New Android Market update. Works fine on the SanFran

[Guest Simon O]

On the Android developers blog Google announced the new Android Market update. http://android-developers.blogspot.com/201...ent-update.html

I've spent some time with this today and made some screen shots which I'll try and give some information about.

Firstly, the new look:

The main page, apps and games page have a carousel at the top showing some selected apps/games with a ticker-tape giving information about the app.

My Apps looks cleaner but functionality is unchanged from previous versions.

Application pages look a lot nicer and provide a lot more information. No additional tabs, everything is on one page.

Information text and comments are shortened and can be completely viewed by pressing the 'More' button.

Similar apps are now shown at the bottom of the app page. The three most popular are shown first with additional apps available by clicking 'More'.

So far it works as expected. It was a little slow to start up first time but I don't know if this caused by the phone or the Google servers. The APK file can be downloaded from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=868767

Android Central have a video online showing the new market.

Edited December 11, 2010 by flibblesan

[Guest rayraven]

Nice preview of the market.

I'm running the r2 of your FLB rom, and i cant install the apk.

Do i need to be rooted?

[Guest Frankish]

Try pushing it from recovery via adb.

[Guest Simon O]

Yeah you need to push it to your phone or use one of the recovery zips provided at XDA, but make a backup first using recovery.

update: apparently this only works if you are using ADW.Launcher

Edited December 11, 2010 by flibblesan

[Guest misterLjay]

working fine for me, cheers flibblesan

[Guest Ash_P]

v2.2.6:

• Refund window changing to 15 minutes

• New carousel with featured apps on main page

• Widgets and Live Wallpapers categories added

• Related content added to app page

• Single page app viewing, all info in one place

• Max size for apk files increased from 25 MB to 50 MB

[Guest Sebastian404]

v2.2.6:

• Refund window changing to 15 minutes

• New carousel with featured apps on main page

• Widgets and Live Wallpapers categories added

• Related content added to app page

• Single page app viewing, all info in one place

• Max size for apk files increased from 25 MB to 50 MB

Interesting, I though we would have to wait longer for this, since 2.13 only came out a day or so ago...

[Guest olionair]

ever since the similar tab i have been unable to update apps as they dont show up as installed on fibblesans 2.2 rom

[Guest superkryo]

The UI is regressive in my view. Scrolling is much slower than tabs.

[Guest SWOriginal]

Force closes on start up for me

Edit: fixed by clearing market cache and date and then rebooting

Edited December 11, 2010 by SWOriginal

[Guest robot1000]

I've installed it through recovery and the 'market' app has disappeared.

How do I get it back?

[Guest factro]

I've installed it through recovery and the 'market' app has disappeared.

How do I get it back?

see it in app drawer..bt it keep giving me force close

[Guest factro]

Force closes on start up for me

Edit: fixed by clearing market cache and date and then rebooting

this didnt work for me..:)

[Guest robot1000]

I've installed it through recovery and the 'market' app has disappeared.

How do I get it back?

Managed to make it reappear, by installing it through 'Root explorer'

Problem now is the 'force closes'. I've wiped cache and data and it then runs but after loading up some apps on the market, it crashes again.

Is there any solution?

[Guest factro]

Force closes on start up for me

Edit: fixed by clearing market cache and date and then rebooting

which ROM are you using now??

[Guest factro]

which ROM are you using now??

flibblesan which ROM r u using??

[Guest alltheway3]

Will we be getting this through normal OTA updates or is that not the case with custom ROMs?

[Guest Sebastian404]

Will we be getting this through normal OTA updates or is that not the case with custom ROMs?

The 2.1 version will update OTA soon enough

[Guest Simon O]

flibblesan which ROM r u using??

Paul's Froyo MCR Alpha 4 from the kitchen.

[Guest Simon O]

ever since the similar tab i have been unable to update apps as they dont show up as installed on fibblesans 2.2 rom

My ROM is based on the old leaked beta ROM so that's probably another bug.

[Guest alltheway3]

The 2.1 version will update OTA soon enough

I've got a custom 2.2 ROM though. What I am asking is will I have to download the new market via apk or will I get it OTA?

[Guest Rem1x]

Flashed the ZIP, on Alpha 3 of the leaked ROM.

This is what Honeycomb looks like, I called it.

[Guest roy8846]

APK is here..

http://www.multiupload.com/B6Y171MCYU

[Guest Simon O]

Flashed the ZIP, on Alpha 3 of the leaked ROM.

This is what Honeycombgingerbread looks like, I called it.

Fixed it for you. It's actually the new Market for Gingerbread :)

Remember when Google hired the UI guy who used to work for Palm? Android 2.3 is the result. Wouldn't surprise me if we see further improvements in other apps too.

[Guest Rem1x]

Fixed it for you. It's actually the new Market for Gingerbread :)

Remember when Google hired the UI guy who used to work for Palm? Android 2.3 is the result. Wouldn't surprise me if we see further improvements in other apps too.

Oh, I know that, but I still think I'm right.

Just got a few theories :)

(also 3.0 will be the result of the Palm guy. this is just a taster. i'm standing by my point... i'm a designer, damn it)