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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soup_Nazi:
OP, this seems like a pretty worthless post. I'd say you haven't had all that much experience with Android. Do a little research yourself and see what's out there. Yes, there is a Pandora app with unlimited skips/ad free. ^^^And what benni said, xposed framework has numerous modules to mod everything you said you'd want to do, and then a lot more. Do some research on xposed framework and the many modules out there for it, maybe then you could post something.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] V3ct0rIL:
Not to excuse OP's attitude, but his point exactly was that he didn't have much knowledge of Android, hence request for help.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaswinky:
Do you really think after reading this post...

...he really was requesting for help?? I am sure not, he was simply creating an excuse to post that and go..

Don't waste your time here, people...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannyella:
Xposed mods is the way to go..but if you're talking about getting paid apps for free, this is not the place to ask.. Many useful apps on playstore are developed by xda devs hence, discussions on how you can crack their apps is strictly prohibited..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
There is no such cydia for us Android users. We have an open source platform with many readily available mods to allow various software modifications.

Just go to the general Android part of this forum, in the apps section you'll find many mods and apps.

I've got a jailbroken iPad, and yes I personally think Cydia is excellent, with Android you don't have such a tool were by you can download mods in one place.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orangekid:
Let me explain it as clearly as possible.

I have owned every iteration of iPhone that has ever been out.

I used Cydia and had my device jailbroken, even back when you had to use ultrasn0w to unlock iOS to use on tmobile. I used winterboard & summerboard and various tweaks for UI changes and OpenSSH to interact with the phone to put in themes and various package files and such, and even more recently the 4S on 6.x

I can tell you that every tweak I have ever seen on iOS there is an Android equivalent and is less taxing to apply. Some of the things you mention are technically stealing from developers, so we do not endorse that on this site and it is actually against the rules to discuss.

For custom UI things we have dozens of launchers and tweaks on Android so you don't have to do stupid things like create dozens of iBlank icons just to add a widget nor move the icons where you want them. Android also does not have a third party app store akin to Cydia because the Google Play store is not as restrictive as the Apple App Store, and anything not available in the Play Store is very easily side-loaded as an APK file. You can technically side-load apps in iOS, but it's a pain to do.

Not to mention there is no jailbreak for the iPhone 5S and iOS7 etc so you'd have to wait forever to get the tweaks you want on the newer iDevices anyways.

If you have specific questions on how to do something you liked in iOS in Android on an S4, then search and ask, and as long as you are not talking about pirating apps, or stealing in-app purchases or anything else that is considered warez, you will have a suitable answer.

Does that answer your question?

If you really want to get into which is better, a jailbroken iOS device (currently the "best" iPhone cannot even be jailbroken) or a rooted Android device, I can give you literally dozens of things a rooted Android device can do that a jailbroken iOS device cannot. But this isn't what this thread is about, is it?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dclarkg:
If you ask for a place where all the Android MODS are located just to install it with one touch then there isn't one, if that's your argument for ''winning'' then I'm not really surprised that you have an iPhone haha.

Any person on this forum, even with a limited knowledge of the Android world (like myself), can give you 1000+ reasons on why Android is better but you just won't understand them, you are just in a whole different level, different pattern, different UNIVERSE.

Don't mean to disrespect you but you DESERVE an iPhone and you DESERVE not to never ever know the EXQUISITE Android universe, and I'm saying this not because your ignorance but because of your attitude. I really hope this was some kind of trolling because if this thread was indeed real then you are waaaaaaay behind in understanding the open source + Android world.

iPhone + Jailbreak is better than Android if:

1-You have a simple mind incapable of understanding the vast universe of interaction open source gives.

2-You don't do research (REAL research)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
Jailbreaking an iOS device makes it on par albeit slightly behind still with Android. Jailbreak is probably less required now on iOS7 but many users are still waiting upon it to remove some restrictions.

I myself won't use iOS as a mobile device as it's too limited even in basic things but Android for me personally is fantastic. I can download files and push them to my server. I can share anything with literally anything from which ever app which is something simple yet so powerful for example I've taken a photo I can share it on social network, any of my emails, any apps that can edit photos, etc all from the gallery. Vice versa Android for me is better.

Tablets that's another game I still believe iPads are excellent for tablets but still restricted in some sense and then jailbreak is useful for plenty of things to get rid of those restrictions like default apps etc which is native on Android.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nishangrg:
The Point of view you describing about the ios is amazing , i have also used ios an jailbroken iphone 4s. i know that there are too many tweaks for iphone all about mods but do understand that android is open source and you can do all the things on android like in ios, the diffrence is that ios have restrictions and you have to wait for mod but in android world you don't need to wait anything you can do anything if you rooted your device just you have to search few things in Google.

If you are ios user and totally towards on ios side then the android world is not for you my friend. Android universe is in vast difference with ios. By using android device you will be able to be in your own feet. On ios you have cydia where you can get all mod.

Just change your attitude you will understand everything.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UpInTheAir:
An Ipad can't even do half the things my modded 2yo Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 can do....... True multitasking with FOUR open apps available on the screen (split screen) and at the same time !

Whish a Mod would close this rubbish thread. It's akin to trolling !
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] puffle129:
:3

I just want to say one thing.. Can rooting an android give you free games and give you the ability to get in app purchases for free. Android rooting has to do with changing the kernel and roms, Idevice Jailbreaking has to do with more hacking apps and removing restrictions. So if you had a iDevice you'd have alot load of games on it that were meant to be payed for. But if you had an android you'd have some kind of rom like Cyanogenmod and gapps and stuff making your phone either faster or more battery or faster charging or just for the looks.

Btw I have experience with both but rooting is more dangerous because you can F**k up your android and have it never boot up or brick it (I screwed up my Android Galaxy s1 by trying to root it with odin and it made it never boot up it just kept rebooting untill i took out the battery) and if you jailbreak your iDevice with a program (RedSn0w, GreenP0ison, Sn0wBreeze, etc......) you can easily restore it if you mess up in the dfu mode jailbreaking process. I'd say Jailbreaking wins but that is my opinion i have both a Galaxy s2 and a iPod Touch 4G. I have experience with both ends.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Icewinddale999:
Hi I just bought my first Kindle fire HD 7 7.4.7 from best buy, I do not like how amazon os lay out, I see peoples using android os , I do not know where to start, can any one show me where to go from here.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
First you need to root it with binary's root method, do not even consider using kindle fire utility or you will hard brick. Next read this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2271909

That will get you where you want to go. Two notes I want to add, put the ROM you wanna use on your sdcard ahead of time because your kindle will boot loop after you install 2nd boot loader and twrp, and the only thing you can do is go into recovery. Second note, when flashing the second boot loader and twrp, make sure to check the first check box about downgrading the boot loader with the red text under it, if you don't you will have a red screen on boot that will only be fixable by using a fastboot cable.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Icewinddale999:
So you tell me this kindle fire hd 7 with 7.4.7 running jelly bean os ? , btw what roms is best for play flash video, watch youtube.netflix and some gaming,

I read over thread, I wish there a video :(
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
Yes you can run jellybean based OS's like cm, 10.1, and cm 10.2, hashcode just released a kit at build of cm 11 though and technically that's the most up to date version of android, though it probably might have a few bugs that are being smoothed out since I think it was released less than a week ago.

There are videos on the net but some come with the files for specific devices, and if you use the strong filled you could end up with a hard brick. The fire flash method is pretty straight forward, as long as you follow the advice I mentioned I think you should be ok.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Icewinddale999:
what roms version is most peoples is using ?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
I would guess cm 10.2 and cm 10.2 based ROMs, but that's likely to change now with cm 11 out since it uses less ram. You can try more than one and see which one you like the most. I'm still sticking with a cm 10.1 build because of a tablet patch I made for it that I couldn't get to work on cm 10.2, but that's just me, I would be on one of the newer builds if it weren't for this.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pezasm:
Hi, Is this method confirmed working on the 3rd Gen KFHD7 (2013) on 7.4.7?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
3rd gen's don't run 7.4.7... That would be a second gen if it's running that os version.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pezasm:
I just assumed it was a 3rd gen as it was bought new for xmas, I'm glad it's not now and I can totally get rid of amazons crap system.

Thank you for your help :)
[General Questions and Answers] paradoxiumwind:
Google says this issue is this: https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/4430885

And there's pretty much nothing we or they can do but watch that page for updates.

My error 403 issue isn't like others that I have found from searching, allow me to explain...

I had two accounts on my device. One of the accounts had paid apps.

I have since abandoned that account, and installed numerous new ROMs on my phone, using only the other account as my now primary account

Now, the second account seems to think it has access to the paid apps that the other account purchased.

This means I can not download them, because it throws error 403 at me. Instead of showing "Purchase" as it should, it shows "Install".

This is even visible when I access the Play Store website from my computer, using only the second account.

See here:

And please, do not suggest clearing my play store cache and all that crap, I have tried everything including going back to the stock firmware. The issue exists with my account on Googles end, but I have been back and forth emailing them for 3 weeks now, and it is like talking to a brick wall.

In short, what the frack can I do about this?

Please, if anyone has any real ideas or solutions to this I would be eternally greatful. I really don't want to have to make a whole new google account.
[General Questions and Answers] SuperSmashedBro:
I have the exact same problem... I also have 2 accounts and one has paid apps. I can't seem to download the paid apps but I could download anything else
[General Questions and Answers] Smart app Studio:
Maybe try to clear data of play app in system settings ->apps.
[General Questions and Answers] paradoxiumwind:
Funny. But still can't get google to sort this. Anyone???
[General Questions and Answers] jomansch:
i have the same problem...two accounts, one with paid apps, cannot update the paid ones...

found this "solution": push the updates to the phone using the google-account of your computer (google - play - apps - myapps...)

only thing i found up to now that works...
[General Questions and Answers] Rei Zazie:
Firstly, some problem for this can be done by checking Google Talk is already signed in or not.. ( I have tried)

Secondly, If the error still occurred, here's a brief explanation directly from Play Store:

Finally, if the error still occurred after those two steps, directly contact Play Store Help via Mail conversation, it can be a long talk since they also 'super busy', you may be replied by google for several hours or even days. But they definitely helpful (My own Experience). :highfive:

IMPORTANT!

Note that you haven't made any change directly to your Market app in your system, because basically it disturb other gapps and may give you frustrating errors ( again, my own experience )
[General Questions and Answers] paradoxiumwind:
I'm getting the error on the play store website on my computer - as I said, it thinks my account has purchased these apps when it has not - I only have the option to Install them, and when I try, it gives the error in the screenshots in my first post.

I've had to change from some paid apps like titanium backup pro to the ROM Toolbox as an alternative, but I really need Swiftkey fixed.

I'm still talking to google via email.
[General Questions and Answers] Sandcrab:
Same issue here

I've got the exact same issue on my account also. Google Play support is being no help at all. I've had a ticket open with them for 3 weeks now with 2 emails sent that whole time. I sent them a logcat today to see if they can figure out what is going on. If you get anywhere please post here so we can get this sorted out. It's blocked some of my "must-have" apps so I'm pretty upset about this.

---------- Post added at 07:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:04 PM ----------

So here's what I found out today after loading a new rom and playing around. I have been adding both of my google accounts when I first setup the new phone. When I do this, I get the 403 error on certain apps. What I ended up doing is clearing all accounts off the phone. Then loaded my original gmail account only. This is the account I originally bought all these apps from. I went ahead and turned off all sync options but I don't think this matters. With only that account setup on the phone, I was able to download and install all the apps. I then loaded my new account and synced everything fine.
[General Questions and Answers] ricey1986:
Did you ever get this sorted?? I am getting this error with Tasker and cant download it, Google Play website is saying it is installed, but it is not.
[General Questions and Answers] paradoxiumwind:
Nope. The google support person I have been back and forth with this problem for weeks finally told me they would get back to me and have yet to do so. I think I'll send them another reply and ask what is happening with my issue.

It simply seems that they refuse to admit that the bug exists with my actual account and has nothing to do with my phone or anything. The fact that the bug exists on their play store website, accesssed from my computer, should be evidence enough (I even sent the requested screenshots).

So annoying. I can't update swiftkey or any other paid apps because of this.
[General Questions and Answers] paradoxiumwind:
Update:

I emailed again and asked for a progress report on my issue, and was told that it is a known issue and this is it: https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/4430885

And there is nothing they can do, and that I should just keep an eye on that page for updates...
[General Questions and Answers] Sandcrab:
Guys, here's what I have found out and seems to have fixed this issue for me. When you open the Play Store on your phone it automagically logs you into your google account. What I didn't know is that you can switch logins to your other google account from within the app.

From the main Play Store screen, touch the Play Store menu button at the top left. This is where it says Play Store with an icon and three lines to the left of it. In the menu that pops up, it will show your username (email address) at the top. To the right of your username is a divider line with a small down arrow to the right.

If you click that down arrow it will show you your different accounts set up and you are able to select your other accounts.

What I did was change my account to my old one, and then I was able to download the apps fine. This has worked for every app that I was getting the 403 error on. Try to change accounts there and see if that doesn't fix your issue also.
[General Questions and Answers] paradoxiumwind:
Yes, of course that 'fixes' it, because you are using the account that has access to the apps. This doesn't fix the problem with another account thinking it has access to paid apps from a previous account, when the previous account is no longer in use/signed in to the phone/etc. This is just a 'work-around' in order to get apps you previously paid for.
[General Questions and Answers] Sandcrab:
Right. This will get the apps you've already purchased installed on your phone. I though that was the problem you were looking for a solution to.

I have the same problem with paid apps with my multiple google accounts but that was not my main concern. The problem was when it does not allow me to install apps that I have purchased. And realistically until google allows you to transfer apps to different accounts, I will have to keep my old account active. The only other option is to re-buy all my apps on the new account which I am not willing to do.
[General Questions and Answers] paradoxiumwind:
The issue is detailed in full in the first post, and isn't what you thought it was.
[General Questions and Answers] coogrrr94:
I just resolved my 403 Error code today,I deleted my Google account then re-added it.
[General Questions and Answers] DelBoy:
Indeed, this helped
[General Questions and Answers] paradoxiumwind:
I'm still getting this issue. https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/4430885

I've wiped my phone a few times since last post and still used only the one account, but it still thinks it has access to apps that it doesn't.
[General Questions and Answers] X82X:
This error has been driving me insane for months and there is no proper fix.

Problem:

I get an error 403 when downloading purchased apps off the play store.

Possible Cause:

I was using account A with my phone for years. I decided to get a new account and slowl migrate my stuff over.

I first added account B to my phone and used it for emails only, keeping account A for play store and youtube.

Eventually, I moved all my stuff over and used account B full time. But I noticed when trying to download purchased items, I would get the error.

It seems to me that account A "bled" over into B. So B thinks it has purchased apps when it was A.

Steps to rectify issue:

I've done the usual, clearing caches, removing/re-adding accounts. I know it's not the phone because I've had 3 different phones since this happened. When I got my HTC One, I added account B out the box and the error still happened.

I've had to contact Google support with my issue. I have also had to jump through their hoops in regards to checking things out, but I said to them, if they want to reset account B so it shows I have bought nothing, I don't mind. At least it would work and I don't mind supporting the devs again.

Currently it has been 3 months since contacting Google and the last update was on the 1st of Jan was:

Yeah, I'm not going to make a new account for this issue, sorry Google.

Link to support ticket here.

Also, checking your wallet here, confirms my issue. Doggcatcher, which Play Store says I have purchased, I have not. For me, this isn't a phone issue. Clearing settings will do nothing. The issue is 100% Google, at least for me.

Nothing I can do now but wait for Google to sort it out.
[General Questions and Answers] tangcla:
Removing the account and re-adding didn't help me; but installing from the desktop Play store helped.

Doubt I'll be able to update from the phone, but hopefully the website will be able to do it.
[General Questions and Answers] paradoxiumwind:
Exactly the same boat here. The issue is on googles end entirely, and I have been waiting months before that ticket was even created for them to fix this. I can't update or purchase essential apps like Swiftkey on my active google account. I have to keep a separate nandroid backup with my old account, use that to download updates, and transfer the .apk files over to my phone.
[General Questions and Answers] bkjugg:
God damn. I thought that I only one who have that problem. Had to wrote to Google Support and they couldn't help me much. Agreed, that's Google problem. It's very irritating.
[General Questions and Answers] grahamswagg:
Do you use Titanium Backup? I have this same problem and I was thinking about how my newer account could even register a paid app from my old account. What connects the two? Then I realized that I had restored swiftkey (which I purchased with my old account) with titanium backup while logged in to my new account. I suspect that's the cause. But still no fix from Google for me and it's driving me nuts.
[General Questions and Answers] Mixy:
Just wanted to say that I've got the exact same issue. As stated in the previous page I think this is because some info "bled through" from my old account. On Play web page its listed as installed, and in my phone listed as "purchased" none of these are true. I actually had the developer give me a refund to the old account thinking that might help, but unfortunately it did not.

Its actually listed as installed on both my Google accounts.
[General Questions and Answers] bkjugg:
I had been using TB for a long time with apps that weren't really related to the current problem. I didn't have two accounts, only one and it was main. It makes me mad too. Maybe, I had restored that application long time ago and hadn't noticed this thing. Maybe, you're just caught a core of a trouble. Hope Google will try to resolve it ASAP.

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[General Questions and Answers] X82X:
Interesting..

This could be true, as I remember restoring my TB files from my old account and restored it on my phone with ONLY my new account added. Maybe this also somehow caused the issue. But if so doesn't it raise a greater concern on how an app like TB managed to "trick" Googles servers like this?

Fortunately for me, I could re-buy Doggcatcher by getting the lite version and doing an in app purchase. The only option we have at the moment is to create brand new accounts and re-buy everything.
[General Questions and Answers] bkjugg:
So you can't download all paid apps that you've paid for? I got a trouble only with one application.

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