[Q] Where's Google Play on ME865?

[brianmoyano]

Hi, i installed the China Retail fxz, but i don't have the Google Play Store.

And i need it so much because all my contacts are in my Gmail account, and i need to download several apps that are in the Play store, too, of course.

The possibly answer that i found on internet is this:

https://motorola-global-en-aus.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/82059/p/30,6720,8109

But none of those fixes solved my problem.

Also, the other i tried downloading the .apk. The instalation went ok, but when i open the app, it closes for it self.

I don't know what more i can do, because the ME firmware it's much better than MB firmware, but, with that problem is useless for me.

 

[41rw4lk]

Hi, i installed the China Retail fxz, but i don't have the Google Play Store.

And i need it so much because all my contacts are in my Gmail account, and i need to download several apps that are in the Play store, too, of course.

The possibly answer that i found on internet is this:

https://motorola-global-en-aus.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/82059/p/30,6720,8109

But none of those fixes solved my problem.

Also, the other i tried downloading the .apk. The instalation went ok, but when i open the app, it closes for it self.

I don't know what more i can do, because the ME firmware it's much better than MB firmware, but, with that problem is useless for me.

Uninstall any trace of playstore from your phone. Then put the Phonesky.apk in /system/app set permission -rw-r--r--
reboot and see if the app shows in your app drawer, if not, go back to your system and install the apk from there. Once it shows in the drawer, you should be able to open and use as normal. I think if you just try to install it as a regular apk it goes to /data/app instead of /system/app (I could be wrong), but either way I've manually installed the playstore as I mentioned above and it worked as it should.

 

[mafalio]

There is no Google pre-installed products in China. China is ruled by the Communist Party, that means China is a non-democratic country. Dictators do not allow Google, or Google do not want to play with dictators. Ever heard Google exit from China in 2010? Search "new approach to china" at Google and read

 

[brianmoyano]

Uninstall any trace of playstore from your phone. Then put the Phonesky.apk in /system/app set permission -rw-r--r--
reboot and see if the app shows in your app drawer, if not, go back to your system and install the apk from there. Once it shows in the drawer, you should be able to open and use as normal. I think if you just try to install it as a regular apk it goes to /data/app instead of /system/app (I could be wrong), but either way I've manually installed the playstore as I mentioned above and it worked as it should.

And should i use a specific version of Phonesky? Or can i download any version from Google?

 

[brianmoyano]

Uninstall any trace of playstore from your phone. Then put the Phonesky.apk in /system/app set permission -rw-r--r--
reboot and see if the app shows in your app drawer, if not, go back to your system and install the apk from there. Once it shows in the drawer, you should be able to open and use as normal. I think if you just try to install it as a regular apk it goes to /data/app instead of /system/app (I could be wrong), but either way I've manually installed the playstore as I mentioned above and it worked as it should.

Nope, didn't work. Well, im going back to MB firm, and then i'll sell the phone and i'll buy a Galaxy S2.