Guest Paul Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 In response to requests on Twitter, I thought i'd knock up a quick post about the process I went through to get my Google Music account set up. Basically I... Step 1 - requesting an invitation I requested an invitation on the day Google Music was announced at http://music.google.com/about/. The invite request form IP checks to ensure you are in the US, so you need to be connected via a VPN located in the US. I used http://www.privateinternetaccess.com (my VPN of choice as it's free with MoDaCo Plus). Step 2 - installing the latest Google Music software After requesting the invite, I installed the latest version of Google Music ready for when the invite arrived! :( This can be achieved by either installing MarketAccess and spoofing your location as the US, or by installing this APK. Step 3 - trying to boost my chances by spoofing a 3.1 equipped Xoom Twitter and MoDaCo member @anditails mentioned that he had received an e-mail inviting him to Google Music as he had an Android 3.1 equipped Verizon Xoom. In fact, he has a UK WiFi Xoom that he had flashed with the 3.1 ROM. This got me thinking. <_< I edited the build.prop on my Eee Pad Transformer, substituting in the lines below: # begin build properties # autogenerated by buildinfo.sh ro.build.id=HMJ37 ro.build.display.id=HMJ37 ro.build.version.incremental=124251 ro.build.version.sdk=12 ro.build.version.codename=REL ro.build.version.release=3.1 ro.build.date=Sat May 7 02:22:32 PDT 2011 ro.build.date.utc=1304760152 ro.build.type=user ro.build.user=android-build ro.build.host=android-test-7.mtv.corp.google.com ro.build.tags=release-keys ro.product.model=Xoom ro.product.brand=verizon ro.product.name=trygon ro.product.device=stingray ro.product.board= ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi ro.product.manufacturer=Motorola ro.product.locale.language=en ro.product.locale.region=US ro.wifi.channels= ro.board.platform=tegra # ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device ro.build.product=stingray # Do not try to parse ro.build.description or .fingerprint ro.build.description=trygon-user 3.1 HMJ37 124251 release-keys ro.build.fingerprint=verizon/trygon/stingray:3.1/HMJ37/124251:user/release-keys ro.build.characteristics=tablet # end build properties[/code] before doing a hard reset, re-setting up the device, running the Market, running Music and doing everything else I could think of to make Google see me. :P I left the configuration like this for a few hours then restored my normal backup. [b]Step 4 - the invite arrives[/b] Lo and behold, a few days later, my invite arrived in e-mail! :rolleyes: I tried to accept it in the browser but it gave me the same error being outside the US, so I connected the VPN to accept. This is the last time I needed to use the VPN. I can now upload / download / play music on my PC and phone over a regular connection. And it's great! :D [i]I hope this might help someone get on... please post below if you have any success![/i] P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jamibu Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 I tried to accept it in the browser but it gave me the same error being outside the US, so I connected the VPN to accept. This is the last time I needed to use the VPN. I can now upload / download / play music on my PC and phone over a regular connection. And it's great! :P P I'm using an actual UK wifi Xoom that I upgraded to 3.1 and I have everything working now....though I don't remember having to vpn to accept the invite. Other than that, and not needing to spoof device, I followed the same route! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest redmongoose Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 In response to requests on Twitter, I thought i'd knock up a quick post about the process I went through to get my Google Music account set up. Thanks, will edit the build.prop when I get home. Anything to perhaps speed up the invite process :rolleyes: On another note I just replaced my entire build.prop file on the transformer last night with the xoom 3.1 build.prop and unsuprisinly it doesn't like it :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 :P P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BrumBrum74 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Can this editing be done on a phone build.prop? Nexus One? My Transformer is stuck in customs. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest redmongoose Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 OK how freaky is this....... just edited the build.prop on device, made folder read only and bam new gmail :P "You're Invited!" :rolleyes: Yay Thanks for instructions though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnrg Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Thanks Paul! Great tips as always. And... less than an hour after sending my request... I've got my invite! Woohoo! :P Uploading 9,000 tracks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest praga Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Yay same here got my invitation in From Cappy MIUI Rom with this instructions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kartman_21 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Can I do the same (using build.prop from xoom) on the galaxy S2? How to upload this to my /system folder using adb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BrumBrum74 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Thanks Paul! Great tips as always. And... less than an hour after sending my request... I've got my invite! Woohoo! :P Uploading 9,000 tracks! Did you edit on a HTC Desire or a Transformer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnrg Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Did you edit on a HTC Desire or a Transformer? My transformer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheMathMan Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Yay same here got my invitation in From Cappy MIUI Rom with this instructions Can I ask if you made your build.prop exactly the same as above? Did you remove any additional build information provided by Samsung and did you restart? I'm concerned restarting with this build.prop may do bad things on an S2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BrumBrum74 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Got Invited as well. :P Thanks Paul for info. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guitarfreak Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Ive edited in the lines posted but mines still saying Transformer under model number? everything else has changed, 3.1 etc (wish it was lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chewy11 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 still waiting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest todbld Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Worked Great ... Thanks Paul!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Matchstick Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 That's worked for me as well. Excellent :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaBeeeenster Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 I got my invite and am now uploading my library, but when I run the Music app on my SGS2 it doesn't ask me if I want to connect to the online service. Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnrg Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 I got my invite and am now uploading my library, but when I run the Music app on my SGS2 it doesn't ask me if I want to connect to the online service. Am I missing something? It took a while for the music app to register the Music Beta. keep it running for an hour and see if it picks up on it. If not, clear its data and reboot, leaving it running again for a while and you'll get a prompt to allow access to Google Music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaBeeeenster Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 It took a while for the music app to register the Music Beta. keep it running for an hour and see if it picks up on it. If not, clear its data and reboot, leaving it running again for a while and you'll get a prompt to allow access to Google Music. Ah great ta. Upload process so far has been very very smooth. One other question - Is it possible to tell the app where to store the music? Would rather it went on my external SD card...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mimminito Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Ive edited in the lines posted but mines still saying Transformer under model number? everything else has changed, 3.1 etc (wish it was lol) Same. Hopefully someone will clarify this is ok (maybe its a hardware setting, not sure) and hopefully will get an inv soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaBeeeenster Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 It took a while for the music app to register the Music Beta. keep it running for an hour and see if it picks up on it. If not, clear its data and reboot, leaving it running again for a while and you'll get a prompt to allow access to Google Music. Clearing the storage through settings then re-running the app sorted it out. There's no option to set where it caches the files though which is *really* annoying! I want them on the MicroSD... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaBeeeenster Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Clearing the storage through settings then re-running the app sorted it out. There's no option to set where it caches the files though which is *really* annoying! I want them on the MicroSD... I wonder if I could root the device and put a symlink in to point to the SD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DonVincenzo Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Same. Hopefully someone will clarify this is ok (maybe its a hardware setting, not sure) and hopefully will get an inv soon! Me too - I've had it sitting with the build.prop modified for about 12 hours now and still nothing... Also, did everyone who had success follow Paul's path all the way along (i.e. after adjusting the build.prop, hard reset, setup tablet and use market etc for a few hours, then restore nandroid)? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kartman_21 Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 hi all, I tried to edit the build.prop both with full example of Paul but also using the Galaxy S2 base build.prop. unfortunately this is not succesfull, as after edit and reboot of phone, the phone keeps rebooting (bootloop), after I have to reflash my phone. Does someone have any idea how to make this work for the SGS2? original build.prop --- # begin build properties # autogenerated by buildinfo.sh ro.build.id=GINGERBREAD ro.build.display.id=GINGERBREAD.XWKDD ro.build.version.incremental=XWKDD ro.build.version.sdk=10 ro.build.version.codename=REL ro.build.version.release=2.3.3 ro.build.date=Tue Apr 26 09:00:32 KST 2011 ro.build.date.utc=1303776032 ro.build.type=user ro.build.user=root ro.build.host=DELL103 ro.build.tags=release-keys ro.product.model=GT-I9100 ro.product.brand=samsung ro.product.name=GT-I9100 ro.product.device=GT-I9100 ro.product.board=GT-I9100 ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a # Samsung Specific Properties ro.build.PDA=I9100XWKDD ro.build.hidden_ver=I9100XWKDD ro.build.changelist=161513 ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi ro.product.manufacturer=samsung ro.product.locale.language=en ro.product.locale.region=GB ro.wifi.channels= ro.board.platform=s5pc210 # ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device ro.build.product=GT-I9100 # Do not try to parse ro.build.description or .fingerprint ro.build.description=GT-I9100-user 2.3.3 GINGERBREAD XWKDD release-keys ro.build.fingerprint=samsung/GT-I9100/GT-I9100:2.3.3/GINGERBREAD/XWKDD:user/release-keys # Samsung Specific Properties ro.build.PDA=I9100XWKDD ro.build.hidden_ver=I9100XWKDD ro.build.changelist=161513 ro.tether.denied=false ro.flash.resolution=1080 # end build properties # # system.prop for asop5000 # rild.libpath=/system/lib/libsec-ril.so rild.libargs=-d /dev/ttyS0 ro.sf.lcd_density=240 dalvik.vm.heapsize=64m # Samsung USB default mode persist.service.usb.setting=0 # # ADDITIONAL_BUILD_PROPERTIES # ro.url.legal=http://www.google.com/intl/%s/mobile/android/basic/phone-legal.html ro.url.legal.android_privacy=http://www.google.com/intl/%s/mobile/android/basic/privacy.html ro.com.google.locationfeatures=1 ro.com.google.clientidbase=android-samsung ro.com.google.gmsversion=2.3_r3 media.stagefright.enable-player=false media.stagefright.enable-meta=false media.stagefright.enable-scan=false media.stagefright.enable-http=true media.stagefright.enable-rtsp=false ro.url.legal=http://www.google.com/intl/%s/mobile/android/basic/phone-legal.html ro.url.legal.android_privacy=http://www.google.com/intl/%s/mobile/android/basic/privacy.html ro.com.google.locationfeatures=1 keyguard.no_require_sim=true ro.config.ringtone=01_Minimal_tone.ogg ro.config.notification_sound=01_Sherbet.ogg ro.config.alarm_alert=Good_Morning.ogg ro.config.media_sound=Media_preview_Touch_the_light.ogg ro.opengles.version=131072 ro.setupwizard.mode=OPTIONAL ro.secdevenc=true ro.wtldatapassword=true net.bt.name=Android dalvik.vm.stack-trace-file=/data/anr/traces.txt ---- thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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