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[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Fijhor:
Thanks Timduru, I've been following your work since 5.1.1 on this tablet (Tf101) for a while and it was great, and now a great update; Very good work.

I have decided to upgrade from 5.1.1. To 6.0.1 for the Google Play Services, which kept giving errors.

Now I have followed all the steps that you specify, and the problem persists with Google Play Services - open_gapps-arm-6.0-pico-20170127

When reading more people describe the same problem, I have regressed in the messages, and my solution has been to download open_gapps-arm-6.0-pico-20160219 that you comment on the first post, and install everything again. Everything is OK without problems. After a few hours of rest, it has not given any failure, with Google Play and everything activated.

I hope this solution will serve those who have the same problem.

Greetings.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] diogen:
That is exactly what worked for me! Install what is listed in the OP and it will work...

What I have problem with, is installing some (!) apps from the PlayStore...

For example, I have no problem updating SuperSU, but when I attempt to install the TWRP app from the PlayStore it crashes within seconds after starting and getting permissions granted...

Titanium Backup and GMail - no problem. But it won't even show me the Chrome browser as available. If I sideload it, it crashes... AdAway apk won't even open... ANY version...

It could be system partition limitation (48MB left) but not for AdAway...

Waiting in anticipation for the Nougat version!!
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Joh14vers6:
Thanks for the info right now. I make backups immedeately.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] MiniBlu:
A stated in the above quoted post you will need to manually install a version of chrome older than version 50 as newer ones have neon code.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] REDFIVE48:
Can someone post the open_gapps-arm-6.0-pico-20160219 file someplace it can be downloaded. I am unable to find the file online anywhere. Much appreciated
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] MatteoB92:
You can directly download the latest pico package from the site of openapps

Inviato dal mio GT-I9505 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Ducadim:
July's opengapps works without any problem (flashed yesterday). You can take it from opengapps site

from XT910, 925, 1225 or 1650 using Tapatalk
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] poksh:
[MENTION=3951330]timduru[/MENTION], I have a question about battery intents. On KitKass ROM version I used android.intent.action.BATTERY_CHANGED to determine dock AC status:

dock is attached with ac adapter - Tasker switces WiFi sleep mode to Never While Plugged In

dock is attached without ac adapter - Tasker switces WiFi sleep mode to Default (with allowed sleep)

dock isn't attached - Tasker switces WiFi sleep mode to Never While Plugged In

This is was implemented by intent extras dock_level and dock_status. Since lollipop I don't see this extras in the TF101 battery intents. Are they renamed?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] timduru:
In KatKiss LP you have a dedicated intent:

ACTION_DOCK_BATTERY_CHANGED = "android.intent.action.DOCK_BATTERY_CHANGED";

with the same generic key info than the main battery :

BatteryManager.EXTRA_LEVEL

BatteryManager.EXTRA_PLUGGED

BatteryManager.EXTRA_PRESENT
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] h_r_j:
The open_gapps-arm-6.0-pico-20160219 file is availabe here.

The version as of 31st July 2016 is here, which also works, according to [MENTION=5765486]Ducadim[/MENTION]. Edit: Confirmed!

Both are official links from opengapps :cowboy:
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] belrik:
Sounds like neon is slowly killing this revolutionary tablet. Is there any way to emulate neon on non-neon CPUs? Searched but no luck. Sad to see this go away.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] alvangee:
Damn. For me probably the whole point of upgrading was to get that nice and cozy Kindle 7 app on my old tablet. And this is just sad.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] dany90tm:
For me Youtube works best on Firefox with h264ify plugin,. The app is laggy. As a bonus, you can lock the device and still listen to music form Youtube.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] ManxDroid:
Hi.

I was going to chuck my TF101 today as it is slo-ow as a sloth running ICS. I googled TF101 root and found my way here.

I've not rooted any of my Android devices ever before, but want to give it a crack - nothing ventured, nothing gained etc.

Thing is, I don't suppose there is an idiot guide to installation? The guide at the start of the thread means nothing to me!

I realise that coming onto a tech thread and saying 'I'm an idiot' isn't the brightest thing, but I'm an honest idiot.

Cheers for any help.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] ChrisHG:
I like Frederuco's Guide (http://www.transformerforums.com/forum/asus-transformer-tf101-development/31927-frederuco-s-guide-root-rom-tf101.html), been a while since it's written but it's still very useful. HTH.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Henaway:
I revived my wife's old TF101 the other day. It had been dead for years, due to a faulty charging brick, proprietary charge cable was lost too. Figured for $15 on Amazon, I'd see if it would still boot. It did, but an old 4.3 build of KatKiss would sometimes boot, sometimes just sit on the boot animation for hours. So I tried the Marshmallow build yesterday. Overall, it's pretty good, but Google Play Services crashes CONSTANTLY. Anybody know of a fix for that? Or am I going to need to try a different ROM?

Basically I want to be able to use the ol' beast for media streaming. So it doesn't need to do much, but the constant Play Services crash notification is a bit maddening.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] bigstones:
It was all fine with the february version here on my tf101, until it got updated yesterday... Is there a way to prevent that? Otherwise I'll consider titanium backup and reflash without gapps. Thanks.

Edit: for now I managed to uninstall Google play services with titanium backup, google apps are broken but I can use the browser...
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Joh14vers6:
I had to place back my TWRP made backup too.

I try now this solution:https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-y/general/trick-how-to-avoid-google-play-service-t2955269

It does not work. It just ignores the empty folders and create a new one.

I now tried this hack app: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jemw6Uj_Stw to hack the google play services app to stop it from updating.

Looks this works.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] 6ykajke:
tf101g

Guys who can add support tf101G for this finware
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] noise_it:
Hi, i got the same problem. First time i belive it was a data corruption and i erase and reinstall all. But i got the same result so now i cant download anything from Google Play Service.

I used both version of katkiss 6.1 and 2 latest versions of Gapps.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] xbs:
Anyone got a solution beside preventing/uninstalling the gms update?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] xdause:
if you don't install any of the google apps like gmail,drive,maps than it will not ask to update gps. They won't function if you don't update the gps anyway.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Ceejay343:
Suddenly i get reboot s too. Within two minus, or whenever I touch gmail. This is with katkiss 4.4 #36.

Oh dear can I trash my tf101???
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] xbs:
Youtube (older version), chrome (older version) and gmusic work.

Just uninstalled gmail and no more update requests.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] bigstones:
It does! I had to try a couple of times though. Sadly, google apps like gmail and drive refuse to work with gapps from Feb 2016. I'll stick to the browser for such apps, maybe a more recent gapps version could help, but I'm a bit tired...
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Koloki:
Hi,

After flashing KatKiss 6.0.1 ROM and rebooting, my ASUS tf101 is stuck on Checking connection screen with text: This can take a while.

The WIFI is connected and the WIFI icon if full.

There is no way to skip this.

I have used latest open_gapps-arm-6.0-pico-20170207.zip

Does anybody knows what is going on ?

Thanks
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] kjwg:
Thai language is not supported in #029 #028

should I go back to Lollipop 5.1 1 r24

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Edit: After installed Lollipop 5.1.1 r24 , Still Thai language does not work.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] verhoog16:
Goodmorning,

Yesterday evening i flashed this rom onto my dad his transformer tf101.

Now the installation of the rom, gaps (using the lastest pico gaps) and su works fine.

The only i am having is once is boot the device i am starting in the welcome screen.

After that i pick the language and connect to the wifi.

After that i am getting the message google play services stopped working and the bar keeps on going and the message says it will take some while.

I let it sit for an hour but i dont get passed that screen.

And the message google play services stopped working keeps coming back.

Also i tried flashing the rom without the gaps and then it works fine.

After i flash the gaps again the issue is back.

Anyone has an idea?

Is this rom not compatible with the latest gaps and should i look for the onces mentioned in the first post?

I hope someone can give me an advice.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] kjwg:
I also have this problem, chrome, playstore, stop working. I am sitting duck now. But I am in 5.1.1
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] verhoog16:
Did you also use the latest gaps or the ones from the first post?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] kjwg:
I used the one from the first post.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] verhoog16:
Ok thats good to know.

I have read earlier posts and it turned out that they gaps could do an auto update which are causing the errors we are having.

I am gonna look at a way to disable the update of the services
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Dads Make:
I had same problems

No direct link to recommended openapps version

Searched for it and downloaded one that was found on openapps site.

Didn't think it mattered that it was latest version.

Re-flashed 3 times and same problems.

Finally found recommended version in their archives.

Re-flashed and no problems thus far.

Link for recommended version of openapps is

-https://github.com/opengapps/arm/releases/download/20160219/open_gapps-arm-6.0-pico-20160219.zip-

Cheers
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] verhoog16:
Thanks i downloaded them and gonna try it tonight at home.

Didnt you had any problems with the auto update of the play services? like the other people in the thread?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] guitartoys:
Same problems - A little more data

Hello, (sorry if this is a duplicate, but I didn't see my other post hit the board)

I wanted to add a couple of data points, which might be helpful. (please forgive me if it's been mentioned, I haven't read through all of this thread.)

I had been successfully running a version of KatKiss from 2 years ago,. All I've been using the tablet for has been a Google Doc of my grocery list, as it sits in my kitchen

Within the past couple of months I started getting the Play Store Services stopped working messages, and then I could also no longer run Google Docs. Docs would launch, I could pick my grocery list, it would launch, and I could see it for a few moments, and then it would bang back to the Docs main screen.

So obviously an update from Google, as I did have auto update enabled.

The interesting thing is Google Sheets worked. But because I'm stubborn, and wanted to get Docs to work, I of course had to spend hours trying to resolve this.

My point is, I don't think this is specific to the current 6.0.1 version of KatKiss. All of the errors were happening on the 2 year old version, which is what prompted me to move to this more current release.

For this flash I used

KatKiss-6.0_029.zip

BETA-SuperSU-v2.52.zip

open_gapps-arm-6.0-pico-20160219.zip

I get prompted to run an update to Super SU, which I did. Which also then forces an update where I have to boot in recovery to apply the update, but after that, seems to work fine.

But I still get the Play Store Services Stopped messages, and the same behavior with Google Docs, and I also tried the Chrome Beta, which also crashed.

But I think the important thing to point out is that while Google Play Services, Google Docs and Chrome crashes in both this current release and the older release, Google Sheets seems to work fine, albeit slow. So I hope that helps you isolate things.

I would love to see a fix if possible. I love using this thing, and am just going to use Sheets for now.

Thanks.

Michael
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Joh14vers6:
Actually I have no problem with playstore, gmail, etc.

The only problem is that I have to block already four apps to update because of NEON instructions. I use a special non-Neon Kodi-app posted in this thread and Chrome v49 from apkmirror, where I found older versions of apps.

I hope there is way to catch those Neon-instructions and use emulator (to create) to translate them to useable instructions for Tegra2.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] guitartoys:
Stuck

Well,

I can't get this to work. Google Play Services constantly error out, and I don't know what to do.

That Kodi is pretty slick. I loaded that, thinking it would resolve some of my issues.

The Google Play Services seem to be giving me way more frequent error messages.

I suspect there's been another update. I guess I've got a nice MP3 player now.

:(
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Joh14vers6:
You have to patch an older Google Play Services to prevent it updating. At the best the latest non-Neon version. Not the already updated one.

First remove every folder beginning with com.google.android.gms- in the /data/app folder

That will uninstall the failing Google Play Services and stops those errors. Reboot. Than install the latest non-Neon version of the Google play services app.

I see now that they found another way to update it.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] verhoog16:
I also reinstalled the tab yesterday with this rom and the older gaps from the first post and the tab runs like a charm.

I gues its a matter of time untill the services update? or am i safe
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] grvch3nUSA:
non-neon google play services?

So is this still working as a fix? and where can that non-neon version be found? Thanks,
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Montezuma10:
Ok here's my really, really stupid but easy workaround: I just freezed Google Play and GooglePlay Services with Titanium Backup.

Result is: No more "error stop" messages. On the other side there will be certainly no more app updates at all.

I don't know what else will be the consequences of this stupid workaround. Some apps might stop working at all.

So if you try this, it's your personal risk! (But you can unfreeze them anytime again.)

But so far, I haven't seen any major problems... (still testing...)

At least I can use my device again, until some smarter person will find a really good solution for the problem.

---------- Post added 10th February 2017 at 12:52 AM ---------- Previous post was 9th February 2017 at 11:55 PM ----------

Ok, and here is the bad news from the stupid workaround: When I unfreeze Google Play and GP Services again, starting Play store gives me continous errors. So once freezed und then unfreezed it won't work again. So I'll keep it freezed.

What have we learned?

Before freezing Google Play and Google Play Services do a TWRP backup, so you can go back to the original state for sure... ;)
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] SimonFiliatrault:
HI! I have updated my tf101, running katkiss 4.4.4 to 6.x because of this "Google Play and Google Play Services". Right after the first reboot, after flashing, during the initial setup, in the checking connection after connecting to wifi... I get those errors again. After more than 30min now, I am still waiting for that step to be done "this can take a while" is surely true!

Anyone knows what to do to fix this?

Here's the list of files I used:

1) KatKiss-6.0_029.zip

2) BETA-SuperSU-v2.52.zip

3) open_gapps-arm-6.0-pico-20170209.zip

Thanks!

UPDATE1 :

1) Did a reboot to re-try... "Unfortunately, Google Play services has stopped." appears right at the start of the welcome....

2) 2 press on ok gets rid of it.

3) choose US, and next arrow.

4) Connected to the wifi I choose before, so that step goes automatically forward

5) in checking connection... I get again "Unfortunately, Google Play services has stopped."

- 4 press of ok to get rid of it

- Time is : 9pm ... This can take a while (will wait max 30min)

- Here I cannot press skip... so stuck at this step!

6) 9h30 pm... Still waiting... stuck there.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] SmokenAce:
Same Google play services error and now I'm stuck on the boot screen.Is there a way to get to TWRP to reinstall the rom?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] SimonFiliatrault:
Question: What if we don't install the gapps while flashing? Wil that work or help?

---------- Post added at 03:06 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:30 AM ----------

Tried removing those folders, found in /data/data and /data/backup (I think)... also did a "fix permissions"... now it does not boot anymore. Stuck in the 4 color circle animation forever.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] briantan888:
I have the same google-play-services crash problem with open_gapps-arm-6.0-pico-20170209.zip.

I then installed open_gapps-arm-6.0-pico-20160220.zip, smaller footprint. No problem.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] SmokenAce:
Same here...Not sure what to do now?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] kjwg:
I installed katkiss 4.4.4, no problem now.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] SimonFiliatrault:
ok trying this.... 20160220 and 2160219 (used in the thread originally) are the same size... how do you choose which one is my first question. Second question, can we allow the updates of google play then?

I am assuming the latest open_gapps is in sync with google play updates?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] bigstones:
I'll try to summarize the "Google Play Services crash" problem. For the curious, read from page 82 (it's not that much!)

Since somewhere near January 2017, Google has been updating Google Play Services (it updates automatically and silently) with a version that uses some NEON native code. NEON is a set of instructions that is found on recent ARM cpus - which our Tegra 2 is not! The result is the crash we're experiencing. Unless Google fixes this, life will never be the same again, so please comment about this on the Google Play Service page on the Play Store, specifying that your Asus TF101 is having problems with those NEON instructions.

Workarounds

One solution is, obviously, not to install gapps. But that's pretty limiting.

The least limiting, temporary solution is to remove the updated Google Play Services (you may find it called also gps or gms, as it once was Google Market Services) install an older version of gapps (which includes Google Play Services without the NEON code) and preventing Google from updating it. Note though, that having an old Google Play Services version will prevent some apps from working (e.g. Gmail, Maps, Drive, LinkedIn (yeah, not just google apps)...)

[MENTION=2935538]h_r_j[/MENTION] and [MENTION=5765486]Ducadim[/MENTION] provide us with links to the oldest gapps for this rom and a more recent one without neon code:

open_gapps-arm-6.0-pico-20160219 and open_gapps-arm-6.0-pico-20160731.

If you don't want to do a full format/wipe and flash all from the beginning (safer), you can find a way to uninstall Google Play Services (package com.google.android.gms). I did it with Titanium backup, [MENTION=5284361]Joh14vers6[/MENTION] suggests to remove every folder beginning with com.google.android.gms- in the /data/app folder and reboot. Or, better, just do a clean flash.

Once you have reinstalled gapps, [MENTION=3951330]timduru[/MENTION] suggests that you can get past the initial setup screen by tapping all the four angles of the screen. It works, just try a few times. Now be careful not to setup the wifi, or Google will update your Google Play Services!

Now the best part. [MENTION=5284361]Joh14vers6[/MENTION] has found a working way to prevent new updates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jemw6Uj_Stw

Once this is done, reboot and check that the hack is still in place (i.e. the receiver is still disabled), then you should be fine.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] SimonFiliatrault:
Ok got it to install now. I am at the steps of automatically install all apps (chosen from the initial setup). I saw a couple of times "google services stopped" message and in the message section (up-left) I see update google services (google app won't run unless you update google play services)... so will do that now.

After I installed the newer google services... got the "Unfortunately, google play services has stopped" again... 2 taps on ok... again... and again every few minutes or so!

BTW I used open gapps 20160220

Tried to start some updates... crash... then slowly started play app... now I see "authentication required ... you need to sign in..." and on top "Unfortunately, google play services has stopped" again... click retry.... now I am in a loop of crashes and sign-in problems.

Rebooting...

Just saw bigstones post by email. will post this anyway and try his solutions... I did a report of the crash and added in the comments info about ARM/NEON issue... Not sure if anyone reads this!
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] SimonFiliatrault:
Tried tapping the 4 corners hundred of times with different patterns and methods... does not work for me.

Suggestions?

---------- Post added at 01:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:55 PM ----------

So I managed to install, do the initial setup (with wifi), skipped what I could and turned off wifi ASAP. Now the tablet is "stable", no crash of google services (probably removed network before the update kicked in). What I want to try now, is install the lucky patcher apk, which I have on the external SD,

My goal is to do like the video explain and turn off the auto update of google services.

So after installing lucky patcher, blocking google services update, started wifi. Did a couple of play apps update, that passed. No google services crash. Tried to install google maps, as soon as download started, play apps was gone, but in the background, maps installed. Tried to start it, crashed. So it is limited but a solution for some apps.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] SmokenAce:
You mean tap all for corners of the screen on the boot logo?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] the gladiator:
Not on the boot logo: on the screen you'll see after it. It will be the first screen of the setup wizard, something like this, if I remember well:
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] the gladiator:
Just my story:

- I was on katKiss 4.4.4 when I first had the problem

- I moved to omnirom 4.4.4; same story

- I find out on this TD the reason of the issue and the workout (so far)

I AM MORE THAN WORRIED: this could be the sudden death for our tablet and I never thought that the executioner could have been Google in such a way
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Vivjen:
Installing old gapps works till automatic update Google Play Market and Google Play services in 6.0. Any type of update freezing is not working on 6.0 for me. Installed Aptoide. Google Play Market and Google Play services killed in Titanium Backup. No errors now
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Joh14vers6:
I tried some additional disable-settings. Can anyone try those too.

base.apk is original google play services apk without Neon.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mbxx78dna3p9zwp/base.apk?dl=0