Enable Google now in lollipop - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Running n5 preview build of lollipop. Can anyone help me to enable Google now since I don't live in US?
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I follow the steps in this thread, it's the only method I find to enable google now in android L in these countries that cannot use google now.
jonmall1441 said:
Read the first line of the original post...
Google Location services are not available in all countries (which is fine) but Google Now shouldn't explicitly need location services. Location services are not available in my country and Google Now still works with no problems on my Nexus 5 and worked on my Nexus 7 (2013) before I updated to the L Developer preview (using the Play Services - Uninstall updates trick) and still shows me location weather information, appointments, news updates, delivery updates, time to work.home, time to get to the location of my next appointment, etc... all without being able to enable location services. I don't understand why Google would limit their service when it clearly works with no problem but has no problems pushing out beta apps to everyone which clearly have issues (new hangouts desktop app).
The Play Services trick did not work on 5.0 for me either. If I do find a way around it I'll let you know.
UPDATE: Managed to get it working with the following steps:
1. Logged out of Google search app
2. Uninstall Play Services updates
3. Connect to a Free UK VPN (I used this: http://www.bestukvpn.com/)
4. Ask Google to remind you of something and select the opt in to Google Now option
5. Go through the steps to enable Google now.
6. When you get the "This account is not eligible to use Google now" click on search bar and search for anything
7. Open the hamburger menu while in search (click on the menu icon or slide from the left)
8. You will notice that you are not signed in. Select sign in and select your account.
9. Viola you will get the opt in to Google now option again and you should then have Google Now
That's what worked for me. Ask Google to remind you of something to make sure its working. Hope this helps .
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After removing the google services framework data to try to force the 4.2.1 update, my Nexus 4 has gone from my Google Play devices.
I removed the data from my Nexus 7 to do the same and that also vanished but came back a short time later.
The nexus 4 still isn't back after a full day. I often install from the website if installing a few things but can't now.
(And I still haven't go the update)
You might have to log in again from your N4. Try this:
Go into your Settings
Tap Google under Accounts
Tap *********@gmail.com
Tap the 3 dot menu and Remove Account
Now go back to settings and add a new account
Matt1408 said:
You might have to log in again from your N4. Try this:
Go into your Settings
Tap Google under Accounts
Tap *********@gmail.com
Tap the 3 dot menu and Remove Account
Now go back to settings and add a new account
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Made sense but that didn't bring it back

google play store won't open

i know there has been a couple of threads concerning this problem. but i have already read all of the threads that i could find. nothing worked.
i live in china and the chinese version of note 3 doesnt have play store installed. so i had to download the apk from the internet. and installed on the phone. it flashes white and closes immediately. also google play services that i installed from the internet yesterday, failed to open. it flashes black for a while and then (unfortunately google play services has stopped). BTW, my weather widget shows a different city. a city which is a little far from where i live. i tried to let gps and map access my location to refresh my home city, but no success.
here are the solutions that i found online and have already tried with no success.
1.Set your correct date and time for the current location. Try this it will work out, and also try to inactivate your play store account and reactivate. (i failed to change my home city in weather widget. the date and time are correct though)
2-Find " Hideman VPN " and Install . you don't need Play Store you can download this from SAMSUNG Store. And Its Free.
Now Open Hideman VPN And Click Connect.
Onces Its Connected Open Internet Explorer And Check Your IP . It Will Be Changed
Now Open Google Play Store .. It Should work
3-clear cache and data, then reboot.
4-Try clearing the data and cache for " Google Services Framework" also (my phone has no google framerowk. no any google service)
5- Your downloads are probably disabled ...go into your settings then application manager scroll over to all. go all the way to bottom you should see downloads click enable. thats what i did works good now.
............none of the above has worked..................
is there anything else i could do? my doubt is that samsung china has disabled something about google or there is a built in app that keeps my home city incorrect. im not sure. i hope to get it to work. andriod is useless without google play.
thanks in advance
Isn't your government that won't alow google services in China?
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Lollipop Upgrade issues with play service.

Hi
My nexus 10 received the lollipop update last night. Once the upgrade was completed I tried to open up gmail or email where upon I received the following error message:-
Google Play Services, Google play services, which some of your applications rely on, is not supported by your device. Please contact the manufacturer!
I then did a quick google which pointed me to APKMirror website. I tried to update the google play service but it's made no difference. In addition to this I can no longer see the google play icon so cannot access or update any new apps.
Has anyone else got this issue?
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My nexus 10 received the lollipop update last night. Once the upgrade was completed I tried to open up gmail or email where upon I received the following error message:-
Google Play Services, Google play services, which some of your applications rely on, is not supported by your device. Please contact the manufacturer!
I then did a quick google which pointed me to APKMirror website. I tried to update the google play service but it's made no difference. In addition to this I can no longer see the google play icon so cannot access or update any new apps.
Has anyone else got this issue?
Thanks
Stan..
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No. I flashed lollipop using fastboot (losing all data in the process); this could be an option for you.
Cheers poldie,
I wiped my nexus and put it in recovery mode which sorted it out in the end.
Not happy about doing that but heh it worked.
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