[HowTo] Install Blankstore (opensource and lightweight play store replacement)

asked 2016-07-23 13:19:24 +0200

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  1. Download the latest blankstore version from the github repo but do NOT install it. Currently it is: V.0.7.5. I downloaded it directly from the phone.
  2. Stop Android in Sailfish settings

  3. Perform these steps, e.g. via SSH:

    devel-su

    cp /home/nemo/Downloads/BlankStore.apk /opt/alien/system/priv-app/Phonesky.apk

    chmod 664 /opt/alien/system/priv-app/Phonesky.apk

If you didn't download blankstore APK using sailfish stock browser, or not from the phone at all, adapt the path in the second step correspondingly

  1. Start Android again from the sailfish settings

  2. Continue in shell from step 3 with

    apkd-install /opt/alien/system/priv-app/Phonesky.apk

  3. Confirm APK installation on the screen of your phone

  4. Now you need to obtain an Android ID. For this download this JAR file to your linux PC (from the XDA thread, it is already known that this JAR file does not work on every Distro and maybe not on windows as well)

  5. Continue on your PC's shell with

    java -jar your-download-path/android-checkin-1.0.jar google-mail-address password

  6. Start the Market app (the app that we just installed) on your sailfish device and enter the above received Android ID together with your google account and password (also needs to be the same as above)

Disclaimer: As mentioned above, I'm quite sure that the JAR file from XDA forum will not work everywhere. I can just confirm that it worked on my opensuse 13.2 and archlinux. Also note that the market will just crash when e.g. the entered credentials or the android ID is wrong. Just try again.

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