[Solution] Getting Android Pay working on Pure Nexus , Chroma, or OMNI

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skaforey

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Special thanks to @funkyboy1281, @lentm, @macboy3000 for helping getting this work. As far as I can tell, this is the easiest and most straight forward instruction set for getting Android Pay to work on the latest version of Pure Nexus, Chroma, or OMNI Rom

Clean Flashing

1. Download the appropriate Rom.
   
   Pure Nexus Discussion​
   Chroma Discussion​
   OMNI (no link available, sorry)​
2. Download Pure Nexus Dynamic Gapps 2-3-16 (Very important, you cannot use 15-3-16 or later). Yes, even if you use Chroma or OMNI, these Gapps should work for you. Link
3. Download the unSU script for completely unrooting before installing systemless root. Link
4. Download SuperSU 2.68 (or higher) Link || Discussion
5. Advance wipe in recovery all but internal storage
6. Install the ROM, gapps, and unSU
7. Optional: Install custom kernel
8. In TWRP, under advanced, go to terminal and type the following:
   
   Code:

   echo SYSTEMLESS=true>>/data/.supersu
   echo BINDSYSTEMXBIN=false>>/data/.supersu

   Note: You may also do this using ADB in recovery (adb shell, and then enter the same commands. This is much easier in my opinion, and is the method I used.
9. Flash 2.68 beta in TWRP
10. Fully reboot, go through initial device setup
11. Verify in SuperSU that you cannot install SU to the system. This will verify that we are using the systemless root option
12. Download SafetyNet Helper and make sure it passes
13. Install Android Pay and profit!

Dirty Flashing

1. Verify that SafetyNet still passes in Android.
2. Verify in Android that /data/.supersu is still present and contains the appropriate options (see clean flashing). You may also verify in recovery by going to terminal commands and entering in:
   Code:

   cat /data/.supersu

3. Install the updated ROM (do not reinstall gapps unless your ROM builder specifically tells you to do so. Pure nexus does not require a reflash)
4. Optional: Install unSU. This was not necessary on PureNexus, but I cannot be sure for other roms. It shouldn't hurt anything to flash.
5. Optional: Install custom kernel
6. Install SuperSu 2.68 (or higher)
7. Check SafetyNet Helper and make sure it still passes

FAQ
Q. Can I still install and use AdAway?
A. Yes. You must first install something in recovery before installing AdAway. See the discussion Thread. You should be installing v3.1 of the app after you install the recovery zip.

Q. Can I still use V4A?
A. Yes. I do not use this however, but it has been reported that nothing special needs to be done.

Q. Can I change the screen density?
A. We have not found a way to do this without tripping Safety Net

 

Last edited: Apr 8, 2016

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mikeprius

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MrBrady

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@skaforey thanks for this thread! Might want to note in the OP that Wiping Data erases the internal storage. Some people may not know that.

 

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skaforey

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MrBrady said:

@skaforey thanks for this thread! Might want to note in the OP that Wiping Data erases the internal storage. Some people may not know that.

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Noted, thank you! Still hoping some of the lucky folks that have it working can help us out here.

 

MrBrady

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Has anyone found a way to adjust the screen density while keeping Android Pay functional?

 

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mrjiggywiggy

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MrBrady said:

Has anyone found a way to adjust the screen density while keeping Android Pay functional?

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You (should) be able to change the density through adb using

Code:

adb shell wm density DPI

with dpi being what you want, or if you have root you can do that from a terminal emulator, just remove the adb shell part.

 

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sgloki77

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I tried the 2nd method without formating data in different combos to no avail, still hesitant to wipe my internal sdcard, it shouldn't be that hard man, will follow this thread

anyone know other aosp ROMs that have AP working outside of pure nexus?

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MrBrady

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Following the steps in the top most instructions in the OP...

1) Pure Nexus 3/8 does not have root out of the box, so the Unroot step was not needed.
2) TWRP did not show any files/folders in the /su directory, so the Terminal command didn't work. I booted up the device and did it through the Terminal there instead and then rebooted.

After that, loaded up Android Pay and it says "Android Pay can't be used".

Running SafetyNet reports....
SafteyNet request: success
Response validation: success
CTS profile match: false

 

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githyanki

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Tried different methods, not working for me.
1. Download Pure Nexus 1/03/16 or newer (Layers), the latest PN GApps, UnSU, the latest SuperSU.
2. Backup any important data.
3. Boot into TWRP and wipe everything including internal storage
4. Format data.
5. reboot TWRP with USB-OTG that has fines necessary.
6. Flash Pure Nexus.
7. Flash GApps.
8. Flash UnSU.
9. In terminal I saw I still had a folder /supersu so I deleted that.

reboot. Setup phone with google account. Did not have it restore apps, but did have it restore basic setup from google.

Install Safetynet helper

Still fail CTS Profile Match

Don't know what the people are doing different, but not working for me.
Are you using the PN-Gapps or others?
The updated-unsu is what date?
Thanks!

 

MrBrady

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The only way I have gotten AP to work is from a stock image based ROM. It doesn't seem to work with AOSP ROMs like Pure Nexus.

For example, I am currently running Tupac's debloated stock ROM with Cataclysm MOD, Viper4Android and AdAway ad blocking. Android Pay works fine, as long as you follow the SU steps listed in the OP of this thread.

 

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macboy3000

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What I did to get AP to work was removing these lines from updater-script located in META-INF > com > google > android

Code:

ui_print("Flashing SuperSU..");
package_extract_dir("supersu", "/tmp/supersu");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "unzip", "/tmp/supersu/supersu.zip", "META-INF/com/google/android/*", "-d", "/tmp/supersu");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "sh", "/tmp/supersu/META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary", "dummy", "1", "/tmp/supersu/supersu.zip");
ui_print(" ");

and removed the supersu folder inside the zip file. I then installed my custom kernel and systemless supersu. After that, I set the permissions for bin folder inside su to 751 using a root explorer and deleted xbin_bind.

 

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sgloki77

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@macboy3000 what kernel and what version of SuperSU did you use, ? I tried your method, ROM booted fine but safetynet test failed...

this is how I did it

unzip ROM
edit code out
delete supersu folder
zip ROM
advance wipe everything but internal
flash ROM
flash pn gapps
flash elemental kernel
flash supersu
boot into android, delete xbin_bind
reboot system

permissions on bin folder were already 751, so didn't need to change

Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

 

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sgloki77 said:

@macboy3000 what kernel and what version of SuperSU did you use, ? I tried your method, ROM booted fine but safetynet test failed...

this is how I did it

unzip ROM
edit code out
delete supersu folder
zip ROM
advance wipe everything but internal
flash ROM
flash pn gapps
flash elemental kernel
flash supersu
boot into android, delete xbin_bind
reboot system

permissions on bin folder were already 751, so didn't need to change

Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

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Weird...I'm using SuperSU 2.67 and I'm also using Elemental kernel.

 

sgloki77

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macboy3000 said:

Weird...I'm using SuperSU 2.67 and I'm also using Elemental kernel.

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Did you format data? I'll give it a shot with 2.67, I used 2.68

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macboy3000

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sgloki77 said:

Did you format data? I'll give it a shot with 2.67, I used 2.68

Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

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I formatted everything except internal storage before installing.

 

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skaforey

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macboy3000 said:

What I did to get AP to work was removing these lines from updater-script located in META-INF > com > google > android

Code:

ui_print("Flashing SuperSU..");
package_extract_dir("supersu", "/tmp/supersu");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "unzip", "/tmp/supersu/supersu.zip", "META-INF/com/google/android/*", "-d", "/tmp/supersu");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "sh", "/tmp/supersu/META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary", "dummy", "1", "/tmp/supersu/supersu.zip");
ui_print(" ");

and removed the supersu folder inside the zip file. I then installed my custom kernel and systemless supersu. After that, I set the permissions for bin folder inside su to 751 using a root explorer and deleted xbin_bind.

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Well I tried this and still no luck

I even tried flashing the modified ROM, gapps, and never flashing SuperSU at all (so my rom wasn't rooted at all), and SafetyNet still gives me a red screen. I really wish I knew what was triggering this for some and how others can make it work.

 

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skaforey

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I tried again using 2.57 SuperSU and Elemental X and still fails. Would someone that got it working be able to post a more detailed log of exactly what steps you're using and exactly what files you're flashing.

 

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MrBrady said:

The only way I have gotten AP to work is from a stock image based ROM. It doesn't seem to work with AOSP ROMs like Pure Nexus.

For example, I am currently running Tupac's debloated stock ROM with Cataclysm MOD, Viper4Android and AdAway ad blocking. Android Pay works fine, as long as you follow the SU steps listed in the OP of this thread.

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This has been my experience as well !

 

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jcrompton said:

This has been my experience as well !

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Got Android Pay working with Tupac's debloated stock ROM too! Thanks!
Is it possible to change DPI and keep Android Pay working?

 

MrBrady

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lentm said:

Got Android Pay working with Tupac's debloated stock ROM too! Thanks!
Is it possible to change DPI and keep Android Pay working?

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Not that I have found, unfortunately. Even via just ADB commands.