Here is how you can install android market and Google Apps onto your device manually in-case arctools is incompatible
Just follow these 10 simple steps:
- Download THIS to your computer and extract the file (just press skip add in top right)
- Plug your device into the computer and enable USB Storage
- Drag and drop your extracted folder into your device and navigate to it using the built in file browser
- Install the apps in the following order but do not open any yet:
- Google Services Framework
- OneTime Initializer
- Setup Wizard
- Talk
- Gmail
- Vending
- Now log into Gmail, it may take a while, you should get this error:
- Now go into settings and manage apps. Click on Google framework. Clear the data if you have the option also the cache
- Do the same thing for Gmail and clear the data if you have the option also the cache
- Turn device off and on again.
- DON’T launch the market but launch Gmail and login. It should work this time
- You can now use the android market Google apps can be downloaded from there.
If you have any questions please post them in the forum or in the comments section
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Hi,
I just got a 7f G3 (which, BTW, is already out in France since about a week and for 99€) and tried your method. Everything has been working fine except that I get “The Market app has stopped” when I launch the app; any help?
This method is not the most reliable option to install the Market, maybe it needs updated files for ICS. I’ll have a look when I get my hands on a device, will try to make a custom firmware, which is the prefered method to get a properly running Google Play/Android Market. When we have something work, it will be announced here on the blog and/or in the forum.
Alright. And while I’m at it, I went to the Market on the browser of the tablet and the Market now detects the device (“Unknown AN7FG3”). I clicked on an app and asked for it to be send to the tablet, we’ll see if it works. I’ll keep you posted.
What devices will this work for? I have an Arnova 10 G2 will this work?
It will work on the 10 G2, you can also check a custom firmware that will give you more possibilities
http://www.arctablet.com/blog/featured/installing-android-market-arnova-10-g2-ez-custom-firmware/
I followed the steps above but didn’t work for me.
I have an archos 7c g2.
After step 9, gmail produces the same error..cant establish etc..
The 7cG2 is a bit of an exception in the Arnova G2 products. It needs a specific firmware, that requires some manipulations, please check here:
http://www.arctablet.com/blog/featured/custom-firmware-arnova-7c-g2-root-android-market-cwm-recovery/