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.
Google Play Store is Google's official store for applications, movies, music, books, and other content. It was unveiled in March of 2012 as a rebranding of the original Android Market.
Top questions to look at before re-asking them:
Technical aspects:
- How does Android Market WebStore's Silent Install work?
- How is installing an app from web-based PlayStore implemented?
- How can I install the Google Apps Package (Play Store, …) on my Android device?
- How can I circumvent regional restrictions in Google's Play Store?
- How do I change the Google Play country? (when you've moved to another country); also see: Problems with changing the default country in Google Play Store
- How can I download an APK file from the Play Store?
- How to search the Play Store by permissions?
- How to change the account for Android Market?
- Can I use multiple Android devices with a single Google account?
Security aspects:
- Can there be malicious apps on Google Play? (including: "What red flags should I look for")
- Android and antiviruses
Troubleshooting:
Specific error codes
- Keep getting message error retrieving information from server DF-DFERH-01 from the play store
- Keep getting “Error retrieving information from server. [RH-01]” from the play store
- Error retrieving information from server [DF-CHARTA-01]
- Google play fails to install application with RPC:S-5:AEC-0
- Error while buying apps in Google Play store in Android Jelly Bean: RPC:S-7:AEC-0
- Ridiculous error on all google play store Using CM 10.1.3: RPC:S-7:AEC-7
- Unknown error code during application install “-24”
- Unknown error code during application install “-25”
- Can't install app (Error code: -26)
- How can I fix Error -101 in the Market?
- How can I solve Play Store Error ”unknown error code during application install:-102“
- How do I fix “Unknown reason -110”? (also see: Google Play Store Error 110 (Unknown Error Code 110):Fixed)
- Google Play Error - could not be downloaded due to an error (403)
- Unable to install apps on new Android one device due to google play 489 download error
- Downloading from Play Store gives error 491
- Error 492 in Google Play Store
- What is error code 495 on Google Play and the YouTube app?
- What causes “could not be downloaded due to an error. (498)”
- Error 504 when downloading apps from Play Store?
- How do I deal with unknown installation error code -505?
- Can't I install or update Apps from Play Store: Error 905. How to fix?
- what is error 909 in play store? I am unable to insall any application
- Why is Play Store showing “Can't install app…Error Code: 910”
- I keep getting error 911 when downloading large apps
- Application downloading error (919)
- Unknown error code during application install: “920” while installing Google Keyboard
- What does error 923 when downloading apps from Google Play Store mean?
- Error in updating google play store 924
- Error 927 while updating YouTube
- Google Play site says the app is compatible but the Google Play app says otherwise (942)
- Play store error 963
Other troubles
- Server Error! Play Store failing
- Sometimes Market update gets stuck downloading. How can I cancel?
- Market App Downloads always fails/never starts
- Google Play: Error downloading app - insufficient space
- Package Install via Market sometimes fails and gives seemingly random error message
- Getting “Authentication is required” when trying to access the Play Store
- Unfortunately Google Play Store has stopped
For more, please see the most frequented questions. For a list of Playstore errors and solutions to them, you might wish to see the Google Play Errors Explained thread on XDA.
