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Root Should I Update Market App?

armeN0317

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I'm on the latest Gingerbread Stock Rooted ROM;

[ROM][STOCK][Rooted] 4.53.651.1 - Odexed & De-Odexed - xda-developers

I still have the old market which oddly enough came with the ROM. I downloaded the latest MikG v2.56 ROM which I will not be using. I'm wondering if it is a good idea to pull the market.apk off that ROM and install with my current ROM so as to have the latest market version. I know most people hated the new market when it first came out but it's had some updates since then and I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to upgrade. Any thoughts? Thanks a bunch.
 
I'm on the latest Gingerbread Stock Rooted ROM;

[ROM][STOCK][Rooted] 4.53.651.1 - Odexed & De-Odexed - xda-developers

I still have the old market which oddly enough came with the ROM. I downloaded the latest MikG v2.56 ROM which I will not be using. I'm wondering if it is a good idea to pull the market.apk off that ROM and install with my current ROM so as to have the latest market version. I know most people hated the new market when it first came out but it's had some updates since then and I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to upgrade. Any thoughts? Thanks a bunch.

have you tried the other 4.53 gingerbread roms out there. i heard that the swag rom and the sns rom are pretty sweet. i beleive that they have the new market as well.

i really do not mind the new market. not sure why people have issue with it.
here is a flashable zip of it if you want. it also includes the apk as well at the bottom of the op:
New Market 3.0.26 - xda-developers
 
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try and delete the original market apk and then try installing the new one.

Tried that with no success. Here's what worked:

I installed 3.0.26 using root explorer. Restarted and apparently the Market app updated itself immediately after to 3.1.5. Still can't install 3.1.6 but it seems like a lot of other people can't get that one installed either so it maybe a problem with that apk.
 
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