Lost Maps app

[Guest 325i]

I was running the R8 ROM with maps baked onto the ROM. So today i tried the new R9 ROM but forgot to tick maps.

Firstly, i tried installing it from the market but it said INSTALLATION UNSUCESSFUL.

So then i rebaked a R8 and R9 ROM with maps on it but the app is not there. Strangely, i have got streetview though.

So are there any other ways i can get Maps back, can i install it manually?

[Guest 325i]

Found a solution in another thread

finally a solution that worked for me without rebaking:

1. used recovery and adb to get rid of old maps in /system

2. used the extracted apk (from this thread) and installed via adb (installed to /data) [installing the apk directly failed]

-> new maps was there but not shown as installed in the market

3. deinstalled via app-manager

4. reinstalled from market.

Now i have latest maps and it is shown in the market as installed.

But im not sure how to install via ADB. Any guide please?

[Guest 325i]

Found a guide on how to ADB but now im getting the following error - Failure [iNSTALL_FAILED_SHARED_USER_INCOMPATIBLE]

[Guest moveandfire]

Found a guide on how to ADB but now im getting the following error - Failure [iNSTALL_FAILED_SHARED_USER_INCOMPATIBLE]

Had the same problem on mine the other day. Got it sorted by following the instructions in the following post:

http://android.modaco.com/index.php?s=&amp...t&p=1402843

- Reboot in recovery mode.

- Vía ADB:

* adb shell

* mount /system

* rm /system/app/Maps.apk

- Reboot (in normal mode). Enable USB debug if not enabled in your settings

- Extract Maps.apk from a MCR R8 (/system/app/Maps.apk)

- Via ADB:

* adb install Maps.apk

- Remove Google Maps via Settings->Applications or via Astro, etc.

- Install Google Maps via Market

It seems the important step is reinstalling a version which originally came with the ROM even if its the same one you removed earlier. I presume it reinstalls it in a slightly different manner to allow it to be replaced by the market version after manual removal.

Edited September 25, 2010 by moveandfire

[Guest InsaneNutter]

Had the same problem on mine the other day. Got it sorted by following the instructions in the following post:

http://android.modaco.com/index.php?s=&amp...t&p=1402843

It seems the important step is reinstalling a version which originally came with the ROM even if its the same one you removed earlier. I presume it reinstalls it in a slightly different manner to allow it to be replaced by the market version after manual removal.

I have followed that to the letter, however installation still fails for me.

I have deleted the Maps.apk

Re installed the one from my custom rom

C:\Apps\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb install Maps.apk

1378 KB/s (3993703 bytes in 2.830s)

pkg: /data/local/tmp/Maps.apk

Success

I have then removed it, however after that I always get a message saying installation was unsuccessful when installing from the marketplace, if I install through adb then try and upgrade from the Market place I also get an error saying the upgrade was not successful.

Any idea what else i can try?

I also also tried removing Street.apk too.

[Guest moveandfire]

I have followed that to the letter, however installation still fails for me.

I have deleted the Maps.apk

Re installed the one from my custom rom

I have then removed it, however after that I always get a message saying installation was unsuccessful when installing from the marketplace, if I install through adb then try and upgrade from the Market place I also get an error saying the upgrade was not successful.

Any idea what else i can try?

I also also tried removing Street.apk too.

I think I may have had to uninstall it via Titanium Backup just before installing the marketplace version. Also had to follow exactly the same process with Street.apk to get that to install from the Market too.

Other than that I can't think of anything different I did. If you're on R8 I could upload the original version of Maps I used from my baked ROM, if you want to give that a try.

Edited September 25, 2010 by moveandfire

[Guest Kiran J. Holla]

I keep getting an error when trying to install Maps.apk

C:>adb-nilezon shell

adb server is out of date.  killing...

* daemon started successfully *

~ # mount /system

mount /system

~ # mount /sdcard

mount /sdcard

~ # mount /data

mount /data

~ # rm /system/app/Maps.apk

rm /system/app/Maps.apk

~ # rm /system/app/Street.apk

rm /system/app/Street.apk

~ # exit

exit


C:>adb-nilezon install Maps.apk

1589 KB/s (4945813 bytes in 3.039s)

/sbin/sh: pm: not found


C:>adb-nilezon install Street.apk

1318 KB/s (288882 bytes in 0.214s)

/sbin/sh: pm: not found

After this, if I try to update the Maps from the Market, it downloads OK but does not install. Then, I have no Maps on my phone!

Any ideas what I can do to remedy the situation?

Regards,

Kiran

[Guest ZiCoN]

After this, if I try to update the Maps from the Market, it downloads OK but does not install. Then, I have no Maps on my phone!

Any ideas what I can do to remedy the situation?

Regards,

Kiran

To revert to standard (non-updateable) state:

adb push Maps.apk /system/app/

[Guest Kiran J. Holla]

To revert to standard (non-updateable) state:

adb push Maps.apk /system/app/

Well that isn't really a problem. I had a Nandroid backup, which I reverted to.

My main objective is to get to a point where I can update Google Maps from the Market as and when new updates are released. I hate having to flash new ROMs each time such updates become available.

With GMail, I found that a simple rm /system/app/Gmail.apk and then an install from the Market works just fine. However, the same approach does not work for Google Maps. Do you know why this is the case?

Regards,

Kiran

[Guest ZiCoN]

Well that isn't really a problem. I had a Nandroid backup, which I reverted to.

My main objective is to get to a point where I can update Google Maps from the Market as and when new updates are released. I hate having to flash new ROMs each time such updates become available.

With GMail, I found that a simple rm /system/app/Gmail.apk and then an install from the Market works just fine. However, the same approach does not work for Google Maps. Do you know why this is the case?

Regards,

Kiran

and you did try these steps?

http://android.modaco.com/index.php?s=&amp...t&p=1401037

[Guest Kiran J. Holla]

and you did try these steps?

http://android.modaco.com/index.php?s=&amp...t&p=1401037

Yes, I tried those steps - all of them, step by step.

Installation of Street View works fine but Maps still fails :lol:

Help!!

Regards,

Kiran

[Guest InsaneNutter]

I think I may have had to uninstall it via Titanium Backup just before installing the marketplace version. Also had to follow exactly the same process with Street.apk to get that to install from the Market too.

That worked! Cheers.

In Titanium Backup i also had to go in to preferences and check the box under uninstaller settings that says "Remove market place entry"

After doing that I was able to download both Maps and the Street view addon from the marketplace and install them with no problems.