Hey guys. My S8 is contantly remind me that I can opt-into (and subsequently "restore") Instant Apps instead of needing to install entire apps whenever I open certain videos or links, but attempting to activate Instant Apps causes the phone to get stuck on a loading bar; "Just a moment while we set up your device. Downloading Google Play services for instant apps."
I don't quite understand why it's hanging here. I've left it to "download" for about 40 minutes but no luck. Rebooting, clearing Google Play cache etc. doesn't seem to help.
Any advice?
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I just sat my tablet down after telling to install 3 rather large updates this morning (Google Chrome, Google Keep, and Watch ESPN).
When I came back to look at it later, I had a "unknown error install apps -110" message in the status bar for Keep and ESPN.
I tried doing the update a 2nd time, this time watching it and keeping the screen on, and they installed perfectly.
Google finds me lots of examples of unknown error -24, but no unknown error -110.
Do installs just fail like this because the table starts sleeping? Maybe Google Play should keep it awake?
Claghorn said:
I just sat my tablet down after telling to install 3 rather large updates this morning (Google Chrome, Google Keep, and Watch ESPN).
When I came back to look at it later, I had a "unknown error install apps -110" message in the status bar for Keep and ESPN.
I tried doing the update a 2nd time, this time watching it and keeping the screen on, and they installed perfectly.
Google finds me lots of examples of unknown error -24, but no unknown error -110.
Do installs just fail like this because the table starts sleeping? Maybe Google Play should keep it awake?
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I was noticing this behaviour myself and not sure what's related really.
If my screen is turned off, my WiFi goes in sleep and nothing from Google play is installed. However,if I keep the screen turned on , it works perfectly.
However, I do not get errors.
Try clearing Google apps cache n see it that helps with errors.
Is there a way to freeze apps (just like you can freeze with XXX) without rooting your phone. I don’t use most of google apps like hangouts, google play music, google movies, google now etc. It looks like google has made them system app taking away the option to uninstall them.
I would like to freeze these apps so they don’t even run in the background. But I want to have the option to unfreezing/enabling them if I need them.
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks.
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Is there a way to freeze apps (just like you can freeze with XXX) without rooting your phone. I don’t use most of google apps like hangouts, google play music, google movies, google now etc. It looks like google has made them system app taking away the option to uninstall them.
I would like to freeze these apps so they don’t even run in the background. But I want to have the option to unfreezing/enabling them if I need them.
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks.
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If you go to the system settings menu, then tap on apps, then swipe over to All, you can Disable most system applications. When you tap on the application, you'll see Disable in place of Uninstall. Just be careful about what you disable. For example, don't disable Google Play Services, since many apps (not just Google apps) rely on it.
thanks ...that worked
SOLVED: Figured out that if you press and hold the message that comes up you get a menu in which you can choose to no longer receive notifications from that particular app. So, not an elegant solution but it works for now. Not that anyone else is crazy enough to want to delete everything Google on their Google OS Android phone. But hey.
So, I have a Moto G4 XT1625 off of Amazon (no-ads) that I've unlocked the bootloader and rooted (Android 7.0 oem through the updater before root). I don't want any Google apps or services or my Google account on the phone, so I used Titanium Backup to freeze all of it, including Google Playstore, Google Play Services and Google Play Framework. All other obvious Google apps have been frozen or uninstalled. I've used as many open source apps off repositories like F-Droid as I can and the phone runs super fast, no ads (Adaway, ofcourse) and the battery lasts noticeably much longer with no Google crapware churning in the background.
My problem is that when starting some apps, the phone complains:
"Enable Google Play services
__________ won't work unless you enable Google Play services."
The blank space is the name of whichever app I'm trying to open that supposedly requires Google PS, which is a lie because they all work perfectly fine. The nag message is just annoying and I'd like to know what I need to freeze to get rid of this. Any help would be appreciated.
Quite a few years later, and your solution has helped me get rid of that annoyance. You're not the only crazy, there's at least two of us. The only thing I want to give to google is the finger
Thanks again mate.
HOW I DISABLED Google Playservices for INSTANT Apps
DISCLAIMER: Tweaking these apps and services can leave you with a broken, non-functional, steaming, smoking, screaming device; proceed at your own
risk. Just because I got it to work, doesn't mean it will work for you. I am not responsible for your PEBKAC errors. All Google stuff on my devices is extensively neutered, if it's not on your this may not work. I prevent updates to Play Store and Play services and the brunt of services run by those apps are disabled there's too much there to be covered in a simple guide but this instruction is what FINALLY clipped INSTANT APP'S wings.
I thought I'd found a way to prevent it from re-installing itself, but after two days it did, but at least this turns it off and keeps it from hogging battery and as much memory. As many have pointed out, freezing doesn't, but but turning off the SERVICES as outlined here, it slows it down a lot.
ROOT IS REQUIRED, the only way to block it without root I know of is disable the Play Store, go someplace else for that and don't hijack this information, it's not about using 3C, facebook, Play store, relationship problems or political unrest, it's about STOPPING Google's Apps: Play Store & Play Services from installing "Playservices for INSTANT Apps"
I think the PLAY STORE downloads and installs “Playservices for INSTANT Apps” under control of services run by PLAY Services
RECOMMENDATION: Every release of Play Store and Play services potentinally includes NEW services that might affect this solution. I recommend each time they are updated you check for NEW items that might trigger installation of Instant apps.
THE SOLUTION:
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Using 3C All-in-One Toolbox" from 3c71 dot com
"Manage">"Application manager">"Apps">"Google Play store">"Manage">"Permissions">"Activities">search (with magnifying glass on toolbar)
input package name "instantapps to filter and uncheck items. Do the same for "Providers", "Receivers" and "Services"
"Manage">
"Application manager">
"Apps">
"Google Play services">
"Manage">
"Permissions">
"Activities">search (with magnifying glass on toolbar)
input package name "instantapps to filter and uncheck items. Do the same for "Providers", "Receivers" and "Services"
NOW, UNINSTALL/DELETE/REMOVE the app: Google Playservices for INSTANT Apps.
"Manage">
"Application manager">
"Apps">
"Google Play store">
"Manage">
Uninstall
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This is working for me on Samsung Galaxy S5 (G900V Lollipop), Core Prime (G360T), Core Prime G360V, J1 (J100M), LG VS810P and MemuPlay Emulator.
Call it what you want, Malware, Spyware, Shovelware, Vaporware, Bloatware to me Google Playservices for INSTANT Apps is all those things. I saw Google Playservices for INSTANT Apps on my phone December 2018 and cringed. It's taken me almost 4 months to come up with this working solution. When I say WORKING, I mean it prevents Google Playservices for INSTANT Apps from reinstalling and still leaves Google Play Store functional.
THANK YOU! to the dev of 3C All-in-One Toolbox for providing their awesome tools.
I have a Fire10 tablet (7th gen) that is systemlessly rooted with magisk.
Everything works fine on it apart from When i try to open the amazon shopping app, it shows a white screen and then closes.
I have tried;
Force stopping the app
Clearing data & cache
Uninstalling and loading from the google play store & side loading the apk
converting the freshly installed apk to system app then Clearing data & cache
none of this has helped.
The time and date is correct, and magisk is set to hide from the app aswell.
Any ideas ?
Did you run FireToolBox, a de-bloating script or do manual de-bloating on this device?
My Fire is completely divorced from Amazon, so I can't check this, but as you run the Amazon shopping app, do you see the Location Services icon (triangular compass pointer to the left of WiFi indicator) light up momentarily before the crash?
If your Location Services are broken, or you have disabled any or all of:
com.amazon.device.messaging
com.amazon.device.messaging.sdk.internal.library
com.amazon.device.messaging.sdk.library
Then some apps that access Location Services will crash (and I bet Amazon shopping wants to know where you are to offer targeted deals). For example, Instagram pings Location Services on startup, if any of these items are disabled, then Instagram crashes before it can fully start.
These 3 items are usually recommended to disable or delete in most of the de-bloating guides I've seen, and they should NOT be.