Hello everyone,I'll start with some quick background. I finally updated my S4 from ME7 to MK2, and rooted it using saferoot. For a while, I haven't been able to update samsung apps, such as s health. I figured it was related to me being behind, but now it doesn't appear so.
Samsung App store just doesn't work for me. No matter if i try to update an existing app, or get any new app, when I click the free button (which I presume installs and/or updates the app), the app dims and there is a spinning circle in the middle of the screen. I see this same circle when loading new parts of the app store for the first time, so it is certainly indicating something is loading. I have even tried gettign a small game that was only 1MB and let it sit for 20 minutes, came back and it was still spinning. I updated the app by going to samsungapps.com in the browser, I tried clearing the cache or the data of the app, nothing seems to work.
S Voice/TTS - Upon firing up S voice, I was greeted with a very unpleasant robotic voice I had never heard before. Going into my language settings, I find it is using the samsung regular english us voice, not the high quality one. If I go to install voice data, and sample english (united states), it's the voice I'm used to! unfortunately it wants me to download the voice file, which is in Samsung Apps. Which doesn't work. Oddly, if I fire up google maps and have the navigation start taking me somewhere, it's using the proper voice! So that must mean I still have the voice file somewhere on the phone!
TL;DR
Samsung App Store hangs when trying to install/update any app
Samsung high quality TTS voice gone from s voice, yet still in use in maps/nav
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
arnemetis said:
Hello everyone,I'll start with some quick background. I finally updated my S4 from ME7 to MK2, and rooted it using saferoot. For a while, I haven't been able to update samsung apps, such as s health. I figured it was related to me being behind, but now it doesn't appear so.
Samsung App store just doesn't work for me. No matter if i try to update an existing app, or get any new app, when I click the free button (which I presume installs and/or updates the app), the app dims and there is a spinning circle in the middle of the screen. I see this same circle when loading new parts of the app store for the first time, so it is certainly indicating something is loading. I have even tried gettign a small game that was only 1MB and let it sit for 20 minutes, came back and it was still spinning. I updated the app by going to samsungapps.com in the browser, I tried clearing the cache or the data of the app, nothing seems to work.
S Voice/TTS - Upon firing up S voice, I was greeted with a very unpleasant robotic voice I had never heard before. Going into my language settings, I find it is using the samsung regular english us voice, not the high quality one. If I go to install voice data, and sample english (united states), it's the voice I'm used to! unfortunately it wants me to download the voice file, which is in Samsung Apps. Which doesn't work. Oddly, if I fire up google maps and have the navigation start taking me somewhere, it's using the proper voice! So that must mean I still have the voice file somewhere on the phone!
TL;DR
Samsung App Store hangs when trying to install/update any app
Samsung high quality TTS voice gone from s voice, yet still in use in maps/nav
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
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Sorry to hear about your problem. If I understand correctly, you went to the Samsung website and tried to update the app? Here is the download link for Samsung apps application. I would re-install the Samsung Apps application and try to install the voice file.
http://content.samsung.com/mobile/us/contents/aboutn/appsMobileIntro.do
Hi nolethemole, thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, that did not help. i tried re installing, but it didn't work at first. I went into app manager, and uninstalled updates (can't remove it), and then I was able to install the file again. I followed your link, even though that's where I got it before, I figured maybe the download was bad. I am thinking perhaps something is left over from before the update. The update installed optical reader too, but upon firing it up it says it needs additional files, which of course, it can't download from the app store. I hate it, but I'm going to have to do a 100% wipe and reflash the full update. If that doesn't do it I guess I'll be returning it to Verizon as defective. Too many problems with this phone.
arnemetis said:
Hi nolethemole, thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, that did not help. i tried re installing, but it didn't work at first. I went into app manager, and uninstalled updates (can't remove it), and then I was able to install the file again. I followed your link, even though that's where I got it before, I figured maybe the download was bad. I am thinking perhaps something is left over from before the update. The update installed optical reader too, but upon firing it up it says it needs additional files, which of course, it can't download from the app store. I hate it, but I'm going to have to do a 100% wipe and reflash the full update. If that doesn't do it I guess I'll be returning it to Verizon as defective. Too many problems with this phone.
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Try clearing your cache and data. Then, remove your samsung account then add it again.
Well I tried clearing data and cache, before you mentioned it and after, to no avail. As far as I can tell, there's no way to remove the samsung account. I gave up and did the full flash, phone is like new now. I'm starting the high quality download, and it's actually working. Something wonky must have carried over with the no wipe option for the update. Oh well, in the future I'll know to always do a full wipe.
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I've been having a weird problem with my Vibrant for the past ten hours or so, and can't seem to find a solution. I was running stock rooted JI6 and attempted to apply some app updates through the Market, but began getting network connection errors. I gave it several minutes, and when it refused to let me in, I restarted the phone, which had no effect. I did an ODIN restore and reverted to factory settings, and the phone refused to sign me into my Google account, saying it couldn't establish a reliable connection. I hunted around and eventually got signed in using the YouTube app workaround, but now when I try to access the Market it says the server is unavailable.
I haven't heard any buzz about a major outage, so I assume this is not something on Google's end. For the record, my connection is fine (tried to sign in to Market on both 3G and WiFi, no go, but browser and other internet-connected apps work fine, as do Google's sync services once I've managed to sign in through YouTube), and my Google account appears entirely normal PC-side. I saw an old thread about people having problems in China etc. after Google was partially blocked there, but as I'm in the United States, I don't think that applies. I am completely at a loss, and now I'm stuck with a factory-settings phone with no apps because I can't get into the Market.
I've followed the XDA forum for a couple months now, but this is my first post. I'll be heading to a T-Mobile store to ask them about it later today, but I'm hoping you folks will be able to shine some light on the subject in the meantime and perhaps even save me the trouble. I'm still pretty new to smartphones and Android, so go much beyond rooting and ODIN 101 and I'm quite ignorant. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks for your attention!
Market works fine on my end. Try clearing the data on market that has helped me in the past. From home screen menu/ settings/ applications/ manage apps/ market/ clear data and cache reboot.
There's no entry for the Market in my apps list, since it's pre-installed.
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There's no entry for the Market in my apps list, since it's pre-installed.
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No change.
Market web installs from "market android com" never start. ('m not allowed to post links)
Under "My Devices" in the settings page it shows my Atrix, It has a "Registered on" date (today) but it doesn't have a "Last Used" date (it shows a dash).
I have followed all the suggestions on the help page. (log in, log out)
My Market App version is 2.3.2.
Google Talk works. The Market App works. Clearing Data and Cache for the Market doesn't help any.
I'm signed in with a regular Google account. (not an apps account)
Any suggestions?
This might sound obvious, but have you tried restarting it or resetting it?
Yep. Lots of restarts.
Does the market work on anyone else's Atrix or is it just me?
I read somewhere that if you open Google Talk and sign out then sign back in, it should get the market web installs working because of a communication problem.
Timbits93 said:
I read somewhere that if you open Google Talk and sign out then sign back in, it should get the market web installs working because of a communication problem.
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Yeah, that's on the help page. Didn't work.
Empty market cache, and uninstall market upgrades (if any). Had the same problem before with other phones, I do not think this is atrix specific.
Getting the market to upgrade afterwards required some manual steps as well. Too lazy to look that up now though, just google it.
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Empty market cache, and uninstall market upgrades (if any). Had the same problem before with other phones, I do not think this is atrix specific.
Getting the market to upgrade afterwards required some manual steps as well. Too lazy to look that up now though, just google it.
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I emptied the cache and uninstalled updates. On the first launch I got the old market, on the second launch it had upgraded back to the new one. I also tried a reboot. Still doesn't work. Good idea though, thanks.
Bump! Any fixes for this? I'm having the same issues. The Market web store even lists my phone being last used on Feb 25 (the last day it was pushing app downloads from my computer). However, when I download apps from my phone, it shows up on my account online.
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Bump! Any fixes for this? I'm having the same issues. The Market web store even lists my phone being last used on Feb 25 (the last day it was pushing app downloads from my computer). However, when I download apps from my phone, it shows up on my account online.
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I thought I was having this same problem, but I was in battery saver mode and had auto-sync disabled. After re-enabling it, the downloads just began automatically.
I had the same issues at first and tried all th above fixes and the ones on the google help page. nothing worked at first. i waited a few hours and tried downloading again and everything worked fine. i can't really explain how but it just started working.
I have had this problem for 5 days =/ Now I just chrome to phone the link and open it with market =/ I have done all the above, contacted Google and posted at Motorola Site. Nothing works.
Darn I am having the same issue. Just got my Atrix an hour or two ago...so we will see what happens. I'll try and keep you updated.
Edit: Mine just started working, so I don't know what the problem with yours is. Hope you get it worked out.
I have same problem here with my Hd2 DFT android Rom maket works fine but it never start downloading any apps :/ please some help ??!!
Do you have apps/the market to update only on wifi? And you haven't opened the apps to have them generate an, "I'm here", marker for the market to send you stuff, when you were hooked up to wifi?
I wondered the same thing...
Good news guys Google talk was not working for me so I re flashed my phone and reconfigure it now Google talk work and market too I don't know if it will works for you but for me it working great now hope it help a bit
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Port 5228
This may not help everyone, but I ran into this same problem.
Each day, my downloads weren't sent to my phone and my gmail wasn't pushing consistently, but by the time I got home, everything seemed to be working again. I noticed that I was also unable to log into google talk on my office's wifi (which seems to be the key to getting everything else to work). A coworker with a samsung android phone was having the same problem.
We worked with our network administrator to unblock certain ports on the wifi firewall. We finally resolved this issue by opening port 5228. Now everything is pushing correctly. See if this port is blocked on your wifi.
The weird thing that kept throwing me off is that even if I switched off wifi and used ATT, it was still having problems for a period of time.
So I just flashed viperROM and rooted via the RegawMOD. Whenever I try to download a app from the Google Play store, it just refuses to download. It'll display the "Downloading" dialog and the icon will pop up in the notification bar, but it won't actually download. I've already tried clearing the Play Store's cache and the Download manager's cache. It didn't help. I am connected to the internet. When I tried downloaded the SwiftKey 3 beta off of their website, it worked. Anyone know how to solve this problem?
i rooted with regawMOD too and i locked my bootloader back and unrooted and i am having the same problem.i even ran ruu and still having the same troubles.
Did you try clearing the data in the google app store in addition to the cache? You will have to sign back in I think but that would be the next step. Otherwise I suppose just wait awhile and try again later after a reboot or something.
I had a similar problem and what I had to do was create a new google account then log into the play store with that account and delete my old google account. Once that's set check if you can download an app with your new google account. If you can then you should be able to log in with your old account and solve the problem.
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Did you try clearing the data in the google app store in addition to the cache? You will have to sign back in I think but that would be the next step. Otherwise I suppose just wait awhile and try again later after a reboot or something.
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I did try clearing everything. It still wouldn't work.
I noticed this the day I bought the phone.
It's really annoying when I've got app updates. If I click on the batch update button to update multiple apps, it won't complete unless I stay on the update page and keep the phone from going to sleep. Otherwise, the first app will update and the rest will stall on "downloading". This happen pre and post root.
Very annoying.
jimmyg41 said:
I had a similar problem and what I had to do was create a new google account then log into the play store with that account and delete my old google account. Once that's set check if you can download an app with your new google account. If you can then you should be able to log in with your old account and solve the problem.
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Just tried that. It didn't work.
its not you, its the service again.... i just flashed CM9 on my TF101 and am having the same issue as you describe .....probably an apple injunction on app patent infringement
not sure if this helps but worked for me.disconnect from your wifi if connected and just try to redownload the app.my wifi is good but foe some reason it won't work with wifi.
Not sure what is going on...mine isn't working either. My girlfriend is on straight talk, the t mobile part, i am on straight talk also, the att part. Neither are working on wifi or cell data. Stuck at downloading.
Its working again, i didnt do anything except try later
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And its working again, but no apparent reason.
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So I just flashed viperROM and rooted via the RegawMOD. Whenever I try to download a app from the Google Play store, it just refuses to download. It'll display the "Downloading" dialog and the icon will pop up in the notification bar, but it won't actually download. I've already tried clearing the Play Store's cache and the Download manager's cache. It didn't help. I am connected to the internet. When I tried downloaded the SwiftKey 3 beta off of their website, it worked. Anyone know how to solve this problem?
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A lot of people have been having that problem...its Google that's causing the problem...its not us or the phone itself...
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I am having this for 2 weeks, 2 phone have the same issue. Try to flash different ROM but fail
It must be google, what the heck they are doing!
Really irritating.... I, too, have this issue occasionally, usually on a large download ... like Sky Safari Pro (570 mbytes). Two months of this and my Note freezes during the episode. Only solution I have found is to turn off WiFi, power down, remove SIM and restart. Only then can I kill the download in Google Play. I have seen this on 3 different stock ROM's and 3 different Customs. GB and ICS. Currently on ICS XEU.
Usually waiting an hour or two and then it's okay.... batch updates are a real killer with this and I also see the first download okay then the rest hang and have to be shut down manually.
Google????????
Looks like this thread is closed..coz its back to working here..
Now i'm experiencing the same exact thing. T_T
I created a new thread..if there are suggestions for a solution..please post there..tq.
~ [Q] I can't seem Install/Update anything from Google Play..HELP!! T_T ~
Edit: Problem SOLVED..follow the link above for details.
My daughters Fire 7 4th Gen (running stock FireOS 5.1.1) wouldn't install apps. I rebooted it and saw it was low on storage and removed 2GB of videos which I though would have solved the issue. It didn't. She had at least 10 app requiring updates, and no matter which one I clicked on it went to a download percentage in the 90s and then stopped and never went any further, nor attempted to install. She had over 2.5 GB of space remaining at this point.
Trying to find a solution other than the typical reboot and hard reboot (both of which I tried), I found an article saying to Clear the App Data of the App Store application, and reboot. This seemed like a good thing to try so I did, however the App Store library is now completely blank. The library doesn't show any apps and of course there can't be any updates if there is no apps.
The apps themselves are fine, but a few games require an update before she can play them and if I go t the store and try and "GET" it, it tells me I already have them and to download them from my library...which is blank.
So I'm looking for a way to repopulate my App Store without having to do a factory reset and lose a good chunk of my daughters game progress (for games that don't save to the cloud). I'm sure there must be way to get the library to resync, I just don't have a clue how.
Any advice?
booster94 said:
My daughters Fire 7 4th Gen (running stock FireOS 5.1.1) wouldn't install apps. I rebooted it and saw it was low on storage and removed 2GB of videos which I though would have solved the issue. It didn't. She had at least 10 app requiring updates, and no matter which one I clicked on it went to a download percentage in the 90s and then stopped and never went any further, nor attempted to install. She had over 2.5 GB of space remaining at this point.
Trying to find a solution other than the typical reboot and hard reboot (both of which I tried), I found an article saying to Clear the App Data of the App Store application, and reboot. This seemed like a good thing to try so I did, however the App Store library is now completely blank. The library doesn't show any apps and of course there can't be any updates if there is no apps.
The apps themselves are fine, but a few games require an update before she can play them and if I go t the store and try and "GET" it, it tells me I already have them and to download them from my library...which is blank.
So I'm looking for a way to repopulate my App Store without having to do a factory reset and lose a good chunk of my daughters game progress (for games that don't save to the cloud). I'm sure there must be way to get the library to resync, I just don't have a clue how.
Any advice?
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So after waiting overnight the App Library seems to have repopulated, but no app updates show up. Furthermore, when I go to the store to an app that I know need an update I now have the option to select Update, and it downloads completely and goes to "installing", but then nothing happens. If I wait long enough the Update button returns, and the update is never installed. Any ideas on how to resolve?
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So after waiting overnight the App Library seems to have repopulated, but no app updates show up. Furthermore, when I go to the store to an app that I know need an update I now have the option to select Update, and it downloads completely and goes to "installing", but then nothing happens. If I wait long enough the Update button returns, and the update is never installed. Any ideas on how to resolve?
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Have you run any "adb shell pm hide" commands on the device--to get rid of ads or anything else? Or made any modifications whatsoever?
DoLooper said:
Have you run any "adb shell pm hide" commands on the device--to get rid of ads or anything else? Or made any modifications whatsoever?
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No mine was purchased ad-free. However i think I finally figures out something myself. While previously I had cleared the app data I never cleared the app cache. There was only 40KB in the cache vs like 500MB of appdata. Anyway, I went back in and wiped out the cache and and all the updates seems to install after that. In fact, I didn't even have to do i manually I just rebooted and I checked the versions of about 10 different apps that showed they needed updates and they were already updated. Its almost like they had previously updated but didn't actually register themselves and being updated.
I'm not 100% sure I understand what happened but I'm happy its working again.
Title. I tried almost all versions of MicroG for OGYoutube and YouTube vanced but i get stuck on this screen. I have the moto e4 Verizon running stock Android 7.1.1
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Title. I tried almost all versions of MicroG for OGYoutube and YouTube vanced but i get stuck on this screen. I have the moto e4 Verizon running stock Android 7.1.1
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Same problem here
I'm getting a little further, but I too can't log in. I get the email put in and the password, put in just fine, but when it comes to the terms of service and privacy policy screen, where you must select the "I agree" button, it'll spin the progress bar at the top off the screen, to the right, and it sits there FOREVER. It's like it's unable to connect online, but it is online. I tried a different email address, and that doesn't do anything either.
I've uninstalled MicroG, and Vanced apps, cleared the cache, and removed the app data for both apps, then reinstalled both apps from the official Vanced site, using the latest releases of both apps, but nothing works. I've even installed the MicroG first then Vanced, as well as installing Vanced first, then Micro G, but still it won't get past the terms of service and privacy policy screen.
Does anyone have any ideas?
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I'm getting a little further, but I too can't log in. I get the email put in and the password, put in just fine, but when it comes to the terms of service and privacy policy screen, where you must select the "I agree" button, it'll spin the progress bar at the top off the screen, to the right, and it sits there FOREVER. It's like it's unable to connect online, but it is online. I tried a different email address, and that doesn't do anything either.
I've uninstalled MicroG, and Vanced apps, cleared the cache, and removed the app data for both apps, then reinstalled both apps from the official Vanced site, using the latest releases of both apps, but nothing works. I've even installed the MicroG first then Vanced, as well as installing Vanced first, then Micro G, but still it won't get past the terms of service and privacy policy screen.
Does anyone have any ideas?
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I've been through all that bs more than once. I finally cleared Play Services data, and actually removed my Google acct from the phone, rebooted, signed into microG and Play Store simultaneously, FINALLY got 'er done. It was still better than the headache I've fought whenever I flash the rooted YTV.
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I've been through all that bs more than once. I finally cleared Play Services data, and actually removed my Google acct from the phone, rebooted, signed into microG and Play Store simultaneously, FINALLY got 'er done. It was still better than the headache I've fought whenever I flash the rooted YTV.
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I did what you said that you've done before, and it didn't work. It still isn't accepting when I touch the accept button. I even went in and cleared the cache and data of the Google app just in case that could've been the issue, and it still won't "accept."
I also tried logging into the Vanced app and not my gmail account for the phone (only in Vanced), but that didn't work either.
This is frustrating to say the least.
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I did what you said that you've done before, and it didn't work. It still isn't accepting when I touch the accept button. I even went in and cleared the cache and data of the Google app just in case that could've been the issue, and it still won't "accept."
I also tried logging into the Vanced app and not my gmail account for the phone (only in Vanced), but that didn't work either.
This is frustrating to say the least.
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I feel ya! I've broken my share of phones/tablets/screens messing with uncooperative (not incompatible) files, etc. What finally got me logged into microG was REMOVING my GOOGLE ACCOUNT, taking all G-related apps back to factory (do this in airplane mode, and I usually limit background processes to 2, arbitrarily), Of course, YTV and microG are already downloaded, but I don't open them until AFTER "recovery, cache wipe, reboot system. Then, in settings-app info, for BOTH APKs, grant at least the most reasonable permissions, especially for microG. I think it's only contacts and location that they really need initially, but you're probably not in any position to argue. Next, add your Google acct, and while Google's contacting its servers and setting you back up, get over to Vanced, and hope it works. Disable your regular YouTube, BTW, if you haven't (conflicts, or something, IDK).
Have patience, walk away for a bit if you have to, as these builds can be buggy, but remember, there's something like 30,000 different Android devices out there, and the Devs do an awesome job of making the apks even remotely quasi-universal. That's Pimpin', in my book!
For future reference, start hoarding older versions of certain 3rd party apps, as I do with microG, Google Now enablers for my launchers, etc.
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