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    Default How to Install Android Market place App?


    I bought the HTC hero (G2) Unlocked. The phone does not have the android market app. Can someone please advice me on how I would be able to install the android market place?

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    Default Re: How to Install Android Market place App?

    The Market app is one of the standard Android system apps - not something that can be uninstalled. Are you sure it's not there?

    If you open the apps tray, are you sure "Market" isn't among them? What about other system apps like Calendar, Alarm Clock, GMail, etc?

    If it's really not there, if you go to Home -> Menu -> Settings -> About phone, what is your Firmware version, Kernal version, and Build number?

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    Default Re: How to Install Android Market place App?

    same here, but in my case is cuse in latinoamerica theres no android market or is like restricted so i actually never understood why or how but i cant have the android market D:

    someone advised me to root it and then put another ROM but my htc hero is unlocked too, so im not sure if i can do that without losing the unlock thing that makes the phone works to the company in here.


    lets see is someone can give us an answer cuse mine is just like 70% true

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    Default Re: How to Install Android Market place App?

    yep,I'm positive it is not there,I do have the calender and other apps,only market is not there, from what I've been told,the asain HTC HERO that I have comes default that way.But my phone info is,
    FIRMWAR 1.5
    BASEBAND 63.18.55.06EU_6.35.06.18
    KERNAL 2.6.27-8dd6dee
    BUILT NUMBER 2.73.728.5
    SOFTWARE VERSION 1.00.A6288

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    Default Re: How to Install Android Market place App?

    Quote Originally Posted by stefan182 View Post
    same here, but in my case is cuse in latinoamerica theres no android market or is like restricted so i actually never understood why or how but i cant have the android market D:

    someone advised me to root it and then put another ROM but my htc hero is unlocked too, so im not sure if i can do that without losing the unlock thing that makes the phone works to the company in here.


    lets see is someone can give us an answer cuse mine is just like 70% true
    exactly,i to would not like to loose my unlocked HERO,I am on the AT&T network,But I herd to try the root also, But with so much searching,I still have not found anything specific on how to install market,,I really Dont want to do a root.But if that's the only way,then I have no other choice

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    Default Re: How to Install Android Market place App?

    I wasn't aware that some markets don't provide the Market app. That sucks.

    I imagine your only option is to root and install a custom firmware then, which should come with the Market app.

    In terms of it being locked/unlocked, I can't see it re-locking your phone. If anything, it would unlock a locked phone. Perhaps someone else could confirm this first though.

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    Default Re: How to Install Android Market place App?

    Quote Originally Posted by extorian View Post
    I wasn't aware that some markets don't provide the Market app. That sucks.

    I imagine your only option is to root and install a custom firmware then, which should come with the Market app.

    In terms of it being locked/unlocked, I can't see it re-locking your phone. If anything, it would unlock a locked phone. Perhaps someone else could confirm this first though.
    Ok thanks, When it comes to rooting, Im a newbie, I can jailbreak a iphone though, This is my first android, can anyone point me in the right direction, about which root software to download?. I hear there are different kinds? What should I google? (HOW TO ROOT HTC HERO?)

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    Default Re: How to Install Android Market place App?

    I'd try something like:

    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=%2Bsite%3Aforum...ero%22+%2Broot

    There are two types of HTC Hero - the CMDA one (without a SIM card), and a GSM one (with a SIM card), make sure you follow the instructions for the correct type.

    To be honest, don't really know a whole lot about rooting the HTC Hero - you may want to wait until someone more knowledgeable about this subject answers...

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    Quote Originally Posted by stefan182 View Post
    same here, but in my case is cuse in latinoamerica theres no android market or is like restricted so i actually never understood why or how but i cant have the android market D:

    someone advised me to root it and then put another ROM but my htc hero is unlocked too, so im not sure if i can do that without losing the unlock thing that makes the phone works to the company in here.


    lets see is someone can give us an answer cuse mine is just like 70% true
    Once your phone is unlocked, it stays unlocked. Here is a root guide for the Sprint Hero.
    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581577
    Last edited by ggrant3876; 12-28-2009 at 02:38 PM.
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    Default Re: How to Install Android Market place App?


    Quote Originally Posted by ggrant3876 View Post
    Once your phone is unlocked, it stays unlocked. Here is a root guide for the Sprint Hero.
    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581577
    actually my phone isnt sprint one, is the one with sim card (GSM). i bought it unlocked from some guy round here, so like someone said im also a newbie in this kind of situation like rooting and hacking. so will need to read lots of things and seek for the right thing anyway i send an email to the guy that sold me the phone to get sure that when i root it wont be locked again or somthing like that, the other thing is that i wont like to root it cuse of my waranty of 1 yr. so im gonna just wait for an answer from that guy and make sure that everything will be ok after rooting =)

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