Test new CM7 google apps with Google Talk with Video/V

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Need testers for a new Google Apps package! : Android

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For those who don't know, a little background: CyanogenMod and many other ROMs do not include the Google proprietary applications and libraries (Google Sync, Market, Talk), for a number of legal reasons. Because of this, they are shipped separately in a "gapps" package. Goo-Inside.me has been the primary host of the GApps for a few months now.
As I'm sure all CyanogenMod 7.1.0 RC/Nightly and other AOSP ROM users know, the 20110613 GApps (what's linked to when you check "Google Apps" in ROM Manager, and on the CyanogenMod Wiki among other places) does not include Google Talk with Video/Voice chat (explanation [1] here), or Market v3. I've come across a new GApps package which has a universal Talk.apk and library, as well as an updated Market.
Now, here's where you fellow Redditors come in: Before this package becomes the recommended pack, I'd like to get it tested on as many devices as possible. If you'd like to help and are running a CyanogenMod 7.1.0 Nightly/Kang that is Android 2.3.5, [2] download the 20110729 GApps, and flash them. Once you've booted up, test the following, and reply with your results:
Market opens, loads apps, and can update/install apps.
Talk opens, loads contacts list.
You appear on other people's contacts lists to have video chat capability.
Talk can send and accept video chat invites, and begin the chat.
If your device has a front and rear camera, that it can switch cameras mid-chat.
Audio and video both send and receive properly at both ends of the chat.
If you have any issues with the above, try some standard troubleshooting before declaring that it's a failure:
Reboot the device.
Switch connections, as some carriers block video chat over 3G, so try WiFi, 4G, etc., and if you have issues over WiFi, try using another WiFi network as your ISP, router, or other hardware that you may be using could just be interfering to some degree.
Wipe data and cache for Talk/Market, and if all else fails, give a full factory reset (wipe /data, /cache, /system, /sdcard/.android_secure, /sdcard/Android, /sdcard/data) and see if it still has problems.
Be patient! Sometimes it can take a while for something to start! Market's going to take a while to load apps if you've just wiped the cache, for example.
Please include your device model, ROM version and build date, carrier, whether you tested on WiFi, 3G, 4G, or any combination thereof, and any wiping you performed. If you don't have anyone to video chat with, you can always make a second Google account and use your computer's webcam, or another Android device's camera.
Here's the biggest bugs known so far, which are almost always solved via either a full wipe, or using a different Internet connection:
You may not appear as video-capable on other people's contacts list
Unable to receive/send video chat invitations
On devices with multiple cameras, tapping the switch camera button causes an FC
Muting the microphone during a chat does not work
Black/static screen on video
Need testing/Being tested
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If your device isn't listed, and have a CyanogenMod port that's at least Android 2.3.4, feel free to test and post your results as well.
EDIT: The lack of Car Home is a known bug. I've found the cause, and it'll be fixed in the GApps package that gets recommended for public use. In the meantime, you can place [3] this APK from the 20110613 pack in your /system/app folder, and then reboot to get Car Home back.
 

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