I attempted to download an application from the google play site via my PC. I had to use google because the application is not on the Amazon store but have I used google play once before and it worked OK.
Having ordered the app and got confirmation I was surprised that the download did not appear on my phone.
I tried running google play store on the phone and it gave an error message that said it cannot connect.
I stopped the play store and google play services applications, cleared the data etc and tried again, even went back to system application by clearing updates but still not working.
Now the play application just starts and immediately stops when I tap it.
I have as much as possible of the toy applications disabled because I use this phone for business and I wonder if at some time over the past weeks I have disabled an application that the google play store application needs?
Other than google play store and google play services are there any other apps that should be running?
I have google play store running 1 process and 1 service and google play services running 2 processes and 2 services.
Amazon appstore works OK
Regards
Please ignore this, turns out I had logged out of googlemail and this stops playstore.
Cannot find a way to delete this post so can only edit
Regards
Hi guys, i have a question. Is there any way to stop Google play services auto updates? I ask, because suddenly my battery drain problem on kit kat came back, and lookin i found that Google ps was on versión 5.x, so i uninstalled updates an left it on versión 4.x, and everything came back to normal.
settngs/apps/all apps , google playstore service... go to manage n clear all data... den uninstall...den disapble
Then he won't have Google Play services at all. It's not what he's asking for.
OP - no, unfortunately there is no way to stop it from auto-updating. However, if you clean the data as I wrote here - you might get lucky and not have any drain with version 5.x. I have it and it's fine.
Jack_R1 said:
Then he won't have Google Play services at all. It's not what he's asking for.
OP - no, unfortunately there is no way to stop it from auto-updating. However, if you clean the data as I wrote here - you might get lucky and not have any drain with version 5.x. I have it and it's fine.
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Thanks man, i'll try that
Wakelock Termination....
There is only one way perfectly working for me so far with all updates for Google play services....
Install Xposed Framework
Install Wakelock Terminator Wakelock Terminator on Play Store
Activate it in Xposed
Open the Wakelock Terminator and look for google play services
Activate Wakelock Terminator for Google Play Services (In free version only 1 can be added to wakelock).
Add these values in the Filter for Google Play Services
NlpCollectorWakeLock NlpWakeLock CheckinService NetworkLocationLocator
Restart.... You can even check it in app and running menu in settings that you would only see 1 process running for play services and it won't be keeping your CPU awake..... Check it using Wakelock Detector....
Go ahead and give it a try and enjoy.... :good:
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camileind said:
Hi guys, i have a question. Is there any way to stop Google play services auto updates? I ask, because suddenly my battery drain problem on kit kat came back, and lookin i found that Google ps was on versión 5.x, so i uninstalled updates an left it on versión 4.x, and everything came back to normal.
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Yes there is the way to do it...your device must be rooted...there is an app...here on xda... called LBE security master..in settings there is an option to stop automatically installed software...device still download updated app but LBE stops installation..50 times in 3 days...don't dowload Lbe from play store cos app is in Chinese language. There is one here on xda translated...V5.3.7506 works for me...i an on kitkat 4.4.2
medovici said:
Yes there is the way to do it...your device must be rooted...there is an app...here on xda... called LBE security master..in settings there is an option to stop automatically installed software...device still download updated app but LBE stops installation..50 times in 3 days...don't dowload Lbe from play store cos app is in Chinese language. There is one here on xda translated...V5.3.7506 works for me...i an on kitkat 4.4.2
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I don't see any setting at all???
medovici said:
Yes there is the way to do it...your device must be rooted...there is an app...here on xda... called LBE security master..in settings there is an option to stop automatically installed software...device still download updated app but LBE stops installation..50 times in 3 days...don't dowload Lbe from play store cos app is in Chinese language. There is one here on xda translated...V5.3.7506 works for me...i an on kitkat 4.4.2
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nikhilkaushik said:
There is only one way perfectly working for me so far with all updates for Google play services....
Install Xposed Framework
Install Wakelock Terminator Wakelock Terminator on Play Store
Activate it in Xposed
Open the Wakelock Terminator and look for google play services
Activate Wakelock Terminator for Google Play Services (In free version only 1 can be added to wakelock).
Add these values in the Filter for Google Play Services
NlpCollectorWakeLock NlpWakeLock CheckinService NetworkLocationLocator
Restart.... You can even check it in app and running menu in settings that you would only see 1 process running for play services and it won't be keeping your CPU awake..... Check it using Wakelock Detector....
Go ahead and give it a try and enjoy.... :good:
Share this info if this helps you..... Let as many people know about it.....
Press Thanks if I helped....
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It is not working. Google Play Services still updates.
Upgrade your ROM to 4.4.4
evrycard said:
It is not working. Google Play Services still updates.
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Sony has ultimately resolved this problem. Simple solution, upgrade to 4.4.4....
I am using it since long and don't find any issues....:good:
nikhilkaushik said:
Sony has ultimately resolved this problem. Simple solution, upgrade to 4.4.4....
I am using it since long and don't find any issues....:good:
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I think with the advent of Google Play Services 6.5.99 (or perhaps a bit earlier) the auto-update issue has become a problem again.
According to my recent observations Google Play Services 6.5.99 performs periodic location pings (every 15min) or so. With my settings ("Device only" location mode, but "Location reporting" and "Location history" turned "Off"), it is using GPS and thus unnecessarily drains the battery.
I don't see the problem with Google Play Services 6.1.05 so I'd rather wish Google would not auto-update Google Play Services.
Call me a newbie (I'm fine with that because I am as far as Android is concerned) but I find it outrageous that Google can update a core component on my phone without my consent, introducing phone issues, sub-par performance, or undesired behaviour at their whim. An opt-out facility for the auto-updates would be the least one would expect.
The Google Play Store allows one to opt out of automatic updates to downloaded applications so why isn't this setting not consulted when it comes to "Google Play Services"? I realise that probably no one here knows the answer, but I found it very hard to find a place to actually provide Google with feedback regarding "Google Play Services".
TomKay said:
According to my recent observations Google Play Services 6.5.99 performs periodic location pings (every 15min) or so. With my settings ("Device only" location mode, but "Location reporting" and "Location history" turned "Off"), it is using GPS and thus unnecessarily drains the battery.
I don't see the problem with Google Play Services 6.1.05 so I'd rather wish Google would not auto-update Google Play Services.
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I ve faced the same isse with the repeated gps activities since the last update from the play Services.
But i think the cause of this phenomenon is the Google search! Ive disabled the google search app, and now I dont have this strange gps requests!
wihushae said:
I ve faced the same isse with the repeated gps activities since the last update from the play Services.
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Thanks heaps for confirming.
I wasn't sure whether my (stock) system got messed up somehow.
I wonder why there hasn't been more of an outcry over the new location pinging behaviour. I find it unacceptable and can only believe it is due to a bug rather than intended.
I hope that future versions of "Google Play Services" will behave differently and found it frustrating that I couldn't locate a forum where Google developers would be listening to "Google Service Play" concerns. I made a post in a "Google Search" thread at a Google forum (not allowed to link to it yet) but I'm afraid it is off-topic there.
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But i think the cause of this phenomenon is the Google search! Ive disabled the google search app, and now I dont have this strange gps requests!
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I first believed "Google Search" to be the culprit as well because disabling it got rid of the location pings.
However, that only worked once and later attempts to kill the pings by disabling "Google Search" were unsuccessful. Perhaps you should check once in a while whether the pings are coming back because it appears to me that it really is "Google Play Services" and it is just being triggered by various sources.
Also, being able to initiate a google search by just wiping up the home button, is a rather crucial feature to me. Disabling "Google Search" would force me to fire up a browser instead which would be a lot more cumbersome. Given that a different version of "Google Play Services" does not perform the pings even while "Google Search" is available, I'd say one should attempt to tackle the problem by addressing "Google Play Services" not "Google Search".
BTW, I opted out of "Google Now" just to make sure that there aren't any location based cards that request location updates.
So Google Playstore was updated to latest version
I opened setting page and at the bottom there is
Device certification : Uncertified
Can i ask why this happen to be uncertified
I'm on stock 4.1.3 not rooted and locked bootloader
Does this happen to all users or just me and what does it mean
The support page of google say this
See your device certification status
To make sure that Android devices with Google apps work correctly, Google only certifies devices that:
Include proprietary apps under license from Google
Pass Android compatibility testing
Only certified devices are eligible to include Google apps, like the Google Play Store app.
Check your device certification status
Open the Google Play Store app*.
Tap Menu*Settings.
Under “Device certification status” you’ll see if your device is certified.*
What uncertified status means
If your device is uncertified, Google doesn’t have a record of the Android compatibility test results.
Please keep in mind that:
Uncertified devices may not be secure.
Uncertified devices may not get Android system updates, or app updates.
Google apps on uncertified devices aren't licensed and may not be real Google apps.
Apps and features on uncertified devices may not work correctly.
Data on uncertified devices may not back up securely.
What to do if your device isn’t certified
If your device is uncertified, we recommend contacting your device manufacturer. Ask for a fully tested, Google certified device.
Does your device pass SafetyNet? Use a checker app like SafetyNet Playground or SafetyNet Helper.
You can try clearing data for the Play store and rebooting.
vip57 said:
So Google Playstore was updated to latest version
I opened setting page and at the bottom there is
Device certification : Uncertified
Can i ask why this happen to be uncertified
I'm on stock 4.1.3 not rooted and locked bootloader
Does this happen to all users or just me and what does it mean
The support page of google say this
See your device certification status
To make sure that Android devices with Google apps work correctly, Google only certifies devices that:
Include proprietary apps under license from Google
Pass Android compatibility testing
Only certified devices are eligible to include Google apps, like the Google Play Store app.
Check your device certification status
Open the Google Play Store app*.
Tap Menu*Settings.
Under “Device certification status” you’ll see if your device is certified.*
What uncertified status means
If your device is uncertified, Google doesn’t have a record of the Android compatibility test results.
Please keep in mind that:
Uncertified devices may not be secure.
Uncertified devices may not get Android system updates, or app updates.
Google apps on uncertified devices aren't licensed and may not be real Google apps.
Apps and features on uncertified devices may not work correctly.
Data on uncertified devices may not back up securely.
What to do if your device isn’t certified
If your device is uncertified, we recommend contacting your device manufacturer. Ask for a fully tested, Google certified device.
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Just clear the data from play store app and it should be certified again.
Sent from my OnePlus3T using XDA Labs
You can dirty flash the rom and root with magisk if you need to, it should have no problem
Had that also, however deleting play store data didn't really fix that.
What helped me, was, delete PlayStore Data, Force Stop PlayStore and then delete PlayStore data again.
Then my device was certified again
Cheers
Tom
I have not signed into Google on my Zenphone 8 and I'm trying to reduce my Google footprint while using a non-rooted Android. A little research made me concerned about Google Play services: Although I can deny permissions to individual apps there seems to be some confusion about denying permissions to Google Play Services.
For instance if I deny Google Play services location permission does this affect apps such as Waze (even though I allow Waze to access Location while the app is in use?
I have a sneaky feeling that Google Play Services will still function in the background even if I disable it.
Advice appreciated.
Thread closed.
And yet it then takes me to the page for google play services, clearly listing them as installed. I installed the google play stuff in the order I was told to, did I do something wrong somehow though? And is there a way to fix it?
Upon trying to reinstall things, I now get "which are not supported by your device" instead