Can you find Google Earth in the Market?

martinml · Jan 15, 2011

UPDATE: this thread is not needed anymore. Everything is working fine now, read this.

I can't find Google Earth in the Market on my Defy.

If you can, please post here your build.prop, ROM, firmware, and all the info you can gather. If you don't know how to do this, you can ask here or PM me and I'll help.

I am asking this because I suspect there is a problem on the Google's side validating Defy's fingerprints, and with enough info from somebody that can find and download Google Earth from the Market, we could fix it

Here is a QRCode with a direct link for your convenience:

soleimam · Jan 15, 2011

Nop, I don't have it either.
What's going on?

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ellendel · Jan 15, 2011

When i had the 2.34 blurless rom with the JIT update, i could'nt find that app;
but now with the chinese 2.2 froyo i've installed google earth in the defy through the market.

2hlc · Jan 15, 2011

I think the problem came with the market update. When you go to settings-applications-market and you uninstall the update you will see google earth again and other apps that are missing after the market update like vplayer. The problem will be back after the market is updated again automatically.

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martinml · Jan 15, 2011

Nope. I uninstalled several times the update, searched with the old Market, and Google Earth didn't come up.

@ellendel, can you post your build.prop? It's located in /system/build.prop and you will need root.

ngfletcher · Jan 16, 2011

I was unable to find google earth with the stock Android 2.1 US ROM and the updated market. Installed the 2.34 Central European ROM (still android 2.1) and was able to find google earth in the updated market(downloading it now).

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ngfletcher · Jan 16, 2011

I found my build.prop. Is there a way to insert it from my phone using the xda app? I won't have computer access for a while.

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scrannel · Jan 16, 2011

Interesting. I have Google Earth on my phone and runs great (T-MO USA Defy). But I can no longer find it on the market and it's no longer listed under my installed apps.

martinml · Jan 16, 2011

ngfletcher said:
Installed the 2.34 Central European ROM (still android 2.1) and was able to find google earth in the updated market(downloading it now).

?!?!
That's the ROM that I have, and I can't find it, it's very strange.

ngfletcher said:
I found my build.prop. Is there a way to insert it from my phone using the xda app? I won't have computer access for a while

Maybe you can open it with Root Explorer and copy/paste it? Or upload it with the Dropbox app to your Public folder and post a link...

scrannel · Jan 16, 2011

Have you tried installing from here:

http://www.google.com/mobile/earth/...-us-bk-earthandroid&utm_term=earth on android

martinml · Jan 16, 2011

That just redirects to the Market, which says that the requested element can't be found.

Anyway, just to be clear: this problem is not about Google Earth. It's about Google not recognizing Defy's full specifications. There are dozens of other apps that we can't download. I just chose Google Earth because it's supposed to be available everywhere.

If I wanted Google Earth I'd just download the APK somewhere else.

bobbyphoenix · Jan 16, 2011

martinml said:
That just redirects to the Market, which says that the requested element can't be found.

Anyway, just to be clear: this problem is not about Google Earth. It's about Google not recognizing Defy's full specifications. There are dozens of other apps that we can't download. I just chose Google Earth because it's supposed to be available everywhere.

If I wanted Google Earth I'd just download the APK somewhere else.

I wonder when and why it changed? I can't find it in the Market either, but I do have it installed already. I downloaded right after I bought the phone in Nov.

martinml · Jan 16, 2011

Try something. Go to Settings > Applications. Find Market and clean data and uninstall updates. Try searching Google Earth in the Market now.

Don't worry, minutes later the Market will be updated again to the current version.

scrannel · Jan 17, 2011

Found this on another site, not sure if still works:

view the below link thru mobile browser.. it will automatically starts to download and install...

http://sites.google.com/site/droidlife10/home/google_earth.apk

Actually just tried it on my computer and it gave me: google_earth.apk

martinml · Jan 17, 2011

Well, thank you. But read my other post:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10650634&postcount=11

It's not about Google Earth, it's about why some apps are not in the Market.

scrannel · Jan 17, 2011

Sorry, got lost on the journey. When I first got the G1 there was nothing on the market but a hundred different fart apps. (Yes, exaggeration). But I really did stop relying on the market and honestly can't recall where I got Earth as it does not show up as a market download.

martinml · Jan 17, 2011

Can you find Rocket Bunnies or Jet Car Stunts? Those don't appear for me, either.

bobbyphoenix · Jan 20, 2011

martinml said:
Can you find Rocket Bunnies or Jet Car Stunts? Those don't appear for me, either.

Earth, Rocket Bunnies, and Jet Car Stunts now shows in the Market. I think it need to be updated (the Market that is). I happened to catch Lookout "Scanning Market", and I thought "Hm why?". As I looked up the Market in Applications I noticed the version was higher than the day before (I read around there was a new version, so I checked mine), so I looked up the apps that I couldn't find before, and boom, there they are.

martinml · Jan 20, 2011

You're right!
Market just updated from version 2002207 to 2002211 and Google Earth, Rocket Bunnies and Jet Car Stunts are appearing!

If somebody doesn't get the update: go to Settings > Applications > Manage applications. Uninstall Market updates and clear its data. Then enter the Market, close it, and a minute later you should have the new version.

Wheee!

gplock · Jan 21, 2011

I just checked its up now under free apps.

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