So this Christmas, I put the Coby Kyros MID7012 tablet (which only runs Android 2.3.3) on my wish list. I was surprised when I actually received it! By that time, I had decided I didn’t really need it. I am returning it, but I thought I would share some things I learned through the experience. This mainly concerns installing the Android Market on the Coby Kyros.
Ok, just to give you a little background info, the Kyros 7012 and others don’t have the Android Market installed out of the box. It would seem like all you’d need to do is install a few .apk files and you’d be good right? Well all but 2 articles I read online were not like that at all. Most required you to root the device. Although rooting itself can be undone, certain things done with rooting privileges cannot. Not to mention the fact that “rooting” the tablet most likely voids the warranty on the device. So, in short, it doesn’t seem like “doing it right the first time” is very popular with people installing the Android Market. That is why I wanted to throw in my two cents about this so that more people can do this right and not mess up their devices.
After a good amount of research, I found a method that actually worked for me. It is based off of a YouTube tutorial. If you go on YouTube, it’s the first one that pops up if you search “install android market on coby” I believe. Here’s the actual URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BrWSC2uiAg
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I have to put that there in case someone messes up their device by following this, although I doubt they will. OK, here we go.
1. Download the “Android Market_install_files.zip” below with your PC and unzip all the files to a convenient location (say, your desktop).
Android Market_install_files.zip
2. Now connect the tablet to your PC and put these files on your tablet’s SD card or internal memory. If your not sure how to do this, consult your product manual (on page 30 I think). I stuck the files in the “downloads” folder on the device itself.
3. After the files have finished transferring, disconnect the tablet from your PC.
4. Go to your file viewer app. On my tablet, they installed “ES File Explorer”. Yours should have a similar file explorer program.
5. Now find where you put those .apk files. I put mine in the “downloads” folder.
6. Ok, now you are going to install them in a specific order. (Just tap on the file to install. Hit “Done” after each one. DON’T RUN THEM AFTER THEY INSTALL!) Here is the order:
a. OneTimeInitializer.apk
b. SetupWizard.apk
c. GoogleServicesFramework-signed.apk
d. com.android.vending.3.3.12.apk
7. Ok, this step is important. DO NOT GO TO THE HOME SCREEN!!!!. Press and hold the power button on the tablet and turn it off.
8. Now turn it back on!
9. After start-up, you will see a menu with two options. Check the “Use this as default” box on the bottom, then select the option on top (“Launcher”). You don’t want to set up anything. You just want to use the regular initializer.
10. Make sure you are connected to a wireless network (WIFI). If not, get your tablet connected.
11. Now that your connected, go to the Apps list (by tapping the box made of little squares that’s either on the bottom or right hand side of your screen).
12. You should see the Android Market icon in this list. Go ahead and open it. Since this is the first run, you’ll need to enter your Google Account information and accept the license agreement.The Android Market will filter out most apps that won’t work with your tablet.
You should be good to go. Enjoy your new apps!
It does not work on Kyros MID7042. The device has to be rooted. Android market or Google play will be installed but will not open.
Does anyone know how to reboot Kyros MID7042? None of the methods on internet works…
Worked like a charm on a cruz and a coby. Thanks for the help.
Will this work for a coby MID 7042? If not do you know of anything like this article that can help get me get my tablet working with google play?
Other people have tried my tutorial on other Coby tablet models and have had success, so I’d give it a try.
As to Google Play; this will install the Android Market on your tablet. I’m not sure if Google has set up a redirection type thing so that the people who still have Android Market will be able to download apps the same way that have. I would hope that they would have made Play compatible in that respect, but I’m not sure as I don’t have my tablet any more. So, this won’t give you Google Play, but it still might work. No harm in trying.
An idea for you to try would be this tutorial (below). I haven’t heard if people have been successful or not, so try it and see what happens. Just be prepared to do a system restore (nothing dangerous, just makes your tablet go back to the way it was when you got it). Here’s the link:
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/update-google-play-store-apk-version-3-4-7-is-out/
Have fun!
-RED 7
If on a tablet well you get billed if accidentally buy a paid or will it get sent to some android user
I believe you have to enter your own Google account information before downloading an app. Since you entered your own information, it will get billed to you.
This isn’t a hacked version of Google Market, as far as I know. If it is, then I probably wouldn’t have posted it. When I went through this whole process myself, it showed that my tablet was connected with my Google account.
Sorry, no stealing! :-)
-RED 7
como puedo instalar el google play en mi kyros 9742 con android 4.0??
An excellent step by step article. Many thanks! Alex
I need help setting up my Coby Android Tablet 2.3 7012 to my internet at home
Thanks for this information, came in very handy. Just bought a Kyros, for a smoking price at Fry’s and now is even more functional with the Market.
would this work with a macbook??
Unfortunately no. This is for devices running the Android operating system. The only way I could see you getting this to work would be to install an Android OS Emulator and then installing the Android Market through that. Normally an Android Emulator is used by developers to see if an application will work on the device without actually messing up a tablet or something. It can be a little frustrating to set up for someone who doesn’t know what they are doing, so I wouldn’t recommend it.
Hope that answers your question. :-)
-RED 7
Just did this exactly as explained…already had a google account when it came to that part and everything worked perfect. Thanks i now have the market working on my kyros. Already started installing apps. ;)