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Note 4 with missing Google Play services

Hi,
I have a Galaxy Note 4 which has Google Play Services Missing.
The handset has been rooted but cannot install Google Play services ZIP file, i think need CWM on the phone to do this but CWM is not available for Note 4.
Any other way to add Google Play services ?

Did you have the google apps installed before you rooted your device? Try flashing stock from the sammobile website, should install everything.
I also read TWRP is available for the note 4, GApps zipfile should be available somewhere already. (TWRP is only for the snapdragon though, don't know your model)

klect said:
Did you have the google apps installed before you rooted your device? Try flashing stock from the sammobile website, should install everything.
I also read TWRP is available for the note 4, GApps zipfile should be available somewhere already. (TWRP is only for the snapdragon though, don't know your model)
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Hello, Note 4 was bought from china, hence no gapps on chinese android phones !
However the problem is solved now, TWRP is available for Tmobile which works with China firmware.
Gapps pushed using TWRP and problems solved.
Thanks for help.

daz said:
Hello, Note 4 was bought from china, hence no gapps on chinese android phones !
However the problem is solved now, TWRP is available for Tmobile which works with China firmware.
Gapps pushed using TWRP and problems solved.
Thanks for help.
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Hi, How did you get TWRP to work. I tried to install Tmobile through Odin and the program just froze. Please help

daz said:
Hello, Note 4 was bought from china, hence no gapps on chinese android phones !
However the problem is solved now, TWRP is available for Tmobile which works with China firmware.
Gapps pushed using TWRP and problems solved.
Thanks for help.
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Hi, I have the same problem. I brought a Note4 duos; model no. SM-N9100 from China. Kindly advice how to resolve this problem so as to be able to use google play store, youtube, etc. Thanks in advance.

Same problem here, I cannot seem to get TWRP working through Odin as well on my N9106w from China. I was able to root it no problem. GooManager cannot find a compatible ROM.

I rooted the phone then install twrp tmobile through Odin --> Result was as before. Still no google play etc. To those who got it to work, please advise.

patricklee said:
I rooted the phone then install twrp tmobile through Odin --> Result was as before. Still no google play etc. To those who got it to work, please advise.
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Hi, I managed to resolve the problem. Just download app from below site and run but it is in Chinese.
http://soft.shouji.com.cn/down/26330.html

I downloaded from the link already but still doesn't work. When I open the google play store, it says no connection and I cannot search for any apps.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=315819327
Seems to be two threads for the same thing. I downloaded from the above link and installed v. 1.5. It then gave me a list to download so I chose the KitKat version which is about 44 megs. I then unzipped it and it expanded to many folders. I think the files in the folder are supposed to be moved to the similar folders on the phone. Possibly with adb? I am not sure.
From the translation, the link seems to be a crack for Gapps in China but I cannot translate on how to install it.

Note 3 N9008v

Hello guys , i recently got a Note 3 4G LTE SM-N9008v (koreean build) , and i don't have Google Play Services on it. I was wondering how could i install it ? I tried downloading the latest apk and installing it but it won't start , after than i saw that that version of the store was targeted for Android 6.0 Marshmallow , so i looked for and older version , my phone has 5.0 lollipop official , found it , installed it but still nothing. I was wondering if you guys could help me , maybe someone has interfered with this problem and manage to solve it somehow. And also i was curious if there are any roms for this phone and how can i install Recovery mode if that's possible. Thanks in advance guys ! .

Koch Vlad said:
Hello guys , i recently got a Note 3 4G LTE SM-N9008v (koreean build) , and i don't have Google Play Services on it. I was wondering how could i install it ? I tried downloading the latest apk and installing it but it won't start , after than i saw that that version of the store was targeted for Android 6.0 Marshmallow , so i looked for and older version , my phone has 5.0 lollipop official , found it , installed it but still nothing. I was wondering if you guys could help me , maybe someone has interfered with this problem and manage to solve it somehow. And also i was curious if there are any roms for this phone and how can i install Recovery mode if that's possible. Thanks in advance guys ! .
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I don't think that's a Korean model, which are 900K, 900S and 900L, and do have Google Play Store already installed.
I think yours is a Chinese variant, so you need to find a thread for that model for more information.
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Ok , so where am i going to find that thread ? It doesn't seem to be anywhere , i tried searching for it here but i couldn't find anything. If you could tell something you know that is good with this stuff to respond to this thread that would very helpful.
I just want to install Google Play Services and Google Play Store.

Search XDA
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/page3

Chinese bought S7 edge - trying to install Google play/services - on an sm-g9350

So I made the mistake of buying a galaxy s7 edge sm-g9350 in China and not in hongkong so did not get Google preinstalled.
I got the phone rooted in (in a local emarket) in the hope to install Google manually but I can't get the right google services version. It keeps saying "update Google play services". "Unfortunately Google play services has stopped working" "Google play services won't run until you update"
So I first installed an apk file for Google play, then installed numerous different versions of play services (because I have no idea how to find which one I actually need)
I note from helpful sites I need to look for letters and numbers from the existing services version to know which version I need....but I don't have a previous version. It never had Google.
So, please could someone advise me step by step...a novice to rooting and installing anything from any other place other than Google play... to get this working?
Device details:
Android : 6.0.1
Baseband : G9350ZCU2APK2
kernel : 3.18.20 [email protected] #1 sat Apr 2 13:06:36 CST 2016
Build no : MMB29M.G9350ZCU2APF7
SE status : permissive
Android security patch : 1 July 16
I would be most grateful for step by spell advice with links to where I can download the relevant apkfiles?
Many thanks.

http://opengapps.org

Just flash an official rom of the G935U through Odin.

What is the link to?
Hi,
Thanks for the reply but I'm not sure what I'm looking at?
Is it a new ROM?
For which region?
Which version of Android?
Bear in mind I have a Chinese phone so all the core menus are still in Chinese (ie when you home/power and down - startup) it's all in chinese.
I have to take it to an emarket where some chap will flash it for me!
I'm actually just looking to add google framework/services.
Can you advise me which version of google framework/services to download?

What version is this?
andiling said:
Just flash an official rom of the G935U through Odin.
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Thanks for the reply,
What is G935U? is it the HongKong version?
I have G9350 phone.
Where can i get the official rom?

Check this website ' sammobile.com ' and then go tho firmware, write your model number and download the firmware you want, but don't forget to unlock the bootloader or you can brick the phone

The Samsung 935u is safe to flash it's universal so just flash it through Odin and your fine

What is this link for?
....opengapps.org....
I downloaded this, and thank you for the link. But could you tell me what it is? (I can't quote original link xda rules)
Is it just for google or is it a ROM to flash for the system?
I'm a novice and honestly I won't be doing the "flashing" i'll be going to an e-market to ask for help.
My Chinese is bad...and I need to understand what i'm asking for in order to ask for their help in getting google onto my phone.
Advice appreciated.
Thanks a lot.

Samsung 935u
gurnsey101 said:
The Samsung 935u is safe to flash it's universal so just flash it through Odin and your fine
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Thank you!
I think i'm slowly getting there.
Can you tell me where I can find the G935u ROM?

roscov said:
Thank you!
I think i'm slowly getting there.
Can you tell me where I can find the G935u ROM?
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Updato ,Google this... To download Rom
Also , you can try this... without flashing, this is Google service installer..(non official )
http://www.coolapk.com/apk/com.goplaycn.googleinstall
Use chrome to translate.... Chinese app...

Alright I just remembered that the chinese variants are on a different bootloader than the American variants so I don't think you can install the u firmware bt if you wanna try here is the link for 6.0.1 u firmware ://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-s7-edge/how-to/firmware-verizon-s7-edge-t3344092
Worse case if you try to flash it Odin will say no and no harm is done to the phone so in my opinion it would be much safer to unlock your bootloader and flash TWRP then the opengapps that was mentioned earlier(opengapps is what will give you the Google apps you need for the play store and all that fun stuff)

Play services can't be updated after reset phone

I am using the Hong Kong version unlocked M9+. After reset, I find I can't update the Play Services which causes problem for me to update any critical google apps.
Android version is 5.0.2
Sense version is 7.0
Software Number is 1.84.708.10
I am wondering if I need to reflash from stock rom or is there any other way to get this problem sorted?
Thanks.

I am using the Hong Kong version of HTC One ME Dual SIM, which has the same issue after resetting my phone. Luckily I have two of them so that I can check the latest version of Google Play Service and Google Play Store and download from apkmirror to update it manually. Sorry I am a new registered user so I cannot post the full link from APKMirror for your reference.
This is the version of Google Play Service I used to upgrade my phone after reset:
14-3-66-020408-213742215
This is for Google Play Store, seems it is required to update it after upgrading to Google Play Service. Otherwise the phone is not responding to any Play Store requests in my case.
12-3-19-all-0-pr-218276083
Of course you need to enable Installation of APK from unknown source in your security settings. I am not sure if the same method can apply to your case. I hope this will give you more insights in resolving your issue.
xiaohan said:
I am using the Hong Kong version unlocked M9+. After reset, I find I can't update the Play Services which causes problem for me to update any critical google apps.
Android version is 5.0.2
Sense version is 7.0
Software Number is 1.84.708.10
I am wondering if I need to reflash from stock rom or is there any other way to get this problem sorted?
Thanks.
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tongdonaldcc said:
I am using the Hong Kong version of HTC One ME Dual SIM, which has the same issue after resetting my phone. Luckily I have two of them so that I can check the latest version of Google Play Service and Google Play Store and download from apkmirror to update it manually. Sorry I am a new registered user so I cannot post the full link from APKMirror for your reference.
This is the version of Google Play Service I used to upgrade my phone after reset:
14-3-66-020408-213742215
This is for Google Play Store, seems it is required to update it after upgrading to Google Play Service. Otherwise the phone is not responding to any Play Store requests in my case.
12-3-19-all-0-pr-218276083
Of course you need to enable Installation of APK from unknown source in your security settings. I am not sure if the same method can apply to your case. I hope this will give you more insights in resolving your issue.
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Thank you.
I tried with manual update Play Service, it fails. That's why I am thinking to refresh the ROM with stock one.
But not sure where to download the official ROM.

I am sorry to hear that you are not able to update manually. I also think that the built-in ROM of my phone is buggy, but couldn't find any custom ROM to try.

tongdonaldcc said:
I am sorry to hear that you are not able to update manually. I also think that the built-in ROM of my phone is buggy, but couldn't find any custom ROM to try.
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Anywhere I can find the stock ROM for my HTC bought in HK?
I remember it updated Android version once to 5.0.2. If I can find the original 4.4 version ROM I guess it would still work.

xiaohan said:
Anywhere I can find the stock ROM for my HTC bought in HK?
I remember it updated Android version once to 5.0.2. If I can find the original 4.4 version ROM I guess it would still work.
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No custom rom so far... I also try to find in some chinese sites but no hope... This is really sad that no one has made any custom rom for this Mediatek device... What si the problem there..I am asking myself.. My old HTC one m7 has plenty custom roms...
Maybe the problem is that there is no CM version for this device.. Google is the problem with no buying this version of the flagship..

I only need the stock factory ROM, not custom ones.

xiaohan said:
I only need the stock factory ROM, not custom ones.
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Which stock factory ROM did you want ? KK version ?

Peacemaker69 said:
Which stock factory ROM did you want ? KK version ?
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Just whatever the ROM they put on my HK version M9+ from factory. What's KK version?

xiaohan said:
Just whatever the ROM they put on my HK version M9+ from factory. What's KK version?
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Found a fix for the play services, need to download the play store service apk for version v12.3.30, install then it should be fine for the store part.

Can't download messenger on note 4

Good Evening
I would like some advice regarding my note 4. I bought it second hand, as I've had 1 before, and I love the devices.
The issue i'm experiencing is that I can't install messenger, I have no problem installing any other apps, only messenger.
These are the things I've tried to rectify the problem
I've factory reset the device.
Cleared cache and data on both Playstore and google services.
Changed the playstore settings to UK.
Uninstalled and then tried reinstalling Messenger.
Tried installing it in safe mode.
Disabled Automatic restore of device.
Tried a different log in for playstore.
Tried downloading from a different app downloader service.
The phone is currently running android 5 Lollypop. (Could I upgrade this to another version? If so how would I go about doing this? explained in novice terms).
Would rooting the device help? (also how do I do this?).
I really would appreciate any advice that anyone could give regarding this matter.
Kind regards
Col

Read the firmware name from the phone information settings.

ze7zez said:
Read the firmware name from the phone information settings.
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It's on android 5 Lollipop

Gaynewc said:
It's on android 5 Lollipop
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You must have android 6, which is why I asked about the firmware version to help you find the right version for your model.

ze7zez said:
You must have android 6, which is why I asked about the firmware version to help you find the right version for your model.
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I was able to download Messenger on Kitkat and Lollipop

dave678 said:
I was able to download Messenger on Kitkat and Lollipop
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Facebook Messenger (Android 4.4+) , (Android 5.0+) , (Android 9.0+)