On a brand new Nexus 5 the pre-installed Google apps (Hangouts, Google chrome, Google Play Services etc.) aren't showing up under the "My Apps" section of the Google play store, and therefore are not being updated. Once an app like Hangouts is updated manually it does show up.
Obviously the fix for this is relatively simple but I'm still curious what the issue is since I don't remember this happening on other Android phones i have used in the past(It seems very strange that even Google Play Services would not be auto-updated). Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hello everyone, I've strange problem with this phone the things is that on all of my phones Play Store always showed me paid apps, on my Xperia Z, Z1, then Nexus 5 and when I switched to OnePlus I have only free apps, what could be wrong? This is not because of my location, I even tried mock locations, fake GPS but still nothing please help :S Maybe I should install different Cyanogen Mod?
Do you perhaps have a few google accounts and have chosen the wrong one for Play Store?
Try wiping Play Store app data and starting it again.
No I have only one account, I've cleared data from both Google Play Store and Google Play Services, even disabled, then enabled then re-added account, even VPN doesn't work : |
This seems like a pitifully ignorant question to ask, but I would like to ask advice about taking app updates.
I had to RMA one Shield tablet, on which I had immediately updated every app and installed the Marshmallow OTA.
With the replacement I just received, I am not in a hurry to enjoy my new device and looked at the apps pending update. 23 of the 26 have a significant percentage of negative reviews on the latest versions. I assume many will have added permissions, and most will take up more space due to feature changes, so I would appreciate any input regarding what I should update.
The apps pending update I have used in the past include - Chrome Browser, Clock, Gmail, Google, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Keyboard, Maps, YouTube
I'm not sure whether I might have a use for these. I haven't used them before - Android System WebView, Cloud Print, Google Play Newsstand, Google Street View, Google Talkback, Google Text-to Speech
I am fairly certain I will never have an interest or need in using - Google Japanese Input, Google Korean Input, Google Play Books, Google Play Movies and TV, Google Play Music, Google Shuyin Input, Google+, Hangouts
If I don't take an update, is there a way to bump this particular update off my update list to avoid future confusion as to what is new?
Thoughts, anyone?
Mississip said:
This seems like a pitifully ignorant question to ask, but I would like to ask advice about taking app updates.
I had to RMA one Shield tablet, on which I had immediately updated every app and installed the Marshmallow OTA.
With the replacement I just received, I am not in a hurry to enjoy my new device and looked at the apps pending update. 23 of the 26 have a significant percentage of negative reviews on the latest versions. I assume many will have added permissions, and most will take up more space due to feature changes, so I would appreciate any input regarding what I should update.
The apps pending update I have used in the past include - Chrome Browser, Clock, Gmail, Google, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Keyboard, Maps, YouTube
I'm not sure whether I might have a use for these. I haven't used them before - Android System WebView, Cloud Print, Google Play Newsstand, Google Street View, Google Talkback, Google Text-to Speech
I am fairly certain I will never have an interest or need in using - Google Japanese Input, Google Korean Input, Google Play Books, Google Play Movies and TV, Google Play Music, Google Shuyin Input, Google+, Hangouts
If I don't take an update, is there a way to bump this particular update off my update list to avoid future confusion as to what is new?
Thoughts, anyone?
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For any of the apps you aren't interested in using, you should be able to "disable" them; this will stop them from running in the background and alerting for updates. To disable an app (only available for apps included in with the OS; otherwise simply uninstall the app); open Settings and tap Apps. Then select the app in question (like Google Play Books) and then tap disable. This should uninstall any previously applied updates (should not be any in your case) and move the app to a disabled state (never to bother you again). Then you should be able to apply updates to the remaining apps that you actually use.
Hi there!
Since recently, on my Note 4, whenever an app wants to load Google Maps (Like sports trackers for instance), it doesn't load a map, but instead gives a message "Google play services are updating".
Google Maps itself is working fine.
I use Cyanogenmod. I used Google to try and solve my issue, but no suggestions so far helped. I'm trying to avoid having to do a factory reset. Anyone any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
When I try to use the Google Voice app, it launches and gets stuck at the "Sign in to your Google Account" screen, with a brief message at the bottom that says "Failed retrieving accounts." It works fine on my Nexus 4 running Nougat (Lineage). Anyone able to use the Google Voice app on the Pixel 2?
I also notice some other weird account behavior, like in the maps app, in the side pane, I don't see my account name to sign in, but I do see it in a pop up if I click on "add account" (and can log in with maps--as well as Play and other apps).
Any thoughts what's up with Google Voice? Uninstalling it and reinstalling it did not help. Neither did restarting the phone several times.
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[Edit: OMG, I answered my own question after futzing with this for more than an hour. It turned out that Google Play Services did not have permission to access contacts on my device and that caused the weirdness on Google Voice and Maps also.
So I went to: Apps & Notifications > All apps > Google Play services > Permissions and then flipped the switch to enable contacts.
I guess when the pop up says, "If you deny this permission, basic features of your device may no longer function as intended," they mean it. When I was disabling some of this stuff, I figured Google was just trying to scare me away from giving them more personal information (which Google probably considers a basic feature).
The funny thing is that on my Nexus 4 with Lineage, Google Play services has permission to access contacts, in the same place in the settings. But then in the Privacy Guard settings I set it to ignore requests to read or modify contacts from Google Play services and that apparently does not interfere with how it manages accounts. In fact, Privacy Guard says Google Play services has never tried to read or modify my contacts, even though it apparently needs permission to do so or won't work correctly. Weird.]
In my case it was not a permissions issue. My Google Play Services was very old and not updating itself. Loading the latest APK fixed the issue with Google Voice (via Apkmirror). I could not even update from the Play Store.
Hello,
I would like to open some discussion regarding the GMS and all workarounds and restoring unknown backups! if you check the info.xml file within any of these backups you would find model, build, identification, and serials different from what you have!! and running some Chinese application that has devices administrator with all privileges on your devices!
I know that vanced youtube is using microg project for adding google account. is it possible to have something similar for chrome and maps? I mean microg-chrome or microg-maps?
Thanks
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I was having issues with some location based apps. For instance google maps and a dating/hookup app. Google Maps would open and then immediately force close. The dating app would say that this app cant run without google play services which your device is not eligible for. What I did: Factory reset phone-install GMS-Made sure all of my accounts were logged into-Installed all apps that I wanted from play store-Then I used an app to freeze google play services and Google services framework-uninstalled the play store.
I then opened my dating app and bam it worked where as before it couldnt detect my location. All was good with that. As far as Google Maps it would still immediately force close, so I uninstalled it. I installed an earler version of Google Maps before my mate 30 pro 5g was released and bam. It worked. My account is logged into and Maps works perfectly with no force closes. I tested it twice now as far as navigation goes. I also had a problem with the Google Voice app. It said having problems retrieving your accounts. This was before I used an app to freeze Google services framework and play services. When I opened Google voice after the freeze, everything went perfect and it recognized my accounts.
As far as apps goes I use petal search to find any apps or apkpure.
Hope this helped!
By the way here is the freeze app that I used. Just follow the instructions to install and then freeze those two Google apps:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/em...-launchers-t4053261/post81803425#post81803425