sorry... my statement is based on present problem -- most games cannot be installed -- getting country error. so i know some resorted to unofficial way of installing and playing games.

This post has been edited by mydragoon: Jun 1 2011, 09:19 AM

yes, i root it to on Sunday, original intention was to install market enabler, but that didnt work, so for now i be installing game using unofficial way

i remember a checkbox in the transformer settings for installing development tools (or sth like that).

does that mean if i check it, i can do side-loading (if the term is the correct term to use) without needed to root it?

just curious... the theory is... check this box/ option, download and install the apk file instead. would it work? i guess i could try it if i feel adventurous.

you dont need to check that box to install apk's outside of the market, you just need to check the box "allow unknown sources" (or something similar) in the settings area (cant remember which settings is that, just go through them one by one, not many anyway). Then you can install the apk through the file manager or other 3rd party file managers if you have them.

for the checkbox you're referring to it should be for connecting the android adb to the tablet much like for android phones as well for development purposes. you could push / pull files to / from the tablet but pushing may be restricted to folders that you have permission to (unless you root, you would then have full permissions if i'm not wrong). i havent done much adb lately so do correct me if i'm wrong

ya, i remember this unknown sources option now that you mentioned it. it was the one i was trying to refer to.

ok, cool. means i can still do stuff i want without needing to root. i wanna see how long i can last (doing what i wanna do) without rooting.

No need to root, can install apk with file explorer easily ^^

just sharing this... those who wanna overcome country error problem when trying to download apps from market.

this is from xda (iconia):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread...=1089183&page=4

Thanks mydragon , the above guide seems to work !!!!

Downloaded tegra zone and dungen defenders from market succesfully !!! Nice

Now its perfect 3.1 + fully working markets

Actually this XDA thread has so many methods you can try ( start reading from Page 1 ). For my Iconia, I just have ME to do it and keep my Gmail account - I can download most of the apps I need including all those popular ones which many users say cannot be downloaded on the EEE Pad. For the few I could not cos " is not allowed in your country" - I go to android.market.com , choose install and it can be send immediately over to the Iconia for download and install

Uncle benny, may i ask when u first sign in to market were u in singapore ?

Since day one is Malaysia

then its really random ... haha but glad now my market is working as it should yay !!

you mean market.android.com, right?

i go to the other one and got some weird website.

---

Added on June 1, 2011, 11:40 amya, its random. some could not d/load anything but i could at least download AB Rio.

This post has been edited by mydragoon: Jun 1 2011, 11:40 AM

Sorry , type wrongly : should be market.android.com

Yay, 3.1 OTA now available!




When is Asus going to release the firmware update to fix the Market issue!!

based on what i read and understand... this is probably more a Google issue.

Fudge it, I shall just install via apk files.

Moving in for further Transformer discussion....

can share some sites where APK files can be downloaded? sorry if this is newbie Q. i'm assuming GetJar does not provide APK, correct?

The APK files are from my rooted Desire Z.

I got them off the phone via Astro File Manager.