Questions tagged [google-play-store]
For questions related to Google's official content store. Please note that questions related to publishing, registering, or otherwise interacting with the Play Store in a development capacity are off-topic.
364
questions
2
votes
2
answers
2k
views
How "Google Pixel (XL)" activates the "unlimited full resolution photo and video backup"
Google offers Pixel-Phone customers "Unlimited Full resolution photo and video backup".
Does anyone know how Google handle this?
I can imagine 3 options - but does anyone know which one matches ...
2
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Play Store icons are no longer transparent
The past few days I have noticed that the Play Store icons have a black background. I've even done a Factory Reset. I am facing the problem with every icon in the play store. Is there any way to get ...
2
votes
2
answers
42k
views
Phone not updating Market to Google Play?
I have the TELUS Samsung Galaxy S2 X (T989D) running Gingerbread (v2.3.5). Today my friend (who has the Samsung Galaxy S2 (TI9100)) told me that they changed the Android Market to Google Play. I ...
2
votes
1
answer
41k
views
Google Play Store on a Samsung Galaxy Ace missing
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace with Android 2.3.4. The phone came with Samsung App Store not the Google market. I would like to install the Google market or Google Play as there is a better selection of ...
2
votes
2
answers
502
views
Ridiculous error on all google play store Using CM 10.1.3
I have a crazy problem. Whenever I update anything I get this error
update for (insert Google app here) could not be downloaded due to an error (error while retrieving information from the server. [...
2
votes
1
answer
1k
views
How can I tell the Android Market that I'm running an updated version of Android? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why are some apps on the market incompatible with my device?
My phone (Orange San Francisco) came with Android 2.1 and has not been officially updated in the UK so I'm now ...
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
What does this notification icon mean? Samsung s7 [duplicate]
I just bought an galaxy s7 edge, and this weird icon is on my notifcation bar. I cannot seem to figure it out. Does anyone know what it does or means? Thanks.
1
vote
1
answer
407
views
Go back to previous custom rom - adb issue
I decided to try a custom ROM from here.
I downloaded Exodus ROM to my computer, and via ADB transmitted it to the sdcard/0/ folder. I then rebooted and flashed this custom ROM. Everything went well ...
1
vote
1
answer
3k
views
Play store - Wishlist server error DF-DFERH-01 - ZTE Blade III
My android was working fine until one day, i saw
Error retrieving information from server. [DF-DFERH-01]
with a RETRY button.
This is happening only in the "My wishlist" menu. No errors before.
...
1
vote
1
answer
656
views
How do in-app purchases work?
I'm trying the free version of an app, and I'm considering to upgrade to the Premium version. The said app is Rewire.
From what I see, the Premium version in not directly available on Play Store, and ...
1
vote
2
answers
858
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 normally. I'...
1
vote
1
answer
9k
views
How to install android market app manually? [duplicate]
I have device with android 2.1 and I want to install android market app manually. Can I do that?
I have download android_app.apk file into my device but while installing getting following error.
...
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
How to format an SD card as adoptable storage on Android 5?
I have ZTE phone:
Model z828
Fcc id srq-z828 IC 5200E-Z828
H/W U06A
DATE 03/2017
and have inserted and mounted a 32 GB SD storage chip. However, cannot seem to get an option to use ...
-1
votes
1
answer
1k
views
How to get full list of apps in play-store [closed]
Is there a way to get a list with all the apps in google play?
And if so is there a way to find the SDK from any app created there?
39
votes
8
answers
50k
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 ...
31
votes
5
answers
15k
views
Can I set the schedule for automatic Market updates, e.g. every night?
Is there a way to schedule when the Market updates my installed apps? Ideally I would like to run it late every night, that way I won't have to be bothered with them when I'm actually using the phone.
30
votes
2
answers
170k
views
Is there any way to sign into Google Play without also signing into Gmail?
I have an android tablet. I would like to sign in into the play store in order to get other apps, but I do not want to sign in gmail/contacts/calenders/g+ etc. This device will be shared among ...
25
votes
7
answers
46k
views
How can I turn off the “allow automatic updating” for **all** apps?
Recently Google started to check the “allow automatic updating” for their apps without being asked, which I hate. I have to deactivate it for each app separately.
But more importantly this pushed ...
25
votes
1
answer
3k
views
Why does the Google Authenticator app have "obsolete" in its title on Play Store?
Why does the Google Authenticator app have "obsolete" in its title on Play Store?
Does it work? Can I still use it for two-factor authentication? Is there a preferred method?
24
votes
5
answers
37k
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 ...
21
votes
4
answers
19k
views
Cannot rate apps on Google Play
I just found out I cannot rate apps on Google play. Any app. And yes, I have them installed. But the rating 5 stars or 'Rate' button are missing.
Am I missing something? Anyone else experiencing the ...
21
votes
2
answers
5k
views
Does using Android Instant Apps count as installation on Play store?
As I saw yesterday, Google I/O 2016 Keynotes with an awesome release of many new features.
One of the best feature which I like most as an Android Developer that is Android Instant Apps.
The new ...
20
votes
4
answers
11k
views
Can I see my Play Store wishlist on the web?
Google Play store recently gained a long-awaited wishlist feature in the 3.9.16 version of the application. I was wondering whether the wishlist could be modified from the web version of the Play ...
19
votes
2
answers
8k
views
Any way to stop ridiculous translations in Google PlayStore?
Most of the translations are nonsense in Google Playstore. Looks stupid, amateurish and most of all they are annoying.
Words by words meaning nothing! My mother language is finnish and Im using ...
19
votes
1
answer
15k
views
Is there a way to clear your Google Play App history? (Not the search history) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to remove apps from “all downloaded” in Play Store
I'm looking to see if there is a way to clear the actual history of installed apps in Google Play, as ...
19
votes
5
answers
37k
views
How can I bulk install apps with Play Store or App-Brain?
I'm trying to restore a new device with apps from my old device, but neither Android Market nor AppBrain seems to automatically bulk install them? When I use the Execute method in AppBrain it seems to ...
17
votes
4
answers
32k
views
How can I get a list of all my paid (only) apps in the Play Store?
I'm interested to know all of my apps that I paid for in the Google Play Store. Is there an easy way to retrieve this list filtering only paid applications?
17
votes
2
answers
53k
views
Is there a way to sort apps by popularity (number of 'downloads') in the Google Play Store, or otherwise?
Google's Play Store does not sort its 'Top' apps by number of downloads. This prevents you from discovering the true order of which apps people are downloading the most, making you often not know ...
16
votes
4
answers
67k
views
How to list my recently updated apps
I would like to be able to see a list of my apps sorted by the date the app was last updated. Descending order is preferred, but honestly I'll take anything.
One use case: Earlier today I had two ...
14
votes
3
answers
69k
views
How to see all the purchased apps in google play store
I have purchased several apps on Google Play Store. I've installed a new ROM, and I want to reinstall the purchased apps. Is there any way to see only purchased apps in play store.
I know that there ...
14
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Does Voting on Market Comments Have Any Effect?
In the Market you can choose to mark any comment on any app as one of the following:
Helpful
Unhelpful
Spam
Marking something as Spam will remove it from the list of comments, but only on the ...
13
votes
2
answers
858
views
Are there any side effects of uninstalling Apps
Are there any side effects of Installing and uninstalling lots of apps on an Android smart phone?
Specifically are there any things that do not get cleaned up that I need to be aware off?
11
votes
2
answers
20k
views
How Do I Get Rid of Apps from Play Store Update List?
For the past few months, I have had the following items in my Play Store update list:
I do not have these apps installed on my device. I do not want these apps installed on my device. Yet I do not ...
11
votes
9
answers
133k
views
Application stuck in "Installing..." stage in Market
I'm having the problem mentioned in the title on my Samsung Galaxy S. I updated the app Dock Simulator and for some reason it got stuck while installing. Now it shows the scrolling green bar in the ...
10
votes
1
answer
428
views
Multiple update notifications from Android Market
I have recently upgraded my HTC Desire to run CyanogenMod 7. The main reason I did this was so that I could use a more recent version of the Android Market that supported multiple accounts. The ...
10
votes
1
answer
47k
views
Does LineageOS allow us to install apps via Google Play?
Someone told me we can't install Google apps after installing LineageOS and it doesn't support Google Play.
What is the truth behind this? Can I access Google Play in LineageOS?
10
votes
3
answers
31k
views
How can I prevent an application (Chrome) from opening another application (Google Play Store)?
So today Facebook Messenger declared a war against users of the mobile website. Of course we have been plagued for months with small header messages as well as overlays hiding all content and ...
9
votes
1
answer
18k
views
Country restricted apps: how to find out where the app is available?
It is well known that some apps can only be downloaded in specific countries.
There are a lot of tutorials on the net that show how do bypass this restriction and download the app anyway.
However ...
9
votes
1
answer
2k
views
How to get the real reasons for an incompatible app/.apk?
Play Store tells me: “Your device isn't compatible with this version.”
Aurora Store tells me: “Download Failed” “App not supported”
Why do these stores think it is not supported?
If I get the .apk ...
9
votes
3
answers
46k
views
Can't install previously installed apps from Google Play
My Samsung Galaxy S2(I-9100) was upgraded to 2.3.6 by the technician at a Samsung Service Station. This resulted in a wiped-off of all the apps that I had installed along with some other data(like ...
9
votes
1
answer
3k
views
How to find only SD card movable applications on the market?
As I do not have more free space on my HTC Desire, I am interested only in applications which can be moved to the SD card. How to find them on the market (via web interface, or on the device, does not ...
9
votes
1
answer
29k
views
Minimal .apks for play store
Introduction
I just installed CyanogenMod 10.2 on HTC One X+ and I want to install ONLY the Google Play Store. I know there is Gapps, but I want to have even less apps on my phone than what is in ...
9
votes
4
answers
1k
views
Android Market - Want to see Best Applications
Is there any way to see "Top Best (i.e. Top 10/50/100, etc.) applications" in Android Market as we are looking in AppStore ?
I means to say which applications/Games are famous amongst the people as "...
9
votes
3
answers
117k
views
My new Android device not showing up in Google Play
I had a Intex iBuddy Connect (Tablet) linked with my Google account.
Later on I purchased an new Android device (a XOLO Q700). I logged into Google Play from my device and I am able install apps to ...
8
votes
3
answers
1k
views
How can I prevent Android from auto-installing all of my apps?
I usually install different ROMs regularly...
When I set up my account on a fresh ROM, I don't want my phone to start loading all of the apps that I had installed with the same account on previous ...
8
votes
1
answer
3k
views
Are Google Books DRM protected?
In some countries Google Play offers ebooks. I was wondering if those are DRM protected.
Can I export them as e.g. epub? Or are they bound to be read within the Google Play Books application?
8
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Android SDK 2.1: Unable to install app from Android Market on the Emulator
I am testing the Emulator that comes with Android SDK 2.1, but I am Unable to install app from Android Market.
I made the Login on www.google.com but still no success: This is the error message:
...
8
votes
1
answer
3k
views
Is there a way to sort apps in Google's app store by size?
Is there a way to sort apps in Google's app store by size? I would like to know what are the heaviest apps and the lightest apps from a search result. For example, to search for a lightweight RSS ...
8
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Do Google Talk and Play Store still require background sync on Ice Cream Sandwich?
When I used Android versions up to 2.x, some apps like Google Talk and Android Market (now Play Store) required background synchronization to be activated via Settings -> Account and synchronization ->...
8
votes
5
answers
28k
views
Android Market disappeared! How do I get it back?
Since upgrading to FroYo, the Android Market app has disappeared from my wife's Droid X: it doesn't appear on the home screen or in the Applications list in settings. Is there any way to get it back?