 | We have received a lot of questions from users who aren’t able to find Layar in the Android Market on their new HTC Legend devices.There is a technical issue with the camera which we are currently working on with HTC to find a solution. Please keep an eye on our blog for further updates.
Update, 21th of April Update, 22th of April
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Since the beginning I loved the concept and idea of Layar. So it was literally the first app I tried to get on my Legend. Bad luck, hope it will be fixed soon!!
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That sux, Layar was about the only reason I wanted to get an android phone, and I chose the Legend 
Are you placing a news-item If there is any news, about Layar on the Legend ?
Pity Any clue when a solution is ready? Layar was one of the reasons I went HTC Legend/Android too.
We are still working on a solution. We hope to be available for the Legend asap.
Can we please get the possibility to receive an email notice if this gets resolved?
Thanks!!
is it possible to receive a message when there is a (working) version for the HTC Legend? Because i found a .apk on the web but using it getting a error..:(
I have my legend for 2 days now and i really want to use layar, it’s THE reason i wanted android on my phone!:( Hurry up developers!:P
this was also a big reason for me to get a android htc , i hope its fixed asap !!
For god sake 
Please guys fix this as soon as possible But hey … Layar is not the only app affected. Barcode Scanner while it works with the APK is nowhere to be found on the market. Wikitude is also nowhere to be found …
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@ n0mad
Those apps can be installed via a manual APK. Doing so with Layar doesn’t work either…
barcode scanner install worked for me with the APK … but that’s the only one … rest is FUBAR
Also take a look at: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?fid=683d89c4f4fd4593000482b22ede9658&hl=en
Can somebody (perhaps from Layar) please let us know what the actual problem is?
And whose responsibility it is, for fixing it?
yh, I can tell you that we cannot fix it.. We are awaiting an official response from HTC…
Cannot fix it?????? Does that mean it a hardware issue? If yes, what is wrong? I’m very worried now!
This is what i found about te problems, Google has forgotten to add the HTC legend to their database, so we cannot find and use te apk’s in the marketplace such as layer.
Grrr if only i read this earlier, tried manually downloading / installing the apk lol
The issue is with the camera (see Maurice’s originating post).
HTC is responsible for providing (or facilitating) a solution (see redactie’s post).
…and even if the issue is indeed an entry (or a check-box) in the Google database, still the only way to have this fixed is via HTC?
I have e-mailed HTC Customer Support yesterday on this matter. (but they have not responded yet)
Perhaps everyone should do the same (if not already). Surely, we all purchased the Legend expecting it to work well with top-notch applications like Layar? (…and “customer is king”, right?)
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I got a Legend, too, hoping to run Layar on it, and really looking forward to that. Sorry to hear that it’s not possible yet! Hope you’ll get some answers and help on the issues soon, good luck.
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yh , I emailed HTC many times about this … they seem clueless
It’s a pity … I’m quite pissed off at them right now
Unlike the Legend owners, I’ve got a MotoBlur and the Layar app is causing the phone to constantly reboot… is there a support area for this app?
UPDATE
Sorry, but we still didn’t received an official statement and estimated time-frame from HTC. As soon as we have it we share it with you.
I did receive a reaction from them though:
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Bedankt voor het contact opnemen met betrekking tot HTC Legend
Dit progamma is inderdaad niet compatible met de legend ook volgens hun eigen zeggen dit is een probleem wat door de ontwikkelaars van Layar opgelost zou moeten worden HTC maakt de Hardware en alle derde party software die ontwikkeld wordt moet aangepast worden door de ontwikkelaars van de derde party-software
Hierbij vertrouw ik erop u voldoende te hebben geinformeerd. Mocht u echter nog vragen hebben, dan horen wij graag van u.
Bedankt voor het emailen met HTC.
Basically it says its a software issue and layar has said it needs to be solved by them… things are getting weirder and weirder….
Ik heb dezelfde reactie van HTC:
Dit progamma is inderdaad niet compatible met de Legend ook volgens hun eigen zeggen dit is een probleem wat door de ontwikkelaars van Layar opgelost zou moeten worden HTC maakt de Hardware en alle derde party software die ontwikkeld wordt moet
aangepast worden door de ontwikkelaars van de derde party-software .
Dames en heren bij Layar en HTC: willen jullie alsjeblieft je verantwoordelijk nemen en gezamenlijk tot een oplossing komen voor jullie beider klanten?? Vast bedankt voor jullie moeite! Heb deze vraag ook bij HTC neergelegd.
Please fix te issue…… i really NEED layar!!
And google googles is missing to
Me too – i really need both the LAYAR and the Barcode scanner !! So please hurry to fix these PROBLEMS
Hallo allemaal. Google Earth werkt ook niet. zelfde reden denk je? Hoop dat jullie er snel uitkomen. Succes!
What’s taking so long? It was supposed to be cleared up easy
Hello HTC,
I got the barrcode scan to function but even with the correct layar apk (via barrcode) it does not install on the Legend. Fix should come from Google Android ! They must make a system update.
Please use your contacts to inform Google asap.
This is so pathetic …
Short Update:
HTC is still looking into this problem. There is nothing we can do from our side at this moment. When we have an official statement from HTC we will update you all on this issue.
I wish I bought the iPhone!
This is not funny! Seems ShopSavvy and several other Apps also have problems. Suggest Software devs, HTC and Google stop pointing fingers! Time to switch phone? Again (…)
@Maurice
What exactly constitutes an official statement? Eg. do we know they’re looking into it because HTC said they are or are we assuming they are?
Can we focus on Layar and the HTC Legend in this thread?
Please report problems with other apps at their respective suppliers…
What I still find very annoying is that nobody seems to accept responsibility. Without this step, this problem will not be solved.
Maurice (or someone else from Layar), can you let us know if we should be trying to get HTC to take action on this matter, or Google??
@Freek We know HTC is looking into this, because we’re in direct contact with them regarding the Legend. So no assumptions…
Still waiting… What is the actual stage of solving the problem?
Thanks
Seems the HTC Desire is suffering from the same issues?
Layar is not available on that either.
Shopsavvy, barcode scanner, Goggles, found the apk’s and they all run smoothly on my legend. It’s a shame the same can not be said about Layar. installing it results in a parsing error so it seems like we’ll need a firmware update from HTC. I hope to run Layar soon, it seems great.
Well … it’s been almost a month since phone release … and still no layar, no word from google , no fix … *sigh*
Here the answer I got from HTC, pointing to Layar for the answers!
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Thank you for contacting HTC. It seems to me that you are asking about a 3rd party application called Layar. Unforunatly I cannot help you with a 3rd party application, you will need to contact the manufacturer. Whilst Google do make the Android operating system, it is actually up to the designers of application to ensure that their application is compatible with the operating system. I hope that that clarifies the situation for you. All the best, Jonathan
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This issue seems to come back at the release of all new devices. The HTC desire and the Motorola have simular issues. It seems that google is behind on updating their “compatibility database”.
Explaination HTC:
For all new released devices the makers (HTC etc) need to supply Google with a “fingerprint” that identifies the ROM and this needs to be updated in their database with compatibility info and such so that the correct apps can be shown. Such as the market filtering out incompatible apps. HTC supply these before relaese of all new ROM’s and devices however they do not know how long it takes for Google to update their database.
What I don’t understand is if I download the Layar apk file (not from Android Market) than I am still not able to install Layar.
Dear Layar,
Where can we download the latest version of Layar that is compatible to the THC legend? I have tried a few alternative sites but these versions do not install on the Legend.
Good question from Tol …
If not possible to get Layar from market … Could you provide us with a compatible APK file ?
@n0mad
The manual APK is available but doesnt install on the Legend due to some issue with the camera.
Mark Moons , Director of HTC Benelux announced an HTC update to solve “camera issuers” for things like Layar
Source: http://twitter.com/markmoons
But after that, will Layar be visible on the market ?
@Nomad If HTC solves the camera issues we will be visible in the market again
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Htc please do something about this layar app.
As google maitain a database with all firmwares and apps available to them, I think there will be no progress untill htc upgrade it
I has to be something else. If it is just an entry in a database it should be possible to install the APK file without the market. But layar and some other apps can’t be installed even this way.
I also bought a Legend, unaware of the problems with Layar and other aps. If this is not solved very quickly this will be my last htc and/or Android phone! As we all can see the answers from htc witch some of our fellow Legend owners included is completely standard. Each one exactly the same as the other! They don’t seem to take their clients serious. Layar designers, please give daily updates as we are hungry for news. No news is also news! Keep us up to date.
When I install the Layer.apk manualy, then I get the following error in the Android logging:
04-12 23:27:49.147: ERROR/PackageManager(78): Package com.layar requires unavailable feature android.hardware.camera; failing!
It looks like that the package manager from the Legend does not know that he has a camera, so I think that is the reason for the announced Legend update.
if Layer (temporarily) removes the option: “Require android.hardware.camera” from the AndroidManifest.xml, then the application will work.
I tested it on my Legend, steps to do it yourself:
1) extract AndroidManifest.xml from Layar.apk with 7-zip
2) overwrite the text “android.hardware.camera” in this file with 00 with a hex-editor i.e. HxD
3) put AndroidManifest.xml back to Layar.apk with 7-zip
4) empty the folder: META-INF with 7-zip
5) re-sign the APK with Jarsigner
6) install APK on Legend
7) Enjoy Layar!
ps: when there is a update for Layar, you first must de-install your self-signed APK file..
A workaround to install layar is available here (in dutch):
http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/view_message/33815584
Why is it so easy to install Layar with the workaround, if Layar BV didn’t have yet corrected it in the Market ?
so bad… love my legend, but i need layar 
dutch workaround is… DUTCH!
englisch or german version?
translted in English on
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=683d89c4f4fd4593&hl=en&start=40
Here it is
http://www.xs4all.nl/~edaudey/Layar.apk
Layar package working for HTC Legend
I read that Google Maps doesnt work with this APK. Is that correct??
Installed, basically works, it is great message – somebody is trying to solve the problem:-). Tomorrow I will check all possible limitations. But – thanks for link, n0mad
@n0mad: BRILLIANT, mate!! Thanks a lot!
Thanks n0mad, works like a charm!
@n0mad it works!!! great!!! thanks!!!
@n0mad already checked http://layar.com/company/jobs/android-mobile-developer/ ; )
@n0mad Nice one n0mad, worked for me.
Thanks!!
Update
More news about the HTC Legend within 36 hours, please read this blogpost (translated from Dutch to English)
Update
Google and HTC confirmed an OTA (over the air) update for the HTC Legend, which will fix the camera issue, in the coming days.
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The update solved this problem, Thanks HTC!
My Legend says that its already up to date (which is weird since I did not update the phone myself), but yet i cannot see Layar on the Android Market. Am I doing something wrong?
I did as said and now works perfectly… thank you!!!
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Hi, I have an HTC Desire and when I use Layar I often get a split screen where a portion of the imgage from the right hand side of the screen appears on the left (use in horizontal mode). Is this the problem being referred to here, or do I have a broken Desire..? (Just had it 3 days)
did the update check on the Legend, but no Layar in Android Market…. solution doesnt work fully then if some do and some don’t find it
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@ cpkurk,
the same here it says it’s up to date.But i still can’t find Layar on the Android Market.Also manually it will not install itself !!.
Am i doing something wrong ?!.
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I called HTC and asked them about the update and it appears I cannot update my phone since it was obtained through my provider Vodafone.
As it appears Vodafone created their own software version which is different from the original one from HTC. Thats why it gives the message that im already using the latest version. The only solution to this is to ask Vodafone when they are sending out a new update of their software. I didnt want to wait for that so i installed the version of Layar from tweakers.net. It works fine now on my Legend.
@ PMP: did you switch on the option to allow installation of non-Market applications?
Ok, so while you guys are at it, can you FIX THE HTC HD2 VERSION PLEASE!!!! Fix, as in create it.. thank you.
@cpkurk,yes i did.
But it still won’t work !!.
My legend is also from Vodafone.
Guys & Galls, any update about the legend??? I have mine last week and can see the layar yet!!
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