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Do apps do a check before installing?

Hi, the reason i ask is because when i sideload apps from my n7 to my xperia play, they install fine. When i try to do it to my brothers phone (its not the best of phones tbh) it always says app not installed.
So i just wondered what the reason could be? And could this be overcome by rooting and manually installing it?
Thanks

Not yet. Android Jelly Bean 4.2 will though. Read about it on google.

I mean check hardware specs ect, not the actual app for malware

I know this is a bit off topic.. But some apps will soon be verified by your device id. This is the same id that google wallet uses. It will make it so when you but a app on one device you can NOT install it on another.Ti Backup already has a built in way to help with this during back up restore.
The above is only from what i have read and is likely not totally true as its not implemented yet so who really knows .

Jordanooo said:
Hi, the reason i ask is because when i sideload apps from my n7 to my xperia play, they install fine. When i try to do it to my brothers phone (its not the best of phones tbh) it always says app not installed.
So i just wondered what the reason could be? And could this be overcome by rooting and manually installing it?
Thanks
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It's because the phone is not compatible with what you are trying to install (either in hardware or minimum Android OS version).
Is the app you are trying to install offered to the phone on the official Google marketplace? If not, then there is a reason why.....

CrazyPeter said:
It's because the phone is not compatible with what you are trying to install (either in hardware or minimum Android OS version).
Is the app you are trying to install offered to the phone on the official Google marketplace? If not, then there is a reason why.....
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Nope, its not offered, but sometimes they can work when not offered.
I was just wondering if that was simply the reason, or if the apps generally cant install on a phone without specific specs, i.e android version X or multitouch
Thanks for the answer

i forgot about this.. I have used aptoide to side load a few apps that i know work on nexus 7 but in the play store show not compatible..This is not meant to Pirate apps.. I used this to install a messenger app that would not install and a few games that i have purchased...

[Q] Whatsapp for Nexus 7

Is there a way that I will can to install Whatsapp for my Nexus 7?

I don't know of a way to make it work on the N7. Their website says tablets are not supported, but you can download it from whatsapp.com/android.

ygil1234 said:
Is there a way that I will can to install Whatsapp for my Nexus 7?
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It's possible only on rooted devices. You need to use another device that's compatible with WhatsApp, or an emulator like YouView to install it the first time and link it to your number. Then, using titanium backup or similar, freeze the app w/ data, and restore it on your rooted nexus 7.
I personally have WhatsApp running on my N7 32GB on v. 4.1.2. Updates to the app need to be done manually by using the apk found on their website.

ygil1234 said:
Is there a way that I will can to install Whatsapp for my Nexus 7?
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Use the search function. You get incredible results, like this one.

Do you have the 3g model? Bcoz I installed an old apk which worked fine until today. After that I downloaded the latest apk from whatsapp.com and now that's working too. The message verification succeeded on the old apk in the first try itself..my nexus 7 is rooted but I didn't use titanium backup.. Im using the number that's in my nexus 7.

I didn't think it would work but I thought I would try. I have a 3G N7 that is not rooted, just plain stock jellybean.
I went to the Whatsapp website to download the .apk, opened it with ES file explorer and installed

I prefer the Helium method discribed by virusarus in post #204 here See also here

[Q] Note 3 fonts?

Anyone else here had trouble with any custom font for the Note 3?
I'm on the N9005 here, rooted, but none of the previous fonts working great with the Note 2 and S4 will work on the Note 3... error message attached.
Anyone else tried any custom fonts with this phone yet?

Same here. I got a jet black AT&T version. Otherwise very happy with the device.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using xda app-developers app

The same for me : some free flipfonts available on Google Play are unusable ...
Point is : is a compatibility problem with these flipfonts or is a GN3 software issue ... ?

was having the same issue, got around it by installing ifont from the play store(i think root is required) and using it to install the fonts, hope that helps.

ifont can change the font of Note 3 without root :good:

rooted samsung note 4/n910f variant

Hello guys. I bought a samsung note 4 running on android 5.5.1 and was ready to follow the youtube tutorials on how to root it..but i foumd out that it already has root access (i checked it on cpu z and root checker) but there is no supersu installed. I was just wondering if i could just download it from the playstore but im worried that something might go wrong. The youtune tutorials show that after rooting..it automatically has a supersu installed so i am wondering why there is none installed on my device. Thanks in advance. (I've got the n910f variant btw.)

mikoro33 said:
Hello guys. I bought a samsung note 4 running on android 5.5.1 and was ready to follow the youtube tutorials on how to root it..but i foumd out that it already has root access (i checked it on cpu z and root checker) but there is no supersu installed. I was just wondering if i could just download it from the playstore but im worried that something might go wrong. The youtune tutorials show that after rooting..it automatically has a supersu installed so i am wondering why there is none installed on my device. Thanks in advance. (I've got the n910f variant btw.)
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Greetings,
Thank you for using XDA Assist. To get you the expert advice you need, I'm going to move this thread to the specific device Q&A forum.
Good luck!

Netflix not working after unroot

Hello Friends,
I unrooted my S8 yesterday by installing the latest stock firmware. One reason was, that Netflix didn't play any video on the device.
Now I can't even install Netflix from the Playstore due to incompatibility.
I downloaded the APK directliy from the Netflix help page, but If i want to start the app it says the App is not compatible to my device.
Is that because of the broken knox? Is there any workaround?
Any help appreciated, i dont want to buy a new phone because of one app.
Thanks

Apks from uptodown working

pete23 said:
Hello Friends,
I unrooted my S8 yesterday by installing the latest stock firmware. One reason was, that Netflix didn't play any video on the device.
Now I can't even install Netflix from the Playstore due to incompatibility.
I downloaded the APK directliy from the Netflix help page, but If i want to start the app it says the App is not compatible to my device.
Is that because of the broken knox? Is there any workaround?
Any help appreciated, i dont want to buy a new phone because of one app.
Thanks
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PM me I have Netflix downloaded from Mobilism from my reg account for install... I cannot download it since I am rooted so I have to get the updated apk when needed.