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Apps Hang and dont donwload from Market

I am having this problem recently. I try to download any app or an update to any app. It will just sit at starting download and never download.
I am on Fresh ROM 1.0
I did update some apps after installing the ROM so that's not the problem.
I also have a problem that if I clear the cache, when I reboot Everything force and keeps force closing forever. Whats up with that? isn't the cache supposed to recompile on reboot?
I tried clearing the cache to fix the market issue to no avail (beacuse of all the force closes never got to see what happened after clearing cache). I tried clearing the cache from recovery and using Fresh's app installer,and both times tons of force closes.
Someone please HELP!

U probably need to login to gtalk. I had the same problem from using autostarts. Jus open the gtalk app, it will/should sign u in automatically.

this is not a gtalk issue. gtalk is not even related to what problem he has. i had it happen to me on my eris when i was playing around in the bootloader. when i started back up everything force closed and would not start. only sugetion i can give you on the force close it is a factory reset or ruu reset both will work. as far as downloads not starting are you rooted?

Yes, to install a custom ROM you need to be rooted. Tried the gtalk sing in to fix the Market issue and no dice. Still hanguing...
Anything else??

rigamrts said:
this is not a gtalk issue. gtalk is not even related to what problem he has. i had it happen to me on my eris when i was playing around in the bootloader. when i started back up everything force closed and would not start. only sugetion i can give you on the force close it is a factory reset or ruu reset both will work. as far as downloads not starting are you rooted?
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So I'm not going to call you out or something, but please read before you speak. Gtalk is MAJORLY tied in to the market and it is a documented fix from google themselves to try signing in to gtalk to fix stalled downloads.
Even though it doesn't work for everyone (depending on the reason it's stalled) it IS related.
daveli said:
Yes, to install a custom ROM you need to be rooted. Tried the gtalk sing in to fix the Market issue and no dice. Still hanguing...
Anything else??
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http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=57b5e3efa7477b50&hl=en
Hundreds (maybe thousands?) of posts. Starting back in March and dating all the way until today. Google hasn't been able to resolve the issue. I can tell you that what has always worked for me is a combination of cancel download > disable wifi > disable mobile data > enable mobile data > try download again.
Didn't work? Reboot and repeat. Eventually it will go......

Thanks a lot flipz. I'll try that

flipzmode said:
So I'm not going to call you out or something, but please read before you speak. Gtalk is MAJORLY tied in to the market and it is a documented fix from google themselves to try signing in to gtalk to fix stalled downloads.
Even though it doesn't work for everyone (depending on the reason it's stalled) it IS related.
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=57b5e3efa7477b50&hl=en
Hundreds (maybe thousands?) of posts. Starting back in March and dating all the way until today. Google hasn't been able to resolve the issue. I can tell you that what has always worked for me is a combination of cancel download > disable wifi > disable mobile data > enable mobile data > try download again.
Didn't work? Reboot and repeat. Eventually it will go......
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95% of the time your second sugestion works. it may be that gtalk has major issues with stalled downloads but ussually i have this issue when i start my download over wifi for some reason it just never connect to the google server but when i kill the download and connect over 3G or Edge it works everytime on my G1. that's been a documented fix too. this issue only happens more frequently on custom roms than stock android roms. so it's more of a rom issue that googe issue. we're all here to help each other not trash talk each other. from my point of veiw gtalk may have some type of issue but it's more with the rom cooks than the app itself and it's not their fault either gtalk was desighned to work on googles cookie cutter os not on the home brew roms so errors happen you just have to know how to sweat talk your andoid to doing things when issues happen. the problem i had with your post was you only stated the gtalk issue when the wifi issue is more prevelent. i wasn't sure if he was on stock os or custom os so i asked about it. then i would have given him the instructions on turning off the the wifi, killing the downloads, and restarting the phone. like you told him to in the second post cause that seem to work better than the gtalk method.

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i wasn't sure if he was on stock os or custom os so i asked about it.
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I stated clearly on my first post I am on Fresh 1.0 ROM, so everyone would know I was on a custom ROM.

daveli said:
I stated clearly on my first post I am on Fresh 1.0 ROM, so everyone would know I was on a custom ROM.
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sorry. i did not read your post clearly thought when you said fresh you ment fresh install. haven't really been keeping up with the hero roms to much and thier names still waiting for my eris to get it's turn at root. when i saw your post it just reminded me of how my rooted G1 would not start downloads over wifi. so i asked rooted or not just to be on the safe side.
the thing that got me a little heated was when he said "not to call you out" then he goes into a trist about how wifi seems to be the better fix.
by the way did you get your problem fixxed?

rigamrts said:
sorry. i did not read your post clearly thought when you said fresh you ment fresh install. haven't really been keeping up with the hero roms to much and thier names still waiting for my eris to get it's turn at root. when i saw your post it just reminded me of how my rooted G1 would not start downloads over wifi. so i asked rooted or not just to be on the safe side.
the thing that got me a little heated was when he said "not to call you out" then he goes into a trist about how wifi seems to be the better fix.
by the way did you get your problem fixxed?
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(Ok,fair enough it can be confusing when i wrote fresh; no worries).
About my problem: Not at all man, I tried every single one of the fixes and no luck. I am thinking about going back to stock and reflashing the custom ROM. I'll report back if/when/how it gets fixed

Nevermind Disregard

daveli said:
(Ok,fair enough it can be confusing when i wrote fresh; no worries).
About my problem: Not at all man, I tried every single one of the fixes and no luck. I am thinking about going back to stock and reflashing the custom ROM. I'll report back if/when/how it gets fixed
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I ended up factory resetting and now everything downloads normally

So... apps were downloading perfect from market UNTIL I restored a nandroid backup. Afterwards, Apps hang again. I mean exactly after restoring, went to the market and the problem is there again. Can the problem be tied to restoring backups? Or just coincidence?
Update:
Got the downloads working after clearing the cache of every single google application on the phone as well as IM.
After this, started downloading the app and it still hung. Opened gtalk and exactly as it signed in it started downloading fine.
I tried the afore mentioned fixes and had no luck, so for anyone who has this issue and has not been able to resolve it, this is another workaround.

Just FYI to anyone still with problems, I had problems again today EXACTLY after restoring a backup again.
This post I quoted by Zippy-man did the trick today Great Help..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5374641&postcount=43

Download Unsuccessful T-Mobile HTC Hero G2

Anyone having this issue tonight? I have tried reloading settings, reflashed phone to 1.5, 2.1 still fails downloading apps.
I have tried no sdcard, new sdcard e.t.c.

I'm having the same problem with my desire hd, thought it might be something with my phone settings or an app i installed but after seeing this thread, maybe a server issue?

dragon_punch said:
I'm having the same problem with my desire hd, thought it might be something with my phone settings or an app i installed but after seeing this thread, maybe a server issue?
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Possibly could be, can anyone confirm this with any other phones?

Yup, I have the same problem and my other friends also can't download anything from the Market.

You talking about Market access?... I'll have a go,....
EDIT,... YEP, fail.

Server Issues *Sigh* I reset my phone for nothing thinking it was an issue. Damn!!!!

Just tried downloading maps on my girlfriends Hero.... fails ever time.. on "3" UK but my Desire works fine...

For some reason i'm now getting more luck using mobile data, not WIFI.
It does fail to start 3 times out of 5 but if it doesn't start downloading after 5 seconds or so I just cancel download and hit install again.

had some luck downloading a couple of apps but the failure rate is higher than the success rate, does anyone have a clear idea what's going on? google returns results that are a year or two old with this forum being the only recent one on the topic

oh for **** sake. i wiped my phone and reflashed my ROM :|!
add another person to your list :|

I had the same problem on my Hero.
Did following things and then it worked for most of the downloads, couple of them didnt work I assume that could be bcos it wasnt meant for 2.1
What I did -
swap the sim and it gave me that I am signed out from Google..
Changed back to original sim again... signed in to google emails...
Then in Settings> Account & Sync> Unticked Google...
Came out of the settings...
Restart the phone..
Went back in the settings.. tried downloading... it failed...
Went back into Settings>account & sync>.. Ticked All options for Google...
Waited for that little circular sign to appear on the top bar and google email thing..
Came out of settings...
Downloaded apps from Market...
and it got installed...
let know if it helped..
thanks

It's ok forgot to post back in this thread, it seems like a market server issue for everyone not for a certain configuration. It's ok now.

Still wont download here.... still cant download google maps on this dam phone....
even wireless wont.... my Desire is still fine.

i'm having issues too.. some apps just stuck on downloading =/

hmm...
on my hero (t-mobile g2 touch android 2.1), my sapphire (cm6.0.0 ds) and my other sapphire (sparksmod 1.1.2) most of the downloads failed.
Astro File Manager works everytime on every phone.
my "nuerburgring livecam"-app also starts downloading on my sapphire cm6. now installing. the same with "öffi". but all the other downloads stuck on "downloading" or "download unsuccessful"

I was having problems with this for a few days, I tried everything.
Now it works fine for me, some say it was the market itself because of the big google maps update.
If you are on a Cyanogen 6.1 based rom (floyo and elelinux) this fix might work;
http://www.statusuppdateringskomplex.se/elelinux/market_fix.zip
Also, wipe dalvik cache.

Installing new voicemail update

I keep trying to install the new voicemail application, but everytime I try to install it, it says Application not installed. Anyone else having this problem?

Nobody can help?

I'm having the same issue too

hmmm i didnt even know about this update until i read this thread.
i just went there and updated it no problem.
i would suggest making sure you are on 3g and not wifi. i am stock unrooted froyo'ed.

Updated w/o problem on Myn's 2.2 rom.
The update is pretty much voice to text service it seems. (Paid service after 1 month trial btw).

Mine just updated fine.
myn's warmtwopointtwo stock kernel

Still not working, and the icon in the notification bar won't go away. Worked fine on my girlfriends evo, both running fresh.

Not working here either.

fmedina2 said:
Still not working, and the icon in the notification bar won't go away. Worked fine on my girlfriends evo, both running fresh.
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Maybe delete the download and re-download it. See if that helps.

animal7296 said:
Maybe delete the download and re-download it. See if that helps.
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I am not sure where the app got downloaded to though.

No problem upgrading for me thanks for the notice.

Wipe the data in applications under settings

snandlal said:
Wipe the data in applications under settings
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That got rid of the notification, but its still not installing. It either says A general failure has occurred, or application not installed.

updated fine on virus airborne 3.1

fmedina2 said:
That got rid of the notification, but its still not installing. It either says A general failure has occurred, or application not installed.
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It got rid of the notification for like 10 minutes and it came back. This sucks might have to do a freaking nandroid restore just to get rid of this.

If your rooted, replace the SprintVVM.apk in / system/app with the one provided, change permissions to the same as all the other apps and reboot

Upgraded fine on stock 3.30 base deodexed version... I like how it said it was a mandatory update but didn't let me know there was one until I manually checked
Sent from my Super EVO!!

snandlal said:
If your rooted, replace the SprintVVM.apk in / system/app with the one provided, change permissions to the same as all the other apps and reboot
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Tried. Still got 'application not installed' error.

Deleted the old voicemail app. Now I cant install the new or the old one. Getting the same error on both. Im royally screwed...

Btw, the "Mandatory" new update wont allow you to disable notifications like the previous versions, so if you want have some un-read voicemails sitting around, you're stuck looking at a notification icon forever.

WiFi connected but not working

A couple days ago my WiFi(on my note 3 only) has started randomly disconnecting. It still says connected though. When I try to go to the play store or browser it won't connect. I tried to see if it was my WiFi connection, but its not the problem. All other devices work fine. It's just my note 3. I dropped it a couple days ago. Could that have messed up WiFi antenna? Also I'm only using the note 3 as a WiFi only device. It has no data plan.
Sent from my SM-N900V

Try deleting updates to and re installing google play services again. You can get it at apk mirror. Check the parenthesis matches your device before you install it.
If you are rooted and have used luckypatcher to patch an ingame purchase you need to get rid of the record of the patch within luckypatcher.
Otherwise you are looking at a reset with odin. If this doesn't solve it then the device is faulty.
Sent from my GT-I9300

shivadow said:
Try deleting updates to and re installing google play services again. You can get it at apk mirror. Check the parenthesis matches your device before you install it.
If you are rooted and have used luckypatcher to patch an ingame purchase you need to get rid of the record of the patch within luckypatcher.
Otherwise you are looking at a reset with odin. If this doesn't solve it then the device is faulty.
Sent from my GT-I9300
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I know this is way late but I ended up wiping data and going back to the rooted stock rom. The problem was still there. I didn't bother uprooting or doing it through odin. Didn't bother with the hassle. Pretty sure it was a hardware problem.

jmindset said:
I know this is way late but I ended up wiping data and going back to the rooted stock rom. The problem was still there. I didn't bother uprooting or doing it through odin. Didn't bother with the hassle. Pretty sure it was a hardware problem.
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Do you installed any root wifi app?
It happened to my after restoring the passwords (binary files)
Get a new official ROM and flash it, you don't have anything to lose.
I hope it helps.

Paradox13 said:
Do you installed any root wifi app?
It happened to my after restoring the passwords (binary files)
Get a new official ROM and flash it, you don't have anything to lose.
I hope it helps.
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Yeah I did that. Tried 3 different roms. It's random but it happened often. Wifi stayed connected but wasn't working. I think it was my antenna

Also checked stock rom??

Nachtwesen2 said:
Also checked stock rom??
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Yeah I went back to stock. Via twrp backup. Stock apps and everything. Same problem. Still think it was a hardware problem.

Netflix Error 5.2 after updating to Android 8.0- UNROOTED, STOCK

Hi all,
Just updated my stock, unrooted Verizon Galaxy S8 this morning to Android 8.0. Now, whenever I try to watch a show on Netflix, I get an error message saying "This video could not be played. (5.2)". I have already uninstalled and reinstalled, restarted my phone, and called Netflix (who said to just contact Samsung- and we all know how useful that will be). Any ideas here for how to fix?
Thanks!

I fixed that using root.
In a nutshell:
Rename the following file:
/system/lib/liboemcrypto.so to /liboemcrypto.so.bak
Not sure if you can root a Verizon S8, try your luck at this thread for a discussion on the issue.

Ahmer Jamil Khan said:
I fixed that using root.
In a nutshell:
Rename the following file:
/system/lib/liboemcrypto.so to /liboemcrypto.so.bak
Not sure if you can root a Verizon S8, try your luck at this thread for a discussion on the issue.
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I can't, and don't want to root- I feel like Netflix and/or Samsung really screwed up here

This is an issue with Android's DRM implementation, I guess. Can you check if your device passes SafetyNet?

That's ... Odd. Netflix works fine for me

ryanpm40 said:
That's ... Odd. Netflix works fine for me
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Never mind- It randomly started working again!

mancoh51 said:
Never mind- It randomly started working again!
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Haha well I'm glad it's working for you! After it working all night for me, I'm now getting the same exact error you were getting. It's really annoying me, going to try rebooting next I guess.
Edit
So, rebooting was enough to let me watch one episode of a show, but then I got that error when I autoplayed to the next. I cleared the app's data and that fixed it, too. We'll see if that's a permanent fix.

I have this exact same problem. Don't want to root or unlock. I've tried uninstalling and installing the app. I've tried clearing data and cache. Is the next step a factory reset? Anything else I can do before that?

Buffpandabear said:
I have this exact same problem. Don't want to root or unlock. I've tried uninstalling and installing the app. I've tried clearing data and cache. Is the next step a factory reset? Anything else I can do before that?
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Same thing happened to me. Just uninstalling and reinstalling the app didn't work. Had to reboot the phone after reinstalling and after logging back into Netflix, went to settings and ran check network. Everything came back OK. Was able to watch without any issues since. Hoping it stays that way.