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Hey everyone,
Title says it all really over the past few days over several devices and different users in my household we have noticed that Google play store isn't working properly, we are receiving errors, connections issues and general problems overall.
I contacted Google who didn't do much in all honesty and they advised me to clear the cache for the app on my phone and clear data on both app and googleplay services, which I have done but since doing so my okay store loads but I get the error message check you connection and try again.
I have reinstalled the app using the apk on here and still the same problem.
I'm not to worried about it as I'm pretty sure the problem lies with Google especially since its happening in several device (using different accounts and same accounts)
Is there a fix for this or is it Google causing the fault as I have searched the net and found people with similar issues. (isitdownrightnow.com)
Many thanks
Azel
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azeluk said:
Hey everyone,
Title says it all really over the past few days over several devices and different users in my household we have noticed that Google play store isn't working properly, we are receiving errors, connections issues and general problems overall.
I contacted Google who didn't do much in all honesty and they advised me to clear the cache for the app on my phone and clear data on both app and googleplay services, which I have done but since doing so my okay store loads but I get the error message check you connection and try again.
I have reinstalled the app using the apk on here and still the same problem.
I'm not to worried about it as I'm pretty sure the problem lies with Google especially since its happening in several device (using different accounts and same accounts)
Is there a fix for this or is it Google causing the fault as I have searched the net and found people with similar issues. (isitdownrightnow.com)
Many thanks
Azel
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Got this one solved for you mate, had the same problem.......... All to do with automatic time and date being out of sync with the play store. Go to time and date settings disable the automatic time zone and automatic time and date. change the date manually to say....the same date but 2013. go back to home, then go back to date and time settings, enable both time zone and time & date auto's, and hey presto........play store's back to normal.
happy days
What do you mean when you say "not working"? Do you get an error message? Does it simply crash/force close?
Did you do something to the devices between the Play Store working and not working? Did you change your internet setup somehow? Did you move to a different country? Did you start worshiping Lord Xenu?
Play Store needs to be a system app. You say you reinstalled it, so I'll assume your devices have root. When you sideload an app it installs as a "user" app. Play Store needs to be a system app. Use whatever app you used to uninstall it to change it to a system app (most root apps that can uninstall system apps have this feature...if what you used doesn't, you can find ones that will, some free). If this isn't the cause of your problem, we'll need more info to help you.
Planterz said:
What do you mean when you say "not working"? Do you get an error message? Does it simply crash/force close?
Did you do something to the devices between the Play Store working and not working? Did you change your internet setup somehow? Did you move to a different country? Did you start worshiping Lord Xenu?
Play Store needs to be a system app. You say you reinstalled it, so I'll assume your devices have root. When you sideload an app it installs as a "user" app. Play Store needs to be a system app. Use whatever app you used to uninstall it to change it to a system app (most root apps that can uninstall system apps have this feature...if what you used doesn't, you can find ones that will, some free). If this isn't the cause of your problem, we'll need more info to help you.
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See comment above man........it's related to date & time sync. Easily sorted
Thanks
Hey guys thanks for the replies you were right all to do with the flipping date and time, all working now many thanks.
Azel.
(high fives all round)
it was installed without my permission there is no app it seems but if you type covid-19 in search it may pop up on some people phones in the uk not sure when or how it got installed and cant seem to remove it from my device yet was wondering if anyone can figure out how to
opjuice said:
it was installed without my permission there is no app it seems but if you type covid-19 in search it may pop up on some people phones in the uk not sure when or how it got installed and cant seem to remove it from my device yet was wondering if anyone can figure out how to
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It's linked to Google play services, But my understanding it is just the API service and does nothing without a covid tracker app so it should be save to keep it unless someone can chime in with more info.
The only way to get rid of it is to delete Google Play Services. That's how they snuck it in. On Android Pie it's simple. Just debloat via ADB using pm list packages prompt and voila! it's gone. On Android 10 it works the same EXCEPT none of the google apps, firefox, instacart, or anything like that will WORK. So you can de-google all you want - they've baked it into everything. It's something I'm struggling with now since I was forced to upgrade.
Hey guys,
So I sideloaded GMS on my p40 pro with redskull's instructions on youtube and didn't have notifications after that. Then used Multi tool 8 to disable gsf and then enable it again. Notifications came back, but location services aren't working correctly. In google maps, I have my location, but no arrow on the blue dot, so I can't see which direction I'm facing. Other apps that use google's location services don't work at all, they stall at "google play services are updating".
Is there a way to get location services in other apps working?
Thanks in advance!
disable Google Services Framework then works.
Thanks for your reply. I did that and it worked.
So now the play store isn't working. Are there any other disadvantages by disabling gsf?
If you need Playstore -> activate gsf then deactivate again
I don't know what sideload meant, nor why would you disable anything, but on my P40 I got maps and notifications working. I used another guide.
stewakg said:
I don't know what sideload meant, nor why would you disable anything, but on my P40 I got maps and notifications working. I used another guide.
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please link this guide here.
Any idea why Gmail notifications aren't working after disabling gfs?
Duplicate post
While we wait that @stewakg posts mentioned guide, disabling GSF still does not work for applications like Tripadvisor which require Google location precision to work. Such applications continously ask to enable Google precision and do not acquire position.
Any solution for this?
I am sorry all for late response.
This is guide I have used. I got European model bought in Germany. I have maps, play store with pay(can buy apps and games) and notifications.
Also I'd that helps, I got YouTube Vanced and microG installed.
Hope this will help someone. Cheers.
famusc said:
While we wait that @stewakg posts mentioned guide, disabling GSF still does not work for applications like Tripadvisor which require Google location precision to work. Such applications continously ask to enable Google precision and do not acquire position.
Any solution for this?
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Did you find a solution to this? I have many regional specific apps that don't want to work. They have similar failures as you're describing after loading GMS/GSF. My problematic apps are Lyft/Bay Wheels and Gig Car Share.
desertflyer said:
Did you find a solution to this? I have many regional specific apps that don't want to work. They have similar failures as you're describing after loading GMS/GSF. My problematic apps are Lyft/Bay Wheels and Gig Car Share.
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No sorry. I have no solution for this.
The best thing is with GSF disabled for me: i will not use location in tripadvisor but I will survive.
I understand that for you is not that good but I hope for a real solution.
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Did you find a solution to this? I have many regional specific apps that don't want to work. They have similar failures as you're describing after loading GMS/GSF. My problematic apps are Lyft/Bay Wheels and Gig Car Share.
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A user said this:
Freeze again GSF. Go to Aurora Store and update Google Play Services. Unfreeze GSF. Restart.
I tried and locations work but I still get "Play Services are updating" in apps where a map is supposed to show, like Tripadvisor. So I can see the map which is important too. Can you try this and let me know? Thx
famusc said:
A user said this:
Freeze again GSF. Go to Aurora Store and update Google Play Services. Unfreeze GSF. Restart.
I tried and locations work but I still get "Play Services are updating" in apps where a map is supposed to show, like Tripadvisor. So I can see the map which is important too. Can you try this and let me know? Thx
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Okay, I got the apps I needed working with Google Maps integrated in them. Maybe this will work for you. (I am still having issues with notifications for many apps with GMS installed.)
I have a C636 variant running 10.1.0.131. I started by following Redskull's guide here: https://youtu.be/4vki3DasrYc
That mostly went fine. The Play Store was still a bit buggy and I was still getting lots of notifications about running Play Services on a non-certified device.
Once I installed everything I needed from the Play Store, I then used Multitool to disable Google Services Framework (com.google.android.gsf). While GSF is disabled the Google Play Store does not work, as most of your know. Google Maps integrations work in all of the apps I've tried so far: Lyft, Bay Wheels, Gig Car Share, Lime, Bird, Revel, Zipcar, Getaround, Flywheel, Transit, Swarm/Foursquare, and Yelp.
Notably, Spin does not work. It keeps telling me "For a better experience turn on device location, which uses Google's location services" and no matter if I hit No Thanks or OK, it keeps popping up over and over again making the app unusable. Bay Wheels has a separate bug where it cannot access the camera to unlock a bike, but it gives the option to enter the bike number instead so it's not a big issue. QR unlock works with Lime. That's all I've tested so far though.
Google Location Services does not work
No matter how you got GMS onto your Huawei Phone / Tablet that doesn't come with GMS, no matter what workaround you use to get everything working (i.e freezing GSF to get push notifications working), there doesn't appear to be any solution for GLS. It simply doesn't work. Any app that relies on it exclusively is broken. For instance Google Location Sharing, or Google Timeline. Probably others, but those are the ones I use the most. Google Maps, Waze, and other navigation apps will just use your GPS to get your location (which doesn't work if you're in an enclosed building with no view of the satellites). You can try to turn it on: Settings->Location->Location Services->Google Location Accuracy->Improve Location Accuracy, but it will turn itself off shortly.
My timeline works fine and "improve location accuracy" was on by default when I just checked. I even turned it off and on again and it stays on.
Mine works as well as does location sharing.
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Mine works as well as does location sharing.
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OK, that's great. Maybe you could tell me how you accomplished that? A working Google Location Services is probably the last thing I need to get going on my P40 Pro+. With GSF frozen, "improve location accuracy" keeps getting disabled. If I try to share my location, I get "Location sharing isn't enabled on this device. Fix", but Fix does nothing. With GSF unfrozen, I get a never ending stream of Google Play Protection messages (which can be turned off, but I'm sure still affect the phone), I can turn on Location Accuracy, but Location Sharing still says "Location sharing isn't enabled on this device. Fix" and a message "Unable to get an accurate location" when I press Fix even with a good GPS lock.
I didn't do anything other than follow the guide from 26th sept, I don't freeze play and canceled the notifications as per the guide. I also manually manage maps rather than let it be automatic.
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I didn't do anything other than follow the guide from 26th sept, I don't freeze play and canceled the notifications as per the guide. I also manually manage maps rather than let it be automatic.
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With Google Services Framework unfrozen, Google Play Books no longer works. And even though Location Accuracy is enabled, I still get the ""Location sharing isn't enabled on this device. Fix" message when I try to share my location through Google Maps. Do you know what versions of Google Play Store, Google Play Services, and Google Services Framework you have installed? Are any patched or are they all unmodified Google apps?
Recently unlocked the bootloader, installed magisk and have google pay on my deny list (as well as apps with the gpay feature). I've been able to use tap to pay in person with it but I'm stumped on why those apps crash. Anyone else have a similar experience and know a solution?
I have a pixel 7 pro. Yesterday I had to clear the cache and data on Google Play services. After that the Google wallet, quick setting tile as well as the shortcut on my lock screen are gone. The quick setting tile is great out and says" wallet unavailable." I have tried clearing data and cache on the wallet and GPay. Nothing will work. What do I do?
I can add cards and ready it for NFC payments. To use it though. I would have to open my phone and open the app every time. The quick setting tile and lock screen route are much better.
Is your device rooted?
Try using the safetynet-fix 2.0 mod and shamiko (doesn't require lsposed, just a module made by them).
To use shamiko you turn off "Enforce DenyList" before flashing as shamiko module does that using the "Configure DenyList" and hides more aspects of magisk/zygisk.
I have wallet working fine.
I have not added any Google apps to DenyList.
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Is your device rooted?
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Yes. But I'm able to add a card and even to turn on scanning to pay. I just need to open the app. I wasn't required to do this before.
TotallyAnxious said:
Try using the safetynet-fix 2.0 mod and shamiko (doesn't require lsposed, just a module made by them).
To use shamiko you turn off "Enforce DenyList" before flashing as shamiko module does that using the "Configure DenyList" and hides more aspects of magisk/zygisk.
I have wallet working fine.
I have not added any Google apps to DenyList.
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I have the latest safety net fix. I am not using shamiko. I didn't need it before. Idk what would have changed to require it now.
Schroeder09 said:
I have the latest safety net fix. I am not using shamiko. I didn't need it before. Idk what would have changed to require it now.
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You *checks notes* reported a problem and asked for helped and turned down the first suggestion given. Mkay.
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You *checks notes* reported a problem and asked for helped and turned down the first suggestion given. Mkay.
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It's more of a question. You don't have to be defensive. Why all of a sudden is this required when it wasn't before? Is Google known to do things on the server side that randomly breaks the magisk hide functionality? I know people struggle with it a lot, but it's usually been pretty stable for me.
Schroeder09 said:
It's more of a question. You don't have to be defensive. Why all of a sudden is this required when it wasn't before? Is Google known to do things on the server side that randomly breaks the magisk hide functionality? I know people struggle with it a lot, but it's usually been pretty stable for me.
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Google is known to do this. Server side updates.
You didn't ask a question. You said I'm not going to using shamiko. Which is a complete rebuff of my suggestion.
Edit: magisk hide? Are you using magisk delta and or other unofficial magisk build?
Shamiko generally isn't required unless you're trying to specifically hide root, which is not necessary for Google Wallet, which relies exclusively on Play Integrity to report device state. I try to ensure I fully understand what the problem is before I offer solutions.
@Schroeder09 have you tried clearing Wallet data? You may have to re-add cards but it sounds like a bug
Schroeder09 said:
I have the latest safety net fix. I am not using shamiko. I didn't need it before. Idk what would have changed to require it now.
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Please note that SafetyNet has been discontinued and replaced by Play Integrity. More information here. Just for the sake of eliminating possibilities, can you download Play Integrity Checker and post your response? You should have BASIC and DEVICE green, STRONG red.
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Well...to be fair, it seems like your response assumed he was having a certification/attestation failure, and threw a bunch of unnecessary stuff at him. Shamiko generally isn't required unless you're trying to specifically hide root, which is not necessary for Google Wallet, which relies exclusively on Play Integrity to report device state.
Let's not be disrespectful, folks.
@Schroeder09 have you tried clearing Wallet data? You may have to re-add cards but it sounds like a bug
Please note that SafetyNet has been discontinued and replaced by Play Integrity. More information here. Just for the sake of eliminating possibilities, can you download Play Integrity Checker and post your response? You should have BASIC and DEVICE green, STRONG red.
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I made a suggestion and explained my suggestion. That's not throwing too much at someone.
If you read the original post you'd would see that they cleared data already.
Given that everything was working prior, it sounds like Shamiko won't help in this particular circumstance as this isn't a attestation/certification issue.
@Schroeder09 since this happened after clearing data for Google Play Services (which removes your Google account) you might have to basically start over with apps that require Google sign in. This will be a pain in the butt, but may be worth a try:
Manually remove your Google account
Force stop and clear data for Google Play Services, GPay, Play Store, and Wallet
Reboot
Add your Google account
Open GPay, Play Store, and Wallet, and set everything back up
Reboot again
Basically, clearing data for Play Services has ripple effects that can cause problem in dependent apps, since they use the GMS suite to access your Google account data
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Google is known to do this. Server side updates.
You didn't ask a question. You said I'm not going to using shamiko. Which is a complete rebuff of my suggestion.
Edit: magisk hide? Are you using magisk delta and or other unofficial magisk build?
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What I meant was I currently do not have it. I already have safety net fix 2.3.1 and what's always been enough. Not that I will not use it. I didn't mean that.
I have YASNAC and integrity checker. Both pass. Google Play store says my device is certified. This happened after clearing the cache and data from Google Play services. That's all I did. Again, the apps themselves are functioning. The quick tile and the lock screen access for the wallet are what is no longer functioning.
V0latyle said:
Again, mind your tone, disrespect will not be tolerated here.
You offered a solution without understanding what the problem is, and from my own experience, it sounds like Shamiko won't help in this particular circumstance
@Schroeder09 since this happened after clearing data for Google Play Services (which removes your Google account) you might have to basically start over with apps that require Google sign in. This will be a pain in the butt, but may be worth a try:
Manually remove your Google account
Force stop and clear data for Google Play Services, GPay, Play Store, and Wallet
Reboot
Add your Google account
Open GPay, Play Store, and Wallet, and set everything back up
Reboot again
Basically, clearing data for Play Services has ripple effects that can cause problem in dependent apps, since they use the GMS suite to access your Google account data
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Delete my posts if you want act this way.
V0latyle said:
Again, mind your tone, disrespect will not be tolerated here.
You offered a solution without understanding what the problem is, and from my own experience, it sounds like Shamiko won't help in this particular circumstance
@Schroeder09 since this happened after clearing data for Google Play Services (which removes your Google account) you might have to basically start over with apps that require Google sign in. This will be a pain in the butt, but may be worth a try:
Manually remove your Google account
Force stop and clear data for Google Play Services, GPay, Play Store, and Wallet
Reboot
Add your Google account
Open GPay, Play Store, and Wallet, and set everything back up
Reboot again
Basically, clearing data for Play Services has ripple effects that can cause problem in dependent apps, since they use the GMS suite to access your Google account data
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I did clear cache and data from Google pay and g pay after this happen. Yes, I did have to re-add the cards and set everything back up. I did not remove my account from the Google app. I will do them all simultaneously and report back. Thanks.
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Delete my posts if you want act this way.
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Folks, please try to stay on topic and refrain from personal quibbles. If you have a concern that is not related to the content of the thread or its posts, then this is not the place for it. If you have a specific comment about V0latyle's advice, you are more than welcome to raise it here, but I ask that you do so in a way that is civil and reasonable.
Thanks for helping to keep the board clean.
Schroeder09 said:
I did clear cache and data from Google pay and g pay after this happen. Yes, I did have to re-add the cards and set everything back up. I did not remove my account from the Google app. I will do them all simultaneously and report back. Thanks.
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Right, I think you may need to set things back up in a specific order though. Try the steps I suggested.
I want to reiterate that while I don't have anything in particular against Shamiko, I don't think it will help in this circumstance because you're already passing Play Integrity. Shamiko is intended to help hide Magisk, Zygisk, and the su binary, all of which are not necessary for Google apps.
I just checked and Wallet is working fine for me without Shamiko. The only thing I have installed is Displax's SafetyNet fix mod and I've added all Google apps to DenyList (may not be necessary but it doesn't break anything either) including both Wallet and GPay since I have both apps on my phone.
I think we all might be getting tunnel vision into thinking this is a SafetyNet or Magisk issue -- when I think it could be Wallet and/or a bug connecting it to its Quick Tile...
I'm thinking you should try an older version of Wallet & GPay [Google Pay] (APKMirror would be a good resource to look at) and see if it still doesn't show up with those; maybe a recent update is causing some kind of bug/glitch/incompatibility...
Also, if not Wallet or Magisk, I'm thinking since this had all started with Google Play Services, it might still have to do with that more than anything else. I recall myself when I was attempting some other things, I cleared cache & data of Services, Services Framework, and Play Store and found that my Wallet had been reset as well (even though I did not clear its data); Also I think I do remember seeing the quick tile as unavailable. Maybe re-establishing Play Services & Framework need to be done before anything as well. I know Play Store didn't want to work right until I cleared data twice more on Play Services...
If it is root, I would suggest flashing the stock init_boot back and removing/uninstalling Magisk and seeing if it would still cause the issue -- although, now that I think of it, will Wallet put up a stink just for having the bootloader unlocked? because if it does, I wouldn't re-lock the bootloader just for this and would instead trying other hide-root methods instead...
Also, a thought -- You could try other Quick Tile apps/customizers to see if they can't get a proper Quick Tile for Wallet working. It might show whether any/all Quick Tiles towards it are having an issue or just the Wallet app...
I dunno if any of this will get anything working properly, but it's just some ideas to help troubleshoot and maybe identify/narrow-down where the issue might truly lie...good luck!
V0latyle said:
Given that everything was working prior, it sounds like Shamiko won't help in this particular circumstance as this isn't a attestation/certification issue.
@Schroeder09 since this happened after clearing data for Google Play Services (which removes your Google account) you might have to basically start over with apps that require Google sign in. This will be a pain in the butt, but may be worth a try:
Manually remove your Google account
Force stop and clear data for Google Play Services, GPay, Play Store, and Wallet
Reboot
Add your Google account
Open GPay, Play Store, and Wallet, and set everything back up
Reboot again
Basically, clearing data for Play Services has ripple effects that can cause problem in dependent apps, since they use the GMS suite to access your Google account data
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Completed and still no dice. Guess I'll just do a fresh install at the next update and wipe everything.
EDIT: it did work! It's taken 2-5 minutes to load but the card is now in the QS tile and on the lock screen. Thank you.
Schroeder09 said:
Completed and still no dice. Guess I'll just do a fresh install at the next update and wipe everything.
EDIT: it did work! It's taken 2-5 minutes to load but the card is now in the QS tile and on the lock screen. Thank you.
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Glad to help.