When your smartphone is connected to the internet, the Android operating system upgrades the OS and applications automatically. However, occasionally you could experience problems updating your apps. The Play Store may not be updating your apps for a variety of reasons. Execute the subsequent actions in the correct order. Your issue will most likely be resolved in the first three stages.
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Step 1. Check your network
an internet connection that is reliable
Step 2. Check Your Phone s Storage
to update apps on your smartphone using Play Store. If updating your apps is giving you trouble, try switching to a better connection or waiting for your internet to become stable.
Step 3. Clear Cache of the Play Store app
Your smartphone downloads new files from the Play Store while updating apps. The downloaded updated files will not be able to be downloaded if your phone’s storage is full. Therefore, make sure your smartphone has enough capacity before updating your apps. Storage under Settings.
- Open Settings on your smartphone.
- Go to the All Apps section.
- Search for Google Play Store and tap on it.
- Tap on the Force Stop option.
- Now, go to Storage > Clear Cache > Clear Data.
Step 4. Uninstall & Re-install Play Store Updates
When updates call for modifications to be made to the settings, temporary files in the form of cache can occasionally prevent them. Therefore, before updating your apps, you should Force Stop the Play Store app and erase the cache data. Take these actions.
- Open Settings on your smartphone.
- Go to the All Apps section.
- Search for Google Play Store and select it.
- Tap on the three dots located at the top-right corner.
- Tap on the Uninstall Updates button.
- Tap OK.
The Play Store update may, though infrequently, be preventing upgrades to your apps. So, try deleting the Google Play Store updates. Take these actions.
Your Play Store will shortly automatically update and return to its original factory state.
If none of the aforementioned methods work, you should delete your Google Account from your smartphone and then add it again. This resolves any problems with your Google account that may have prevented the applications from receiving updates.
