system apps don't show up in google play? - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm having the following problem: 2 nexus 4 phones. One works perfectly. [both rooted and unlocked via the latest nexus toolkit]
The second - none of the system apps show up in google play. (chrome, google search, calendar etc), so I can't auto-update them (i can search for an app if I know the name and update it though). Tried clear data and cache on play/play services/g framework, factory reset and even downloading the 4.2.1 image and flashing it via nexus toolkit (incl wiping user data), but it still doesn't work. 3rd party apps I download show up in the market properly.
3rd party market things like the one in go launcher ex market also show the updates available for google apps, but can't update them on its own without going to each app individually via google play.
any ideas?

hmmm, the oddest thing is - if I use my long established google account it works fine, if I use a newly created friend's one, it doesn't show the system apps in installed apps in market :| k...google account problem maybe?

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[Q] Google Play Remote install problems

Since I have updated to 4.2.2 OTA (all Stock) installing Apps using the Google Play website does not seem to really work.
When I click install on play.google.com nothing happens on the phone until I open the Google Play App. Seems like that the service that used to connect to google play regulary does no longer run?
Anyone else seen this?
Related note ... I did the google framework service thing to get it to show the OTA after installing the update my phone did not show up in play.google.com at all until I have installed a random app using the google play app.
Open Play Store and check your auto update settings. Probably you need to enable it.
The autoupdate setting has nothing to do with it; I'm experiensing the same issue, the download starts, but it takes 1 minutes before it starts, even if I have Google Play opened on my phone
csantiviago said:
Open Play Store and check your auto update settings. Probably you need to enable it.
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csantiviago said:
Open Play Store and check your auto update settings. Probably you need to enable it.
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It is enabled but not sure how this is related ... I am talking about install / remove didn't test update yet.
OK I have fixed it.
Did Settings -> Apps -> All and Cleared the Data for Google Play and Google Play Services.
Rebooted the phone. Opened Play Store once and now thinks work like as expected.
dgn4 said:
Since I have updated to 4.2.2 OTA (all Stock) installing Apps using the Google Play website does not seem to really work.
When I click install on play.google.com nothing happens on the phone until I open the Google Play App. Seems like that the service that used to connect to google play regulary does no longer run?
Anyone else seen this?
Related note ... I did the google framework service thing to get it to show the OTA after installing the update my phone did not show up in play.google.com at all until I have installed a random app using the google play app.
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This is what worked for me:
Go into your device's app manager. Select Google Play app. Click on uninstall updates. This will take it back to the factory setup state. I then had to reboot the device as I initially got a message that Google Play has stopped working when I tried to open the app. After reboot, open Google Play and accept the terms and conditions. This got the install from website issue fixed.

google play 920

i factory reseted for a new rom and every app cant install because of this. how do i fix this
Whats the error, put a screen shot of it.
Nexus 7 Google Play Error 920 Fix
I'm posting the solution so other people don't have to waste an hour or two on this ****ing nagging problem (error 920).
The problem:
Flash ROM (aokp_grouper_jb-mr1_milestone-1 in my case)
Flash Gapps (Tried both gapps-jb-20130301-signed and gapps-jb-20121212-signed)
Boot device
Device begins restoring your apps from Google Play when suddenly it hits a snag and every application it intends to install shows an error 920 notification.
Google Play Store at this point is completely non-functional. No amount of cache clearing, data clearing, Google account removing, etc. will fix it.
Solution:
Download and push to your device the latest version of Google Play, I used vs.4.1.6 (Use google to find the apk)
From the Play Store application, go into the menu-->Accounts-->Add account
Add another Google account (You have more than one, don't you?)
Switch to your newly added account, maybe download something from it and then switch back.
Unfortunately, Google Play will not resume syncing the remaining apps that error'd, but Google Play is now fully functional once more.
Remove the account you added.
Done.
Cheers, good luck.
Works like a charm! Thanks so much.
Just saved my hair from being yanked out - seriously thank you!
I never liked google auto-restoring apps (I always install them myself as I need to because they have a habit of reinstalling stuff I don't want reinstalled).
But seriously good info for future reference.
PS: On that note, don't restore paid apps with titanium backup (if you ever use it), rather install the paid app from the play store first, then restore it's data with TiB... will save you some headache later.
felixHcat said:
Solution:
Download and push to your device the latest version of Google Play, I used vs.4.1.6 (Use google to find the apk)
From the Play Store application, go into the menu-->Accounts-->Add account
Add another Google account (You have more than one, don't you?)
Switch to your newly added account, maybe download something from it and then switch back.
Unfortunately, Google Play will not resume syncing the remaining apps that error'd, but Google Play is now fully functional once more.
Remove the account you added.
Done.
Cheers, good luck.
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Thank you so much! It works perfectly!

Install from Web broken

I noticed, and not sure what caused it, or if it ever worked, but my S4 is not receiving install requests from the Google Play Store on the web.
It seems my device isn't fully connected. The Last Used is blank, Registered on May 9th. It doesn't turn up on Android Device Manager, and I can't push installs to it.
Other apps, like Hangouts or Gmail have no problem with push notifications.
I've uninstalled and cleared the data/cache for Google Play Market, Services, Hangout with no luck. Wiped dalvik and cache. I even removed and reinstalled both of my Google accounts on the device.
I used the Push Notification Test app to verify I get push notifications
And the Push Notification Fixer doesn't seem to help.
It's stock rooted odexed MF9. The only mods I've installed are Hotspot and Playstation Mobile Certs. I have Seeder running, along with AdAway, but disabling those did nothing.
And push installs work fine to my other devices...
Kinda running out of options, here...
I started having the same issue today, but on an HTC One Google Edition (m7ul) running CyanogenMod 10.2 (the latest nightly build).
I've tried the same tests as you. Basically, the damage seems limited to:
- no push installs from the Play store
- Android Device Manager can't find the device
I think there may be an issue on the Google side since we have different devices and Android builds?
I'm on a galaxy nexus, and haven't been able to push-install from the web play store for the last several days.

Apps won't appear in the updates tab of the Play Store

Hi guys.
I thought it was strange not having updates for a while on the Store, so today I checked with a friend of mine and I saw that he had a lot of updates this morning, same apps that I use on my phone.
So I checked manually if there was any updates, but I had no items in the list:
As you can see, my list is completely empty (it says "No update avaible" or whatever... in italian), so I manually searched for an updated app. I tried Instagram and:
The app can be updated... how odd ("Aggiorna" is the italian for "Update"). So I've updated it and it appeared in the list of the up-to-date apps right after.
I erased the data of every single Google app, Google Play Services too, but I had no results.
How can I fix this? It's a pretty annoying thing.
Hi,
Did you use microG?
I have the same behavior with microG.
Or maybe you've restored apps with something like Titanium?
Once you updated the app on play store, future updates for this particular app will be shown on the update tab.
You made all the proper actions to try solving it, I guess.
In Titanium Backup, there's an option for linking apps to the Play Store. Maybe it can help.
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Can't install downloaded apk's

The first thing I did when I got this phone (Verizon XT1585) a couple months ago was to upgrade it to the latest (25.226.5) stock ROM, then factory reset. I then disabled a bunch of the stock apps, of which I will provide a list below. I enabled unknown sources, under security in settings, and was able to install downloaded apk's such as an old version of Google camera (I like the photo sphere function) and Seven Adclear. In fact, it was in trying to run the update that Adclear keeps bugging me about that I discovered this issue.
The behavior is essentially that I cannot tap the install button when trying to install downloaded apk's. The button is not greyed out, just won't accept clicks. Clicking cancel works fine. I have ruled out any touchscreen issues with that and any other region of the screen.
I have tried clearing cached data from the storage item under settings, as well as wiping the cache partition under settings. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be any option for dalvik cache anywhere.
Any ideas?
List of disabled apps:
Amazon
Amazon Kindle
Android Pay
Audible
Caller name ID
Cloud
Cloud print
Connect
Email
Google play movies and TV
Google play music
Hangouts
Imdb
Message+
My Verizon
Nfl mobile
Slacker radio
Support and protection
Vz navigator
YouTube
there is an app that is causing an overlay problem. Many times apps that assist with brightness settings will not allow you to install apps while they are running. Like Lux, Darker, etc.
Lux! That was it!!!
appye said:
Lux! That was it!!!
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Awesome. yeah I had that same problem for awhile.

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