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Amazonâs lineup of Fire Tablets are some of the last remaining Android tablets worth buying. Googleâs operating system, though one of the most used OSes in the world, was never quite able to adapt to the tablet ecosystem. Outside of two major successes with the budget-priced Nexus 7, released in 2012, and its second-generation model released in 2013, the tablet business has always been difficult for Android. From the expensive and flawed Google Pixel Tabâa Chrome OS tablet released by Google last year to entirely negative reviewsâto Samsungâs wide-reaching and expansive Galaxy Tab lineup, last updated with a flagship tablet in the form of the Galaxy Tab S4 nd the upcoming Tab S5e, Android tablets never met the highs of Appleâs own iPad devices. Perhaps thatâs why Amazonâs tablets have found such a sweet spot in the budget range, following in the footsteps of the Nexus 7. Ranging in price from just $50 up to $150 for various models and screen sizes, the Fire Tablets are basically the cheapest way to get a device perfect for browsing the web, watching Netflix or Amazon Prime exclusives, and to play some light games on the go. They arenât amazing tablets by any means, but for well under $200, theyâre great content consumption devices. The big software difference between what weâve seen on the Fire tablet, as opposed to any other Android tablet, is the customized software. The Amazon tablets run Fire OS, a modified version of Android 5.0 Lollipop. This customized operating system allows you to have a better experience on tablets than Android otherwise allows for, but itâs also designed to push Amazonâs own lineup of products and services as much as possible. For the most part, this provides an excellent way to both use your tablet and to browse the services offered through Amazon, but unfortunately, it also leads to a major problem: the Google Play Store is not offered through the device. Instead, youâll have to make do with the Amazon Appstore, Amazonâs own app store offering that gives you a fairly wide selection of apps and games youâd need on your tablet. Most of the major apps are on that platform, but youâll quickly run into an issue if youâre looking for any Google apps on the Appstoreâthey arenât there. Luckily, Fire OS is still built on top of Android, which means you can manually add the Play Store if youâre so willing. Itâs actually a pretty straightforward process, and even on newer devices, much easier than it used to be. Whether youâre looking to add Gmail, YouTube, or you just want a wider variety of apps, hereâs how to get the Google Play Store up and running on your Amazon Fire Tablet. What Youâll NeedQuick Links
First, letâs start off by saying that this entire guide can be done on your Amazon Fire tablet alone. Earlier Fire models required the Play Store to be pushed to your device from a Windows computer using ADB, something that no longer has to be done. Instead, all youâll need now is some rudimentary knowledge on how Android installs apps outside of the standard app store, and some patience as your tablet downloads and installs all four required packages to run the Google Play Store properly on your device. So, hereâs what weâll be using below:
Installing a File Browser from the Amazon App Store (Optional)This might be an optional step for some users, but certain Amazon devices have had trouble installing the necessary APKs onto their devices without first installing a file manager onto your Fire tablet from the Amazon App Store. We recommend installing one in the background in case you do run into some issues while following through with our guide below, especially since our recommended version is totally free from the App Store. We recommend installing File Commander, a free app that makes it easy to view the files stored on your device. Itâs nothing special, but for this process, we donât need anything too crazy to finish installing Google Play. To reiterate, you may not need the file browse to finish this process, but enough users have reported difficulty with installing APKs without a file manager downloaded on your device that itâs generally a good idea to keep it stored on your tablet. Once youâve completed the process below, you can uninstall File Commander. Alternatively, you can also use the Docs application on your device, which comes preinstalled and includes the ability to browse local files, instead of using an application like File Commander. Docs will allow you to browse to your Downloads folder and select the app installation files one at a time if you accidentally swiped them away from your notification tray or, as weâll see further in this guide, if youâre having difficulties installing the apps on Fire OS 5.6.0.0. Enabling Apps from Unknown SourcesAlright, hereâs where the real guide begins. The first thing we have to do on your Amazon Fire tablet is dive into the settings menu. Despite Amazonâs modification to Android to create Fire OS, the operating system is actually incredibly similar to Googleâs own, and that includes how third-party apps are installed outside of Amazonâs own app store. Both Amazon and Android refer to third-party apps as âunknown sources,â and are blocked by default. Unlike a device running iOS, however, Android allows user to install any app on their device so long as youâve enabled the ability to do so. To open settings on your device, slide down from the top of your device to open the notifications tray and quick actions, then tap on the Settings icon. Scroll to the bottom of your settings page and tap on the option that reads âSecurity & Privacy,â which youâll find under the âPersonalâ category. There arenât a ton of options in the Security section, but under âAdvanced,â youâll see a toggle reading âApps from Unknown Sources,â along with the following explanation: âAllow installation of applications that are not from Appstore.â Toggle this setting on, then exit the settings menu. Downloading and Installing the APKsNext up is the big part. On a standard Android tablet, installing apps outside of the Play Store would be as easy as installing the standard APK. Unfortunately, itâs not quite that easy on an Amazon Fire tablet. 2014 xforce keygen. Because Google Play isnât installed on your device, all apps sold through the Play Store wonât run on your device without Google Play Services installed along with it, since apps like Gmail or Google Maps check for authentication through that app. This means weâll have to install the entire Google Play Store suite of services onto your device, which amounts to four different applications: three utilities and the Play Store itself. Do make sure you install these apps in the order weâve listed them below; we recommend downloading all four in order and then installing them one at a time. All of these files can be downloaded using the Amazon Silk browser on your device. Downloading the APK FilesThe site weâll be using to download these APKs is called APKMirror. Itâs a trusted source for free APKs from developers and Google Play, and acts as a utility for any Android user looking to manually download or install apps. APKMirror is a sister site to Android Police, a well-known source for Android news and reviews, and doesnât allow pirated content on their site. Every app held on APKMirror is free from the developer, without modifications or changes before being uploaded. The first app we need to download is Google Account Manager. Unlike the other three apps on this list, weâll be using an older version of Google Account Manager on your tablet. Fire OS is still built on top of Android 5.0 Lollipop, and the newer versions of Google Account Manager require Android 6.0 or higher. If you try to install the newer version of Account Manager on your device, youâll be met with an error message. The version you should use is 5.1-1743759; you can find it linked right here. Download it to your device through your browser by tapping on the green âDownload APKâ button. A download prompt will appear at the bottom of your display, and you can accept the prompt to begin the download. Once the download is complete, youâll see a notification in your tray when you slide down from the top of your screen. For now, donât open the file. Leave the notification in your tray for easy access in the next step. The next app is Google Services Framework. Just as with Account Manager, we want to download the version that will work on Android Lollipop. The newest version for your device is Google Services Framework 5.1-1743759, which you can download from here. Just as before, hit the green âDownload APKâ button, and accept the prompt on the bottom of the display. Next up, we have Google Play Services. This is the app that will allow YouTube or any other app to be authenticated and used on your device. Installing this app is a bit more complicated than installing the other apps on this list, because there are two separate versions of the app for different tablets. Most Fire 7 users should download this version here. This is the version for 32-bit processors, which the Fire 7 and older Fire tablets use. The newer versions of both the Fire HD 8 and the Fire HD 10 (the model released in October 2017) use 64-bit processors, which means you should download this version here. 32-bit versions are marked with a â230â in the file name; 64-bit versions are marked with a â240.â Both of these iterations of Google Play Services are identical in every way except for which type of processor theyâre created for. If you download the wrong one, donât stress too much. Weâll cover what to do in a moment below. The final of the four apps is the Google Play Store itself. This is the easiest of the four downloads, as all file versions work on Android 4.0 and above, and there arenât separate types for different bit processors. Download the most recent version here. For both Google Play Services and the Google Play Store, you should try to use the newest version of the app available. APKMirror will alert you when there is a newer version of the app available, which will be listed on the webpage below the information. For Google Play Services, you should avoid the beta versions of the app by looking for the most recent stable version on the list (beta versions are marked as such). For the Play Store itself, just download the most recent version. If you donât feel comfortable figuring out which version listed on APKMirror is the correct version for your tablet, just download the linked versions and Google Play will update the apps for you following a full install. Installing the APK FilesAlright, once youâve downloaded the four files listed above onto your Fire tablet using the Silk browser, swipe down from the top of the screen to open your notifications. You should see a full list of the APKs you downloaded in the last step, each with its own notification, sorted by time. If you followed the steps above and downloaded each in the proper order, the fourth download should be on the top of the list, and the first download on the bottom, so that the order appears as such:
How you install these apps is very important, so start by tapping the âGoogle Account Managerâ on the bottom of that list. The installation process will begin; hit âNextâ on the bottom of the screen, or scroll to the bottom to hit âInstall.â Account Manager will begin to install on your device. If anything goes wrong during the installation, youâll be alerted to the failure. Make sure youâve downloaded the correct Android 5.0 version of Account Manager, and the file should install. Newer versions will not install on the device. Repeat this process for all three remaining apps in order, beginning with Google Services Framework, followed by Google Play Services, and Google Play Store. When each app finishes downloading, a display will appear citing the installation is complete. On both the Google Play Services and Google Play Store listings, there will be an option to open the app (on the Services Framework and the Account Manager apps, that option will be grayed out). Do not open these apps; instead, hit âDone,â and continue following through on all four applications. As a final note, both Play Services and the Play Store take a bit of time to install, as theyâre large applications. Allow the apps to install in their own time, and donât try to cancel the installation or turn off your tablet. The entire installation process for all four apps should take no longer than about five minutes total. Installation Problems on Fire OS 5.6.0.0Update: If youâre still on Fire OS 5.6.0.0, the following instructions still apply to you. However, since newer versions of Fire OS do not have this issue, we recommend making sure your software is up to date rather than dealing with these issues. Several readers have alerted that the installation buttons on these displays have been repeatedly grayed out during installation on both Amazonâs newest tablets (the 7th generation Fire 7, Fire HD 8, and Fire HD 10), and more specifically on Fire OS version 5.6.0.0. If you installed the Play Store prior to this update, weâve seen no issues using the apps as installed above. Indeed, we also saw installation difficulties on a brand-new Fire HD 10 running Fire OS 5.6.0.0, which is how we came to begin testing this update to look for a workaround. Thereâs good news and bad news on this front: first, there are several reported workarounds, both that weâve seen when testing the installation process and from readers online, specifically over at the XDA forums, where this original guide found its basis. The bad news is that all of the potential fixes donât seem to be reliable. Still, we were able to get the Play Store up and running on a Fire tablet that had never had it installed before; it just takes some patience and a little luck. Generally, the major problem with Fire OS 5.6.0.0 is that Amazon has disabled the installation button on their devices with this new update. Seemingly, this creates the problem that, no matter where you click on the screen, you wonât be able to install the app, forcing you to cancel the installation and return to your locked-down Amazon ecosystem. All four apps listed above seem to have this issues, where clicking on the installation file from your device will not allow it to install. Thankfully, thereâs an easy workaround to this: once youâre on the installation screen with the grayed out icon, simply turn your deviceâs screen off, then back on and unlock your device. Scroll to the bottom of the app installation page again, and youâll see that the âInstallâ button is once again working on your device. An alternate workaround involves tapping on the multitasking/recent apps icon once, then re-selecting the app installation page from your recent apps list, and you should see the âInstallâ button lit up in orange. This isnât a perfect workaround, however. Though we did get this to work on our device using both of the methods described above, and several users on the XDA forums have reported the same solution, a minority of users have reported that both the screen lock workaround and the recent apps button method did not work for them to activate the installation method. Once again, the fine users at the XDA forums have found a few workarounds to this too, including:
Again, we didnât have a problem installing the apps on a new device using the above method of turning the display off and on, but if you do run into difficulty, try using those select methods to get the apps running on your device. And thanks again to the folks at XDA for figuring out how to get these methods working again. As a final note, we tested installing all four APK files on Fire OS 5.6.1.0 and above. Any newer version contain no issues installing, and the Install icon was never greyed out. If youâre looking to install these four applications and you are still running Fire OS 5.6.0.0, try updating your Fire OS software to 5.6.0.1, then to 5.6.1.0. The updates take a while, with each taking about fifteen minutes, so make sure you have some time to update your tablet. Rebooting and Logging into Google PlayOnce all four applications have been downloaded onto your tablet, complete the process by restarting your Fire tablet. Press and hold the power button on your device until a prompt appears asking if you wish to turn off your tablet. After your device is powered off, reboot it by pressing and holding the power button again. When the tablet has booted back to your lock screen, weâre ready to finish the process by setting up Google Play. How To Install Play Store On Fire 7Head into your list of apps and select the Google Play Store from the list (do not select Google Play Services). Instead of opening up the store, it will open Google Account Manager in order to gain your Google account credentials. Youâll see a display showing the tablet being set up for use, and then Google will ask for your Gmail address and password. Finally, the device will ask if you wish to backup your accountâs apps and data to Google Drive. Whether you wish to do so it up to you, but itâs not necessary for this step. All told, Google Play should take about two minutes total to finish installing. Once youâve logged in and its completed the setup process, youâll be dropped into the Google Play Store, the same app that is used on most Android devices. Using the Google Play Store on an Amazon Fire tabletOnce youâve finished installing the Play Store on your tablet, you can basically begin using the device how you otherwise normally would. The first thing we recommend doing is diving into the app list on your device, in order to ensure that you donât have any updates to the Play Store or otherwise. You may see some Amazon apps state they need to be updated here; unfortunately, thatâs a bug with keeping both the Amazon Appstore and the Google Play Store on the same device. Apps you installed with the Amazon Appstore that also have listings in the Play Store will constantly need updating from the Play Store; likewise, once youâve updated them from the Play Store, theyâll likely ask to be updated from the Amazon App Store. Itâs a loop that goes on forever, but you can fix it by simply diving into your device settings and disabling updates within the Amazon Appstore. With the Play Store on your device, you can use it just as you would on any standard Android device. Some apps will be repeats and duplicates through the Amazon Appstore, like Netflix, which has listings in both platforms. Other apps, however, are only available on this platform, which means you should make the most of the Play Store now that you have it. If youâre looking for some apps to start with, try out Googleâs entire suite of applications, including:
Ultimately, the apps you grab are really up to you. You arenât just limited to Google applications through the Play Store, so you can download whatever apps, games, and media youâre interested in! ***Some may question the need for adding the Play Store onto your device, but in , installing the Play Store helps to give your device so much more potential than it originally has out of the box. Whether youâre looking to install Googleâs own applications, rent movies through the Play Store, or you just want some added functionality to your device, installing the Play Store takes just fifteen minutes of your time and can be done with just a few easy steps. As always, weâll keep you updated if Amazon changes how the installation process for the Play Store works, and let us know in the comments below what apps youâve been downloading on your Fire Tablet through the Google Play Store! Amazonâs Fire Tablet normally restricts you to the Amazon Appstore. But the Fire Tablet runs Fire OS, which is based on Android. You can install Googleâs Play Store and gain access to every Android app, including Gmail, Chrome, Google Maps, Hangouts, and the over one million apps in Google Play. RELATED:How to Make the $50 Amazon Fire Tablet More Like Stock Android (Without Rooting) This doesnât even require rooting your Fire Tablet. After you run the script belowâthis process should take less than a half hourâyouâll be able to use the Play Store just as you could on any other normal Android device. You can even install a regular Android launcher and turn your Fire into a more traditional Android tablet. There are two methods for doing this: one that involves installing a few APK files on your tablet, and one that involves running a script from a Windows PC. The first is simpler, but due to the finicky nature of these methods, weâre including both here. If you run into trouble with one, see if the other works better. Update: Weâve had some readers mention that Option One isnât working for them, although itâs still working for usâand other readers have since reported it works for them, too. If you do encounter trouble, you should be able to get it working with the ADB method in Option Two further down that uses a Windows PC to install the Play Store. Option One: Install the Play Store From Your Fire TabletWe originally tested this first method on a Fire HD 8 running Fire OS 5.3.1.1, but readers have reported it working on version 5.3.2 too, as well as on the 7â³ Fire Tablet. It also still works on a Fire HD 8 running Fire OS 6.3.0.1, which was the latest software as of October 2018. You can check what version you have by going into Settings > Device Options > System Updates and looking at the version number at the top of the screen, but for now, version shouldnât matter. Step One: Download the Google Play Store APK FilesRELATED:How to Sideload Apps onto Your Kindle Fire Before you begin, go into Settings > Security and enable âApps from Unknown Sourcesâ. This will allow you to install the necessary APK files that will give you the Google Play Store. Next, there are four .APK files youâll need to download, using the built-in Silk browser on your tablet. The easiest way to do this is to open up this tutorial in the Silk browser and click on the links below, which will take you to the download pages. These come from APK Mirror, an established and trustworthy source for Android APKs. Google Play Services APK (use this version instead if you have the 2017 Fire HD 8) To download each APK file, click on the link, scroll down, and tap on âDownload APKâ. The download will start shortly. When it does, a pop-up will appear saying that this type of file can harm your device (donât worryâit wonât). Tap on âOKâ when the pop-up appears. After each file downloads, do the same thing for the next APK file until all four files are downloaded. Step Two: Install the Google Play Store APK FilesClose out of the Silk browser and open up the built-in file manager app on your Fire table called âDocsâ. Tap on âLocal Storageâ. Select the âDownloadsâ folder. Your APK files will appear in this folder. Simply tap on one to begin installing it. Be sure to install the APK files in the order that you downloaded them from the list above. In other words, install the Google Account Manager (com.google.android.gsf.login) APK first, then the Google Services Framework (com.google.android.gsf) APK, followed by the Google Play Services (com.google.android.gms) APK, and then the Google Play Store (com.android.vending) APK to finish it out. On the next screen, confirm the installation by tapping on âInstallâ at the bottom. Toward the upper-left corner it will say which APK youâre installing, so again, make sure you install them in the right order. NOTE: If your âInstallâ button is grayed out, try turning the screen off, turning it back on, and unlocking your Fire tablet. The Install button should turn from gray to orange, allowing you to continue with the installation. Repeat this process for each APK file until all four are installed. If you have trouble installing these APKs or the Play Store just isnât working afterwards, be sure your Fire tablet isnât set to install apps to an SD card. You can check this from Settings > Storage > SD Card. Step Three: Use the Google Play StoreOnce thatâs done, the Google Play Store app will appear on the home screen of your Fire tablet. If you tap on it, youâll be able to sign in with your Google account. It may not appear to work normally after you sign in, but just give it some time. The Google Play Store and Google Play Services will automatically update themselves in the background. This may take as much as ten minutes. Otherwise, start searching for and downloading whatever apps you wantâlike Chrome, Gmail, or anything else. Some apps may require you update Google Play Services. If they do, theyâll tell you and take you to the Google Play Services page in Google Play, where you can update Google Play Services with one tap. Thanks to Gilly10 on the XDA-Developers forums for providing this method. If you need troubleshooting help, head over to the XDA-Developers forum thread for more information. Option Two: Install the Play Store from a Windows PCIf the above instructions donât work for you for any reason, try these slightly more complex, but still serviceable instructions. We tested this script on a 7â³ Fire Tablet and it worked perfectly. Step One: Prepare Your Fire TabletYouâll need a PC and a USB cable to do this. The cable included with your Fire Tablet will work just fine. On your Fire Tablet, open the Settings app and tap âDevice Optionsâ under Device. Locate the âSerial Numberâ field on this page and tap it repeatedly. Tap it seven or more times and youâll see a âDeveloper Optionsâ option appear below it. Tap âDeveloper Options.â Locate the âEnable ADBâ option this page and tap it to activate it. This feature is normally just for developers, so youâll need to agree to the warning to continue. After enabling ADB access, connect your Fire Tablet to your computer with the included USB cable. Windows should detect it properly and download the necessary drivers. Proceed to the next stepâif you have any issues, you can try installing Googleâs USB drivers manually as described in step three of this guide. But on my machine, everything worked automatically. NOTE: The script we recommend below tells you to install the drivers in a different way, but we donât like its method. It encourages you to install unsigned drivers included with the package. This isnât just a security riskâitâs actually impossible to do on modern 64-bit bit versions of Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 without rebooting and disabling driver signature verification. Again, it should all happen automatically, so you can consider the scriptâs instructions out of date. Step Two: Download and Run the ScriptIt should be possible to just download several apps in APK form and install them. However, if you do this, youâll still need to use the adb command to set a permission on at least one of the apps. So, rather than doing this the long way, weâll be using a script that installs the apps and sets the permissions for you. On your PC, visit the Root Junky website and download the âAmazon-Fire-5th-Gen-Install-Play-Store.zipâ file. Extract or unzip the contents of the .zip file to a folder on your computer. Double-click the â1-Install-Play-Store.batâ file to get started. Unlock your Fire tablet and agree to the âAllow USB debuggingâ request. If you donât see this option, close the Command Prompt window and launch the .bat file above again. When you reach the first screen, type â2â and press Enter to have the tool install the Google Play Store. Youâll need the appropriate drivers installed for this, of course. But, if you saw the âAllow USB Debuggingâ prompt on your Fire tablet and have agreed to it, youâll know the drivers are already in working order. The script will install the required packages on your connected Fire Tablet, including Google Play Services and the Google Play Store app. Reboot your Fire Tablet when youâre asked to do so. Just long-press the power button, tap âOKâ when youâre asked if you want to shut it down, and then turn it on again. You can unplug the Fire Tablet from your computer now, too. You may also want to disable the âEnable ADBâ option you enabled earlier. Step Three: Use the Google Play StoreAfter you reboot, youâll find the Play Store and Google Settings shortcuts on your home screen. Tap âPlay Storeâ and youâll be able to sign in with an existing Google account or create a new Google account. It may not appear to work normally after you sign in, but just give it some time. The Google Play Store and Google Play Services will automatically update themselves in the background. This may take as much as ten minutes. You can now search the store and install Google apps like Gmail and Chrome that arenât available in the Amazon App Store. Any Android app from the Google Play Store should workâat least in theory. Some apps may require you update Google Play Services. If they do, theyâll tell you and take you to the Google Play Services page in Google Play, where you can update Google Play Services with a single tap of a button. Thanks to sd_shadow on the XDA-Developers forums for writing some of this method up, and Root Junky for the script. If you need troubleshooting help or youâd like to do this manually without a script, head over to the XDA-Developers forum thread for more information.
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Sometimes it's necessary to install the Google Play Store manually. Whether you have accidentally uninstalled it, or you want to revert back to a previous version, or even if your Google Play Store is not working and you just want a fresh install, there's a solution! Here's how to download and how to install the Play Store. Jump to:A note on Google Play Store version numbersThe numbering system for Google Play Store versions may seem a little confusing at first, but it's easy to get your head around. Wurth wow keygen free download. If the jumps between numbers seem odd, that's simply because Google didn't publicly release the versions in between. How to check your current Google Play versionUpdates take time and don't arrive at the same time for all Android devices. This is why sometimes you might want to download and install a newer version of Google Play, especially if your current one is causing you trouble. Before rushing to download the latest Play Store APK, however, you should first check which version of the Play Store app you have installed at the moment. Here is how to do it:
If your Google Play app is working normally and the only reason you're sideloading is because you're impatient, you can also check the app version in the Play Store application itself. Open it, tap the three lines (menu button) in the top left corner, go into Settings and scroll all the way down to see the exact number. Download Google Play Store APKPlease note that the following guide is for owners of an Android device with a licensed version of the Play Store installed. We recognize that is sometimes necessary to re-install or roll back the Play Store app. Download the latest version of the Google Play: Looking for a previous version of the Google Play Store? As usual, most of the changes are under the hood, aimed at making everything run more smoothly. We haven't been able to find significant changes to the user interface or new features in the latest Google Play app version. If you download the update and notice any errors, however, check out our guide to troubleshooting Google Play. How do I install the Google Play Store?The simplest method for installing the Play Store will already be quite familiar to you if you're an avid follower of AndroidPIT: just download and install the Play Store APK manually. An APK is the Android equivalent to an .exe program on your computer. Instead of downloading an app from the Play Store, you simply install it yourself without the Play Store's help. We've even got a handy guide to help you: This is, of course, extra useful when the app you want to install is the Play Store itself. There are two ways to get the Google Play APK installed on your device: directly on your phone or through your computer. We'll do the easy option first. Install Google Play with your phoneOn older versions of Android (before Oreo) you will need to simply go to your settings menu and enable installing from unknown sources, then open the above link. You'll be prompted whether you allow the download and installation. APKMirror is a safe source, so it's ok to hit Yes. On Android Oreo and above, manually installing the Google Play app is a bit more complicated. Here is what you need to do:
Install Google Play using a computerIf you don't have a data or Wi-Fi connection on your device, you can download the Play Store app APK to your computer instead. The same process applies, but you will need a file manager app installed on your smartphone, if your device doesn't come with a preinstalled one.
Once you've reinstalled the Google Play Store app, you shouldn't worry about having to download every following version manually again. As soon as there's a newer version than the one you sideloaded, the Google Play app will automatically update. If you are still experiencing problems, however, it's time to do some troubleshooting. Google Play Store troubleshootingGoogle Services Framework is a crucial service that lets the Play Store communicate with apps on your device, allowing for automatic updates and so on. If these functions stop working, or you experience other problems, then there may be a problem with the service. In such a case, you should clear the cache on both Google Play Store and Google Play Services. To do this:
Note: depending on what type of device you have, it may need to be rooted in order to manually install the Play Store, but that's a tutorial for another day. What is the one must-have feature you want in the Google Play Store? Do you like the latest updates? Let us know in the comments. Comments are closed.
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