For questions related to Google's official content store for Android devices. Please note that questions related to publishing, registering, or otherwise interacting with the Play Store in a development capacity are off-topic.
4
votes
1answer
41 views
Where can I see if a developer responded to my comment on the Google Play? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Google Play allows publishers to respond to users' comments?
It appears that Google is allowing some developers to respond to Google Play application comments.
...
1
vote
0answers
486 views
SGS i9000 runing devil kernel JB gets keyboard error + play store error
so about 3 months ago i flashed my phone for the first time using devil kernel (im still a noob with this stuff) and one day writing a message I clicked the "speaker" (the one you get to speak to your ...
2
votes
2answers
230 views
Is it possible to allow user only installation of certain apps?
Is it possible in Android to prevent users from installing any app that is not explicitly listed on a firm based whitelist?
1
vote
2answers
720 views
Disable or lock Google Play on my android phone
How can I disable/lock Google Play on my phone(may be restrict it with a password)? I tried this way and followed the steps given there. But it's not asking any password for free apps.
0
votes
1answer
364 views
Android Market gone after emulator reboot on Windows [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Android Market gone after emulator reboot
I am having the same problem as mentioned here. But my specs are as follows:
OS=Windows 7 SP1
SDK Revision = 21.0.1
OS = ...
0
votes
0answers
20 views
Block a device from My App Market for misuse [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Remove Device from Market Account?
My daughter used her friend's mobile to log into her google account and forgot to logout. Since then her friend uses my daughter's ...
0
votes
1answer
39 views
What is google's policy regarding the images of the apps?
I want to use the Images of the apps that are shared by the developers for displaying on the Google Play Store (The app/game screenshots).
Am I allowed to use them? Can they be reproduced?
1
vote
2answers
623 views
Remove Device from Market Account?
Hear me out. I know that this has been asked before, but I am hoping that there might be a workaround or some new information.
My boyfriend has a [Phone X] that has been sent in for replacement ...
0
votes
0answers
30 views
Download apps failure
When I try to download any apps it says I don't have enough storage space and doesn't download.
I even deleted one? or some? of my apps then tried to re-download it again and it just said that there ...
0
votes
1answer
372 views
What are “Manual Updates” in Google Play Store? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why do some of my apps show “Update” and some show “Update (manual)”?
I have been using Android for a long time now, updating the apps regularly (but not in the "Allow ...
-2
votes
1answer
104 views
Why after installing application from Play Store I did not get the correct version? [closed]
I have just downloaded Datadroid Forms Pro from the Play Store.
After installation it seems to show that I have downloaded the "Lite" version instead of the "Pro" version and I don't understand why ...
0
votes
0answers
21 views
Is it possible to filter Google Play search results by permission? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to search the Play Store by permissions?
I would like to exclude apps that require permissions I find too intrusive from Google Play search results like network ...
0
votes
0answers
407 views
Play Store server error
I have a Razr M and every time I hit the Google Play Store I get an error that says "server error".
I have tried everything.
The account is correct and that account works on all my other devices. ...
1
vote
2answers
5k views
Error downloading apps in Google Play Store with Samsung Galaxy S3: “Package file invalid”
Whenever I try to download an app in the Google Play Store on my Samsung Galaxy S3, it keeps saying "package file invalid" and won't let me download anything. The message also has a triangle with a ! ...
0
votes
0answers
10 views
unable to download application from play store [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Google play fails to install application with RPC:S-5:AEC-0
I have a Samsung GT-S5360 mobile phone with Android version 2.3.6, earlier I had Android market build version ...
1
vote
1answer
1k views
Unable to locate play store after flashing my android phone to CM7
I flashed my Samsung Galaxy I5510 with CM7. Everything was fine until I found that the Play Store was missing in the app drawer. I am unable to find it anywhere on the device.
I even tried ...
3
votes
1answer
1k views
Keep getting message error retrieving information from server DF-DFERH-01 from the play store
I have a storex ezeetab702 tablet. My Google Play Store was working very well until a few weeks ago, when it start saying "error retrieving information from server DF-DFERH-01".
I tried to clear the ...
0
votes
1answer
167 views
HTC rezound app dilemma [closed]
I had a rezound tha stopped working out of the blue (not the real issue). I just got a new rezound, but there is no google play app on the device. There is a market shortcut which takes you to the web ...
1
vote
0answers
216 views
Problem installing skype
I am running android 4.1.1 on asus transformer tf300t.
When trying to install skype using the google play, i am getting: unknown error 24
All other applications I am trying to install are working ...
3
votes
1answer
186 views
Xbox Smartglass does not install for another user
I installed Xbox Smartglass from Google Play for one user. Afterwards, I tried to install it for another user, but I got this error:
you cannot install this app because another user has already ...
2
votes
1answer
194 views
I want to prevent Google Market from upgrading to Google Play store
my HTC desire HD wont download from the Google Play Store , but will from the Google Market.
How do I stop the phone from automatically upgrading ?
3
votes
2answers
164 views
How can I resume cancelled app dowloads after attaching a Google account?
I got a new phone and I signed in with my existing google gmail account. To my surprise, the phone started redownloading all of the apps I had on my other phone over my cellular data connection. ...
1
vote
0answers
535 views
Market not working on droid 2 with 2.3.3 after factory reset
I did a factory reset on the phone, to switch to a different email account. Since it's cell service contract expired a while ago, I used this to bypass activation and get to the home screen, then ...
0
votes
0answers
1k views
RPC:S-5:AEC-0 error on brand new tablets [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Google play fails to install application with RPC:S-5:AEC-0
I recently bought 2 of these tablets, which had good reviews.
I bought them for my young daughters for ...
1
vote
2answers
181 views
Does the google play store not provide updates for frozen apps? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there any other way to get updates to frozen apps?
I freeze problematic apps in hope of waiting for a better update. When frozen, the apps once did update like ...
9
votes
3answers
2k views
Buying from Play store using a credit card with foreign billing address
Is it possible to use a credit card with a foreign billing address to buy items from a local Play store?
I have a Visa credit card from a German bank with a billing address in Germany registered in my ...
7
votes
3answers
497 views
Does the Google Play app always updates automatically?
I use Android 4.0.4 (Cyanogenmod) and I have the habit of disabling automatic updates for all my apps. I have noticed the Google Play app seems to update itself automatically -- when there are updates ...
2
votes
1answer
196 views
Tried hack to force 4.2 update, result is a broken play store. Theories?
So I'm on a Galaxy Nexus. Still on 4.1. I tried the 'hack' where you clear data on the Google Services Framework, then check update, but no luck. I shrugged and got on with my day.
Now I'm ...
3
votes
0answers
307 views
How to select content language on Google Play Movies
I'm in Germany and I want to download movies in English from the Google Play store to watch my Android tablet, however I can only get movies in German. How can I get the English versions?
13
votes
2answers
521 views
Is it “safe” to provide users with the apk file?
I was wondering, if I have an app that is available on the Play Store, is it "safe" to provide a direct download of the apk file to someone (either signed with the proper keys, or just debug-version)?
...
5
votes
1answer
3k views
I want to remove credit card information from Play Store
Please let me know how can I change my credit card information that I entered when I set up the Play Store.
1
vote
2answers
1k views
Unable to access Google account in Android Market on HTC Desire HD
After resetting factory settings, I am not able to access my Google account in Gmail / Market / Talk. Whenever I try to "sign-in" to Android Market using Google account, it shows error with title as ...
4
votes
1answer
3k views
Error 504 when downloading apps from Play Store?
My device is Motorola Xoom MZ604. The internet connectivity is 4G WiMax via my laptop as hotspot.
The problem is when I'm trying to download any app from Google Play Store, it gives me an Error 504 ...
7
votes
2answers
3k views
How does Google Play work out if an app is compatible with my device?
I have one "generic" Android tablet, and often when I come to install and app, Google Play says it's incompatible with my device. It happens even on popular apps such as Twitter, Instagram, Evernote, ...
3
votes
1answer
827 views
If I relocate to another country, will I still be able to access the Play Store and use my purchased Apps, Books, Magazines, Music, Movies and TV?
I have a friend who shall be moving to Switzerland during the early part of 2013. He wishes to know is their a Swiss Google Play Store, or do Swiss residents use the German Play Store? If this is the ...
6
votes
2answers
706 views
Can my Android phone be hacked without installing permissions?
After reading this article ( Kaspersky smartphone report ) this got me wondering.
Obviously if I install a dodgy app through Play Store or directly from a website, that can be dangerous, however if I ...
4
votes
0answers
149 views
Advanced searching in Play app store?
It is not easy to find good apps. Is it possible with some other app website to only search within apps (list apps) that have at least 500k downloads and at least 10k reviews?
Something like make the ...
2
votes
2answers
1k views
Redeem Google Checkout coupon on Google Play
Are Google Checkout coupons redeemable on Google Play?
I've created a coupon on Google Checkout for a paid Android App on Google Play but when trying to buy it as a user, I can't find the place to ...
2
votes
2answers
31k views
Keep getting “Error retrieving information from server. [RH-01]” from the play store
It used to work fine but now when I open the Play Store app it says "Error retrieving information from server. [RH-01]" and I can't do anything. I tried clearing the cache of the Google Play Store and ...
0
votes
1answer
175 views
Google Play website doesn't show all previously installed apps
When I browse my app history on the Google Play website(of apps that I have tried out in the past but aren't currently installed on my phone), it only lists them in alphabetic order until about 'L'. ...
6
votes
3answers
260 views
Is there a way to prevent applications from updating when running on battery
I know you can restrict applications to update on Wi-Fi only.
Can you achieve the same thing with "update when charging on sector only" too?
2
votes
1answer
589 views
play.google.com and Google Play app out of sync
Having become fed up with a custom ROM i was using, I reverted back to a previous ROM via a nandroid backup (through CWM Touch).
It would appear that the backup preserved all my installed apps and ...
3
votes
0answers
33 views
How do I change the Gmail account associated with the Play Store? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to change the account for Android Market?
I got on the market yesterday and it made me enter my password for my existing Google account but I had forgotten the ...
1
vote
1answer
7k views
Where to download and install Google Apps on Android 4.0.4 device? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I install the Google Apps Package (Play Store, …) on my Android device?
I have an international android smartphone which doesn't have anything related to Google ...
0
votes
1answer
2k views
Samsung Galaxy Ace Internet showing network problem
I have bought a Samsung Galaxy Ace few days back. And it's showing network / connection problem or error, or connection time out. Whenever I try to open a page it shows "Webpage not available". And ...
0
votes
0answers
167 views
Country on Google Play from PC [closed]
I'm trying to get the Nexus 10 16GB, which has intermittent availability in Spain, and it turns out when I'm accessing Google Play from my PC, it shows me the prices in $ instead of in €, and it won't ...
9
votes
2answers
762 views
How to resume app restore after stopping it on first opening Google Play?
I've installed a fresh stock ROM from Google site on my Galaxy Nexus.
At the time i've opened the Google Play and started installing the 157 apps... the problem is that i needed to stop downloading ...
0
votes
1answer
2k views
I have a Binatone Kidzstar and can't install android market or google play [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why do some devices ship without the Market installed?
How can I add the market to my device?
I have a Binatone Kidzstar and can't install android market or google ...
2
votes
1answer
318 views
Unable to add credit card in Google Wallet
Whenever I try and buy an app, google asks me to add a credit card in google wallet. But when I finish adding me credit card details, phone number and address and do save (I'm using my sony xperia ...
1
vote
1answer
233 views
Warranty on Nexus 7
I just won an auction on the Nexus 7. The seller claims that he doens't have the original sales receipt but says I will be able to sign up for the warranty online with the registration & ...
