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NO more Android Market. Now called....

......called 'Google Play'
"Google has just taken the wraps off of Google Play, the replacement for the Android Market, Google Music and everything else from the search giant. The new Google Play went live earlier this morning and we are already starting to receive updates for their suite of apps. Google Music and Books have both been updated today in the Android Market — err Google Play to support the new “Play” branding.
Now being called Google Play Music and Google Play Books and that is about it. Under the what’s new tab we basically have nothing other than new name, new logo, same great app. So nothing appears to have changed yet but Google is quickly changing thi…
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http://androidcommunity.com/google-play-apps-updated-in-android-market-20120306/
It looks like Google is trying to rename everything about Android that is really Google’s doing – into something with Google in it. They’ve just killed the Android Market name (and web link) in order to rebrand it into Google Play. Now the focus will still be on apps, but also it will be a lot more on music, books and movies.
They will do this by separating all these into 4 categories. The apps will be available in the Play Store, the music in the Play Music, the books in Play Books, and finally, the movies in Play Movies. This certainly comes as a surprise that is unexpected, because we were all used to using the Android Market for these, although it’s true that the vast majority of people only used it for apps. So now that they are doing this, perhaps it will convince people to buy music from Play Music, books from Play Books, and so on.
Unfortunately, there’s still the same old country-access problem, and only a handful of countries have access to books, music and movies so far (blame the content labels):
More Info HERE:
http://androidactivist.org/news/android-market-is-now-google-play/
Damn, everything is changing sooooo fast.!!
Matt

Hmm, I'm one of those guys that doesn't like change.
However, if everything stays the same, it's ok with me.
Android Market may be too simple of a name, (Google) Play sounds ok.

Remember to pick up some discounted apps while browsing Google Play.

Market is now called Play Store. It just updated to 3.4.6. The icon looks cool. Nothing else changed within the app.
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In the future we will have Google Play Music , Google Play Movie ......

Xeleth said:
Can't wait for the Store APK to pop-up. I think this is some very good branding from Google.
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You can get it in a few places now. I put it on my site too.
Google Play 3.4.7.apk
Edit: Corrected the market number.

I'm looking forward to the new features!

really need a real time cloud sync. i use my tablet and phone (depending where I am) and would like the data synced between them (game saves etc)

today my home screen shortcut to Goolge Play disappeared again, released a new update?

Its just the same. Only name change

Google Play - New market. music, video, books

Google Play - New market. music, video
1. Here's the scoop.
In a nutshell, Google Music, Google eBookstore, and the Android Market were combined to form Google Play. Not only will you purchase music, movies, books, and apps at play.google.com, but those items will also be stored in the cloud. You'll be able to do the same thing on your Android phone or tablet using the various Google Play apps (more on that later).
The two destinations--Web and mobile--stay synced. So, when you purchase an app, movie, song, or book on the Play Web site, that content will become immediately available on your Android phone (and/or tablet). Likewise, if you rent a movie on your Android tablet, it becomes available for viewing on your desktop, too.
Because it's cloud-based, those purchases won't eat up storage on your computer, tablet, or phone.
It's like iTunes-meets-iCloud for the Android folk.
2. It's already available online, on its way to your Android.
The Play Store is already live at play.google.com. You'll see that it's a one-stop shop for all of the aforementioned services. In fact, if you try to go to the Android Store, you'll be redirected to the Play Store.
On your Android device, you'll get four app updates within the next few days:
The Android Market will become "Play Store."
Google Music will become "Play Music."
Google Movies will become "Play Movies."
eBookstore will become "Play Books."
If you don't want to wait for Google to push the updates to you, you can install them manually right away.
3. Can I upload my own movies and music?
Google Music, which allows you to store up to 20,000 songs, will remain the same. The only thing that will change is its name, Play Music. Any music you already purchased or uploaded is still available, and you can continue uploading your jams at music.google.com, or on the rebranded Android app, Play Music.
Movies are a different story. Right now, Google does not allow you to upload your own movies for access in the cloud. Its Play Movies app solely functions as a movie rental service.
4. Even non-Android users can use Google Play.
Let's be clear: even though Play is heavily marketed to Android users, any Google user can use the service to take advantage of cloud-based content management. So, you can rent a movie, upload and purchase music, and buy books on one computer, and access it all on any other desktop.
Mum's the word on native iOS support, but stay tuned for any updates.
When you rent a movie on Play Movies, it immediately becomes available on any device.
(Credit: Google)
5. Will Google Play's cloud-based nature kill my data plan?
Probably not. Even though all your content is stored in the cloud, any of it is available for offline playback. That includes books, music, and rented movies. Of course, the amount of content you can store offline, or "cache," will be limited to your device's storage capacity.
Tip: To do less harm to your data plan, connect to Wi-Fi before downloading content for offline viewing or playback.
Bonus: Expect heavy Google+ integration.
Continuing its streak of heavily promoting its social network, expect Google+ integration to be everywhere. As Google explains, "You can easily share posts about your favorite books, music, movies, games, or apps to your Circles on Google+, e-mail, or text message in a single click."
This integration, which has been available on Google Music for a while, will be useful for Google+ users, but others might find it annoying.
Download :
just install as simple apk.
Google Music
http://ubuntuone.com/7XmV9VBgxruXPpCMBqvTyd
Google Book play
download from below attachment
Google play store (Market)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7683824/Android/Apps/GooglePlayStore.apk
Google Play video
download from below attachment
If above link not working, download from attachements

you mentioned in another post that "may be music, book,video update won't available in india, but you can update manually" so after updating manually are you able to use all the services?

No. These services may not be offered in India, so once you update manually, you still wont have access to these services, nor will it be visible to view these sections. Unless your account is US (region which offers these services) based.
Market Enabler may work, not sure.

Sorry for perhaps noobing, dr. ketan!
Do you know if I´m able to install the play market on RocketRom V22 (without incompatibility issues due to DPI changes)?

anjath said:
you mentioned in another post that "may be music, book,video update won't available in india, but you can update manually" so after updating manually are you able to use all the services?
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Application works,services won't. Means you can use application as music player n video player. But offered free musics you win't get.
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dr.ketan said:
Application works,services won't. Means you can use application as music player n video player. But offered free musics you win't get.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
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are these google players so great?

meethere said:
are these google players so great?
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Nope. In my experience Google Music is a 5 out of 10. Maybe they've improved it, I'll check this weekend...

Thanks for all the info and the download
Although for some reason I can't get it to install on my hero cdma.. I'm pretty sure its supported. I think its cause hero doesn't officially have 2.3 and I'm running 2.3.7 atm =/
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Thanks for these, they installed perfectly last month when all other downloads failed!
However, there's a new version of Books now (2.4.3), and I'm getting the "parsing error" again with every apk I've downloaded. Does anyone happen to have an apk like the one above that might work for me?
Thanks in advance.

Apps I disabled at first boot

So, coming from a long tradition of rooting and fiddling around when I first booted the Z3c yesterday I was "impressed" by all the apps that are on the phone that I really, really don't need. Now, since we don't have a way to safely root the device I have deactivated as much as possible.
For LOLLIPOP see this post on page 2, here by @jesusrop
KITKAT
Here's the list of apps:
Account manager
Active clip
Android live wallpapers
AR effect
AR fun
Black Hole
Bubbles
Chrome --> I use NB Pro
Drive
Echanted forest
Gmail --> I use cloudmagic
Google play books
Google play games
Google play movies
Google play music
Google play newsstand
Google +
Hangouts
Lifelog
Live on youtube
Magic Smoke wallpaper
news & weather
Phase beam
Photo Slideshow
Photo screensaver
SensMe
Sketch
social life
sony select
support
talkback
TV Launcher
visualser
walkman --> I use Spotify
wikipedia extension
xperia calendar sync
xperica music likes
xperia social engine photos
xperia social engine photos (yes, 2 times)
xperia social engine sharing
xperia social engine sharing
some xperia keyboards
xperia lounge
xperia wallpapers
xperia with facebook
xperia with twitter
youtube extension
youtube karaoke extension
What about you others?

So, how did you "deactivate" the apps?

NRG1975 said:
So, how did you "deactivate" the apps?
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You go into apps, then swipe to the right to the "All" tab. Click on the app you want to deactivate and there's a button that says "disable"
3 things:
- I personally always stop the app and clear the data
- Some apps you can not disable, that button is then greyed out.
- Some services might not work if you disable the wrong app, disable only if you are sure that you don't need that app. (might sound logic but I've heard many things in my xda-life..)

NRG1975 said:
So, how did you "deactivate" the apps?
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App Info --> Disable
EDIT: Ninja'd!

mattdm said:
App Info --> Disable
EDIT: Ninja'd!
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Thank you.

Wow, what's left? Phone and messages?

oryan_dunn said:
Wow, what's left? Phone and messages?
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Out of curiosity which ones of the ones I deactivated do you use on a regular basis?
Of course, I need a browser, emails and a music player so I have nb pro, cloudmagic and spotify instead of chrome, gmail and walkman.

charliebigpot said:
Out of curiosity which ones of the ones I deactivated do you use on a regular basis?
Of course, I need a browser, emails and a music player so I have nb pro, cloudmagic and spotify instead of chrome, gmail and walkman.
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That was really more of a joke, like how can there be that much to disable and still have stuff left on the phone.. :silly:
But, I use Hangouts, the Xperia FB/Twitter are likely for integrating FB/Twitter into contact list (which I like because it pulls in pictures), gmail, chrome, Walkman (I still buy my music on CDs and rip to FLAC), GP Books (I have a couple magazine subscriptions)... the rest I'm not sure on.
What's the benefit to disabling an app if it's not running in the background? It's still taking up space on /system (not that you could use the space otherwise, unless rooted of course).

Be aware, Disabling Device Administrators triggers (some) Apps to get activated again!
So, just in case you wonder why say Chrome, Google+ etc. came back without you having activated them, please check this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/help/deactivated-apps-getting-activated-t2889082

but if Idon't use those apps they will be running in background taking ram or just take memory from my internal storage?

charliebigpot said:
You go into apps, then swipe to the right to the "All" tab. Click on the app you want to deactivate and there's a button that says "disable"
3 things:
- I personally always stop the app and clear the data
- Some apps you can not disable, that button is then greyed out.
- Some services might not work if you disable the wrong app, disable only if you are sure that you don't need that app. (might sound logic but I've heard many things in my xda-life..)
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I get a button that says "Force Stop" but no "Disable"
Edit: looks like some apps have disable and others dont.
Why do some applications automatically load up (IE Google Maps) even when I don't run it?

ChiGGz said:
I get a button that says "Force Stop" but no "Disable"
Edit: looks like some apps have disable and others dont.
Why do some applications automatically load up (IE Google Maps) even when I don't run it?
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Because sometimes other apps trigger them to run in the background.

For Lollipop 23.1.A.0.726 - Unbranded - Spain (1288-5410) I disabled:
Account Manager
Active Clip
Android Live wallpapers
Android work assistant
AR effect
AR fun
Backup & restore
Black Hole
Bubbles
Calculator
Calendar
Chrome
Clocks
com.android.wallpaper.holospiral
Creative effect
Enchanted forest
Face in picture
Google Backup Transport
Google Calendar Sync
Google Contact Sync
Google lyrics extension
Google Play Books
Google PLay Games
Google Play Movies & TV
Google PLay Newsstand
Google+
Info-eye
Keep
Lifelog
Life on Youtube
Movie creator
Multi camera
Music visualization walpapers
News & weather
Phase beam
Photo analyzer service
Photo screensavers
Photo slideshow
Podcast
Portrait retouch
Sketch
Social live
Sound recorder
Style cover widget
Support
Tags
TalkBack
Tasks
Trusted Face
Video editor
Video unlimited
Visualizer
Weather widget
Wikipedia extension
World clock
Xperia Calendar Sync
Xperia Social Engine Photos
Xperia Social Engine Photos (again)
Xperia Chinese keyboard
Xperia Japanese Keyboard
Xperia Lounge
Xperia Lounge Pass
Xperia wallpapers
Xperia with Facebook
Xperia with twitter
Youtube extension
Youtube karaoke extension
Some of them might be useful for you (google calendar/contact/backup sync for instance), so be careful!

jesusrop said:
For Lollipop 23.1.A.0.726 - Unbranded - Spain (1288-5410) I disabled
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Cool, I added a description in my 1st post.

Google app issues on startup

I have been having some issues, mostly with Google Apps, on startup. When I reboot the launcher, Nova, never starts, Gmail instantly crashes, and all the rest of my Google Apps, like the Play Store, say they need Authenticated. To fix it I have to go into the settings and clear all the saved data. I have turned off some of the stock bloat and I am sure that one, or more of the apps that I have turned off is causing the problem. I am on U.S. Cellular stock, rooted, 4.4.2 and have turned off the following apps:
ChatON 3.5.831 (com.sec.chaton)
City*ID 1.25.15 (com.cequint.ecid)
ELM Agent 1.7.14101 (com.sec.esdk.elm)
Flipboard 3.0.2 (flipboard.app)
Gameloft 1.0.3 (com.gameloft.android.USCC.GloftPA92)
Geo News 1.0.116076 (com.sec.android.GeoLookout)
Google Play Books 3.2.61 (com.google.android.apps.books)
Google Play Games 2.1.17 (1536774-008) (com.google.android.play.games)
Google Play Movies & TV 3.5.14 (com.google.android.videos)
Google Play Music 5.7.1783Q.1607940 (com.google.android.music)
Google Play Newsstand 3.3.1 (com.google.android.apps.magazines)
Hangouts 2.4.78234730 (com.google.android.talk)
KLMS Agent 2.2.101 (com.samsung.klmsagent)
KNOX 1.0 (com.sec.knox.knoxsetupwizardclient)
Knox Notification Manager 2.0 (com.sec.knox.seandroid)
Mobile Data Security 6.6.16.35 (com.nqmobile.antivirus20.uscc)
Mobile TV 5.1.3.89-278691 (com.mobitv.client.uscctv)
My Magazine 3.0.0 (com.samsung.android.app.headlines)
S Finder 2.2 (com.samsung.android.app.galaxyfinder)
S Voice 11.4.0.2 (com.vlingo.midas)
Slacker Radio 5.0.4428 (com.slacker.radio)
Tone Room Deluxe TRD 2.32c (com.zed.TrdWapLauncher)
Your Navigator Deluxe 4.6.0.7600569 (com.telenav.app.android.uscc)
Weather 140304.01 (com.sec.android.widgetapp.ap.hero.accuweather)

Safe Uninstall List?

So I don't see a list of items it's safe to uninstall yet, so I figured I'd start one. I haven't uninstalled much (through TB), but here's what I've done so far with no apparent negative ramifications:
Google Hindi Input
Google Japanese Input
Google Korean Input
Google Now Launcher
Google Pinyin Input
Google Play Games
Google Play Movies
Google Play Music
Google+
Hangouts
News & Weather
Photos
That's it for now... How about you?

I should mention that I tried also uninstalling Google but lost most all Okay Google functionality even when reinstalling from the play store so I had to revert back.