-3-near-orbit-vanguard-alliance-versiya-100.html follow this link to install n.o.v.a 3 scussful on urs a500
at&t sgs2 aka SGH_I777
will it have a same problem in sam gal s2. did an1 tried?
and wat bout nexus s i9023
Answer!
onexsp said:
Hello, i have a problem installing nova 3, the problem is i download from the play store and when is done and i open the game say installing and in less 2 second verify the files again and say if i want to download 1800mb, and when i go to obb directory, the obb files is not there , i dont know what is wrong, can you help me ? thanks
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Ok,the obb is for unofical apps thath are not from google play, simply download the 1800 mb via phone ,wifi!