I recently had the problem where I could not download or update any apps that where downloaded from the Google Playstore.
And after messing around with a couple of things I figured out a solution to this problem.
NOTE: I TRIED IT ON SAMSUNG INFUSE AND HTC INSPIRE 4G, I'M SURE IT WILL BE ABLE TO WORK ON OTHER DEVICES
*Follow the steps below to if you are experiencing issues with downloading apps from the Playstore*
1. Open the Market app and press the home button in the upper left corner to return to homepage
2. Go to Settings \ Applications \ Manage \ Running
3. Press " Playstore"
4. Press "Clear cache" (do not clear data)
5. Press "Force stop"
6. Return to "Settings \ Applications \ Manage \ Running"
7. Press "Google Services Framework"
8. Press "Clear Data"
9. Press "Force Stop"
10. Go back to home screen and press Playstore app to Start Google Playstore, it will give an error message
11. Shut off and turn the Android Device back on; once back Market should work, if it gives an error it could need another minute to work
12. At this point the Market should work
Thanks! I had a problem with movies and books not showing, and my phone being incompatible with apps. This fixed it...
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Convoy82 said:
Thanks! I had a problem with movies and books not showing, and my phone being incompatible with apps. This fixed it...
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btw..for those who are more visually inclined: you can go to YouTube and search for market fix or playstore fix. This fix has been around for years.
Usually doesn't happen with a clean flash...dirty flashing without proper wipes or reset will do that
qkster said:
btw..for those who are more visually inclined: you can go to YouTube and search for market fix or playstore fix. This fix has been around for years.
Usually doesn't happen with a clean flash...dirty flashing without proper wipes or reset will do that
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I had to factoy reset my phone a couple times and I'm not sure if i wiped the cache so that may have been the problem
TheJuanV100 said:
I had to factoy reset my phone a couple times and I'm not sure if i wiped the cache so that may have been the problem
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before flashing a rom, it's a good idea to wipe cache, format system, data, dalvik and then factory reset.
this will give you a fresh start and minimal problems...one may get away with less...but it can be a hassle after you set up and find issues later
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No problem go to market, search, browse and even download app(I can see the download progress bar was full of green), but once download finished, it shows installing, then takes forever.
Congnition 2.3b6, flashed several times, same problem.
Thanks in advance.
Did you try going to manage applications select the market and clear data? Make sure you do the data not just the cache.
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Yes I did, still the same. Even delete and reinstall market app, had the same problem. Flashed back to 2.1, everything back to normal.
Today when i was trying to update skype and download some other applications in the market, this below thing happened to me.
On my drag down task bar there are 17 "ongoing" downloads from android market. even though i cancelled everything, tried also to stop/remove market from app manager, stop google talk (i don't have this installed but i see it in running services?!), rebooting the phone, software repair (failed),... that thing is still there and never goes away.
i'm running out of ideas. anyone can help?
sony ericsson x10i 2.1 update-1
Try deleting the market cache/data. Go to settings > applications > manage applications, then the "all" tab. Find the market & force stop it. Then clear the data & the cache. If the notification is still there, reboot & it should go away.
if in MIUI rom there is a Downloads application to manage download.
duno where to get the apps
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Try deleting the market cache/data. Go to settings > applications > manage applications, then the "all" tab. Find the market & force stop it. Then clear the data & the cache. If the notification is still there, reboot & it should go away.
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i already tried deleting android market and re-installing and force stop/ clear cache. the prob still there
hpl912 said:
i already tried deleting android market and re-installing and force stop/ clear cache. the prob still there
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So the problem is that your status bar is stuck showing downloads, not necessarily the app itself.
Since you said you uninstalled & reinstalled the market, I'm assuming you're rooted. If this is the case, there's an app on the forums that kills your status bar then restarts it, but I'm not sure if it would work in your situation. It was made with the CM7 theme chooser in mind, so it may only work on 2.3. I'm not sure though, as I've never used it. You could also try booting into recovery & wiping your cache & dalvik cache. If you have a root level file explorer, try going to /cache and deleting any downloadfile.apk files you may see. They may be in /cache/download if that path exists.
If none of that works, you could try reflashing your rom over itself. Just wipe cache/dalvik, not data, and everything should remain as it was unless you've made changes to any system files. And if that doesn't work, I'm all out of ideas.
I am assuming that you've rebooted, but if for some reason you haven't, try that first.
em... now i can't download anything from the market anymore. everytime i choose to download something, it just adds up in the task bar and the downloading never ends. now i have accumulated 18 ongoing downloads even though they are not really downloading anything.
i have a rooted x10 but i cannot find any folder named /cache when browsing using astro file manager.
i don't know how to get into recovery mode to wipe off the cache as you said.
and yes, rebooting was the very first thing i did but it doesn't work...
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em... now i can't download anything from the market anymore. everytime i choose to download something, it just adds up in the task bar and the downloading never ends. now i have accumulated 18 ongoing downloads even though they are not really downloading anything.
i have a rooted x10 but i cannot find any folder named /cache when browsing using astro file manager.
i don't know how to get into recovery mode to wipe off the cache as you said.
and yes, rebooting was the very first thing i did but it doesn't work...
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I'm not sure how to get into recovery on your phone, but I'm sure a quick Google search would yield the answer. You can also try using a cache cleaner app, but it may not solve the problem. If you can get into recovery (again, I'm assuming you're rooted) then go to the "wipe" menu... it may say something else but the word wipe should be there. From there choose to wipe cache & dalvik cache. I think in ClockworkMod that wiping dalvik cache is under "advanced", but I'm not sure if that's your recovery version or if it's even available for your phone.
The only other option would be a factory reset.
Oh, and the /cache directory is on internal memory, not the SD card. Astro is not a root level explorer, so you would need Root Explorer or ES File Explorer.
hi,
i am experiencing the same issues and my phone is not rooted.
i've done the clear cache thing and still the issue persists. the phone also freezes up whereby it does not even register my touch and the screen just blanks out.
any other advice on this please for non-rooted phones??
Hi,
I've just seen this problem on a X10 mini upgraded to android 2.1 update 1.
The solution was to "clear data" and "force stop" for "Download Manager".
IE: go to settings/applications/manage applications, press menu key, select filter and set All, scroll until you find the "Download Manager" entry, select it and then click "clear data" and "force stop"
You can now go to the market and start again any install/upgrade that might have been stuck in the queue before.
Hope it works for you too!
Stupid xperia 10
Okay WTF!, this is the only thread online I found that deals with this problem. Is Sony really that incompetent?.
I've had this problem for a week, I am now upto 35 ongoing downloads. I only had 8 ongoing 3 days ago. I cannot download or install or download and install anything!. This is complete B.S.
I have done everything in this thread and nothing works. Sony still has not e-mailed me back. I am FURIOUS!, WTF is happening!. Why can't I remove these ongoing downloads/updates.
I've done the whole "application manager" B.S. but it won't let me force close my market. I've disabled wi-fi. I am losing my effing mind!.
HAS ANYONE ACTUALLY DEALT WITH AND CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM?. I will give you $5. This is getting retarded.
Oh and FYI "Download manager" does not appear in my list of apps what so ever, and there is no such thing as a "all" tab in my "manage applications" directory.
... Oh great!, I've uninstalled my market but my Icon still appears... Oh look at that the program works "ING! AWESOME!" considering IT DOESN'T EXIST ON MY PHONE ANYMORE! INCLUDING APPLICATION MANAGER! WTF!
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Okay WTF!, this is the only thread online I found that deals with this problem. Is Sony really that incompetent?.
I've had this problem for a week, I am now upto 35 ongoing downloads. I only had 8 ongoing 3 days ago. I cannot download or install or download and install anything!. This is complete B.S.
I have done everything in this thread and nothing works. Sony still has not e-mailed me back. I am FURIOUS!, WTF is happening!. Why can't I remove these ongoing downloads/updates.
I've done the whole "application manager" B.S. but it won't let me force close my market. I've disabled wi-fi. I am losing my effing mind!.
HAS ANYONE ACTUALLY DEALT WITH AND CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM?. I will give you $5. This is getting retarded.
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Is your phone rooted / what ROM are you using?
Hastecaster said:
Okay WTF!, this is the only thread online I found that deals with this problem. Is Sony really that incompetent?.
I've had this problem for a week, I am now upto 35 ongoing downloads. I only had 8 ongoing 3 days ago. I cannot download or install or download and install anything!. This is complete B.S.
I have done everything in this thread and nothing works. Sony still has not e-mailed me back. I am FURIOUS!, WTF is happening!. Why can't I remove these ongoing downloads/updates.
I've done the whole "application manager" B.S. but it won't let me force close my market. I've disabled wi-fi. I am losing my effing mind!.
HAS ANYONE ACTUALLY DEALT WITH AND CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM?. I will give you $5. This is getting retarded.
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just go to manage applications, go to market force stop it and clear data, then go to download manager force stop and clear data. then do a reboot then it will be fixed. and where is my $5.
plainjane said:
Try deleting the market cache/data. Go to settings > applications > manage applications, then the "all" tab. Find the market & force stop it. Then clear the data & the cache. If the notification is still there, reboot & it should go away.
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Just a correction.. Under All Tabs, find Download manager instead of market place.. Under Download manager, just force stop it. that's it..
im dealing with this same problem,im gonna try to restore my phone
stoppppp ur under process downloading
so in notification section and click on downloading item for a while,
a new window''ll open check ur download which u want to stop and click cancil
u r done
super sunny ur a genius...10x dude
thanks man,i had the same downloading problem but after clearing data and force stop download manager now its alright!!!!!
plainjane said:
Try deleting the market cache/data. Go to settings > applications > manage applications, then the "all" tab. Find the market & force stop it. Then clear the data & the cache. If the notification is still there, reboot & it should go away.
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THANK YOU! Add me to the list of grateful users as this also worked for me!
I was unable to stop the 'Download Manager' nor 'Downloads' apps, but I cleared cache & data for both, + all of the above for the Google Play Store; removed downloadfile.apk and 2-files from dalvik cache. Notifications stopped !
Then I rebooted. GP-Store (which was already current) indicated they were updating and required my acceptance. Then the store opened normally; I manually download ONE app.
I only download via Wi-fi so Wifi is my emergency panic button.
Thanks again!
thank me if. I helped u guys please im a newbie here
Hey dudes just do as I say during the force download goto settings>applications>manage applications then press menu > filter > all and search for download manager and tap it and force stop it , PROBLEM SOLVED KEEP SMILING , Any way I say xperia always rocks , mail me regarding any doubts
My market allows me to download and delete apps, However whenever i go to the section "my apps" the market always force closes. When it does that it says: "The application Market (process com.android.vending) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again. Ive turned mt Xoom off numerous times and still have this problem. Has this happen to anyone else? Does Anyone know how to fix this?
My Xoom is stock. Wifi
Go to settings , applications , manage applications , and finally , click on all . Scroll down to market and select it , clear data , cache , and force stop . When you reopen the market accept the terms and you should be good to go .
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Go to settings , applications , manage applications , and finally , click on all . Scroll down to market and select it , clear data , cache , and force stop . When you reopen the market accept the terms and you should be good to go .
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I've tried that multiple times and still it does the same thing. Ive done it and restarted the Xoom. Ive done it without restarting. Nothing is working. Any other ideas?
Not really a lot more you can do, you've already cleared the Market settings. next step from here would be a factory reset I think... unless someone else has any ideas?
try settings /applications. Go to market and uninstall updates for the market otherwise sounds like a factory reset.
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try settings /applications. Go to market and uninstall updates for the market otherwise sounds like a factory reset.
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i really dont wanna reset. Ive got over 70 apps installed. I dont wanna go through the process again. Im gonna keep searching for some kind of way around it. Can i uninstall the market and then re-install the apk?
Go to dataviz and download the documents to go directly from the site and it will fix the fc's.
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Go to dataviz and download the documents to go directly from the site and it will fix the fc's.
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first i thought u were crazy or just trying to advertise that app, however i went and tried to manually update that app and it force closed, then i went and uninstalled it and now my market is back to normal. Thanx Sir. Cutos to you!!!!
If your having this problem just Delete DOCUMENTS TO GO
I just installed ExynosAbuse APK v1.40 and i now have root so i could regain my copy/paste function back. (I delete everything in data>clipboard)
However now when i go to install any app i get the error, insufficient storage. As the title says I have ~15gb free (says the settings>storage). Even when uninstalling an app I cannot re install it as it says i have insufficient space. For example, i uninstalled angry birds SW (which was 60mb) and i cannot reinstall it, or any other apps.
Oh, and i uninstalled the Exynosabuse (but left root enabled) and now i cannot reinstall it to disable root. I also tried uninstalling the google play updates, and nothing changed. Installing apps with either google play or ES file manager gives the same result (insufficient storage space)
Thanks for the help.
UPDATE:
I found the problem, and solution in post 20
I had the same problem with an app i tried installing once, but it only happened with that particular app. Maybe try wiping cache and dalvik cache.
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RussellEstridge25 said:
I had the same problem with an app i tried installing once, but it only happened with that particular app. Maybe try wiping cache and dalvik cache.
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Thanks for the reply. I went to data>dalvik cache and deleted everything in there and restarted. I gained about 200 mb but still i cannot install anything.
Njord0 said:
Thanks for the reply. I went to data>dalvik cache and deleted everything in there and restarted. I gained about 200 mb but still i cannot install anything.
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Did you wipe cache and dalvik cache in recovery mode?
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Im trying a factory reset now since i've only owned this thing for a few days. Though if anyone knows a solution to this, please post. I've came across a few threads with a similar problem and they have gone unsolved.
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Did you wipe cache and dalvik cache in recovery mode?
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No just deleted it with es file manager
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No just deleted it with es file manager
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You should do it in recovery mode.
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If you are getting it for a particular app then try searching for the it using its name it must have left some file over during your previous installion delete all files with the app name and try installing it should install
Try uninstalling the update of play store by going into settings applications
The first one should do the trick
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If you are getting it for a particular app then try searching for the it using its name it must have left some file over during your previous installion delete all files with the app name and try installing it should install
Try uninstalling the update of play store by going into settings applications
The first one should do the trick
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All of the apps in the play store that i tired (ones that haven't been installed before) gave the same error, not just ones previously installed. I also deleted some bloatware updates and tried to reinstall their updates afterwards. The problem persists.
I did uninstall the playstore updates and clearing the cache. Nothing changed.
I've restored to factory and its working again. Crappy solution though..
thanks for the help
I solved this problem with lucky patcher. Run it when you have this problem and it will remove the unused odex file. Then install normally and you shouldn't have the error. I found this happens to me when uninstalling modified apks and trying to install the official app after.
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i only have this Problem when there is less than 500mb free space.
common -.- i want to install a 2mb apk File And it complains because there is only 490mb free space -.- any way to change that?
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I solved this problem with lucky patcher. Run it when you have this problem and it will remove the unused odex file. Then install normally and you shouldn't have the error. I found this happens to me when uninstalling modified apks and trying to install the official app after.
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I did have lucky patcher installed when i had this problem. When opening the program it did remove some odex files but the problem was still there. Is there an option to force it to check for odex files?
You could check your data/apps folder and check if there's an apk for the file there. If it is delete and try to reinstall
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Well it's happening again.
How do I get into recovery mode to delete dalvik cache? Is that where you hold down power and the volume button, cause I don't see anywhere to delete the cache when im in there. It's just a screen thqts says downloading.
I cleard the dalvik cache In link2sd but it says it's empty. Also cleared app cache with link2sd.
I did notice that the system file space is at 17% (243mb left) which is still large enough to install the apps I'm trying. I have 25gb free out of 32gb.
This problem is not limited to one app. It also happens with apps that never been installed on this tablet.
Thanks for the help.
Did you try what I mentioned
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Power+Volume Up until you see the GTN8000 or whatever model you have screen then leave power button while keep pressing the volume up button until you get into recovery
Dude i suggested going into recovery and wiping cache and dalvik cache a while ago but got no response. You didnt ask how if you didnt know and you obviously didn't search for it. Not trying to be rude here but it just is a little irritating when you try to help and you get ignored. Volume up and power till you see the boot screen then let go. And youll see wipe cache, do it. Then scroll to advanced and then to wipe dalvik cache, do it. Then go back to the firdt sceen and select reboot.
Also gmfeny had a suggestion did you try that?
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Dude i suggested going into recovery and wiping cache and dalvik cache a while ago but got no response. You didnt ask how if you didnt know and you obviously didn't search for it. Not trying to be rude here but it just is a little irritating when you try to help and you get ignored. Volume up and power till you see the boot screen then let go. And youll see wipe cache, do it. Then scroll to advanced and then to wipe dalvik cache, do it. Then go back to the firdt sceen and select reboot.
Also gmfeny had a suggestion did you try that?
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The first time you mentioned it i had already did a factory reset and my GN was working for the moment. When the problem came back i said i tried it in link 2 sd and i did boot to what it thought was recovery mode (i did google it but i must have miss read. I was holding power and volume down to get into recovery screen) and didnt see anywhere to delete dalvik cache. I should have stated clearly that i needed help on getting to the right place.
I will try that next.
gmfeny, I have looked in data>apps and nothing about the apps im trying to install is there. Also this problem isnt limited to apps that i've previously installed. So I wouldnt expect anything to be in there on those apps. However there is a folder im not sure about. its not very big (256KB) and its names mcRegistry.
I'm not sure if its a big deal, and further since no one seemed to have commented on it. Is there a problem with my system file space as mentioned above? (17% left, 250MB)
thanks
I have the GTN80013 (32gb no GSM/cdma)
Im in recovery mode now and i selected wipe cache partition. I dont see anywhere that says advanced. The only options i have are; reboot, apply update from external storage, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, apply update from cache.
still cannot install some apks. I tried to install appinstaller (which i've never installed/tried to install from the play store) and it failed. Also my game emulators failed to install with ES file explorer.
I was able to clear the dalvik cache by gong to data/dalvik-cache And deleting everything. after restarting it waa rebuilt. still can't install apps.
Maybe it's not the same as doing it in recovery, but that's not an option in my recovery mode from what I can see.
Thank for the help
I finally solved my problem.
I had installed Link2SD and a setting in that app was causing the problem.
The Fix:
Open up the menu (context menu) > settings
Click on install location and change it from External to Automatic.
I can install app now.
The only strange part is when i first had this problem, i didnt have this app installed. As suggested above, it was probably the Dalvik cache.
For anyone who has problems finding the 'clear dalvik cache' in recovery mode; You can use lucky patcher to delete it. Its in the menu>trouble shooting> delete dalvik cache and reboot.
Or you can do it manually by going to data>dalvik-cache and deleting everything in there.
Thanks for the help!
I have experienced that when I start a camera app it just went to stop by displaying a "Unfortunately Camera has stopped" warning. I have restarted my device and again try to open the app and still, frequently it went stopped. How can I resolve this error to start capturing again?
Sometimes it will be caused, when you install the third-party camera app or when an app is not supported by the device hardwires. If it is not working after restarting, just try these steps.
1. Uninstall the other camera app
Sometimes when you are using other camera apps it may block the main camera app on your Android. If non of the camera app installed skip this and move next action.
2. Clear cache and data of the Camera App
By clearing cache data camera will restart with fresh mode and still not running delete the app data and it will resolve your problem.
3. Clear or wipe system cache.
For this purpose go to “Settings”, select “Storage & Memory”, and tap on “Cache data”. Now You can click “OK” to confirm. Otherwise, you can perform stock recovery and the delete system cache.
4.Update your software
Sometimes the pending updates may require proper functioning. So try next time with the installed updates for Samsung Galaxy A21
5.Flash Stock ROM
If you have flashed any custom or ported ROM then make sure to install stoke ROM. If you already have stock ROM download flash ROM by given instructions here.
6.Install Google Camera App.
If all of the above solutions do not work for you try to install the Google Camera app and set it as the primary camera app. Try it after disabling the stock camera app through the settings.
First, you may need to hold on to the app icon and tap on the info option. Then you can press disable the camera app.
Alternatively, you can go to settings, select Application List, and tap camera.
7. Reset your device
If all of the above steps are fail on positive resulting, then finally you can Reset the android device. Before that create a backup of all personal data on your device to ensure the data's existence after resetting. To do that Go to “Setting”, select “Backup & Reset”. Then tap Factory data reset. Now you can Reset the Phone. Read more...