Therefore, apps like Google Play Store and Google Play Services start misbehaving.

While we always encourage exploring these kinds of things, it can sometimes mess stuff up. Some advanced users like to tinker with these settings. The app preferences are about their permissions and stuff like that.

App Preferences. It is a bit more complex issue.

If someone has just updated from let’s say Nougat to Oreo on their devices, then it may be the culprit. Since it tries to keep all previous settings even after updating, it can cause some bugs and crashes. Updating Android is good and everyone wants it but the OTA method is not always best.

Android OS Update (OTA Update). This is one of the main reasons for just not this but many other bugs.

Since it is impossible to pinpoint a single reason for it because of a huge variety of possible issues, we are going to list all possible ones. This happens after the download starts or just comes out of the pending phase.īoth of these issues are related and we are going to discuss what causes these and how to fix them. This error message pops up in the notification bar.įor example, if someone is downloading an app, let’s say Instagram, they will get the notification saying “Can’t download App” and “Instagram can’t be downloaded” error in the notification bar. Somehow if someone manages to get through the first error, there might be another one waiting next! This is the “Can’t download App” error. Google Play Store Can’t Download App Error We will explore the causes and solutions for it later on. The main explanation for this could be that this bug is not exactly related to the core Android OS. We are yet to see is the Google Play Store download bug is still in Android Q. It is a bug and it can happen in all the latest versions of Android: Nougat, Oreo, and even Android Pie. The first thing that comes to mind is that maybe some other apps are downloading which is why it is later in the queue. It does not matter how long someone waits for it.

When starting to download an application or a game, G oogle Play Store gets stuck at pending. This is one of the most common issues when using the Play Store. When there is a new cool app out and everyone is already downloading it on their phones, but some poor soul is just stuck with an annoying bug. Google Play Store download stuck in “Pending”

3.7 7: Clear cache of Google Play Services.3.5 5: Allow background data usage if using mobile data.3.3 3: Log out and log in again with Google account.3.1 1: Restart phone / WiFi / Mobile Data.3 Solutions to Google Play Store stuck at download / Pending issue.1.1 Google Play Store Can’t Download App Error.1 Google Play Store download stuck in “Pending”.

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