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Hello everybody, first post here but been a lurker here for the past few weeks with my new s3.
Ever since I moved overseas from the US their has been many limitations of the web, the play store in my country, i dont mean to be mean, is complete $%#@, most of the s3 owners are perverts, the most downloaded app is something about Naked Ladies. Anyway, I have a rooted phone and I really don't want to use any kind of VPN, their slow, unreilable, and make me put on a passcode which I don't want.
If their is any tweak or hack to get the US playstore that would be wonderful to share, plus I have a US credit card and make sure my phone doesn't use my location services.
Thanks for reading (=
slapflap said:
Hello everybody, first post here but been a lurker here for the past few weeks with my new s3.
Ever since I moved overseas from the US their has been many limitations of the web, the play store in my country, i dont mean to be mean, is complete $%#@, most of the s3 owners are perverts, the most downloaded app is something about Naked Ladies. Anyway, I have a rooted phone and I really don't want to use any kind of VPN, their slow, unreilable, and make me put on a passcode which I don't want.
If their is any tweak or hack to get the US playstore that would be wonderful to share, plus I have a US credit card and make sure my phone doesn't use my location services.
Thanks for reading (=
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Play store should use localization from the firmware, me thinks. Also, checks build.prop.
If you got a international SGS3 one easy solution would be to flash a European (UK could be best for you) firmware and CSC, then setting localisation to UK. Or, you can flash a AOSP firmware which should be location "free" (except for localisation in settings for UI/Keyboard etc). The AOSP/AOKP builds around are still not 100% perfect though, if you care about such things.
Google for market enabler...
it might give you the apps available in the US but not the services like books, music, movies...
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Daelyn said:
Play store should use localization from the firmware, me thinks. Also, checks build.prop.
If you got a international SGS3 one easy solution would be to flash a European (UK could be best for you) firmware and CSC, then setting localisation to UK. Or, you can flash a AOSP firmware which should be location "free" (except for localisation in settings for UI/Keyboard etc). The AOSP/AOKP builds around are still not 100% perfect though, if you care about such things.
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If you can, may please post a link of one?
And what if you already have a custom rom?
I used Market enabler but used a VPN to get free scrabble from US play store but uninstalled them after that, but can still see scrabble in account
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Market enabler is the way to go. The play store region is determined by a combination of carrier & country code from your SIM + geo-IP.
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Market Enabler PLUS DroidVPN .
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Here ya go... enjoy. BTW what country are you in?
http://db.tt/fAIzvXTc
I'm in China and I have the same problem. Market enabler allows you to SEE the apps from another country but you still can't buy them. So it's a little bit anoying. If you go on Google play from a computer you can see all the apps.
I've bought apps fine with the market enabler.
Hey Everyone,
I maintain a website, randomphantasmagoria.com, where I maintain a firmware archive of official production Google ROMs for every Nexus and Google Experience device from the OG Droid onward. I plan to archive the Google Experience One ROMs as well, assuming the ROMs actually come from Google and not from HTC.
If someone is buying one, I'd love if you could help me out with something. I need some information on the phone, and you will need to get it as soon as you turn the phone on for the first time, before doing any out-of-the-box system updates.
Here is the info I'll need:
1. The bootloader version. You will have to reboot into bootloader (fastboot) mode to do this. When you do, the bootloader version should be displayed on screen.
2. The baseband version from Settings | About Phone.
3. The value of ro.build.fingerprint from /system/build.prop.
4. IF YOU HAVE AN UPDATE NOTIFICATION: Before applying the update, do the following. Turn on USB debugging after the notification appears on screen. Go into Settings | Developer Options and select "Take Bug Report". Your phone will email a text file to the email address on your Google account. Open that text file and search it for ".zip" (without the quotes) and post the URL to the ZIP file.
This will be unbelievably helpful.
Thank you in advance!
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Any takers for when they get the phone?
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Hey Everyone,
I maintain a website, randomphantasmagoria.com, where I maintain a firmware archive of official production Google ROMs for every Nexus and Google Experience device from the OG Droid onward. I plan to archive the Google Experience One ROMs as well, assuming the ROMs actually come from Google and not from HTC.
If someone is buying one, I'd love if you could help me out with something. I need some information on the phone, and you will need to get it as soon as you turn the phone on for the first time, before doing any out-of-the-box system updates.
Here is the info I'll need:
1. The bootloader version. You will have to reboot into bootloader (fastboot) mode to do this. When you do, the bootloader version should be displayed on screen.
2. The baseband version from Settings | About Phone.
3. The value of ro.build.fingerprint from /system/build.prop.
4. IF YOU HAVE AN UPDATE NOTIFICATION: Before applying the update, do the following. Turn on USB debugging after the notification appears on screen. Go into Settings | Developer Options and select "Take Bug Report". Your phone will email a text file to the email address on your Google account. Open that text file and search it for ".zip" (without the quotes) and post the URL to the ZIP file.
This will be unbelievably helpful.
Thank you in advance!
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Just a thought. Perhaps this request may be better in the android general section as everybody hear already owns a One so not many will be able to afford to own both.
Also, I suspect that when this device is released, the information you require will be readily available on xda.
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Just a thought. Perhaps this request may be better in the android general section as everybody hear already owns a One so not many will be able to afford to own both.
Also, I suspect that when this device is released, the information you require will be readily available on xda.
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When the device is released, based on my past experiences with Nexus devices, it's not a given that the originally shipping firmware info will be available on XDA, unfortunately. The overwhelming majority of people turn their phone on for the first time, see an OTA notification out of the box, and just update it without giving a second thought to the fact that the current firmware info could be useful. haha
But yeah, if nobody indulges me here, I'll probably ask in the Android general section as well.
Isn't HTC archiving the roms themselves? I read that they were going to allow all current Ones to change over to the Google experience edition.
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Isn't HTC archiving the roms themselves? I read that they were going to allow all current Ones to change over to the Google experience edition.
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^^^^^This is great if it's true
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^^^^^This is great if it's true
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I agree but I haven't heard that anywhere and I would very much doubt it. Would love to be wrong though.
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I agree but I haven't heard that anywhere and I would very much doubt it. Would love to be wrong though.
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And even if they did, there is no guarantee they'd have the original shipping firmware archived, especially if there's an OTA update out of the box. All I really need is the information in the first post for the shipping firmware. From that point forward, it'll be easy to get all the info for the subsequent updates because XDA will be abuzz with it every time there's an OTA.
I'm looking at getting one, if I can trick the US Play Store to take my Canadian credit card... if so, I can try and get this information for you.
Thanks, man!
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Arbelac said:
I'm looking at getting one, if I can trick the US Play Store to take my Canadian credit card... if so, I can try and get this information for you.
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Same here, if Google will take the card one is mine. Then I'll gladly share the info.
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Disregard this entire thread. This is an HTC ROM, not a Google ROM. It's been verified. For the purposes of my website, I'm not interested. Thanks everyone!
So as some of you may already know, the latest update for the NFL Mobile app (came out this morning I think) has officially killed its functionality with rooted (or "non stock Android") devices. A story on Android Police can be see here.
At any rate, I saw a recent post on a GSIII forum (here)where the user claimed to have a workaround which, among other things, involved renaming the superuser.apk, however if you're using CM nowadays then you'll know there really isn't a separate apk - instead it is now integrated into the rom. That being said, does anyone have any idea similar to this that might work for tricking the app into thinking it isn't running on a rooted unit? I have no clue myself, but seeing as how no one has started a dedicated thread for this in the forum of the current Google flagship phone, I thought I'd get things started.
Thanks in advance people!
Well I guess it looks like no one has any ideas...? Oh well, a rare swing-and-a-miss for solutions in the xda community
A quick fix would be to just find the apk for an older version and install that one. That's what I'm currently trying to do, there's no reason for then to block us from using it just because we're rooted.
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Kyle C said:
A quick fix would be to just find the apk for an older version and install that one. That's what I'm currently trying to do, there's no reason for then to block us from using it just because we're rooted.
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Well yeah, I mean I already uninstalled and then restored a backed up version of the app using Titanium Backup. The problem is - and if you've been a user of the NFL apps over the last year or two then you'll know this - that the NFL app is not like most apps where each upgrade just adds some incremental upgrades or changes. With this app the upgrades are typically pushed out right before the start of the key timeframes of the NFL season: usually an update right before preseason; another before the start of the regular season; another at the start of the playoffs; another right before the Super Bowl; and once more right before the draft in April. Each update is specific to that time period of the season and usually contains the critical information/tweaks/additions/UI alterations specific for that segment of the year. Point being, after missing an update or two, the app becomes extremely outdated and eventually useless. And that's why, in the mid-to-long term, just using the older version of the apk unfortunately isn't a useful alternative. Damn you NFL! Now we just have to hope the xda community will come to the rescue as they usually are able to do
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Well yeah, I mean I already uninstalled and then restored a backed up version of the app using Titanium Backup. The problem is - and if you've been a user of the NFL apps over the last year or two then you'll know this - that the NFL app is not like most apps where each upgrade just adds some incremental upgrades or changes. With this app the upgrades are typically pushed out right before the start of the key timeframes of the NFL season: usually an update right before preseason; another before the start of the regular season; another at the start of the playoffs; another right before the Super Bowl; and once more right before the draft in April. Each update is specific to that time period of the season and usually contains the critical information/tweaks/additions/UI alterations specific for that segment of the year. Point being, after missing an update or two, the app becomes extremely outdated and eventually useless. And that's why, in the mid-to-long term, just using the older version of the apk unfortunately isn't a useful alternative. Damn you NFL! Now we just have to hope the xda community will come to the rescue as they usually are able to do
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Ooooh gotcha. I didn't realize that that's how NFL ran their app. That's really annoying.
i'm not rooted, but that does seem like somebody went off the deep end with this app. rooting a device won't hurt their revenue, in fact, it will probably increase it from allowing ALL Android (and iOS) devices access the app. instead, they're cutting off access to a HUGE chunk of their fans, present and future. in essence, they're biting the hand that feeds them.
i voted the app down in the app store out of principal alone.
I am extremely displeased with this as well and am searching for a solution. Leave it to Verizon to try to control how you use YOUR phone.
hey is this an nfl app for verizon or a market version for all?
playya said:
hey is this an nfl app for verizon or a market version for all?
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From what I gather there are two different versions - the one that comes on Verizon phones, and the one that anyone else can grab from the Play Store. I have the Play Store version (as a TMo customer).
@joeski27
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2395333
Its working for me on pa
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Working on 4.3 stock rooted.
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@joeski27
Block removed. Enjoy!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2395333
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Boss.
CNexus said:
@joeski27
Block removed. Enjoy!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2395333
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And THAT is why the xda community is PRICELESS! You're my hero, well done and a big tip of the cap to you, CNex! Long live xda, and long live Android!!! And btw I'll do my best to spread the word to the countless other forums on xda for other devices with people trying to find th same solution!
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And THAT is why the xda community is PRICELESS! You're my hero, well done and a big tip of the cap to you, CNex! Long live xda, and long live Android!!! And btw I'll do my best to spread the word to the countless other forums on xda for other devices with people trying to find th same solution!
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Awesome, sounds good
Just in posting my thread I got a ton of hits of people freaking out about the new app...lol
FYI, they have fixed the app and it is now working perfectly fine on rooted devices strait from the play store
I might be the only one it's not working for. Wondering if anyone can help.
I cannot get 95% of the buttons to work in the Fantasy section of the app. Not only that, when I said 'to hell with the app' and went to their mobile site (which looks exactly like the app), I got the same thing... 95% of the buttons on the mobile site wouldn't do anything.
Now, on my N7, everything works fine.
Any ideas?
Edit: It was Ad Away. Can't use the app while it's running. Now I'll try to find the hosts file and see if I can edit the NFL entries out of it.
I apologize if this is old news, but I just noticed that Wifi Assistant is now active for phones on carriers other than Project Fi.
Settings>Google>Networking>Wi-Fi Assistant
spotmark said:
I apologize if this is old news, but I just noticed that Wifi Assistant is now active for phones on carriers other than Project Fi.
Settings>Google>Networking>Wi-Fi Assistant
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I'm in Canada, using an international version of the Nexus 6p, and there is not even a section called Networking under Google. I'm on the latest version of Google Play Services and Connectivity.
Could this have something to do with me being on the Developers edition of Android N before? I thought it upgraded to the retail edition when Nougat came out???
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I'm in Canada, using an international version of the Nexus 6p, and there is not even a section called Networking under Google. I'm on the latest version of Google Play Services and Connectivity.
Could this have something to do with me being on the Developers edition of Android N before? I thought it upgraded to the retail edition when Nougat came out???
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I'm on RomShake, so maybe it has been there since I installed 7.0, and I just didn't notice until now.
montrealguy said:
I'm in Canada, using an international version of the Nexus 6p, and there is not even a section called Networking under Google. I'm on the latest version of Google Play Services and Connectivity.
Could this have something to do with me being on the Developers edition of Android N before? I thought it upgraded to the retail edition when Nougat came out???
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I'm still using PN/M rom and it is showing under google/network. You may need to wait for Google to update your google connectivity services app or go to apkmirror.com to update it yourself.
It's being turned on in waves. Keep checking.
montrealguy said:
I'm in Canada, using an international version of the Nexus 6p, and there is not even a section called Networking under Google. I'm on the latest version of Google Play Services and Connectivity.
Could this have something to do with me being on the Developers edition of Android N before? I thought it upgraded to the retail edition when Nougat came out???
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You can also access the setting under Settings/Wi-fi/Gear icon (not the 3-dot menu)
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I'm still using PN/M rom and it is showing under google/network. You may need to wait for Google to update your google connectivity services app or go to apkmirror.com to update it yourself.
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I'm on RomShake, so maybe it has been there since I installed 7.0, and I just didn't notice until now.
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It's being turned on in waves. Keep checking.
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You can also access the setting under Settings/Wi-fi/Gear icon (not the 3-dot menu)
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Ok this is getting really weird. It does not appear under Settings/Wi-fi/Gear. And Networking doesn't even appear under Settings/Google.
1. I thought it could be because I was still on NRD90M, so I used the Toolkit to upgrade the OTA to NRD90U. It still didn't show up. Are you guys all on custom roms ? I'm wondering if this is why you are all getting it.
2. So then I used http://opengapps.org/ to create a gapps zip of the latest Google apps and installed it. And it STILL DOESN'T SHOW UP! Furthermore, I checked and Google Fi and Android Pay don't show up in my app list, even though they show up under Settings/Apps as Disabled.
Am I doing something wrong here?
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Ok this is getting really weird. It does not appear under Settings/Wi-fi/Gear. And Networking doesn't even appear under Settings/Google.
1. I thought it could be because I was still on NRD90M, so I used the Toolkit to upgrade the OTA to NRD90U. It still didn't show up. Are you guys all on custom roms ? I'm wondering if this is why you are all getting it.
2. So then I used http://opengapps.org/ to create a gapps zip of the latest Google apps and installed it. And it STILL DOESN'T SHOW UP! Furthermore, I checked and Google Fi and Android Pay don't show up in my app list, even though they show up under Settings/Apps as Disabled.
Am I doing something wrong here?
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It's a server side thing. All you can do is make sure that your have the latest Google Connectivity Services update and wait. I have had this Wi-Fi assistant toggle for a few days on official rooted 7.0 on my 5X.
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@SlimSnoopOS & @montrealguy
I am having similar issues to montreal, the difference with me is that I originally had the networking menu under settings>google>networking. But the connectivity manager would always force close on me when I tried to enable it. I thought it might have been a problem with the permissions or having root, I toggled root off w/ magisk and uninstalled google connectivity services and then reinstalled it. Now, the networking option is completely gone from my menus.
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@SlimSnoopOS & @montrealguy
I am having similar issues to montreal, the difference with me is that I originally had the networking menu under settings>google>networking. But the connectivity manager would always force close on me when I tried to enable it. I thought it might have been a problem with the permissions or having root, I toggled root off w/ magisk and uninstalled google connectivity services and then reinstalled it. Now, the networking option is completely gone from my menus.
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Are you using a theme?
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Are you using a theme?
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Substratum navbar theme. Nothing else. I'll probably just have to reflash everything.
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Substratum navbar theme. Nothing else. I'll probably just have to reflash everything.
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Might try without the theme just to rule that out. Themes are sometimes responsible for various system FCs from what I've been seeing recently.
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It's in at least the Ontario OTA 7 update...
So I just yesterday got my Axon 7, which I got shipped from China as it was cheaper. Little did I know that there were different versions of the phone and the one I received was the A2017, which I have been told is the Chinese model.
This is my first actual Android phone so I have fairly limited experience, apart from playing around with my mates Nexus 6P (which I found very easy and intuitive to use), so I have a few questions/issues.
My problem is that the software the Axon came with is fairly different to the "Paired down version of Android Marshmallow ... to be as close as stock android as possible." shown in most review vids, even ones with the 6GB Ram Chinese model - eg. youtube.com/watch?v=xNOql_uuOAM
Here are some screenshots of my phone - imgur.com/a/6pOlh
The main problems I have noticed are:
The lack of app tray.
No google service apps.
A bunch of random, for the most part Chinese (even when system language is English), apps that I can't uninstall or even remove off of the home screen.
Different, non stock android icons for all apps.
I mean it isn't the end of the world, but I would love to get the normal android experience on this phone is basically what I am saying.
Sorry if this is a dumb question/easy fix, as I said this is my first time owning any android phone.
Help would be greatly appreciated.
Use nova launcher. And mi assistant to uninstall/disable apps. You can install Google from zte market and if you want to have ota updates then there are threads which will tell you how
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alom5 said:
Use nova launcher. And mi assistant to uninstall/disable apps. You can install Google from zte market and if you want to have ota updates then there are threads which will tell you how
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Cheers man, that helped. I knew it'd be some easy ****, I'm just too dumb to know what to search.
whats the name of the app on the zte market to install google play services. can you post a screenshot if possible because its all in Chinese and cant distinguish between the app and others..
FuzzyDunlop9 said:
whats the name of the app on the zte market to install google play services. can you post a screenshot if possible because its all in Chinese and cant distinguish between the app and others..
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Just download Google Play Services and Google Play from APKMirror and install them manually, it worked for me.
Thanks for replying. Yeah, that's what I ended up doing eventually. Downloaded some additional apks such as Google framework, account manager and couple others.
maybe you should flash A2017U/A2017G ROM
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maybe you should flash A2017U/A2017G ROM
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Want to get official ota updates, if any in this stage of axons lifecycle. Would have flashed LineageOS but sound quality and loudspeaker bug holding me back. Until those get fixed, hopefully, sticking to stock Chinese rom for time being.