Restore Google Play after factory reset
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on 25-12-2017 12:38
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on 25-12-2017 12:38
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 with Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread. Recently my data was being used up after only a few days into the month. I couldn't find the app responsible so I did a factory reset which solved the problem However, after the reset I noticed that Google Play was missing from the phone so I cannot restore any apps. When I tried to download Google Play from Google I had a message saying that my operating system was too old (or words to that effect). I then downloaded a file called PlayStore_v8.5.37.W-all.apk to my phone SD card (from a 3rd party website via my laptop) but I can't get the phone to load it.
How can I restore Google Play back on my phone?
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on 25-12-2017 12:44
What exactly is happening when trying to install the apk you have downloaded?
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on 25-12-2017 12:51
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on 25-12-2017 12:51
@AnonymousIf you look at this old article and scroll down to Hovsep's answer, there is a fix in that. Whether it works now remains to be seen...https://www.makeuseof.com/answers/cant-run-google-play-store-galaxy-s2/
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on 25-12-2017 15:09
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on 25-12-2017 15:59
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on 25-12-2017 15:59
There's loads available on XDA for the S2
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on 26-12-2017 00:01
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on 26-12-2017 00:01
To be honest I'm surprised the phone is still working with the age of it. Nice one Samsung 😩
Is there not an older pk available?
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-store/variant-%7B"minapi_slug"%3A"minapi-9"%7D/
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on 02-01-2018 10:12
I just don't seem able to move the apk file from the SD card to the right file on the phone. I don't know enough about it.
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on 02-01-2018 10:20
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on 02-01-2018 10:20
Once downloaded you just tap it to install it.
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on 04-01-2018 15:21
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on 04-01-2018 15:21
Hello @Anonymous,
Happy New Year! Did you get it fixed? Please let us know if there’s anything else we can do to help!
Thanks @jonsie, @Bambino, @Cleoriff and @MI5 for all
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on 04-01-2018 16:44
I tried that but I get a "Parse Error" message saying "There is a problem parsing the package".
I think it is time to buy a new phone.
Thanks for your help.
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