How To Revert Android Market 3.x to 2.3.6

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So, some people just didn’t like the Android Market 3.x  and they want their Android Market 2 version.

Android market 3 seems so slow to load for people on 2G network, it’s heavy to load and took long time to search for apps.

You can revert/downgrade back to Android Market  2.3.6 and here’s how to do it:

Before you continue please note that I’m not responsible for any damage on your phone although it’s very small a chance that this will damage your phone. 

Requirements:

  • Rooted Android
  • Super User App
  • Terminal Emulator (if u already have this on your phone possibly your phone already rooted).
  • You can download all .apk here (zip contains android market 2.3.6 + app backup + superoneclick 1.8 + universal androot + z4root - except the Terminal Emulator).

First we need to open or gain access to super admin (super user) on your phone because anything you do without super user access will be useless and you’ll get frequently permission denied error.

Open Super User Access = Root

1. Here’s how to root your phone:

  • Download the file above, transfer to your sd card, you can either install/using Universal Androot  or z4root you should try one first and if it failed try install another.
  • Click root on the app.
  • You will see it success or fail.

Your device should be rooted now. You should check super user and terminal emulator and if any of these not installed (present in your app menu) you should install it from android market.

2. It’s time to uninstall the new android market and install the 2.3.6 version.

  • Go to Settings
  • ---> Applications (tick the unkown sources)
  • ------> Manage Applications
  • --------> All
  • Find the android market and uninstall/uninstall updates.
  • After the uninstall process completed.
  • Locate the app market 2.3.6 on your sd card and install.

Steps below will disable Android Market updates.

3. Let’s assume you already install super user and terminal emulator.

  • Open terminal emulator
  • type “su” (without the quotes) or “su –“ press enter.
  • The super user should prompt you with dialog and click allow and tick remember.
  • type “pm disable com.android.vending.updater” press enter.
  • You should see now Android Market updates has been disabled.
  • This will only disable android market app update to 3.0 and you’ll still be able to download any apps from the market itself.

Done.

Now you have Android Market 2.3.6 installed and will never forced to update again.

To enable market update: Repeat step 3 but you change the code from “pm disable com.android.vending.updater” to “pm enable com.android.vending.updater” (pay attention to the red).

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