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[SOLVED] Google Play Store has stopped !

Hi everyone,
I followed the instructions to install google play store and was enjoying the fire phone with all my fav google apps for 4 months. But I do not know what happened, I constantly get Google Play Services has stopped. I click OK and it doesn't go and the phone is pretty much unusable. I have also tried to do factory reset and again install. The moment i install the basic 4 apps and open google play store for signing up, it starts updating Google Play services and i have the issue again. When i downgraded google play services to a lower version, I wasn't able to use any Google apps.
Has anyone faced similar problem ?? Any solution ?? Any ideas ??
The Hardware is so worth for $200 .... a nice phone but now its troubling me a lot ...
Update:: :thumbup:
Thanks for all your valuable suggestions... When I installed 7.0.99 the problem was fixed. But then it works get auto updated and cause issues. I used to uninstall and re install manually once every 12 hrs....
But received an update Fire OS 4.6.1 and after that the issue for resolved. Latest Google play store works fine. And new OS version has many new features included.. Quite good..

manojvasanthram said:
Hi everyone,
I followed the instructions to install google play store and was enjoying the fire phone with all my fav google apps for 4 months. But I do not know what happened, I constantly get Google Play Services has stopped. I click OK and it doesn't go and the phone is pretty much unusable. I have also tried to do factory reset and again install. The moment i install the basic 4 apps and open google play store for signing up, it starts updating Google Play services and i have the issue again. When i downgraded google play services to a lower version, I wasn't able to use any Google apps.
Has anyone faced similar problem ?? Any solution ?? Any ideas ??
The Hardware is so worth for $200 .... a nice phone but now its troubling me a lot ...
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Update the os to the 4.6.1 update available on xda and install the Google apps on that , it works fine for me

I have a similar problem. I am 3.6.8. Did updating to 4.6.1 resolve the issue?

Same issue here. I have tried upgrading to 4.6.1 and reinstalling all the versions of Play Services, Services Framework, Account Manager, and Play Store that allegedly are working for other people, and still broken. Hangouts no longer works (a deal breaker for me), not even Play Store is working correctly. I'm currently stuck in "version hell" with these services. One version of this breaks this version of that, etc etc etc.
Can anyone who still has a functioning Fire Phone please post the point release of all of their services?:
Google Account Manager
Google Play Services
Google Services Framework
Google Play Store
Hangouts
Thank you!!

trpt4him said:
Same issue here. I have tried upgrading to 4.6.1 and reinstalling all the versions of Play Services, Services Framework, Account Manager, and Play Store that allegedly are working for other people, and still broken. Hangouts no longer works (a deal breaker for me), not even Play Store is working correctly. I'm currently stuck in "version hell" with these services. One version of this breaks this version of that, etc etc etc.
Can anyone who still has a functioning Fire Phone please post the point release of all of their services?:
Google Account Manager
Google Play Services
Google Services Framework
Google Play Store
Hangouts
Thank you!!
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The versions I currently have installed on my Fire Phone are:
Google Account Manager 4.0.3-239410
Google Play Services 7.0.99 (1809214-036)
Google Services Framework 4.0.4-338691
Google Play Store 5.3.6
I don't used Hangouts, but this is the version that installed on my phone when I downloaded it:
Hangouts 3.1.89134953

jack9955 said:
The versions I currently have installed on my Fire Phone are:
Google Account Manager 4.0.3-239410
Google Play Services 7.0.99 (1809214-036)
Google Services Framework 4.0.4-338691
Google Play Store 5.3.6
I don't used Hangouts, but this is the version that installed on my phone when I downloaded it:
Hangouts 3.1.89134953
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My phone is working and I have the exact same versions as listed above.

Xyth said:
My phone is working and I have the exact same versions as listed above.
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Thanks all. I have installed the apks for those versions, and for a brief while everything worked, even hangouts. Then Google Play Services AUTOMATICALLY updated itself to 7.3. Now everything is broken again. I have "Do not auto update apps" picked in Google Play. Is no one else having this issue?

trpt4him said:
Thanks all. I have installed the apks for those versions, and for a brief while everything worked, even hangouts. Then Google Play Services AUTOMATICALLY updated itself to 7.3. Now everything is broken again. I have "Do not auto update apps" picked in Google Play. Is no one else having this issue?
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Mine just updated to the new services version and Play store now just opens to a blank whitescreen. Hope google fixes this soon.

playstore 5.3.6 on fire os 4.6.1
Latest Google play store won't load

Just updated and got the wonderful White screen. Grrrrrr... Did the Fire update to see if I could finally get Android Wear and now this. Hopefully a giant brain here will fix it. No pressure.

no1tmorrow said:
Just updated and got the wonderful White screen. Grrrrrr... Did the Fire update to see if I could finally get Android Wear and now this. Hopefully a giant brain here will fix it. No pressure.
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Sideload the latest wear app and it should work, Google services seem to work fine just playstore having problems, other Google apps should run Android wear apk http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/android-wear/

I loaded it and when I launch it I get, "Update the Google app on the Play Store. Then open Android Wear again.". If I click Cancel it closes. If I click Ok it opens amazon appstore. Can't get past the message box. Did I miss something?
Thanks again Giant Brains
Thom

kieranc88 said:
Sideload the latest wear app and it should work, Google services seem to work fine just playstore having problems, other Google apps should run Android wear apk
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Hangouts is also not working. I get to my list of conversations and can open one, but the text box at the bottom is missing.

As of this morning I have the same issues. Play Store 5.4.12 sits on the white screen, hangouts shows groups but no conversations in them. All other Google apps that i have seem to work so far.

no1tmorrow said:
I loaded it and when I launch it I get, "Update the Google app on the Play Store. Then open Android Wear again.". If I click Cancel it closes. If I click Ok it opens amazon appstore. Can't get past the message box. Did I miss something?
Thanks again Giant Brains
Thom
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Ok I downloaded the 1.0.4 version dated December third then downloaded and installed the latest upload 1.0.5.1785466 (501785466 from apk mirror and installed over the December 3rd version and it ran fine but I don't have an Android wear watch to pair with it so I can't tell if it works fully

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60266619&postcount=21

kieranc88 said:
Sideload the latest wear app and it should work, Google services seem to work fine just playstore having problems, other Google apps should run Android wear apk
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Got wear side loaded and did the 7.0.99 fix to make play store work. But when I launch wear application it says:
"Update the Google app on the Play Store. Then open Android Wear again."
If I choose Cancel the app closes
If I choose ok the Amazon store loads. I click cancel on it.
Then I have a blue box that I can't get to go away that says,
"To ensure the best voice experience on the Android Wear, please update your Google App" and then a button that says, "Update Your Google App" that will never go away.

no1tmorrow said:
Just updated and got the wonderful White screen. Grrrrrr... Did the Fire update to see if I could finally get Android Wear and now this. Hopefully a giant brain here will fix it. No pressure.
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My brain is only medium sized so I can only offer half-measures. I get the white screen all the time. But, if I deinstall Play Store then reinstall it, it opens fine...but for only that session. As soon as you close it and try to reopen, white screen is there. So, I now have everything set up the way I want and have deleted Play Store. When I need it again will reinstall. It's an acceptable work-around until Amazon loosens the reigns a bit and learns to play nice with the kids from the Google neighborhood.

binetp said:
My brain is only medium sized so I can only offer half-measures. I get the white screen all the time. But, if I deinstall Play Store then reinstall it, it opens fine...but for only that session. As soon as you close it and try to reopen, white screen is there. So, I now have everything set up the way I want and have deleted Play Store. When I need it again will reinstall. It's an acceptable work-around until Amazon loosens the reigns a bit and learns to play nice with the kids from the Google neighborhood.
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Do you happen to have an Android wear device? I want to buy one but if my fire phone won't work with it then I need to get a new phone prior to buying an Android Watch.

Yes. Updating OS solved the issue. :thumbup:
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[Q] Snapchat for Fire OS 4.6.1

I recently sideloaded 4.6.1 for Fire Phone and got the necessary files for Snapchat, yet when I try to sign it, it does not sign in. It does not even load, the circle spins for infinity.
On the previous public OS, I had snapchat, but kept getting the Google Play services has stopped message, which is why I updated my phone. The message no longer appears, but I can't sign into Snapchat.
I updated my phone as of yesterday. Help??

Is there a reason you want the play store version as opposed to the amazon app store version? Some apps that are offered on both seem to misbehave unless you choose the amazon one.
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matsnackson said:
Is there a reason you want the play store version as opposed to the amazon app store version? Some apps that are offered on both seem to misbehave unless you choose the amazon one.
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Since I have noticed the same, that some apps that are offered on both stores seems to misbehave unless you choose the amazon one, I think that is preferable to install the APPs from the Amazon APP Store...
However, I also have noticed that almost all the APPs updates first on the Google-Play-Store!

The app should update via the store it was downloaded from, amazon updates are specific for the amazon environment.
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Snapchat is not available on the Amazon App Store.
Can anyone offer some advice??

I don't mean to be rude or anything, but can someone please respond? Is anyone else having this issue?

Sorry for triple post, but I noticed the update on the play store makes the play store have a white screen? I kind of doubt it's connected to the snapchat issue

There's a bunch of threads about this issue already. There is a problem with the Google Play Service. Snapchat uses the Google Play Service so that's why it stopped working.
You can get Snapchat to temporary work by doing something like this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60266619&postcount=21
But it won't stay working forever since your Google Play Service will keep trying to update to the bugged one.

But I won't be able to even sign in because of the message "You need Google Play Services" will pop but, not allowing me to close it. Also, note that I am on 4.6.1, while that is a fix for 3.6.8
Has this been confirmed by anyone who's tried to use Snapchat?

JHowell1158 said:
But I won't be able to even sign in because of the message "You need Google Play Services" will pop but, not allowing me to close it. Also, note that I am on 4.6.1, while that is a fix for 3.6.8
Has this been confirmed by anyone who's tried to use Snapchat?
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Yes. I also have the same problem. I am also on 4.6.1.
I will say it again. There is a bug with Google Play Service right now. There's a bunch of threads about this right now. Snapchat only works if you are able to get an old version of Google Play Service with an old version of Google Play Store on your phone. There is some tricks to get your Google Play Service to not update which is mentioned in the other threads. If you have a white screen or the "You need Google Play Services" notice popping up, that means you have the latest version of Google Play Service which has the bug. It will not work on your phone until Google fixes this problem.

My apologies I could have sworn I saw that on there
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Got SnapChat working on 4.6.1 OS
Okay, I have no clue why what I did made everything work, but it did. I got SnapChat, YouTube, Hangouts, everything working on 4.6.1. I'll explain everything I did since I have no clue what exactly made it work, but I'll explain everything up to when it started to work.
1. First you'll need to download an app in the appstore called "Advanced Permissions Manager".
2. You wanna download the usual Account Manager > then Google Play Services 7.0.99 > then Google Services Framework > then Google Play Store 5.4.12.
3. As soon as you sign into Google Play Store, you wanna go into settings and turn off "App Installation" so the Google Services doesn't update.
4. Go on the app you downloaded in step one called "Advanced Permissions Manager", then go to All Apps > SnapChat > then uncheck "find accounts on the device" (located under "Your accounts").
5. Push Save & Re-Install. (May need to hit uninstall and install again on the window that might pop up, if nothing pops up then ignore these parenthesis.)
6. Hold the power button for about 5 seconds and hit restart.
7. Once you load back up and try SnapChat, it shouldn't ask you to update Google Services and will let you sign in as usual.
***I seen that doing this broke Google Play Store, but that's the only thing different I've noticed. You can always download 1mobile and get the apps you need afterwards off of there I'd assume.

Cole2266 said:
Okay, I have no clue why what I did made everything work, but it did. I got SnapChat, YouTube, Hangouts, everything working on 4.6.1. I'll explain everything I did since I have no clue what exactly made it work, but I'll explain everything up to when it started to work.
1. First you'll need to download an app in the appstore called "Advanced Permissions Manager".
2. You wanna download the usual Account Manager > then Google Play Services 7.0.99 > then Google Services Framework > then Google Play Store 5.4.12.
3. As soon as you sign into Google Play Store, you wanna go into settings and turn off "App Installation" so the Google Services doesn't update.
4. Go on the app you downloaded in step one called "Advanced Permissions Manager", then go to All Apps > SnapChat > then uncheck "find accounts on the device" (located under "Your accounts").
5. Push Save & Re-Install. (May need to hit uninstall and install again on the window that might pop up, if nothing pops up then ignore these parenthesis.)
6. Hold the power button for about 5 seconds and hit restart.
7. Once you load back up and try SnapChat, it shouldn't ask you to update Google Services and will let you sign in as usual.
***I seen that doing this broke Google Play Store, but that's the only thing different I've noticed. You can always download 1mobile and get the apps you need afterwards off of there I'd assume.
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I did everything you said, now when I go to log into Snapchat, it closes itself... better than infinite loading I suppose.

Disappearing Play Store Apps

Friends,
Got an unlocked ATT unit and side loaded unlocked Fire OS 4.6.3. Loaded Play Store according to the instructions on the forum. Everything seemed to be working well. Gmail, maps, and wallet all working great. But, my apps keep disappearing.
For example, I download Facebook from Play Store. Shows up where it should. Put it into a folder with my other social media apps. About a day later, the app disappears from the "device" side (removed from folder/no icon under device tab), shows up in the "cloud" side with a check in bottom right corner to show it's installed. From there, I can open and use the app. Play Store also shows the app installed.
Auto update is off in Amazon App Store. Any idea what's going on?

ClevelandESQ said:
Friends,
Got an unlocked ATT unit and side loaded unlocked Fire OS 4.6.3. Loaded Play Store according to the instructions on the forum. Everything seemed to be working well. Gmail, maps, and wallet all working great. But, my apps keep disappearing.
For example, I download Facebook from Play Store. Shows up where it should. Put it into a folder with my other social media apps. About a day later, the app disappears from the "device" side (removed from folder/no icon under device tab), shows up in the "cloud" side with a check in bottom right corner to show it's installed. From there, I can open and use the app. Play Store also shows the app installed.
Auto update is off in Amazon App Store. Any idea what's going on?
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If you have an app from the Amazon app store on your device or in your Amazon cloud and you update or install the same app using the Google Play Store, the app may not work or the app may disappear from your device. To correct the problem, uninstall the app and delete the app from your Amazon cloud, then reinstall the app using the Google Play Store.

jack9955 said:
If you have an app from the Amazon app store on your device or in your Amazon cloud and you update or install the same app using the Google Play Store, the app may not work or the app may disappear from your device. To correct the problem, uninstall the app and delete the app from your Amazon cloud, then reinstall the app using the Google Play Store.
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Thanks for the reply. The Play Store was installed right after I sideloaded 4.6.3., so there were no overlapping apps on the device. To "delete the app from [my] Amazon cloud" I toggled the cloud/device slider to "cloud," wrote a list of the apps I wanted to keep/install from play, then long-held and clicked "Remove from Cloud." At the time I clicked the Remove from Cloud option, no app had the check mark in the bottom right corner signifying that it was installed on my device.
Is there another method I should use to actually remove from cloud or get Amazon to forget that I ever installed the app on my device?
Update: I accessed my the app management page on Amazon from a laptop. It appears the effect of clicking "Remove from Cloud" from the device, is to "archive" the app, rather than actually delete it from one's Amazon account. From there, one can go to the app in the list--for my example, Facebook--follow "Actions">>>"Delete this app">>>"Delete">>>and a confirmation message "Facebook has been deleted from Your Apps." Will display. I will try this with my disappeared apps and report back.

ClevelandESQ said:
Thanks for the reply. The Play Store was installed right after I sideloaded 4.6.3., so there were no overlapping apps on the device. To "delete the app from [my] Amazon cloud" I toggled the cloud/device slider to "cloud," wrote a list of the apps I wanted to keep/install from play, then long-held and clicked "Remove from Cloud." At the time I clicked the Remove from Cloud option, no app had the check mark in the bottom right corner signifying that it was installed on my device.
Is there another method I should use to actually remove from cloud or get Amazon to forget that I ever installed the app on my device?
Update: I accessed my the app management page on Amazon from a laptop. It appears the effect of clicking "Remove from Cloud" from the device, is to "archive" the app, rather than actually delete it from one's Amazon account. From there, one can go to the app in the list--for my example, Facebook--follow "Actions">>>"Delete this app">>>"Delete">>>and a confirmation message "Facebook has been deleted from Your Apps." Will display. I will try this with my disappeared apps and report back.
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Deleting the apps from your Amazon cloud should be enough. I have never had a problem with an app from Google after I deleted the app from my Amazon cloud. If you continue to have a problem with any of your Google apps that are archived on Amazon, then you should delete the archived app and see if that corrects the problem.

t95 Android Tv box google play issue

I got this box last week it's loaded with Android 10.0 It's connected to the internet Via ethernet and it works for the most part but I can not log into the play store I can't log into google to check my mail after a long pause I get a message something went wrong. for some reason something is blocking logging into anything google. I have all the permission I can find toggled to on for anything related to google and still no luck looking for a life line the box is pretty useless with out adding the app's I want. thank you in advance.

I have the same problem.

T95 Android tv box google play issue " Work around"
I had the same problem with this play store on this android box . My work around I found a website that has older apk's like gmail and the other apps i would normally use , I would use my laptop or cell phone to down load the apps I wanted I even was able to install Kodi 18.9 leia The aptoid app store. Also you can find older app versions of most of your Google full playstore apps yes that includes your Gmail app Step 1 to use this work around you will need a usb drive to copy the files from your laptop computer or desk top to then step 2 go to your files folder after you plugin your Usb drive on your T-95 android box and open your Usb drive find your files you copied from your laptop or desktop and install them, This box is great for zoom meetings too after you have Zoom installed on it all you have to do is plugin your web cam with a microphone and it shoulkd work. enjoy hope this was helpful to you
[email protected];82409003]I got this box last week it's loaded with Android 10.0 It's connected to the internet Via ethernet and it works for the most part but I can not log into the play store I can't log into google to check my mail after a long pause I get a message something went wrong. for some reason something is blocking logging into anything google. I have all the permission I can find toggled to on for anything related to google and still no luck looking for a life line the box is pretty useless with out adding the app's I want. thank you in advance. [/QUOTE]

Play store works, but some apps won't open and games won't connect to google account

Hello, hoping someone has a recommendation:
I have a new latest generation Kindle Fire 8 Plus (9th?).
I did not root it, I just installed the 4 .apks needed to add the Google play store.
The installation went smoothly and I am logged into my Google account in the Play store, and I have used it to install several apps. However I'm running into two issues:
1) Google Chat downloads and says it's installed, but still not open. (Google chat work around is to use it through the gmail app-this works fine).
2) A game called Rise of Cultures works but to synchronize with game progress on other devices, requires to "Connect with Google Play". Every time I try to connect it, it says "account connect failed, try to connect at a later time."
Any ideas? Would rooting help? I didn't use the Kindle Toolbox because I only wanted the Google play store while retaining the Amazon skin since the primary use for this devices is to browse and buy Kindle books. Other Google apps seem to be able to sign into my Google account without any problems...
Any tips are appreciated!

Have you tried to wipe the application data with which there are problems?

Thanks, that was a good suggestion but it didn't work, still same issue.

If it is possible uninstall the google store and services (or restore to the factory version) and install older versions of the google store and services from apkmirror.