(Not sure if this is the correct sub-forum to ask, but here goes)
Has there been a fix for the old "Starting Download" issue on the Android Market? I still can't download anything from it. I know that resetting my phone will work (for a while), but it's not an option right now. Any help?
P.S. I've searched the forum as well and was not able to find a concrete answer.
I was told that starting Google Talk should make sure you're logged in to Google's server, which is (supposedly) what causes that problem.
skyjumper said:
I was told that starting Google Talk should make sure you're logged in to Google's server, which is (supposedly) what causes that problem.
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Hmm, I tried that but I'm already logged in
That issue has haunted me for a while - I get a cold sweat anytime a download start takes longer than usual.
I personally don't believe it's an issue with your device (as I've seen some argue it to be), rather it's with your gmail account. When a factory reset didn't fix my problem, I went to a tmobile store where my buddy works, and we put my sim card into every android device he had (mt3g, mts, garmin, and one other I can't remember), only to find that none would allow me to download.
For me the workaround I'm currently using is to set up the device with another gmail account newly created for the purpose of being able to download apps, then set up my "real" gmail (the one I actually use) to sync my contacts and calendar. The only problem is that I can't use my real gmail on gchat, since that only signs into the primary account you used when setting up the device. I don't use gchat much on my phone anyway, so it wasn't that big of a deal.
I suppose it's possible my phone corrupted my account somehow, but I had deleted caches, updates, and anything else I'd heard had worked for others, but to no avail. If you get to the bottom of the problem, be sure to let me know.
Good luck!
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bnielsen40 said:
That issue has haunted me for a while - I get a cold sweat anytime a download start takes longer than usual.
I personally don't believe it's an issue with your device (as I've seen some argue it to be), rather it's with your gmail account. When a factory reset didn't fix my problem, I went to a tmobile store where my buddy works, and we put my sim card into every android device he had (mt3g, mts, garmin, and one other I can't remember), only to find that none would allow me to download.
For me the workaround I'm currently using is to set up the device with another gmail account newly created for the purpose of being able to download apps, then set up my "real" gmail (the one I actually use) to sync my contacts and calendar. The only problem is that I can't use my real gmail on gchat, since that only signs into the primary account you used when setting up the device. I don't use gchat much on my phone anyway, so it wasn't that big of a deal.
I suppose it's possible my phone corrupted my account somehow, but I had deleted caches, updates, and anything else I'd heard had worked for others, but to no avail. If you get to the bottom of the problem, be sure to let me know.
Good luck!
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Hi! Thanks for the tip but as it turns out - I can't even add another account It always produce an error saying "can't establish connection". Any idea why this is the case?
The "Starting Download" issue for me, was unfixable and related to my google account. I created a new one and it worked flawlessly.
billyandrewsy said:
Hi! Thanks for the tip but as it turns out - I can't even add another account It always produce an error saying "can't establish connection". Any idea why this is the case?
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Hmm...that sounds like a connectivity issue and not a problem with the device. I'd say reboot your phone and try again.
Just to be clear, I created a new gmail address and used that during the initial setup of the phone (after a factory reset of course), then went to settings> accounts and sync> select add account and entered the old gmail I've used forever (which is why just ditching it and using the new one wasn't an option - I didn't want to bother notifying everyone I had a new email).
You'll see that you only have the option to sync contacts and gmail with a secondary gmail address - not calendar. To get around this (since my old gmail is the calendar I want to sync), set up the new gmail to share calendars w/ the old one. Once that's done, you'll see in your calendar app settings on the phone the option to sync the old gmail calendar and not the new one.
Hope that made sense! It's really not difficult to do - just annoying that it has to be done at all. I wish someone would figure out why some gmail accounts get stuck at starting download. What a pain.
I had this problem for awhile, but it was because I was task killing Google Talk. When I disabled the task killer it worked fine.
I read a few comments on the help community in the market to go to applications, manage apps, select the market then uninstall updates. This worked for a while but very intermittent. Worth a go though
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I generally just wait, I believe it's a server issue...I eventually get the download but, yeah, I wait and then go back to the store and attempt to start the download again...and that seems to work.
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I had this problem for awhile, but it was because I was task killing Google Talk. When I disabled the task killer it worked fine.
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Yes downloading from the market is related to the Google Talk app. I once deleted it from /system and it did the same thing.
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Same here too
djsubcode said:
I generally just wait, I believe it's a server issue...I eventually get the download but, yeah, I wait and then go back to the store and attempt to start the download again...and that seems to work.
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Thanks for all of the replies. I know of the delete Market update solution but when I browse for Market in the Manage Application screen, I never see the "update" portion there. Any other tips?
billyandrewsy said:
Thanks for all of the replies. I know of the delete Market update solution but when I browse for Market in the Manage Application screen, I never see the "update" portion there. Any other tips?
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I've formatted my sd card & I don't know if it helped or a coincidence but I now have no problem downloading again maybe worth a try...
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Hey I just rooted my gf's Inspire using the GUI method and everything went flawlessly. Still waiting till more devs get in on this phone because I have an Evo and there is a great deal more development (of course because it's been out for much longer). Anyways, does anybody know the .apk name for the Learn More app so I can delete it through RootExplorer. It is completely useless. Once that question is answered then this thread can be deleted.
bump. Also stupid question but is there no front facing camera on this phone? Also I accidentally have it so every contact is syncing to google twice. Under every contact when you go to link it shows up google twice. Is there any way to fix this.
Well i know you cant remove an account from.gtalk without wiping the phone. Any chance you put same acct. In twice?
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Well i know you cant remove an account from.gtalk without wiping the phone. Any chance you put same acct. In twice?
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No what actually happened is a synced her google account which has all of her numbers and then I accidentally imported all her number from her sim to google so they were syncing both for some reason. I reset the phone and now the google contacts won't sync. I'm going to try some things and see if I can get everything working. But do you know the .apk name for Learn More?
Quick fix for the contacts us to go to Google contacts on the computer and use their dedupe toil in the top tool bar.
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id10terrordfw said:
Quick fix for the contacts us to go to Google contacts on the computer and use their dedupe toil in the top tool bar.
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Thanks, I still can't find the .apk name for the Learn More app and I desperately want to delete it for her cause she keeps nagging about it. However I did get the google contacs fixed and everything is up and running. Now if only someone would tackle an SBC, undervolted kernel to attack this terrible battery life.
Okay I have Google music beta running on my g2x I invited my wife who has a sidekick 4g. I downloaded Google music on her sidekick and started uploading songs but they just wont show up on her phone only the songs that on her SD card shows up. What am I doing wrong is something else I have to do to the sidekick because I did it no different from my g2x. Also is there a way to connect the sidekick to my Google music account ?
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You may need to enable all music, rather than just offline library in the menu.
Okay I found something it shows my PC authorized to play the music thru the beta but the sidekick is not there but it dose not show a way to add another authorized device
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It uses the Google account added in Accounts and Settings. If you add your account, you should be able to authorize the phone.
Hey thanks for trying to help guys I got it what happen was her phone was never sync to play music thru her account I just turned it on and everything showed up. Thanks again for the quick response
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Ok first off, I have a YouTube account logged on my g2x along with my Gmail... well my YouTube logs of by itself and when i try logging on it says my password is incorrect. Sometimes it doesn't even let me go into the market..I have to manually remove my YouTube account and log back on so it lets me go into the market. Anyone having this issue... why?
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I keep getting this error when i try to download anything in the play market, paid or free, "Error processing purchase [DF-BPA-13]". I am on slim ics rom 4.2 right now, but i recently just restored it form the jelly bean rom. i have tried restoring data from titanium, i have cleared data on play store and google framework, resynced google accounts, and cleared cache and dilvic in cwm.....nothing worked any ideas? thanks
Force stop play store....clear data and cache.....and then sign out of google account and sign back in....always works for me when i got that error...
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Check ur DPI for ur device mentioned by slim developer.
Or try removing ur account and then resign in....
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Go to accounts and sync
Unsync gmail then resync gmail
Restart phone
Bang!!! Should now work, I had the same issue for days, clearing playstore data and google services framework didn't fix it. After a little searching I found the above method (can't remember from where), I wasn't sure that it would work, but was very happy it does.
Try it, good luck.
mcluvin1065 said:
Force stop play store....clear data and cache.....and then sign out of google account and sign back in....always works for me when i got that error...
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intel007 said:
Go to accounts and sync
Unsync gmail then resync gmail
Restart phone
Bang!!! Should now work, I had the same issue for days, clearing playstore data and google services framework didn't fix it. After a little searching I found the above method (can't remember from where), I wasn't sure that it would work, but was very happy it does.
Try it, good luck.
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Just got this on a Google search and this worked for my Epic, thanks :good:.