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[Q] Android Market stuck on Starting Download

I have tried several different 2.2 builds on my (AT&T) HTC Pure. Most of what is supposed to work does, and it's fun to play with. However, what's really holding me back is an inability to download anything from the Android Maket. I can sign-in and browse just fine, but when I "Install" something and go to the downloads tab, all I find are apps that say "Starting Download" with a perpetually cycling progress bar. I've let it run for 15 minutes and never got anything to actually download. I do not have a data-plan, so I use wifi. I have verified that wifi works.
I have also noticed that I cannot sign into gTalk. I've seen several posts suggesting that once you sign into gTalk, that I'd be able to download apps (and vice-versa), but so far, neither of these applications/features is working for me.
The latest install I've tried is XDANDROID.2.2.AOSP.FRX01.17.09.10.UPDATE_PACKAGE.7z and it still has this problem.
Has anybody else gotten around this problem and have some advice???
I tried using my phone to create a new google account, and that worked, but I still couldn't download.

Happened to me as well. I just forgot about it, and after a while I got an alert that one of the apps is now installed (and indeed working). The other apps on the list hanged as well, and took a lot of time to start downloading.
Seems like a nasty bug to me.

it's a small comfort to know I'm not alone, but I still haven't seen anything download successfully, and as long as I can't install new apps (from the market), there's really no point in using [XD]Android.

Try settings/applications/manage applications/market 'all tab' and force stop. Clear cache. Clear data. So next time you use market it is like new and downloads and installs without hanging etc. Your downloads tab should still have a record of apps you downloaded.
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anunna said:
Try settings/applications/manage applications/market 'all tab' and force stop. Clear cache. Clear data. So next time you use market it is like new and downloads and installs without hanging etc. Your downloads tab should still have a record of apps you downloaded.
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thanks anunna, but that didn't work. I tried downloading the apks for App Brain and the associated "Fast Web Installer" and copying to my device (storage card), but that doesn't seem to work any better. I guess those apps still depend on Android Market to download.

aarrrrrghh. so frustrating... I have now installed Rhod.2.2BLAZN.092610 with the new builds from 9/25 (hw 3d included), and still have this problem. Does anybody have any ideas?? I dont' see how this could be device-specific. ?? I've tried different gmail accounts, different builds, and different wifi networks. The only thing I haven't tried (and can't really) is accessing market over 3G. I say "can't" because I actually have a data-block on my phone to prevent unintentional use and associated charges.
Does anybody have any advice for troubleshooting ?
thanks.

BTW, this is what worries me about WP7: one source for all your apps = single point of failure.

I'll just keep updating my own thread here...
Installed the latest build from 9/28, and nothing's changed.
This time, I went straight into Google Talk and got stuck on the "signing in" screen. Eventually it came back with a message stating, "Could not connect to server. Will retry shortly." This is bogus though, since I can do nearly everything else on the internet, via my wifi connection.

I have the same problem. Android Market doesn't download any software, "Starting Download..." stage never ends...

ashway, have you tried opening Google Talk? Also, do you have a data plan on your phone (3G)?

joshcsmith13 said:
ashway, have you tried opening Google Talk? Also, do you have a data plan on your phone (3G)?
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I haven't try Google Talk yet, will try later. I do have a data plan, do you mean that Market works via 3G and doesn't through WiFi?

I have a data-block on my phone (so I don't accidentally rack up per Kb charges), so I access everything via WiFi. I've seen people suggesting that toggling between wifi or cellular can get it to work, but that's not an option fo me.

joshcsmith13 said:
I have a data-block on my phone (so I don't accidentally rack up per Kb charges), so I access everything via WiFi. I've seen people suggesting that toggling between wifi or cellular can get it to work, but that's not an option fo me.
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I have tested 3G data connection and Market works just fine, but still no success via WiFi.

ashway said:
I have tested 3G data connection and Market works just fine, but still no success via WiFi.
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BOO! so, I'm out of luck??
(thanks for your update though)
Has anybody been able to download from A.M. over WiFi without ever using 3g?

It just happened to me while i'm updating a few apps. I did some research and found an article and follow that way. what you need to do is to un-install the app that you're updating. after that, forced close the Market app and clear the cache. then try again to install it from market. well, it works for me.
by the way, there's also another bug that make Market FC every time when u download an app. if it happen to you, just open Setting>Applications>Manage Application> Market and click "Uninstall Updates".

I am in Malaysia and I have this problem too. It is either "Starting Download...", "Download Unsuccessful" or "Download Paused" message.
I'd tried both 3G (3 different telcos; Vodafone while in NZ, Optus while in AU and Maxis in MY)and WiFi (different AP; at least 10). While connected, I can do everything except for download apps from Market. Also tried signing in different Gmail account.
Being desperate, I tried to install Apps via "adb install" command. Guess what, I couldn't uninstall my apps (both using "adb uninstall" and "Settings > Application > AppName > Uninstall"). It force close everytime I tried.
I got OTA updates for FRG83 twice hoping it will fix my Market problem, but it did not install because it can't. When I tried sdcard:update.zip, I got status 7 error. Some livewallpaperspicker.odex error. Tried searching for the odex but couldn't find one specifically for Nexus One.
Also tried rooting my phone and install ROM Manager. Performed a Fix Permission issue (which it claims often fix Force Close message; one friend recommended this too) and all I got is "An error occurred while attempting to run privellege...". I am sure it is rooted with Superuser Permissions showing "Allow" status. To confirm, I had Move2SD installed and able to port most apps to SD without the developer setting the option.
Just want to share this with all of you that have this problem. Is there anyone can help? The only thing that makes me keep this phone is because its a gift from my wife. Or else I would just get something else.

guys I have the same problem as you do! something I noticed though is that the phone doesnot recognise my SD card and market is downloading the apps on the card . can you pls check your sd card if they are mounted and recognized propperly!

restarting the phone and letting the card mount propperly fixed the adnroid market download freeze issue

brafun said:
restarting the phone and letting the card mount propperly fixed the adnroid market download freeze issue
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brafun, are you using XDAndroid on a TD2/Pure? Were you experiencing problems only when using wifi? do you have a cellular data plan/connection? Does wifi download work now? I'm a bit confused, since XDAndroid is installed on my SD, I don't see how you can have Android running without recognizing it.
thanks

joshcsmith13 said:
brafun, are you using XDAndroid on a TD2/Pure?
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Yes Topaz Diamond 2!
joshcsmith13 said:
Were you experiencing problems only when using wifi?
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No!
joshcsmith13 said:
do you have a cellular data plan/connection?
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Yes, it was the same there!
joshcsmith13 said:
Does wifi download work now?
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Yes!
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I'm a bit confused, since XDAndroid is installed on my SD, I don't see how you can have Android running without recognizing it.
thanks
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Your guess is as good as mine but the fact is that when I was trying to download an app the behaviour was exactly the same as you described it! It said Starting Download and froze at that point. Cleaning the Cache of market didnt help at all. THen I just started looking for reasons why is this happening, and in "SD card and phone storage" I saw that the SD card was marked as not mounted... check yours and see what it says

[Q] rooted droid 4 and razr

The wife and I both have received this error message that can not be gotten rid of by rebooting "facebook (build 144481) download requires network" it just will not go away. We have strong 4G LTE and WIFI signals. Not sure what it is. We rooted both phones with the tools found on this forum. Any help or direction is greatly appreciated

andyshowfan said:
The wife and I both have received this error message that can not be gotten rid of by rebooting "facebook (build 144481) download requires network" it just will not go away. We have strong 4G LTE and WIFI signals. Not sure what it is. We rooted both phones with the tools found on this forum. Any help or direction is greatly appreciated
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I get the same message as well on my Samsung S3 not rooted...

Dennisjknight said:
I get the same message as well on my Samsung S3 not rooted...
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Not sure if it has anything to do with it or not, but later in the day that my wife received her error message (yesterday) she got the JB update

I also got the Facebook (Build 14481) download popup on my Samsung Galaxy S. Uninstalling Facebook app does not help and rebooting also does nothing.
How do I get this Facebook download notification to go away and stop it from downloading?

Again not sure if it has anything to do with JB rolling out, but now my "system updates" option in "about phone" is unavailable

Facebooks latest android update is skipping Google play store. They're updating directly through Facebook. Which raises a lot of concerns. And I'm sure rooted or custom devices are conflicting with this change.

I got the same thing on my GNex. I was able to long click the download and stop it (download manager), but it started again shortly. I just cleared the cache in D/L manager, we'll see how that goes.

trdrjeff said:
I got the same thing on my GNex. I was able to long click the download and stop it (download manager), but it started again shortly. I just cleared the cache in D/L manager, we'll see how that goes.
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Mine kept trying to download over and over and over...
I turned WiFi on, and it finally went away. They probably made it so it only downloads over wifi, but they probably stupidly wrote it so it polls for wifi connectivity instead of registering for a callback event. My phone was getting hot, until I got this notification to go away.

Exology said:
Facebooks latest android update is skipping Google play store. They're updating directly through Facebook. Which raises a lot of concerns. And I'm sure rooted or custom devices are conflicting with this change.
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How do we stop it?

Having Facebook (build 144481) issue as well
VZW Galaxy Nexus Rooted, stock 4.1.1
mine won't stop....I even UNINSTALLED all facebook....and then cleared all data and cache and force stopped downloads and download manager...rebooted....
the Facebook (build 144481) download restarts again....and NEVER gets anywhere or does anything!!
WTF!!!

If you connect to WiFi and click on it, it will look like its downloading and then it will go away. DROID RAZR HD!

Update to Facebook issue
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VZW Galaxy Nexus Rooted, stock 4.1.1
mine won't stop....I even UNINSTALLED all facebook....and then cleared all data and cache and force stopped downloads and download manager...rebooted....
the Facebook (build 144481) download restarts again....and NEVER gets anywhere or does anything!!
WTF!!!
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UPDATE
Issue Resolves with WIFI use...whatever the Facebook (build 144481) was or is.....

This thread should probably be moved to a more general area. I'm also receiving it on a Samsung Vibrant rooted on 4.2.1.

Possible fix.
Long press on the error and then select app info, force stop. That should do it.

I got the same thing on an LG escape, and turning on WiFi doesnt help it. Nor does a reboot. Fing FB that I dont even use.

crystallball said:
Long press on the error and then select app info, force stop. That should do it.
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Tried that, it just comes back like 5 minutes later. I'll have to try connecting to wifi to see if it clears. Right now it seems to go on indefinitely without showing any progress. BTW I have an HTC One X+ stock.

cyclejim said:
I got the same thing on an LG escape, and turning on WiFi doesnt help it. Nor does a reboot. Fing FB that I dont even use.
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fixed or resolved the issue for me in a matter of seconds...perhaps whatever the download update is....yours is locked up...try rebooting and having wifi on, so when the download restarts it's utilizing the wifi from the start...
Mine is gone!

Mine doesn't do that anymore. I first uninstall all facebook apps including the messenger one. You might have to clean the catches too.
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I went into my download folder and found it. Checked the box and trashed it. It is gone for the moment

I got this crap too now. When I get home I'll see if the Wi-Fi helps. At least I know I'm not alone!
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WIFI issues with my HTC ONE M7

Hi guys, I'm desparate right now and can't find a solution at all on the internet. It's been like this for 2-3 months and it's getting progressively worse.
I'm going to be real specific in the post.
My phone, when connected to wifi (Verizon fios) has issues using google related applications. When I try to search on google.com, it just sits on a blank screen with the loading bar 20% done, and then gives me a web page error, same for the youtube app, just keeps on loading and loading. I resolved my problems by google searching on my data, and using m.youtube.com rather than the app. Worked well for about 3 weeks, now when I'm connected to the wifi, NOTHING loads, not a single website, just sits there loading and never works. It's so fraustrating, I've reset the phone twice, cleared all kinds of cache within the phone, it's unrooted as well.
I'm so pissed right now, maybe it's an issue with my router/wifi, and not the phone itself. I have verizon fios, using a Actiontec MI424WR router (came with installation)
Says I'm connected to the wifi, excellent connection, getting over 60+ mbps YET IT WONT LOAD A ****ING GOOGLE PAGE OR LOAD A YOUTUBE VIDEO, LET ALONE THE APP ITSELF.
Please help, if you need more info please ask!

We need more info. Can you tell us what your software version number and Android version are!? Are you stock or rooted with a custom ROM!? Any Xposed modules). Please also be clear on what variant of the HTC One you have (Sprint or Verizon or att). If stock it sounds like you just need to do a factory reset.

Brian7610 said:
Hi guys, I'm desparate right now and can't find a solution at all on the internet. It's been like this for 2-3 months and it's getting progressively worse.
I'm going to be real specific in the post.
My phone, when connected to wifi (Verizon fios) has issues using google related applications. When I try to search on google.com, it just sits on a blank screen with the loading bar 20% done, and then gives me a web page error, same for the youtube app, just keeps on loading and loading. I resolved my problems by google searching on my data, and using m.youtube.com rather than the app. Worked well for about 3 weeks, now when I'm connected to the wifi, NOTHING loads, not a single website, just sits there loading and never works. It's so fraustrating, I've reset the phone twice, cleared all kinds of cache within the phone, it's unrooted as well.
I'm so pissed right now, maybe it's an issue with my router/wifi, and not the phone itself. I have verizon fios, using a Actiontec MI424WR router (came with installation)
Says I'm connected to the wifi, excellent connection, getting over 60+ mbps YET IT WONT LOAD A ****ING GOOGLE PAGE OR LOAD A YOUTUBE VIDEO, LET ALONE THE APP ITSELF.
Please help, if you need more info please ask!
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Have you only tried the phone on your wifi, I would try on another network as a test before stressing out.

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We need more info. Can you tell us what your software version number and Android version are!? Are you stock or rooted with a custom ROM!? Any Xposed modules). Please also be clear on what variant of the HTC One you have (Sprint or Verizon or att). If stock it sounds like you just need to do a factory reset.
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Android version 4.4.3, software number 5.28.605.2, Stock, never rooted or used a custom rom, no xposed modules. Verizon HTC One, tried a factory reset yesterday and it didn't fix the issue.

mb_guy said:
Have you only tried the phone on your wifi, I would try on another network as a test before stressing out.
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My phone works on the 4g data (verizon), my high school's wifi, and worked at a sears outlet store too.
I'm certain that my wifi/router are causing this issue but I have no idea why or how.

Brian7610 said:
My phone works on the 4g data (verizon), my high school's wifi, and worked at a sears outlet store too.
I'm certain that my wifi/router are causing this issue but I have no idea why or how.
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some of the early DE phone's were picky about router settings but that was a year ago. Does resetting your router (unplug it)
help at all? also you can go into the router settings in the band section and set it to 2.4ghz or 5ghz and turn of auto and see if that helps.

App in play store stop downloading after sometimes with mobile data?

Because my mobile data is much faster than my WiFi but there's a problem on my 1908.12 tencent edition.
At first I thought it's because I didn't turn off data limit warning, so I turn it off but it still the same.
I tried download big app (Asphalt 9) and it's about 1.8GB-1.9GB. The other apps which are smaller than 100MB has no problem so far.
The symptom is after around 20%-30% the download bar in notification will disappear and in Play store, the percentage will stuck there. I noticed my 4G+ up and down have no movement since then.
What I've tried so far
-Turn off data limit warning
-Clear cache and data on Play store (app manager)
-Restart
There's a possibility that my phone is not in a great working condition because it's still under cn fingerprint but global rom.
Did anyone has this issue? I'll try WiFi tonight and will update this again.

Honestly I have no ideas but some people complaining their network disappearing and reappearing sometimes and disrupting their operations.
Maybe you get a temporary network flap and the download/update refuses to continue.
Try with only Wi-Fi and see if there's any difference.

zayidhs said:
Honestly I have no ideas but some people complaining their network disappearing and reappearing sometimes and disrupting their operations.
Maybe you get a temporary network flap and the download/update refuses to continue.
Try with only Wi-Fi and see if there's any difference.
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Updated. I just tried with Wi-Fi awhile ago, it's the same but stuck on 40%. I have 90GB free space.
Thanks for your respond.

piyawut02 said:
Updated. I just tried with Wi-Fi awhile ago, it's the same but stu7ck on 40%. I have 90GB free space.
Thanks for your respond.
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Then problem is most likely not from your network but memory.
Try downloading offline apk and installing directly.
Also, since gms was probably installed later, check all Google services and ensure all necessary permissions are allowed

Google Maps No Voice Assistance

I got my P40 Pro Plus yesterday, pretty flawless install of GMS on the factory .137 firmware. Google Maps is now installed and it kept shutting down, but I was able to get a longer time in between oncr to download a map of a selected area. Afterward and about three restarts of the phone later it worked. All except for voice assistance. The voices is there, as I did a test, but there are no prompts. Has anyone been able to fix this and get the prompts?

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I got my P40 Pro Plus yesterday, pretty flawless install of GMS on the factory .137 firmware. Google Maps is now installed and it kept shutting down, but I was able to get a longer time in between oncr to download a map of a selected area. Afterward and about three restarts of the phone later it worked. All except for voice assistance. The voices is there, as I did a test, but there are no prompts. Has anyone been able to fix this and get the prompts?
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I do not have this issue, my GMap / AA voice assistance working fine.
Did you try force close your map, clear cache and data, reboot ?

thomsontam said:
I do not have this issue, my GMap / AA voice assistance working fine.
Did you try force close your map, clear cache and data, reboot ?
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Yep, a couple of times. The behavior changes, though and it's inconsistent. Right now, the app will open and function so long as I never turn wifi on. The moment wifi goes on, the app shuts off.
If you have any tips on reinstall, I'd be happy to try them out.

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Yep, a couple of times. The behavior changes, though and it's inconsistent. Right now, the app will open and function so long as I never turn wifi on. The moment wifi goes on, the app shuts off.
If you have any tips on reinstall, I'd be happy to try them out.
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Not sure you tried uninstall and reinstall before? Try boot into Recovery Mode and clear cache ?
https://www.hardreset.info/devices/huawei/huawei-p40-pro/recovery-mode/
Did you try other version of Map from APK Pure?
https://apkpure.com/search?q=Google+Map
Currently I am on 10.53.1 (#105310240)

thomsontam said:
Not sure you tried uninstall and reinstall before? Try boot into Recovery Mode and clear cache ?
https://www.hardreset.info/devices/huawei/huawei-p40-pro/recovery-mode/
Did you try other version of Map from APK Pure?
https://apkpure.com/search?q=Google+Map
Currently I am on 10.53.1 (#105310240)
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Yes, reinstalled numerous times, also from APKPure. I reinstalled again after clearing the data and cache and it works fine now,but still no voice assistance,which others widely report as well, including in this very forum. The recovery mode thing you posted sounds sketchy. This is a brand new phone and Google Maps is widely reported throughout the internet as having broken voice assistance.

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Yes, reinstalled numerous times, also from APKPure. I reinstalled again after clearing the data and cache and it works fine now,but still no voice assistance,which others widely report as well, including in this very forum. The recovery mode thing you posted sounds sketchy. This is a brand new phone and Google Maps is widely reported throughout the internet as having broken voice assistance.
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I think I was very lucky, I got mine in early Sept which is prior to existing GMS method stopped working and near all g. apps working fine.
Fingercross my GMS will not break during firmware OTA update.

Outta nowhere it's working now, no issues. I don't get why sometimes I can't even reopen the app while on wifi to having it work perfectly.
Now to try and figure out how to fix Google Assistant.