Install GApps Manually

[Thien Pow Chong]

1. go to http://opengapps.org/
2. pick on the ARM, Android version, and Pico, then click on Red Button and Download the zip file
3. extract all the .lz file inside every folder

4. ignore the dpi/resolution folder that it extracted...
5. copy the folder inside each extracted file to become the folder structure as shown in the pic below, create the folder manually if needed.

6. ignore the map, chrome, youtube bcos they are not in pico package.

7. now go connect to your pi via adb connect 192.168.x.x

8. 

adb root
adb remount
adb shell "rm -rf system/priv-app/PackageInstaller"

9. go into the gapps folder you have created with all the files extracted... cd gapps

10. 

adb push system /
adb shell "pm grant com.google.android.gms android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"
adb shell "pm grant com.google.android.gms android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"
adb shell "pm grant com.google.android.setupwizard android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE"
adb shell "pm grant com.google.android.setupwizard android.permission.READ_CONTACTS"
adb reboot

after reboot, ignore any "unfortunately ... has stopped" message if got any... and please don't rush to open the apps yet, else it will cache the error and make things more complicated.

Fix Errors via Settings:

1. go to Settings->Apps

2. go into all the newly installed google apps, and go into the permissions, allow all of it that it suggest you to enable.

3. double check if any google apps that you miss adding the permissions.

4. reboot again by typing:

adb connect 192.168..x.x
adb reboot

5. done

Note:

if you didn't listen and rushed to open apps before fixing the permissions, you will have to go to Settings->Apps->top right corner menu choose "Reset app preferences", then reboot, and then go fix the permissions first, then reboot, then it should be ok.

[Brian Gregson]

10. 

adb push system /

Should be 

adb push system /system

 

[wallc...@gmail.com]

Anyone successfully do this? I get errors when trying to do the permission grants and then on reboot it just hangs at the android loading screen.

[realprodu...@gmail.com]

no why cant we just side load it with the firetv pc application I did that with 6.0

[john...@googlemail.com]

Thank you very much, the permission part helped me getting google play running!

[kundub...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 12:24:50 AM UTC+5:30, john...@googlemail.com wrote:

Thank you very much, the permission part helped me getting google play running!

Do we have to extract the .lz files or only the zip containing .lz files?
 

 

[kundub...@gmail.com]

Thanks! I was not able to flash gapps and this came to rescue.

[jeromdi...@gmail.com]

I have :

 failed to copy system /system/etc/sysconfig/whitelist_com.android.omadm.service.xml : read only file system

I changed the permission on all thel files and directories in system but it doesn't change anything.

How would you fix this problem ?
android 5.1

[rowlandl...@gmail.com]

Do the .lz files have to be unziped or not??

[ohu...@gmail.com]

how did you do it

[kjth...@gmail.com]

Same problem at loading screen. Any idea how to revert???

Please help, thank you!

[pqdz...@gmail.com]

Should change this item from

10. 

adb push system /

to:

adb push system /system

???

I tried the original command despite it's illogical and got an error and wrong folder structure.

[soton...@gmail.com]

You are wrong:

$ adb push system /system

[  1%] /system/system/priv-app...

The correct way is:

$ adb push system /

[  1%] /system/priv-app...

[Will Mwendwa]

Like how with the firetv pc