yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] zadigre:
Factory reset does not wipe the system partition which is needed when you already had an other gapps package installed.

You have to go into your recovery, format/wipe system, reflash your rom and reflash gapps.

You should be fine after that. If it's still not working, with the log that you sent in your previous message, you will have a gz archive. Please post this file also... It contains everything to better diagnose your issue.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] drewski_1:
wiping /data or Factory Reset in TWRP is not "wiping everything" and is not the same as Factory Reset in stock recovery or from the Backup & Restore section of Settings.

it does not erase your User Data.

it will erase your Apps & Settings, which you can restore via TiBu or Rom Toolbox.

---------- Post added at 05:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:58 PM ----------

You don't have to install these. App Store is AOK, just App Store will install into /data/app and flashing these GApps will install into /system/app or /system/priv-app

You can do it either way.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] svnhvn:
I just don't understands about all this fuss. Never encountered a single problem whatsoever using this GApps before and now, regardles what ROM i flashed and the flashing method (clean or dirty). They run just perfect on my Mako.

Thank you [MENTION=2777334]TKruzze[/MENTION]!!
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] Hgneto:
Got it. So What is the advantage of the Google apps being in the system instead in data?

Another question that has nothing to do with it... how can I check the version of my custom recovery? (Twrp)

Thanks again!
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] rmsinaga:
You'll have extra storage size at your /data partition to install other things from Google Play Store since those GApps will be installed in /system.

How to check the version of custom recovery? Just reboot to recovery mode, then you'll see the version.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] SleemLDJ:
A little informative help guys!

I use cm12 on Oneplus One. It surely has the backup script the doesn't have to make me reinstall gapps after every update which is nice.

However I have created a gapps-config.txt list of apps to be removed which includes cm file manager, cm wallpaper and so on.

It worked quite well on today's install of nightly because I wiped my system partition first to be clear of any hitches.

My question is..... When I'm updating cm12 nightly tomorrow or any other day, will those cm apps that I've excluded be reinstalled back with the ROM?

Or

Has the list that I've made been applied to the backup script so that those apps are excluded without having to flash gapps over again?

Thanks
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] rmsinaga:
Yes, they will be installed back.

The removal is only done when you flash GApps & the script afterwards.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] Rahulmsinghvi:
Couldn't Sign in

Hi,

I recently installed 5.0.2 CM12 for Samsung Galaxy S II plus (GT-I9105P) from here

I saw Lollipop Gapps in this forum and installed the zip (Google stock recovery package) via recovery.

I am facing one issue after installation. I am not able to logon to any Google Apps. It says "Couldn't Sign in.. There was a problem communicating with Google Servers.. Try again later."

I am not able to use any of the google service due to this.

Anybody else faced this?

How can I resolve it?

Thanks,

Rahul Kumar
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] saj2001ind:
u can check if ur wifi or 3g is working fine, use browser to open some pages and play store

if they work then probably try a clean install, maybe bad download
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] vanwoudt:
[MENTION=2777334]TKruzze[/MENTION] Could you add CM AudioFX to the list of removable system apps in a future release?
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] miguepereira77:
Same config as u, u don't need to re flash gapps, just update the nightly and the script will do the rest...I'm updating CM12 everyday, and just need to boot in to recovery and flash it. Profit!
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] xorred:
failed install

I downloaded and installed first the Basket Build Gapps for android 5.0 - BIG MISTAKE

now chrome and all other apps crash constantly and don't work properly.

Trying to install these - I receive an error that I already have incompatible gapps installed.

I have mission critical apps on my phone which prevent me from fully reflashing the phone or factory resetting it... is there a way I could uninstall the faulty gapps and install these here?
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] eddy4823:
Yes I know that. Somebody above quoted me and said you need to start fresh and factory reset DOES means complete wipe of data, which (as i have already stated) I don't wanna do. I have used Nexus 4 before and was flashed a lot of things. I know Factory Reset via TWRP doesn't delete data. However, I did try it and it didn't work for me as I got the "Can't update over already installed Gapps".
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] zadigre:
When you flash from another gapps, the only thing you have to do is wipe system in recovery, reflash your rom and flash gapps. If your critical app isnot in the system partition, you shouldn't have any problem because your data partition stays untouched (All settings and installed apps stay on your phone).

The only thing you won't be able install in this gapps are Google Calendar, keyboard and camera because those require a data wipe (thus thus erasing your already installed apps and settings)
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] hlxanthus:
To clarify a twrp or cwm factory reset DOES wipe the /data partition, but leaves /data/media, aka internal storage, intact and untouched. So all your nandroids, titanium backups, ROM and mod downloads, music and movies . . will all be safe. The only reason ever to wipe /data more completely then that is if you had encrypted your storage and wished to return to unencrypted. Hope that helps guys
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] takerhbk:
Gapps nano working on cm12 nightly fine for me too.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] aouerfelli:
I would love this as well, and FMRadio would be nice too.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] marf28101995:
[MENTION=2777334]TKruzze[/MENTION]

I have to come here saying that since my n7 I use pa gapps and never had a problem with it and even now with n5 + cm( waiting for a PA release ;) ) never had a single problem

You're the man !!

Thanks for your amazing work[emoji106]
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] Hgneto:
Thank you! So If I don't mind occupying some space I can just download from the google play store (btw how can I have just the google play store? Or it included on the ROM?)

And another question, if I find out that agter all I need a lot of google apps and I want them to be installed in the system, there is a way of choosing only the google apps I want, or I have do download the whole package and unistall the ones that I don't want via ti Rtanium backup?

Thanks!

Best regards
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] ayoubij:
guys im flashing the "pa_gapps-modular-pico(uni)-5.0.1-RC2-20150125a-signed.zip" package does this mean the MULTI DPI one, so if my stock DPI for my device is 320 but I change it to 255 I still receive playstore app updates etc... Just wana make sure that I understood correctly. Thank you...
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] hlxanthus:
If you want just play store, try pico version . .

BTW [MENTION=2777334]TKruzze[/MENTION] there is some syntax issues in your first post here . . .
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] zadigre:
you have to download the whole package... but in the config file, you can exclude apps that you don't need... that way, they won't be installed and you don't need to do anything to manually remove them. You can download the smallest package that has everything you need... and use the config file to do the rest of the job.

see the advanced features description on the first page of this thread for more details : http://xdaforums.com/paranoid-andro...oogle-apps-t2943900/post56832806#post56832806
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] ExoidX:
Sorry I'm a bit noob in this matter. So how do I use the config? For example, I download the biggest package and don't want some stuff that it brings?

Thanks!

Sent from my LG-D855
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] zadigre:
if you want to download the smallest file possible, take the smallest package that has everything you need. If you don't care about the download size, you can take the biggest package.

After that, you create your config file according to the instructions quoted in the advanced features & options post quoted in my previous message.

It very easy... essentially, you had the apps name that you want to exclude... by excluding the apps name, they won't get installed when flashing the PA GApps package.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] bahaeddin:
Can you explain how the exclude thing works?

Do I make another config file and add the word exclude to it, or do I just type exclude as the first letter ?
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] tool_king:
How about reading just the first four posts of this thread? ;)
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] bahaeddin:
How about answering my question?

:rolleyes:

I read the post, and tried to include the word exclude in the config file like

Exclude launcher

No good ,, any ideas ?
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] Gustave17:
Try with:

Exclude

Launcher

etc

:D
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] adrman:
Read more? ;) Here's everything you need.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] zadigre:
how about reading again?

the default behaviour of the config file is to exclude... <

if you want to exclude the installation of an app, you put the app's name in your config file.

in your example, putting launcher will remove the AOSP launcher.

everything is in the post #4.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=56832806&postcount=4

if you are not sure, build your config file... post it here... and tell us what you are trying to do... and someone will be able to tell you if it's ok or not.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] bahaeddin:
CalendarGoogle

Messenger

launcher

CameraGoogle

eleven

+Launcher

+Gallery

+MMS

+CameraStock

OK

So will this remove the camera, messenger, calender, music and launcher (from Gapps) ?

and keep the plus (+) things
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] zadigre:
like I wrote, the default behaviour of the config file is to exclude... so you don't have to use the word exclude.

launcher will remove the asop launcher... which is already removed with with the Google Stock package because the Google Now launcher is installed. If you don't want the google now launcher, you will have to use the word "GoogleNow".

putting cameragoogle and messenger will prevent the installation of both app... and the aosp conterpart (asop camera and aosp sms/mms app) will be kept.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] todivefor:
I have been searching for a couple hrs. I can't be the first to encounter this. I am trying to flash AntaresOne jflte CM12, it flashes fine, then gapps-mini (5.0.x). I get error:

# Begin PA GApps Install Log

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ROM Android Version | 4.4.2

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# End PA GApps Install Log

INSTALLATION FAILURE: This GApps package can only be installed on a 5.0.x ROM.

Your ROM is listed as version

I have a GS4 (Sprint). I am using TWRP 2.8.4.0. When in TWRP, I did getprop and it shows ro.build.version.release=4.4.2. I understand the gapps error, but where does the ro.build.version.release=4.4.2 come from? Is that generated after the flash of CM12 and therefor a rom flashing problem, or from my active rom, or from TWRP? How do I get around this?
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] Cryptecks:
The props are generated when the ROM is built. Your ROM maintainer hasn't updated them from KitKat. Simple as. If you are clean flashing your device (you should be moving from KK to LP), then the issue lies in the new ROM you are trying to flash.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] mikeoswego:
Just so you know, if you edit your original message, most of the people who already read the original aren't going to see your edits, you should post a new message for best results.

Based on what I've read, I think the config file that you want will look like this:

CalendarGoogle

Messenger

CameraGoogle

Eleven

+Launcher

+Gallery

This will install everything in the GApps package except Google Calendar, Google Camera and Messenger. It will delete the Eleven music player. It will install the Google Now Launcher while also keeping the stock launcher. It will install Google+ along with the Photos gallery while keeping the stock gallery. (Presuming you are using the Stock GApps package.)

The first launcher keyword in your list is not valid; if your trying to stop the installation of the Google Now launcher, you would put GoogleNow there. (And if you did that, you wouldn't need the +Launcher later since the stock launcher wouldn't be replaced by Google Now.)

Since you are excluding Messenger, MMS won't be deleted so you don't have to use +MMS (use that if are not excluding Messenger and want to keep the stock one.)

+CameraStock is not valid and since CameraGoogle is excluded, your stock camera will be kept.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] ayoubij:
NO body knows the answer to my question ?? :confused:
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] aouerfelli:
The multi-DPI package has the Play Service version -430, which is universal (for all devices). The drawback is that the application itself is way bigger than a standard Play Service application, exceeding 100mb.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] ayoubij:
sorry man didn't quiet understand you.

if I flash this file "pa_gapps-modular-pico(uni)-5.0.1-RC2-20150125a-signed.zip"

it has universal in its name, but its only 38MBs large
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] aouerfelli:
My bad, I was thinking of something else. The uni version has a smaller size, but the Play Store will update it to the correct version based on your DPI.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] Phazmos:
that's 38mb larger compressed
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] drewski_1:
this is not a Multi-DPI Play Store. so there could still be compatibility issues with programs if you tweak your devices DPI

if you need a Multi-DPI Play Store you will need ot install that separately.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] ayoubij:
hey guys, thank you for your replies.

But I got kinda confused now. My stock device DPI is 320 (i9300), but I set it to 250 DPI. I understand from drewski that both packages do not matter if it is not 'stock' dpi of the device? I need multi DPI playstore but I cant find any :confused:
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] aouerfelli:
Flash the pico uni then dload the latest -430 play services from www.apkmirror.com and install it.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] drewski_1:
That's not what he's asking about. He wants a Multi-DPI Play Store because he's tweaked his ROM's DPI value.

[MENTION=5093763]ayoubij[/MENTION] try the zip posted here for Lollipop.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57545541&postcount=2550
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] aouerfelli:
Play Store doesn't matter, it only has one version, it's the Play Services that's dpi-specific.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] drewski_1:
You're still not understanding the question. It has nothing to do with the dpi-specific Play Services

There's one Play Store, but apps can have compatibility issues if you modify your DPI in build.prop

A 'multi-dpi' Play Store will 'trick' the Play Store into thinking you have not modded your build.prop DPI and resolve the compatibility problems.

We're getting OT for this thread. Search for 'DPI Store Compatibility'

Sent from my Nexus 9
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] aouerfelli:
Ahhh yeah I'm sorry, I remember now.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] TKruzze:
As others noted, all modifications you make to the GApps package using a gapps-config will survive a ROM update, assuming the ROM has proper addon.d functionality.

What is AudioFX? I don't want to remove anything that may be requireed for proper operation of the ROM.

Get me a link to a ROM with the FMRadio so I can properly research.

Read FAQ #8.

Wow! A little impatient, aren't we? Just to clarify, it's impossible for anyone to change their device's dpi. The DPI (aka PPI) is the number of Dots (or Pixels) Per Inch in your display. This is a hardware measurement.

If you're hacking your build.prop and changing the dpi, you're really only changing the resolution of the content being displayed. That's also why our install script does not use the build.prop dpi to determine the proper version of Google Play Services for your device. We actually use the manufacturer's information that is hard-coded into the Recovery you are using on your device. As long as you're using a reliable Recovery provider, you'll get the version of Google Play Services that your device requires when using any of our GApps packages.

As to the Universal version, that version does support all resolutions, however Google will still silently update your device with the proper version required.

If you're talking about the FLOATLEFT commands, that's a CrapaTalk problem. For some reason the app can't properly display content the way it does on the XDA website. It looks fine on the actual website.

This information is pulled directly from the ROM's build.prop which is located in /system. Your ROM dev has complete control over it. I just read it and hope the ROM dev knows what they're doing.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] aouerfelli:
CM12 has FMRadio, at least for my device: https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=falcon
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] ayoubij:
Thank you for the clarification. You mean that even if i installed universal package and ive changed my build.prop dpi to 250 instead of 320, google will still silently install services for 320 and then my apps wont be able to update via playstore?
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] drewski_1:
Depends on the app, but should be better with . . . ah, never mind, you've worn me out . . . do whatever you want . . . ?

Sent from my Nexus 9
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] Heroeagle:
hey all

chrome keeps freezing every time i search on google or openong any site that happened after latest update even from play store or installing from zip directly

is i am the only one to have this issue
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] purian23:
Hello, I'm not having this issue. But you are asking in the wrong thread for support. This would not be Gapps related.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] widsbro:
need help... can i flashing this gapps on stock rom Nexus 5 LRX22C ?....
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] :
If you're on the stock Nexus 5 ROM, you don't need gapps.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] jfriend33:
Verizon LG G3 previously running gapps from 11/20 and Illusion rom

I did a factory reset, and installed official cm12 build 1/26 and then tried flashing your full gapps package, but it would not install the error said I had to have previously installed PA gapps in order to flash this?

yet i was flashing the full package. pardon my confusion, but this error was not listed in the faq, and I have not flashed roms for 2 years when i had a galaxy nexus (we did not have this many options for gapps, it looks to be a great thing for customization)

thank you
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] samson09:
On my ressurection rom note 2 lollipop I have a force close error in google play movies and android.process.media force close in google pictures app
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] jesus_c:
It's device/CM12 issue. Same on n7100 with nameless, RR and Team UB ROMs and i9300 Nameless
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] Vinnom:
It seems you didn't wipe your system partition. Do a factory reset and wipe system partition and things should be fine...

NEXUS 4 user since 10/2013

Current ROM: Frank

Kernel: Unleashed

Profiles for synapse: Here (Google Drive folder)
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] Peccoskaify:
Hello :) I installed new android 5.0.1. on my TAB Samsung galaxy tab 2 7.0. and if i install those gapps it writes me that i have espresso wifi and error what should i do now?
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] tool_king:
Did you read the first four posts of this thread before flashing anything? If yes, which ROM and which recovery do you use? A log file would be helpful as well.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] LeVvE:
I can't see anyone linking you a rom that uses the FM Radio so I'll link you one.

Official CM12 for HTC One M8 has the dreaded FM Radio application.

https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=m8

EDIT: Sorry I just saw ahmad.o post one. I missed it because I was just looking for posts with someone quoted.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] aouerfelli:
Yeah, it seems like CM12 has it in general.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] fobsi:
The application does not search my language - Polish, there is no emoji. What could be wrong? I installed GApps on CM12 for Moto G.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] GJT-UK:
Install an older version of Google Maps?

Hi,

Sorry if this is a stupid question..

If I install the 5.0.x Nano package [it does not contain Google Maps], then can I manually install an older version of Google maps ?

Or will the older version have incompatibility issues with the other Lollipop common libraries and/or Android 5.0.x APIs?

If it can be done, then how? manually via Titanium Backup or via an apk file? Or does it need to be flashed via a update.zip file because it needs bits [libs?] stored in the system partition?

I prefer the older 6.14.3 version [since it still lets me pre-cache maps when in Bulgaria] or even 6.8.0 [since it furthermore lets me pre-cache maps when in Indonesia]. Google disabled the off-line caching for some locations and still has not re-enabled it. Also, the newest versions of Google Maps removed several useful options from the App.

Thanks.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] odwaidar:
Why I didn't get restore option in the intaial ?? Any help??
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] drewski_1:
You mean using the addon.d script?

Could be ROM issue.
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] nmlssit:
I see our latest Play Services is more than a month old (6.5.99-438) but 6.6.03-430 is out, is it good enough?

I know it could be a stupid question, but since I've read this on apk mirror..
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] miguepereira77:
Is it officially released to your device/country? In this case u should get an update from google...PA-Gapps will install the proper DPI version to your device if needed, u don't have to worry. All that questions are explained in Q&A section in OP (Post #3, question n°7)
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] xda890:
Any reasons I need to use TWRP recovery to install this gapps?
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] juju2011:
I had that issue as well it was solved by going to backup and reset tab in settings and turning auto backup and restore on, they were turned off somehow during my rom switches .i would try checking there next time after phone boots if it happens again because that is most likely the cause of your problem
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] caliban2:
Well, I didn't get an update on my N5 (gms-438) so far, but I just gave the 430-version a try after reading this. It really seems to be a generic version as it has all resolutions inside the apk and is ~6.5 MB bigger in size

Installed fine, no error messages, reboot fine, google settings look and work as always - looking good so far.

Now I'm waiting if some funny stuff happens on my phone in the next few hours. :)
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] nmlssit:
That's what i meant to ask; If the 430, since it's generic, can be used on N5 without issues. Maybe [MENTION=2777334]TKruzze[/MENTION] has an answer :)