[Q] Big problem with my Play Store on my Nexus

raptomic · Feb 9, 2014

Hello everyone,

I rooted my device ( LG Nexus 5) a few weeks ago, then I installed an app called "Cracked Play Store".
Until then, no problems. Then, bored by the new icon of the cracked play store (a yellow smiley on a bag) I decided to unistall the app and from then my Play Store is not working anymore . I'm very upset about this, I've searched all over the internet with no solution. I tried all possible things (clearing cache, disable the app,....) but none are working.
So I'm now asking to anyone a possible way to recover my regular properly working Play Store . I was also asking myself if it was possible to replace the play store install folder by a properly working one and if so could someone send me those files

Thank you in advance for the help
PS: I'm a french speaking, so excuse my possible mistakes

simms22 · Feb 9, 2014

raptomic said:
Hello everyone,

I rooted my device ( LG Nexus 5) a few weeks ago, then I installed an app called "Cracked Play Store".
Until then, no problems. Then, bored by the new icon of the cracked play store (a yellow smiley on a bag) I decided to unistall the app and from then my Play Store is not working anymore . I'm very upset about this, I've searched all over the internet with no solution. I tried all possible things (clearing cache, disable the app,....) but none are working.
So I'm now asking to anyone a possible way to recover my regular properly working Play Store . I was also asking myself if it was possible to replace the play store install folder by a properly working one and if so could someone send me those files

Thank you in advance for the help
PS: I'm a french speaking, so excuse my possible mistakes

trying to get apps for free i see? you know people work on those, put time into it. if you put time into making an app, how would you feel if people were stealing it?

anyways, boot into your recovery, wipe your dalvik. then boot up, and install a fresh play store apk.

raptomic · Feb 9, 2014

simms22 said:
anyways, boot into your recovery, wipe your dalvik. then boot up, and install a fresh play store apk.

Thank you a lot for your quick answer

(PS: I'm only 14 that's why I can't buy apps and I know it's still bad of me to do so)

simms22 · Feb 9, 2014

raptomic said:
Thank you a lot for your quick answer (PS: I'm only 14 that's why I can't buy apps and I know it's still bad of me to do so)

let us know if that fixes the issue

markdapimp · Feb 9, 2014

raptomic said:
Thank you a lot for your quick answer (PS: I'm only 14 that's why I can't buy apps and I know it's still bad of me to do so)

you have no cash money at all? you can buy the play store gift card and use it.. that's how i bought things on Apple before and Android

raptomic · Feb 9, 2014

@simms22 : In fact I don't know hox to wipe Dalvik Cache bc it's not appearing into the recovery mod
@markdapimp : Thx I'll try this next time

TKokab · Feb 9, 2014

raptomic said:
@simms22 : In fact I don't know hox to wipe Dalvik Cache bc it's not appearing into the recovery mod

@markdapimp : Thx I'll try this next time

Which recovery you are using?

raptomic · Feb 9, 2014

TKokab said:
Which recovery you are using?

I'm using the basic one ( turn off your phone, launch it in quick mode and select recovery mode ). Thanks for trying to help me

simms22 · Feb 9, 2014

raptomic said:
I'm using the basic one ( turn off your phone, launch it in quick mode and select recovery mode ). Thanks for trying to help me

so how did you root? maybe you only unlocked the bootloader? if you are using the default recovery, then you could not have flashed the su binaries. you need to flash a custom recovery for that, either twrp or cwm recoveries. stock recovery doesnt give you an option to wipe dalvik, only custom recoveries do.

BirchBarlow · Feb 9, 2014

Just reflash the factory image and take it from there. We have no idea what this cracked play store may have modified, and simply clearing cache/dalvik may not be enough to reverse whatever it changed. In the future don't download warez, it's not not fair to the developers, and as you can see they can mess up your phone. If you want to download paid apps, you can get your parents to buy you store credit at the Google Play store.

littlewonder · Feb 11, 2014

simms22 said:
so how did you root? maybe you only unlocked the bootloader? if you are using the default recovery, then you could not have flashed the su binaries. you need to flash a custom recovery for that, either twrp or cwm recoveries. stock recovery doesnt give you an option to wipe dalvik, only custom recoveries do.

He could have just boot in to custom recovery via adb without flashing it and use it to install superSU binary. I do it all the time. I'm rooted and running stock recovery right now. No offense, just clarifying it is possible..

Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

simms22 · Feb 11, 2014

littlewonder said:
He could have just boot in to custom recovery via adb without flashing it and use it to install superSU binary. I do it all the time. I'm rooted and running stock recovery right now. No offense, just clarifying it is possible..

Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

truth.
thats how i used to get into the recovery if my old nexus one from powered off, since the power button was broken. id just fastboot boot from the bootloader instead of flastboot flash

raptomic · Feb 11, 2014

Hey everyone thanx a lot for all your answers ! I'll try @BirchBarlow 's solution very soon and I'll tell you the results. About the app buying issue, I arranged with my parents

thank you again a lot

raptomic · Feb 15, 2014

BirchBarlow said:
Just reflash the factory image and take it from there. We have no idea what this cracked play store may have modified, and simply clearing cache/dalvik may not be enough to reverse whatever it changed. In the future don't download warez, it's not not fair to the developers, and as you can see they can mess up your phone. If you want to download paid apps, you can get your parents to buy you store credit at the Google Play store.

Thank you a lot for this methods, it worked perfectly

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