My apps on the play store don't seems to be updating even after I manually press update, it takes more than an hour to start. I have a stable internet connection (wifi) and loads of space. Any advice?
Clean google playstore app cache and data. And try to download apps
Sometimes it's an error from the playstore, just clear data and wait for couple hours and try again
pranav_5 said:
My apps on the play store don't seems to be updating even after I manually press update, it takes more than an hour to start. I have a stable internet connection (wifi) and loads of space. Any advice?
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If you have installed TrueCaller, uninstall it to update the apps from PlayStore.
Thank you, uninstalling did the trick. But why does this happen?
Truecaller is the culprit in my case
pranav_5 said:
My apps on the play store don't seems to be updating even after I manually press update, it takes more than an hour to start. I have a stable internet connection (wifi) and loads of space. Any advice?
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It was truecaller culprit in my case just uninstall it and restart the phone your playstore should resume to normal function
So truecaller prevents apps from updating. That's not good
Hey guys,
After the latest update, I have been getting Google sync error, and then there's the play store error where I cannot download apps.
Sync and app downloads happen at their own time and have tried from clearing playstore services cache to resetting the phone to factory settings.
Hard reset works but the issue returns. Does anyone else have this issue? Please do comment
Hi Im having the same problem after update...tried everything but apps are not updating..
Popsicleboy said:
Hi Im having the same problem after update...tried everything but apps are not updating..
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Do you have any suspected app?! Like truecaller
1) Simply try restart.
2) Uninstall True caller and restart.
3) Network setting reset. Settings - Advanced settings - Backup & Reset
4) Factory Reset
Popsicleboy said:
Hi Im having the same problem after update...tried everything but apps are not updating..
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damn seems honor screwed it uo big time, approached their CS for rollback steps but the person has no clue. Local service center is rated 2star, you know what happens there....
Deleting true caller worked for me as well. This is strange though.
Deleted Tapzo started working fine will wait to be more sure
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pranav_5 said:
My apps on the play store don't seems to be updating even after I manually press update, it takes more than an hour to start. I have a stable internet connection (wifi) and loads of space. Any advice?
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I suspect Honor's rigorous battery saving mechanism has to do something with it, both True caller and Tapzo are quite invasive apps, they want to display more ads and need more access to info on phone. I hope they attend to this emailed their support.
Yeah I guess thats the reason, downloading apps after getting the update has become an issue though. I hope they fix it soon.
pranav_5 said:
My apps on the play store don't seems to be updating even after I manually press update, it takes more than an hour to start. I have a stable internet connection (wifi) and loads of space. Any advice?
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kindly check this out please, and leave your opinion.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8-pro/help/hi-cloud-honor-8-pro-items-backup-t3656627
Strange things are happening. Like some apps refuse to update until I uninstall them and reinstall again.
Don't know if this is an issue with Google or Huawei.
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K.khiladi said:
Strange things are happening. Like some apps refuse to update until I uninstall them and reinstall again.
Don't know if this is an issue with Google or Huawei.
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I think it's Huawei to blame, but what surprises me is that Huawei is clueless about this, and except for the standard troubleshoot they've got nothing.
Especially since smartphones are more capable than ever I feel like they could at least have some diagnostics to run and ID whats causing such simple issues.
May be if they really listen, they might release a patch soon. So far most of their cs are clueless and are technically incapable.
I guess Google is to be blamed because I encountered this error 497 on my previous device as well. By using VPN, this error goes away.
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Hi guys,
I think I've found a possible workaround for forcing Nexus Update without breaking Google Services Framework. I did this procedure on three Nexus and got the same result, so I think it's safe (or I'm lucky as hell).
Step by step:
Settings->Apps->All->Google Services Framework
Click on Force Stop and Clear Data after.
Go check your System Updates on "Settings->About". If it works and your phone starts downloading the update, reboot your phone immediately. When it's back on, Google Services will ask your permission to get your location and anonymous data, click Agree and open some google app, like Maps. Go back to your System Updates on About menu and proceed as usual.
I think the trick here is to allow Google Service Framework to rebuild its data before the update run itself.
Well, it worked for me and worth a try
Breaking google services framework? I've never heard of that.
supernova_00 said:
Breaking google services framework? I've never heard of that.
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When you clear the data of Google Framework, some stuff breaks, but after awhile it will go back to normal.
supernova_00 said:
Breaking google services framework? I've never heard of that.
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It happens a lot when you clear it to force the update. Search the forum and you'll see a lot of reports about that.
danielms said:
It happens a lot when you clear it to force the update. Search the forum and you'll see a lot of reports about that.
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I clear it all the time and never have any issues and have never seen any mentioned.
supernova_00 said:
I clear it all the time and never have any issues and have never seen any mentioned.
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One issue is your phone can disappear from the Play Store "devices" list. This happened to me but eventually it will come back, just takes time.
Great!
danielms said:
Hi guys,
I think I've found a possible workaround for forcing Nexus Update without breaking Google Services Framework. I did this procedure on three Nexus and got the same result, so I think it's safe (or I'm lucky as hell).
Step by step:
Settings->Apps->All->Google Services Framework
Click on Force Stop and Clear Data after.
Go check your System Updates on "Settings->About". If it works and your phone starts downloading the update, reboot your phone immediately. When it's back on, Google Services will ask your permission to get your location and anonymous data, click Agree and open some google app, like Maps. Go back to your System Updates on About menu and proceed as usual.
I think the trick here is to allow Google Service Framework to rebuild its data before the update run itself.
Well, it worked for me and worth a try
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Worked perfectly on Nexus 7, thanks.
Worked when updated to 4.2. But this time still get no notification when try to update to 4.2.1
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when i wanna play youtube always get "connection to server lost, touch to retry", i'm in sprint stock rom with mobile package data active, for internet is no problem, on wifi can play, when i tethering my phone as modem and i connect to my computer for play youtube is ok. it just cant play only in a phone.
somebody can help thanks.
Did you try clearing data and cache in apps? Or even uninstall and reinstall the app itself
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Usually I just exit the app, hold the home button and clear all recent apps and then it works again.
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Easy fast simple solution when this occurs and usually after an update. Just uninstall the app completely and then go back to google play store and redownload the app.
Have a great day!
I have been tried all the way ( clear, uninstall update etc) but still error... I tried to install other program 'tubemate' still cant connect /play the video, but when i download the video first and play later is no problem..
Maybe something wrong with my data package on my carrier??? Hmmm..
Thanks for all advise...
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rickylims said:
I have been tried all the way ( clear, uninstall update etc) but still error... I tried to install other program 'tubemate' still cant connect /play the video, but when i download the video first and play later is no problem..
Maybe something wrong with my data package on my carrier??? Hmmm..
Thanks for all advise...
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda app-developers app
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Im getting the same thing on my tablets now (nexus 7 and 10). Uninstalling updates solves the issue, but then again I want the new sweet app... Any solution for this?
mrotenlu said:
Im getting the same thing on my tablets now (nexus 7 and 10). Uninstalling updates solves the issue, but then again I want the new sweet app... Any solution for this?
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Remove (uninstall) the app completely, go back to play store and get the new updated app again fresh install.
Have a great day!
edfunkycold said:
Remove (uninstall) the app completely, go back to play store and get the new updated app again fresh install.
Have a great day!
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i did this also, but i get again the same error... what the $%#& is up with youtube !??
MuWu said:
i did this also, but i get again the same error... what the $%#& is up with youtube !??
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Same issue here. Reinstalling doesn't fix it.
Edit: But disabling Adblock Plus does fix it.
mrotenlu said:
Edit: But disabling Adblock Plus does fix it.
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Ty, I've been hunting for a solution for some time now, and I didn't think of something like that.... It is true, when I disabled AdBlock Plus, I didn't see the error again.
Guess I either need a replacement for Adblock Plus, or something in it's settings to change?? hmmmm.
Again though, thanks again!!!!
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wow thanks for this. It's been driving me insane. I removed Adblock Plus and it worked. So I installed AdAway and rebooted. Seems to still work fine also. So try that ad blocking app out. So far so good.
Solved ! ( apparently not related to AdBlockPlus)
To make a long story short, I don't have AdBlockPlus but i DO have DroidWall installed.
just forgot I had to allow "MediaServer" to access the internet (as well as YouTube of course) - problem solved.
This has been happening to me. I fixed it by going to manage apps. YouTube, Delete cache, delete data, uninstall updates and I clicked the turn off button. Ran cleanmaster app and removed junk files. Then I rebooted and turned youtube back on and now videos will play. I'm on the Galaxy S4 stock.
Hopefully this helps someone
By the way Facebook wouldn't play any videos it would say "can't play video" and now Facebook is playing the same videos that it couldn't before.
firelogic said:
To make a long story short, I don't have AdBlockPlus but i DO have DroidWall installed.
just forgot I had to allow "MediaServer" to access the internet (as well as YouTube of course) - problem solved.
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:good:
Thanks that did it for me as well. Have been searching on the internet but no real solution for people with a firewall or a privacy app (pdroid/xprivacy etc). But this made it work on my S4.
Thanks! :laugh:
Hi i have the same issue
first i dont have adblock or droidwall but still the problem persist, and only on my wifi connection, even on browser the m.youtube wont work, i tried everthing ,clear cache and data,restart,pull the battery,change rom,update the app,restart,google,seek help, i gave up, please help me it has something to do with proxy thing but, i dont have a proxy setting on my settings im using gingerbread 2.3.6, i also tried apps like proxydroid and all of its kind, still doesnt fix my problem, im so frustrated with this thing. I cant watch youtube videos anymore please help to fix this, i just saw this "All you need to do is ensure that Proxy settings is set as None and not Manual. That’s all, my best bet is that you will now be able to play the videos in the YouTube app." but i dont have setting like done, please help me, thanks in advance
reyhen25 said:
first i dont have adblock or droidwall but still the problem persist, and only on my wifi connection, even on browser the m.youtube wont work, i tried everthing ,clear cache and data,restart,pull the battery,change rom,update the app,restart,google,seek help, i gave up, please help me it has something to do with proxy thing but, i dont have a proxy setting on my settings im using gingerbread 2.3.6, i also tried apps like proxydroid and all of its kind, still doesnt fix my problem, im so frustrated with this thing. I cant watch youtube videos anymore please help to fix this, i just saw this "All you need to do is ensure that Proxy settings is set as None and not Manual. That’s all, my best bet is that you will now be able to play the videos in the YouTube app." but i dont have setting like done, please help me, thanks in advance
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How about upgrading from that dinosaur you're using? Gingerbread is like 4 years outdated.
No AdBlock, Firewall, root or custom ROM
I have stock device 4.3 android (not Samsung btw.). As i said, no adblock/firewall/custom rom etc.
When I updated YouTube app, I got that connection problem.
I've tryed reinstalling, changing DNS1 and 2, clearing data... Nothing helped...
Any suggestions?
Ragnar said:
Remove (uninstall) the app completely, go back to play store and get the new updated app again fresh install.
Have a great day!
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That doesn't work.
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vlatko019 said:
I have stock device 4.3 android (not Samsung btw.). As i said, no adblock/firewall/custom rom etc.
When I updated YouTube app, I got that connection problem.
I've tryed reinstalling, changing DNS1 and 2, clearing data... Nothing helped...
Any suggestions?
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It's happening to me now too. But since mine's installed as a User App and not a System App, I can't just uninstall the updates, although I did try uninstalling it completely and reinstalling. No joy.
I've tried a dozen different things. You should know that lots of people post lots of "solutions", but for 95% of the users, none of them work.
I'm hurting especially bad, because it happens to me on both types of connections (4G & WiFi). I even tried a 3rd party YouTube app and that wouldn't work either.
All this since today's (or last night's?) v10.25.57 YouTube update!
I am running a Samsung.
Samsung Galaxy (SGH-M819N) Mega
KitKat 4.4.4 (Stock), Rooted
Thank You.
peej4ygee said:
Ty, I've been hunting for a solution for some time now, and I didn't think of something like that.... It is true, when I disabled AdBlock Plus, I didn't see the error again.
Guess I either need a replacement for Adblock Plus, or something in it's settings to change?? hmmmm.
Again though, thanks again!!!!
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Hi,
I tried disabling AdAway and reverting back to the original Hosts file, but no joy.
This time, it's affecting both my 4G & WiFi connections. When this happened before, I could at least watch it on 4G.
The weird thing is, that if I'm not signed in, I can watch videos. But once I sign in, EVEN WHEN USING A 3RD PARTY YOUTUBE APP, I have the problem!
Yes, eventually a YouTube update will come through that will fix it (could be 6 months or so), but I'm thinking that something "underneath" it all got updated/changed at the same time, because otherwise;
Why would it affect me only when I sign in?
And if it was limited to only the YouTube app being updated and there isn't anything else being changed at the same time in the background where you don't see it, then how could 3rd party YouTube apps be affected when you sign in to them with your Google (Gmail) account?
See what I mean? Something else, "under the hood" simply must be going on, amen?
TTYL
I got my Honor 8 Pro exactly 1 week ago and just yesterday I started having this issue where I'm not able to download and update apps from the Play Store.
When I click 'install' button it says downloading but nothing really happens. I have tried clearing the cache & data, restarted the phone and all sorts of things, but it doesn't seem to work.
Anyone else having this problem?
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EDIT:
Issue fixed : uninstall truecaller, use Honor 8 Pro's stock Launcher and restart phone. No idea why this happens but at least it's fixed.
Maybe your Google Play Services just received an update. That's what happens when it updates.
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AbhinavVad said:
I got my Honor 8 Pro exactly 1 week ago and just yesterday I started having this issue where I'm not able to download and update apps from the Play Store.
When I click 'install' button it says downloading but nothing really happens. I have tried clearing the cache & data, restarted the phone and all sorts of things, but it doesn't seem to work.
Anyone else having this problem?
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Issue fixed : uninstall truecaller, use Honor 8 Pro's stock Launcher and restart phone. No idea why this happens but at least it's fixed.
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uninstalled Truecaller yet stuck on the issue
ssj792 said:
uninstalled Truecaller yet stuck on the issue
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Try clearing Google Play, Play Services cache and restarting your phone.
AbhinavVad said:
Try clearing Google Play, Play Services cache and restarting your phone.
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Tapzo was the culprit app, had to delete it and clear cache etc, started working ok now.
This might help:
Go to settings - Advance settings - Backup and Reset- Network settings reset
Should resume downloads.
In some cases, uninstalling truecaller and/or tapzo might help
What worked for me was uninstalling Play Store, and downloading the latest Google Play Services and Play Store apks from apkmirror.
Centrumgsm said:
What worked for me was uninstalling Play Store, and downloading the latest Google Play Services and Play Store apks from apkmirror.
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Yes this works for me all time
Uninstalling truecaller and rebooting the phone indeed worked, but on installing truecaller again the playstore install/update issue is back.
Any one has a better solution? I'm not able to use truecaller and playstore together.
skeerthy said:
Uninstalling truecaller and rebooting the phone indeed worked, but on installing truecaller again the playstore install/update issue is back.
Any one has a better solution? I'm not able to use truecaller and playstore together.
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True caller modded from external source is working ??
venugopalu007 said:
True caller modded from external source is working ??
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Hi, checked the previous posts but couldn't find anything related to "True caller modded from external source", could you please indicate what exactly you want me to try?
skeerthy said:
Hi, checked the previous posts but couldn't find anything related to "True caller modded from external source", could you please indicate what exactly you want me to try?
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You said ture caller from playstore , causes issue so can you try the truecaller from outer source like modded one.
skeerthy said:
Uninstalling truecaller and rebooting the phone indeed worked, but on installing truecaller again the playstore install/update issue is back.
Any one has a better solution? I'm not able to use truecaller and playstore together.
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Use a vpn.
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skeerthy said:
Uninstalling truecaller and rebooting the phone indeed worked, but on installing truecaller again the playstore install/update issue is back.
Any one has a better solution? I'm not able to use truecaller and playstore together.
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This only happens in Truecaller?
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adriansticoid said:
This only happens in Truecaller?
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Yes bro ,he got only in true caller, any solutions.
Agree with khiladi. He may use VPN.
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Temporary solution after lots of logs sent to R&D team.
Go to Settings- battery - lock screen clean up.
Untick all apps (Close all option must be greyed out).
Switch on Airplane Mode for 15 seconds . Turn it off.
Turn on WiFi and downloads should resume automatically .
The issue got resolved after B140 update. No more apps update/download pending issue.
So they were able to fix it.
Have you tried clearing the Cache files in the internal storage and rebooting your device? Sometimes that will solve your issue.
"Google has stopped" messages are driving me mad, had it for quite a while and assumed a fix would roll out as I report it every time.
Have tried Force Stop and clear cache and data on every Google app I can find, including Chrome.
One of the solutions I saw online was a factory reset, but rather try everything else first.
Anyone had the same and resolved it without a factory reset?
Redmi Note 5 Pro, not rooted, running Android 8.1 and Miui 9.6
Tia.
Same phone same issue, just drive 200 miles with the pop up coming up every 15 minutes on sat Nov, very annoying!
Also noticed "ok Google" isn't working via voice command anymore
Yep, can overlook pop-ups while it's in my hands, but car cradle and Waze is a real ball ache.
I don't use Ok Google.
What have you tried to fix it?
Johntugwell said:
Yep, can overlook pop-ups while it's in my hands, but car cradle and Waze is a real ball ache.
I don't use Ok Google.
What have you tried to fix it?
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Only reboot and quick Google search so far, kids are keeping me busy atm. If you find fix please let me know though!
Fwiw was working fine the other day and nothing major had been updated, infact the only updates were Google drive and calender two days ago so not sure what's caused it.
Same issue here after updating to MIUI 9.6
I've been having the exact same error ever since I updated to Android Oreo a few days ago but on a Redmi 5 Plus device :/
same issue
only i haven't done any update as I was running on mobile data only. reported to miui but they want additional information because they cannot reproduce the issue
Excluding Google app from battery saving should solve this issue, at least for me it worked!
Hi, which Google app exactly, half my problem is I don't know which "Google app has stopped", what needs to be changed?
Tia
Johntugwell said:
Hi, which Google app exactly, half my problem is I don't know which "Google app has stopped", what needs to be changed?
Tia
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Google voice assistant, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox&hl=en
Just exclude from battery saving.
I don't use that app and my Battery Saving mode is off above 60%.
Just got another Google has stopped as I type and charge on 96%, so I don't know whats causing this.
Uninstall the updates to Google app. Something is causing this, I was getting this on Pixel Experience 8.1 as well, until I rolled back to prior version. Same for Android Messages, screen would just flicker black and would not open app properly until i rolled back to previous app version.
Thanks. Bro It works for me a simple updale
Thanks. Bro It works for me a simple update
Has anyone started experiencing this within the last few days? I generally know my way around Android, and I've tried several troubleshooting steps, which I'll outline below, but to no avail. It's random, but persistent, with no recent updates to the system.
•Tried clearing phone cache from bootloader.
•Tried force-closing Play Store + Play Services, and clearing cache for both.
•Tried booting to safe mode, it still happens.
•The only recent app I've installed is for a Ravpower portable filehub/router. Note: no crashing occurred after this app was installed.
•Tried removing all updates for both aforementioned apps, and allowing them to reinstall the current version.
•Tried installing and running 2 different apps that provide analysis on version and other potential conflicts for Play Store/Services, ran all applicable items.
The obvious statement to make is that I'm hoping to avoid a factory reset. I loathe all the work after restoring what's available between Google and Samsung backups. If anyone has any pro tips, please enlighten me!
Edit: this is the 5G variant, carrier is AT&T, and firmware is N976USQS2BTE3.
disturbd1 said:
Has anyone started experiencing this within the last few days? I generally know my way around Android, and I've tried several troubleshooting steps, which I'll outline below, but to no avail. It's random, but persistent, with no recent updates to the system.
•Tried clearing phone cache from bootloader.
•Tried force-closing Play Store + Play Services, and clearing cache for both.
•Tried booting to safe mode, it still happens.
•The only recent app I've installed is for a Ravpower portable filehub/router. Note: no crashing occurred after this app was installed.
•Tried removing all updates for both aforementioned apps, and allowing them to reinstall the current version.
•Tried installing and running 2 different apps that provide analysis on version and other potential conflicts for Play Store/Services, ran all applicable items.
The obvious statement to make is that I'm hoping to avoid a factory reset. I loathe all the work after restoring what's available between Google and Samsung backups. If anyone has any pro tips, please enlighten me!
Edit: this is the 5G variant, carrier is AT&T, and firmware is N976USQS2BTE3.
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Same issue. Non rooted on stock software. Came here to see if someone else is having a problem. I created a post about it. I factory reset and it didn't work. Similar troubleshooting
Xhyperion said:
Same issue. Non rooted on stock software. Came here to see if someone else is having a problem. I created a post about it. I factory reset and it didn't work. Similar troubleshooting
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I was able to (I think) figure this out. Not the "why", though I have a theory, but rather the solution: disable Play Protect.
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disturbd1 said:
I was able to (I think) figure this out. Not the "why", though I have a theory, but rather the solution: disable Play Protect.
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I was thinking it was that, my Bluetooth or a corruption in the data. I'll try it it
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I was able to (I think) figure this out. Not the "why", though I have a theory, but rather the solution: disable Play Protect.
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I disabled the settings in the app store, cleared cache, restarted. Not working.
Xhyperion said:
I disabled the settings in the app store, cleared cache, restarted. Not working.
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In Play Store, you disabled Play Protect specifically? Should look like this:
disturbd1 said:
In Play Store, you disabled Play Protect specifically? Should look like this:
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That's what I did. Still not working.
Xhyperion said:
That's what I did. Still not working.
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Drat. It seemed to have worked for me, because the play store was crashing again after I reset my phone, as soon as I'd reinstalled a few unsanctioned APKs.
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Drat. It seemed to have worked for me, because the play store was crashing again after I reset my phone, as soon as I'd reinstalled a few unsanctioned APKs.
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I think it's the store. The most recent update to the store is when it broke
Are you using any overlay? Custom themes as the ones from Hex Installer, Synergy, Substratum lite
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I think it's the store. The most recent update to the store is when it broke
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I am running the most recent store, and all is fine, something else must be the issue
I figured it out. It was a rogue app trying to auto update over wifi while I was on mobile data but the play store wouldn't let me see what app it was.
Good to see you found the cause, btw, which app caused the trouble? Just to be aware of it
Circling back to this. The issue has returned for me, and having already gone through the painstaking process of resetting my phone, and reinstalling everything, I have two theories but can really only test one of them reliably:
1. VPN - I use ExpressVPN, and I noticed that sometimes the Play Store crashes in a never ending fashion and sometimes I can go hours or more without it happening. This could be due to my VPN preventing some kind of connection, maybe? Despite the fact that the Play Store opens fine, and will even allow me to scan for updates and begin to apply them if I'm quick enough before it crashes. *I'm testing this theory now by trying different tunnels within ExpressVPN*
2. An application. Without divulging more than I care to, I definitely have apps that can't be found in the Play Store. They're plenty safe, but I could see there potentially being conflict there somehow in terms of Play Store maybe trying to reconcile them when it's compiling apps. This would be almost impossible to troubleshoot without uninstalling all non-Play Store apps, then reinstalling one by one, waiting several hours, then repeating the process until an app is installed that once again causes Play Store to crash.
Another update: among the items I've tried this morning, I can effectively eliminate the VPN theory that I previously posted. I discovered it didn't matter if I was connected to VPN or not. I also discovered that the YouTube Vanced application was likely the culprit, as once I unlinked and relinked my Google account within it, the Play Store doesn't seem to be constantly crashing. Time will tell, as I don't know if this actually fixed it, or if it's just coincidence. Something for others to check on, if they happen to use the YouTube vanced application.
One of the other things I did was to follow the instructions on the Google support page that outlines how to troubleshoot Play Store crashing. This included removing all updates to the Play Store, and allowing it to update itself again. So, I'm not sure if that had anything to do with the crashing ceasing either.