Hi! That's my first message here
Just got an Xperia M as gift, and being it my 1st android phone i'm still trying to figure things out.
First things first: phone is successfully rooted, and im navigating into it with root explorer
My problem:
i have little free space left (80megs) , and got a pair of big games which managed to download themselves on the phone, but refused to install (dead trigger 2, 250megs)
This mean that when i go on the google play store page of that app i get directly the "install" button, so the game .apk must be somewhere on the phone storage.
Where is it located?
Where does google play store store the downloaded .apk files before installation?
I tried to look at the locations cited in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1699698
but couldnt find anything, so i guess Sony must have moved that cache folder somewhere else on the phone.
Does anyone know the exact location?
Thanks in advance for the answer
As'slamu Allekum (Peace To You All)
I've got an Amazon Fire Phone 32GB and by seeing some tutorials i was enable to install play store in it, but after a day or two it stopped working, then i formated it and installed everything again, it worked fine for two days and after it again same happened, when i open play store it shows only white screen and nothing happens, no message, no errors, no caution, only a white screen, please help me out
Thanks In advance
Install Play Store as a system app, then use any file explorer with root access and go to: "/data/app" and create a new folder named "com.android.vending-1.apk. This will act as a placeholder to avoid auto updates until your problem is fixed.
Please provide more information about the GApps you have currently installed: write down the exact version number of the Play services, Play Store, Google account manager, etc. so it will be easier to locate the problem.
Please list also if you use any extended privacy tools or Xposed modules...
As far I know, any Google Play and Google Play Services update released in 2017 and beyond probably won't work the A100. I speculate, this is due to Google stopping their support for CPU without the NEON instruction set.
Requirement:
Root Access
A root file explorer
Instruction:
1. Turn off Wifi to prevent auto-update when reverting back to the factory version
2. Go into the Settings => Select Apps => Find Google Play Services and Google Play Store => Uninstall Updates to restore to factory version
3. Download the latest APKs that works
Google Play Store 7.4.25
Google Play Services 10.0.84
4. Using a root file explorer, go into data/app and create two folders called com.google.android.gms-1.apk and com.google.android.gms-2.apk. DO NOT overwrite any existing file. Do the same for Google Play Store - com.android.vending. This process will trick Android into thinking there is no room to place the updated APKs.
5. Turn on Wifi.
Hope this helps out.
It took my a long time to find a solution, none of the solution I have tried many solution on the internet but none of that is working. So I decided to write one to save someone time for someday
Symptom:
1. Displaying "Unknown Issue with Google Play Services" on the notification area for a app. Any apps relied on Google Services like Google Map, Play Store, or even some game like Pokemon Go is not working.
2. When go to settings of selecting Google Account, it force closed. So you can't remove or add Google account / change the sync settings anymore.
Root Cause:
Still unknown, may be due to some bug in Mi 5s offical firmware issue. Even I have clean install of offical global rom but still having this issue after 2 -3 days of use. I dont have such issue when using another phone before but just having this issue when using Mi 5s. (I am purchased two Mi 5s and both are having the same issue)
Solution:
0. Root privilege is required, there are many thread already teaching you how to root Mi 5s so I won't go through the details of rooting Mi 5s here
1. Download Google Play services 9.8.77 (448-135396225) apk and put in the internal storage
(Due to some restriction in xda, I can't post the apk links or upload to this thread, please search in link on the internet, the MD5 for this apk is 1B552C81376A29E8F1F4B2ED9F990B11)
2. Delete Google Play Service
Since Google Play Service is come with the ROM and it is "system app", root privilege it required to remove a system app, to remove a system app, you can search "system app remover" on play store, there are many application which help you to remove system app with one click. For me, I am using a paidware called Titanium Backup so I dont have any recommendation with the above free system remover, but I think most of them should work.
After you have deleted Google Play Service, a pop up about "com.google.gms has stopped" will keep popping continuously even you click "cancel" everytime, but don't panic! Now just hold your power button and Reboot the device
3. Install Google Play Service
After rebooting the device, the "com.google.gms has stopped" pop up will still keep popping continuously. When you click "cancel", there is a 1 second small time gap before the next pop up come in, so make use of the time gap to locate the Google Play Service you have downloaded on the internal storage and install it.
4. Add Google account
After the installation, the pop up will be gone. However, all of the Google account which has configuration on this device are also gone, so you need to add it back as usual.
That's it. Try to open Google Map now
My device is showing 1.02 GB of free space in storage settings. But while installing app from play store, it says only 492 MB of space is available.. what should I do, please help..
It's normal. Play Store keeps ~500 MB free because if they were full your device will not boot
But this was not the case before.. I am using my moto g5 since 2017.
And I am unable to install apps even after having 1.02 GB of free space.
Dhiraj_9027 said:
But this was not the case before.. I am using my moto g5 since 2017.
And I am unable to install apps even after having 1.02 GB of free space.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Clean cache of Google, chrome, YouTube (if you use) and Google play services. You will get atleast more 500mb-1gb of space, now install apps you want.
Sorry but I think you didn't get my problem..
I want to know where is the rest of my device's remaining space..
I completely understand that it reserves ~500 mb of it for booting process or any other system stuff. And if I remove 500 from 1.02 GB, the remaining space should be available for me to use.. but it's not allowing me to use that space.
Tried clearing cache and I always do that but it is not the solution of my problem.
This is also what's happening to me rn. I'm using redmi 5a. I believe the problem have something to do with the play store latest update because when I uninstalled the updates and using the old version the storage is normal & I can download & update my apps, but the old version can't browse the apps in play store like normal because it's outdated. I'm still trying to contact google support. I'm waiting for their response.
I don't know how, but suddenly my storage setting, play store and file manager are showing same amount of free space.. Just noticed this while updating an app.
first of all I wanted to thank Shina from google support team for this.
I skipped some steps bellow (steps 3,4,6,8) and it still worked for me. I hope it worked for you (if you had not solved it yet tho, hehe)
Step 1: Force a server check-in
Go to Settings > Date & time.
If you see "Automatic date & time" and "Automatic time zone," uncheck them.
Manually change the date and time so that they're wrong.
Tap the Home Screen button.
Go back to Settings > Date & time.
Re-check the boxes for "Automatic date & time" and "Automatic time zone."
Step 2: Clear app data for the Play Store and Downloads app
Go to Settings > Apps.
Tap Google Play Store > Storage > Clear data > Ok.
At the top left, tap the Back arrow to go to the "App info" screen.
At the top right, tap More (3 dots) > Uninstall updates > Ok > Ok to restore the app to its factory version.
Note: The Play Store will update automatically within 48 hours. If "Uninstall updates" is dimmed, you can skip this step.
At the top left, tap the Back arrow until you see the Apps list.
Then tap Downloads > Storage > Clear data > Ok.
Note: If you've changed the Google Play Store app settings (content filters, password protection, etc.), you'll need to set them up again.
Step 3: Check that your device supports the Play Store app
If your device isn't on the supported devices list, please contact your device's manufacturer since it might not support the Play Store app.
Step 4: Remove and re-add your Google Account
Note: This may reset settings and remove in-app content. However, your purchases and synced data (Gmail, Google contacts, etc.) are tied to your account and will be available after re-adding your account.
Go to Settings > Accounts > Google.
Tap the name of the account you wish to remove.
Important: Make sure you remember your account password. You'll need it to sign back in to your account.
At the top right, tap More (3 dots) > Remove account > Remove account.
At the top left, tap the Back arrow > Add account > Google.
Sign in to your Google Account.
Step 5: Revert the Play Store app to the previous version.
Go to Settings.
Tap Apps or Application manager (depending on the device).
Tap Google Play Store (depending on the device, you may need to go to All).
Tap on the menu button, and then Uninstall updates.
When prompted to change the Play Store app back to the factory version, tap OK.
Go back to the device's home screen and relaunch the Play Store. Your Play Store app should update to the latest version within a few minutes.
If the Play Store app doesn't update, tap on the menu button from within the app and go to Settings. Scroll down until you see Play Store Version. Tap on that to check for an update.
Step 6: Try the troubleshooting steps in our Help Center
Next, try the troubleshooting steps in our Help Center. If those steps don't fix the problem, continue with the steps below.
Step 7: Clear the app data of Google Play services
Warning: Clearing the app data of Google Play services can reset settings, affect app performance, and cause unpredictable behavior across the device.
Go to Settings > Apps or Application Manager.
At the top right, tap More (3 dots) > Show system apps (on Android versions lower than 6.0, go to All instead).
Tap Google Play services.
Note: If you don't see "Google Play services," check Show all system apps and make sure that both Google Play Framework and Google Play Services are enabled. If they aren't enabled, download the Google Play Service from Play Store.
Tap Storage > Clear cache.
Then tap Manage Space > Clear All Data > Ok.
After completing this step, you should check the settings on your apps to see if they're still configured correctly.
Step 8: Reset your device to factory settings
If you'd like help with resetting your device, contact us from another device and we'll walk you through it.
To reset your device:
If you have an SD card, remove it to save the data on the card.
Reset your Android device to factory settings.
Sign in to your device with a Google Account that was signed in before the reset.
If you removed an SD card, reinsert it.
To reload your apps and data:
Open the Play Store app.
Tap the Menu (3 lines) > My apps & games > Library.
Next to the apps that you'd like to install, tap Install or Enable.