google update 5.4.0 - Acer Iconia A500

Someone else cant install the new update? Any workable solutions? I can download but it fails when it comes to install

Update for google what? Maps, market, goggles?

cant install update for maps nor googles earth

I installed updates just fine
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Ditto, was just like any other update and works ok on startup...
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Hi there, I also can't do the update to google maps 5.40 :-(
I already post the problem in a german forum, but there is no one else, who got any problems with the update so far.
I decide to contact Acer tomorrow and I hope they got a solution for this.
Maybe it has something to do with the different versions of the rom.
By the way my Build Version is Acer_A500_1.107.01_EMEA_CU7
I also find out, that my version of google maps is very old. I got the version 5.20 on my tablet :-(
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GeneralSmart said:
Someone else cant install the new update? Any workable solutions? I can download but it fails when it comes to install
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It's a really stupid question but did you hit the update button? Not the one over the apps in the left side but under the open, somewhere in the middle.

Hi there
Yes of course did I hit the update button ;-)
But it won't finish the installation successfull :-(
I also got an Samsung I9000 and I tried to exchange the maps.apk on the A500 with the new one from the smartphone, but unsuccessfull.
First I renamed the maps.apk into mapsold.apk on the tab and copied the file from the I9000 into the system/app folder, but the A500 still
starts the old one. Really strange.
When I moved the file mapsold.apk to the external sd-card, the app icon disapeared in the app list and this ist more strange.
I give up for this time and will contact acer and ask them to solve this problem.
I hope the can explain it to me...
Good night....
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it's possibly because of where the original APK for google maps is located. A possible workaround (please backup your google maps APK) is to:
1. Enable root access on your tablet
2. Download root explorer
3. Using root explorer, delete the google maps APK file from the system/app directory
4. Using the Google market download google maps - it should allow you to install it now into user memory space

i could now successfully update! The problem was i was just having 200 Mb left on sd card...dunno why this was not inogh...i deleted some movies now i have around 4 Gb left and update succeed!

Hi, I tried it under root. I delete the original file with rootexplorer and installed google maps again from the market. The installation still failed :-(
I wrote an email to acer support and i'm waiting for an answer.
Maybe something is wrong with my tab or with the rom.
Wish all of you a nice weekend
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(REQ) Market apk

Hi
I have a uk milestone and I messed up my android market
Can anyone upload his market apk and also market updater
please
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That is pretty much impossible because Google doesnt share the market app for download.. they have copyright on it or something like that, i dont know exactly the reason but you can always google it
Not an official google apk
U just need to pull the market apk from the /system/app directory it is called vending.apk and marketupdater.apk
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I have uploaded the two apks from my Milestone. Let us know if they work.
Hi,
I don't know what happened with my market app. Before I rooted and installed GOT rom, I had seen that the market app had comments in another tab/button. Now after using GOT, I restored my phone to the latest original stock version (still rooted). I don't see that change any more
Anyone please confirm this?
Thanks!
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thx worked like a charm using adb
How did u adb the file nerazouri i have the same problem but cant install from file manager...please give steps and code
otherwise you could've just gone on ROM Manager and downloaded the Gapps package under CM
Force Closing
I've downloaded and Installed the APK thru QuickOffice... but when I tried to download using the Market App, it is force closing... *sigh* now i'm thinking of buying and HTC or Samsung android phone.
wierdo124 said:
otherwise you could've just gone on ROM Manager and downloaded the Gapps package under CM
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That's not the latest market your stuck with the old version. But if you take the vending.apk file out of this archive and put it in with the gapps.zip: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9741682&postcount=56
then you have the new market and this one also adapts the language of the market to the language of the phone. Just installed and tested it.
Good luck with it
I do have problem with market (FC) after restore from Titanium Backup. Download Gapps package and update from OR is the fast and easy way to recover market.

[q] how to install market? Acer iconia

if anyone here can help me to restore the user application market? I have uninstalled the market through a titanium backup because my apps continue to send error messages, then I installed vending.apk I find on this device after I search through the root explorer, but I can only go to my app, and my application can not access market as ussual
for their help and input I say thank you
I don't know if it will work but search for cyanogen gapps. You'll have to extract the vending. Apk yourself
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I've done it, and finally I can get into the market.
But the look of the market such as the appearance of the os 2.2. and 2.3. and not like the appearance of honeycomb market, and no single aplication can i download.
Does anyone could give another idea?
Thank you
http://nookdevs.com/Honeycomb_Google_Apps_and_Market. Link to the honeycomb gapps
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I have the same problem with the market and it I tried the nookdevs.com method but I get a market that keeps asking me to login and saying I'm already logged in with this account and now I'm trying to update but the update fails I think its because of the market
Thanks in advance and sorry for my poor english

GS2 Problem with market

Hello all,
I am facing a problem wih market from yesterday. Whenever i open the market it gets force close. Wat to do? Is there any official update for market?
I m on a stock rom n having following details...
PDA- XWKF3, PHONE- DDKE4, CSC- DDKF3
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Clear market cache under manage applications.
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chokhu1585 said:
Hello all,
I am facing a problem wih market from yesterday. Whenever i open the market it gets force close. Wat to do? Is there any official update for market?
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
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I had the same problem but it may not be the same answer. There is a new Market out, which is bloated with jpegs. It seems that there are different Markets for each phone model. I'm running i9100 too. So, look for vending.apk sgs i9100 and download it. It may not install when you try it. In that case you will need a rooted phone. Delete vending.apk from system/apps then copy the downloaded one to same directory, do not install it. Reboot the phone. It should now work. If it doesn't, you will have to try and download another version of vending.apk
Adrian.
Rom-Lite'nin 4.1
Browser-Xscope
Call recorder- Total Recall
Thanks for Reply.
@TheGhost- Tried ur suggestion but still having the problem.
@inkyadrian- Will try your suggestion n let u know...
Mine just updated itself today to the new version that includes books and video. It didn't even ask. I was on Wi-Fi and it kept saying "no network found, retry?" When I went back to 3G it updated itself but it took awhile. I don't know if this might be related to your issue.
chokhu1585 said:
Hello all,
I am facing a problem wih market from yesterday. Whenever i open the market it gets force close. Wat to do? Is there any official update for market?
I m on a stock rom n having following details...
PDA- XWKF3, PHONE- DDKE4, CSC- DDKF3
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
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Your system is old. I'm on kg3.
You could use 1mobile market as a temp. Market.
Adrian
Laptop~ZXspectrum
PDA~SGS2 GT i9100
Kernel~Ninphetamine 2.0.2
CRC~kg3
GPS~uk.pool.ntp.org
Desktop~Zeam
Browser~Xscope
Call recorder~Total Recall
Uninstaller~SystemApp Remover
inkyadrian said:
Your system is old. I'm on kg3.
You could use 1mobile market as a temp. Market.
Adrian
Laptop~ZXspectrum
PDA~SGS2 GT i9100
Kernel~Ninphetamine 2.0.2
CRC~kg3
GPS~uk.pool.ntp.org
Desktop~Zeam
Browser~Xscope
Call recorder~Total Recall
Uninstaller~SystemApp Remover
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1. He's firmware is not old, it's actually one of the latest official firmwares.
2. Who cares what apps you use to uninstall ****? Please edit your sig.. Nobody cares, trust me.
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Install the apk from the link below, it'll probably solve the problem
http://www.multiupload.com/HBGM27MVF4
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[APP] Gmail 4.0 ICS

Looks like the new ICE Gmail app will run on the A500.
Runs fine on mine with Lightspeed ROM .
To install you'll need to use a file manager such as Root Explorer.
Go to /system/app and rename gmail.apk to something else like gmail.apk1
Then copy the attached gmail.apk to that folder.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=754326&d=1319033154
That's it ! Any gmail widgets will vanish so you'll need to add new ones.
For more info on the new gmail app see this article :
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/10/22/getting-to-know-android-4-0-part-1-gmail-androids-most-important-app/
been using this for a while, but thanks for sharing.
Only bug I notice is the email address being cut off at the top, but not a big deal
Oh, and the widget works for me. Fully resizable too.
working!
big thanks here.
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I followed the directions restarted and now all I get is a force close. It shows the new widget in screen editor but wont let me place on the homescreen or open the app itself, anyone have any advice?
Upgraded to JOYE EGO
Nevermind I had to actually install the APK working great now, liking the new look any news on the new calendar apk?
Upgraded to JOYE EGO
Does not work here on Thor's rom! I had to revert to the "old" Gmail and I lost my widget that shows the 4-5 last mails received.
Any1 can help?
it works on Thor's ROM, as that is what I'm using it with.When putting the apk in /system/app make sure to set the permissions rw-r--r-- (you can do this with ES File Explorer or Root Explorer) and also reboot afterwards or you may get FC's.
Thanks Bloodfame, it works now...any idea as how to to get a widget similar to the one we had before?
NoUseToRush said:
Thanks Bloodfame, it works now...any idea as how to to get a widget similar to the one we had before?
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Glad it worked out for you. As far as the widget goes, honestly I have no idea what the old widget looked like (never use it) so I have nothing to go by. There is a nice widget included though. It's fully resizable and you can choose which label to display.
@NoUseToRush - I don't know if it will work but I attach the 3.1 gmail image which I extracted from the old APK.
@Bloodflame
thanks for the response. The only widget included, at least on my system, is the one that launches the email client included in Thors' rom...not the "modified" gmail we are now using.
Anyhow, I can live without it
@ metpolds
I have the icon. I was looking for the widget. Thanks
Nice! This app work only on a500? Or is compatible with many other device gingerbread?
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Not sure why you don't have the widget, I received the new ICS widget along with the new Gmail app
Upgraded to JOYE EGO
NoUseToRush said:
@Bloodflame
thanks for the response. The only widget included, at least on my system, is the one that launches the email client included in Thors' rom...not the "modified" gmail we are now using.
Anyhow, I can live without it
@ metpolds
I have the icon. I was looking for the widget. Thanks
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did you restart your a500? that or do a force close on your launcher in the 'manage applications' under settings.
this happens a lot with some widgets. they wont show unless a reboot or launcher reboot
melcali said:
did you restart your a500? that or do a force close on your launcher in the 'manage applications' under settings.
this happens a lot with some widgets. they wont show unless a reboot or launcher reboot
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Force close the launcher did it: I have the widget back. Thanks alot
Are any of you guys/gals running this ICS Gmail on 3.1 or are you all on some variation of 3.2? I'm still running rooted vanilla 3.1 and when I try to install the APK it comes up with error "failed to parse application". (I did change the permissions!)
Sorry ppl further question - When you replaced Gmail.apk did you also replace the "odex" file or did you leave the original one there? Thks for your patience
metpolds said:
Are any of you guys/gals running this ICS Gmail on 3.1 or are you all on some variation of 3.2? I'm still running rooted vanilla 3.1 and when I try to install the APK it comes up with error "failed to parse application". (I did change the permissions!)
Sorry ppl further question - When you replaced Gmail.apk did you also replace the "odex" file or did you leave the original one there? Thks for your patience
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1) I'm using 3.2 and it's working for me.
2) You don't install the APK - it's manually replaced in /system/app
3) My ROM (and most other custom ROM's) are deodexed, therefore there is no odex file. You may need a deodexed ROM for this to work, as I believe there might be an issue trying to use the old odex file. Unless you can track down the odex for this version.
@Bloodflame - Many thanks for your answers. Never having installed a custom rom I did not realise the point about "deodexed". However I've decided today to try my luck at installing "Kekinash's near stock" rom so when that's done I'll probably try the ICS Gmail again. Your comment about deodexed comes at an appropriate time because last night I opened up the rom and found for every apk there was an accompanying odex and now I understand the difference between an odexed and deodexed rom
metpolds said:
@Bloodflame - Many thanks for your answers. Never having installed a custom rom I did not realise the point about "deodexed". However I've decided today to try my luck at installing "Kekinash's near stock" rom so when that's done I'll probably try the ICS Gmail again. Your comment about deodexed comes at an appropriate time because last night I opened up the rom and found for every apk there was an accompanying odex and now I understand the difference between an odexed and deodexed rom
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You're welcome. Glad I could help
It might be worthwhile to educate yourself on the Android terminology if you intend to do a lot of modding, flashing custom ROM's, and the sorts. odex/deodex, zipalign, compcache, kernels, etc. Learning what each of these do and how they can affect the performance of your ROM's might help with a happier Android experience overall. Never be afraid to ask questions and don't attempt any kind of modding without a full undestanding of what you're doing. Just my food for thought
Bloodflame said:
1) I'm using 3.2 and it's working for me.
2) You don't install the APK - it's manually replaced in /system/app
3) My ROM (and most other custom ROM's) are deodexed, therefore there is no odex file. You may need a deodexed ROM for this to work, as I believe there might be an issue trying to use the old odex file. Unless you can track down the odex for this version.
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I did have it replaced in /system/app + permissions changed, but it doesn't work for me either.

Acer Day Planner

Is there a way to get the Acer Day Planner app, which comes in the A100?
My guess download the .apk from system dump and modify .build prop THOUGH I could be completely wrong..
So download system dump, or a100 rom if acceptable then take the desired .apk out if it doesn't work right off the bat which im assuming it won't you will need to edit the .build prop ...
Hope this helps hit the thanks if it does!
Devices/Rom - Acer a500 Civs Mix, HTC Inspire RCMIX 4, & Nook Color CM7
Thanks, I'm gonna look for a A100 rom...
EDIT: I've tried it and it didn't work on the A500... unfortunately. As you said... Who knows if Acer release a "10.1" version of this nice app...
Did you try it and what happens?
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dincdoes.me said:
Did you try it and what happens?
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After installed, the app loads in portrait mode, because of the A100 specs, I think... no problem about that, but... when I touched on "Start" to configure it, then I got force close everytime I tried it.
It didn't work absolutely.
I don't know what to do with it dry bud..
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The app has dependencies. Namley the email and calendar apps. So chances are those and who knows what else needs to go into it. I have to agree its probably the best planner app out there. Would be nice to get an effort to port it. If we find all the parts for it chances are it should be doable. Might explain the force closes. I could be way off as I am in the process of trying. But if it works it should just be as simple as having a set of apps to copy to whatever device (ideally I'd like it to work on my phone too but that might be asking too much lol)
Look in my flexreaper thread, extra system apps, there is a flashable zip with Acer planer that I fixed so it works on A500.
or download hereACER PLANER working on a500
civato said:
Look in my flexreaper thread, extra system apps, there is a flashable zip with Acer planer that I fixed so it works on A500.
or download hereACER PLANER working on a500
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Is the app supposed to change orientation as the Tab is moved? Or is it locked to Portrait mode?
bahurd said:
Is the app supposed to change orientation as the Tab is moved? Or is it locked to Portrait mode?
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It's locked in portrait. It from the A100 so I guess that is the way it is.
civato said:
It's locked in portrait. It from the A100 so I guess that is the way it is.
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Thanks. Maybe Acer will see fit to release it to the A500.
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Acer Planner
unable to install civato's planner get "Application not installed"
extracted the zip and attempted to install from A500 via Astro. I am on stock ICS, any thoughts / help would be great?
Thanks civato for all your efforts!
SaarB said:
unable to install civato's planner get "Application not installed"
extracted the zip and attempted to install from A500 via Astro. I am on stock ICS, any thoughts / help would be great?
Thanks civato for all your efforts!
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You need to flash the zip with custom cwm (recovery)
Or you need to put it in system/app but for that you need also root acces.
civato said:
You need to flash the zip with custom cwm (recovery)
Or you need to put it in system/app but for that you need also root acces.
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I have tried both of those options but none worked it wont intall it tells me "Application not installed" any help
I have a A100 with CM9 Nightly and I cant put it to work
I flashed the zip with cwm (recovery), but when I enter into Acer there's no APP installed
Any sugestions??
+1
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a500 running WDS' JB rom, no app shows for me either. Using TWRP recovery.
Just tried installing it via Aroma on RefleX ShellSHOCK and it crashes after i tap the 'begin' button.
Guessing there's been no progress on this since?
djyoshii said:
Just tried installing it via Aroma on RefleX ShellSHOCK and it crashes after i tap the 'begin' button.
Guessing there's been no progress on this since?
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No problems here .

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