Causes and solutions when the app cannot be downloaded from the Google Play Store

If you can no longer install the app from the indispensable Google Play Store when using Android smartphones, can you deal calmly?

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The app cannot be installed from the Google Play Store!What is the cause and how to deal with it?

There are five main causes of the application that cannot be installed from the Google Play Store.Let's look at how to deal with it.To install an app from the Google Play Store, you need a Google account as a premise.If you do not have an orgoogle account that is not logged in with Google Account, please refer to the following article.

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Causes that the app cannot be installed from the Google Play Store 1: Insufficient free space

* You can check the free space from the storage of the "Settings App".

If the required capacity of the app you are trying to install is exceeding the free space on the terminal, you will not be able to install the app from the Google Play Store.Uninstall unnecessary apps in the terminal, back up photos, videos and music data on the cloud, etc.

Causes that the app cannot be installed from the Google Play Store 2: Terminal defects

If the terminal has a problem, the app may not be installed.For example, if the cash data remains on the terminal, the operation may be heavy even if the installation can be done.Once, restart your smartphone and clean the cash data.

Causes that the app cannot be installed from the Google Play Store 3: Data usage

* The data communication amount can be confirmed by the mobile data usage of the "Setting application" (the name may differ depending on the model).

If the data communication amount of the smartphone is exceeded and the communication is applied, the application may not be able to be installed or it will not proceed slowly.If there is a communication limit, switch to Wi-Fi communication and try to install the app again.

Causes that the app cannot be installed from the Google Play Store 4: Internet connection environment

If you are trying to install the app from the Google Play Store, if the connected communication environment is unstable, it is likely that the download will not proceed.If you are in a place where communication radio waves are difficult to reach, such as underground shopping mall, move the place and try again.There is also a way to try again even if you switch to Wi-Fi communication.

Causes that the app cannot be installed from the Google Play Store 5: Terminal OS

If the version of the terminal OS is old, the application installation may not be delayed or cannot be installed.Select "Software Update" from "Settings App" and update it to the latest OS if new software is provided.In addition, when updating the OS, there is a possibility that communication restrictions may be applied because a large amount of data communication is performed.So, try to do it in a Wi-Fi environment as much as possible.

What is APK file?What if you can't install from Android smartphone?

Basically, the Google Play Store is used to install the app, but in the case of Android, you can install apps distributed from other than Google Play Store (not recommended).This is called "side loading".To do side loading, you need to download the "APK file" first.Let's take a look at the causes and how to deal with this "APK file".

How to deal with the APK file cannot be downloaded!

In addition to the five causes introduced in the above "The app cannot be installed from the Google Play Store! What are the causes and how to deal with it?"It is a case that is not done.If you launch the "Settings App" and set the "Unknown application (the possibility that the wording may change depending on the model)", you may be able to download the APK file.

apkファイル（サイドローディング）は危ないの？

Basically, the apps distributed from the Google Play Store are "Google Ink" apps.In other words, in addition to censorship such as "whether there is a problem as an app", "whether to work normally", "Is it a content that is contrary to public order and morals?"It will also be judged.So keep in mind that the APK files (side loading) that have not been censorship or screening are outside Google Support.Of course, there are also highly reliable APK files that are clearly provided, but basically the bugs that occur after side loading are at your own risk.

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Sentence / Takeru Takasawa