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jimmy2nz

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#119500 3-Jun-2013 17:13
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Hi all,

Just been given a Samsung Note (GT-i9220) which a Chinese version for Samsung Note.  There is no Google Play & I can't access my contacts, which I saved in Gmail.  Anyone know how to overcome this?  Thanks a lot!


Android: 4.1.2
Baseband version: I9220ZCLSF
Kernel version: 3.0.31-1030961 se.infra@SEP-108#3 SMP PREEMPT THU Mar 7 01:59:26 KST 2013
Build number: JZ054K.I9220ZCLSF

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  #830444 4-Jun-2013 12:48
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I've installed google apps on some Android phones with Chinese roms before. Generally what I've done is get the phone rooted, download the relevant google apps package, extract the zip on a computer and manually copy the files to /system/app.

I figured this out by accident as there were no custom recoveries available for the devices I did this to, so I was just messing around with different theories I had and managed to get it working.

The method in that link should probably be your first choice as there is a custom recovery image you can use. Otherwise follow my method and post back with how you got on.

jimmy2nz

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  #831354 5-Jun-2013 22:21
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bradstewart: I actually read the posts on that link before but I am not 100% confident in flashing to a custom rom.

uglyb0b: I am actually keen to root the phone but I have tried multiples applications but none is able to get my phone rooted.

Thanks for all the replies anyway...

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