Remember the new, upgraded Android market we told you about last night? Well, now it appears that the APK has been ripped and posted for all to enjoy (or loathe, depending on your personal feelings).
You can find it here (mirrored by us) and it brings with it all the UI changes and issues (15 minute refund limit) we discussed earlier. I should warn you that as of now, the APK we have only works for stock Android 2.2 devices. I have it working on both my stock Android 2.2 Nexus One and stock Android 2.2 G2.
Either way, you will be able to uninstall the update, as that's all it is - an update to the Market app, not a replacement, so go ahead and try it.
Update from Artem: The Market UI is now much slicker, which is probably a direct result of using that green curve. The tabs are indeed gone, and all the data is available on the same page - you can see what it looks like below.
Oh, and the featured apps list is seemingly a lot longer now. I had to keep scrolling the carousel for quite a while until I saw the same apps again, which probably means it now shows all featured apps.
However, where is the big change that will help us discover apps? The update is, after you dig into it, just a UI lift. I was expecting more after so many months.
One bug I noticed is the Recent Changes are displayed twice. I'm guessing when Google first rolled out Recent Changes, they've implemented it by appending the data directly into the description, and the new Market treats it differently. I'm expecting this to be fixed shortly, after some Googler runs a quick cleanup script.
Update: AndroidCentral did a quick walkthrough of the new Market and posted it to YouTube:
Update: Check out what the new Market looks like on a tablet - thanksSilentMobius:
Pretty spiffy, isn't it (although, it does waste a lot of space around the carousel)?
/end of Artem's update.
Overall, I like it quite a bit, but still wish it had more discoverability. Hopefully we'll see a few tweaks when the Market's web interface rolls out (should that ever come to fruition). I should also let you know that many in the forum where this was discovered are reporting problems with it running on CyanogenMod 6.1, so those of you who have it might want to resist the temptation to install this. Oh, and it can be uninstalled quite easily from the application manager. Enjoy!
Source: XDA-Developers
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48 Comments
Sweet! Trying it now.
I hope they make this available to the rooted community soon... I dont have an unrooted android lol
I hope you're joking.
Edit: Oh, I see what you're talking about - I posted a correction.
It's going to be the new market is coming in two weeks. So be patient that all the devices running Android 1.6 & higher is going to get it. That's the talk in twitter world currently right now beside the Nexus S.
Why do we have to be patient when we can install it right now?
My phone is not rooted and I somehow already had this pushed. Works fine so far..
Works fine on my rooted htc desire z running virtous 0.7.4 android 2.2
Doesn't work on my rooted Droid running CM6.1
Ditto...no joy on the OG Droid running CM6.1
Well... I'll hold off for now (rooted Vibrant w/2.1). Still waiting for T-Mo to release Froyo (I know I can load it myself, but I want to experience the T-Mo touch
Rooted phones are fine - it's the ones running custom ROMs that could have some problems, though easily fixable by uninstalling the update.
Thanks... got the APK and will install later today
Wow, have you seen what it looks like on a tablet, fantastic http://yfrog.com/h4udpp
Added to the post. Thanks!
Which tablet was this taken on? It looks SEXY!
It looks the same in landscape mode on the phones, too.
Wow! What a criminal waste of real estate.
I'm running stock Eclair on my Desire and I have the new market. Yeah! Market updated automatically for me. No APK to install.
Thanks... but in the future when you upload an APK do you think you could put it somewhere that is more mobile friendly?
I'm welcome to suggestions, but multiupload uploads to 6-7 mirrors simultaneously, and is our preferred mirroring method.
This version looks so much nicer. Love all that green goodness!!!
Working nicely on desire hd running Android revolution Rom
won't install on my htc desire
Installs fine on stock, unrooted 2.2 firmware on my HTC Desire.
Kernel Version: 2.6.32-gf9c0527
Software/Build number: 2.09.405.8 [CL218634 release-keys]
Can someone re-upload it somewhere and post a link here? The XDA link is failing because of too much traffic.
We never linked to the xda post and posted our own mirror from the beginning. Did you read the post? :-]
Ahh. Found it. Thanks!
I don't see the new widget or livewallpaper category. Is that not available yet.
Won't install on epic. Error is not able to parse file.
i have the same issue on my epic.
Works great on my AT&T N1. Thanks!
How do I install this?
Download the apk to your phone, then click on it using some file manager, like Astro.
Works fine on a Galaxy Tab.
Got it to work on my Samsung Galaxy S Captivate with the Cognition 2.3b6 ROM. No hassle just new Market goodness.
Working on my evo. Really like the landscape view with this new market.
Won't install on a Droid X running Fission 2.2.2
I uploaded a working version for CM 6.1 roms.
http://www.mediafire.com/?w7hcd0uadlndnwd
How do I install it?
Hello,
any chance for CM 6.0?
keeps force closing.
Works great on my rooted Samsung Vibrant running 2.2.
Macnut R13 / Super_IO_Kernal /w OCLF
Works fine on my Samsung Galaxy Tab from Rogers(Which runs it's stock ROM for Rogers).
Very nice look.
Won't install on OG Droid running Saphire 1.1.1
Runs just fine on my HTC HD2 running a NexusHD2 (Nexus One FRG83 2.2.1) ROM. Thank thee kindly
cant parse file. can someone reupload it?
I'd like to know what you mean by Discoverability ? When I use the Apple app store compared to Android, I honestly don't find that much of difference other than a few more curated lists. Is this what you are expecting, like staff picks ?
It doesnt work on my Optimus
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