Stuck at Downloading Google Play service for Instant Apps

Also note, when copying the APK it should have an icon of the app. If it has the default icon it's probably corrupt download due to other unrelated reasons, so you can try downloading again. Now the cache folder is cleared and locked and apps folders are unlocked.

Note1: If you click on a new download and it says "pending" just force close Google Play and restart it, it should start downloading automatically. Note2: I have tested this with only Android: 6.

Check to see if you have the cache folder and if the download of the Google Play Services is being uploaded there once upload is finished it stays there for a while. WARNING: It's fine to keep cache folder locked up, but if you happen to restart your phone while those data folders are locked, your phone will not boot.

And you'll need to go manually and change it from TWRP shell. I understand this solution is not for everyone, but if your primary concern is stability and to keep data-usage under control, this works Hopefully someone will come up with a better answer than this.

Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Ask Question. Asked 4 years, 3 months ago. Active 3 years, 5 months ago. Viewed k times. Background " Google Play services for Instant Apps " has installed itself onto my device without my permission.

That is, most likely it is "Google Play services" that's actually doing this in the background There are no confirmations and no notifications of anything downloading, updating, or installing. My question is: how do I completely disable unauthorized updates of an Android device, yet preserving the following functionality: Contacts Sync Google Play Store Google Maps App In these screenshots, you can see that all settings responsible for automatic updates are switched off.

The download is still requested and subsequently, installed. Seems any way of blocking installation will make it download again and again until your data is used up. So most likely best approach would be to prevent the downloading in the first place. I wasn't able to install Download Manager as a user app, which seems the part that needs to be controlled.

Update 2: Downgrading to the previous version of GP Services v Update 3: So now Google is updating itself on regular basis pretty much whenever it feels like it. Improve this question. Community Bot 1. Emil Emil 2 2 gold badges 6 6 silver badges 18 18 bronze badges. The latter is a recent development and is behaving like a malware although it is official Google app. AFWall it broke in such a way that it gives me "Failed to apply rules" error, intermittently.

Izzy thanks for the edits, makes it clearer. Uninstalling all Play Store updates. You may be prompted to change the Play Store to its factory version. If so, tap OK. The app will automatically update itself to the latest available version. If for some reason, you need to update or install it manually, you can follow our detailed guide on downloading and installing the Play Store here.

Did we help you solve the problem? Do you have other solutions that worked for you? Let us know in the comments. Read next: How to install third-party apps without the Google Play Store. How to fix the Google Play Store "download pending" error The download pending issue is more common than we'd like to admit, but it has an easy fix. How To By Suzana Dalul. Check downloads and updates Reset your connection Make sure you have enough storage Restart your device Download with your browser instead.

Check current downloads and updates. Just press the X next to their name to cancel the download and proceed with getting the app you urgently need. Check your connection It might sound silly, but this should always be one of the first steps you take.

Here is how to do that: Head to the Play Store and then tap on the menu button in the upper left corner three lines. If downloading resumes as normal, your home or office network is to blame. Restart your modem and if all else fails, call your Internet service provider. Check the download after uninstall and see if it's continuing Michael Paulukonis Michael Paulukonis 3, 4 4 gold badges 25 25 silver badges 31 31 bronze badges.

RomanSt RomanSt 3 3 gold badges 8 8 silver badges 23 23 bronze badges. Clear cache Clear data Uninstall updates of google play store Then the problem is solved. Jayanth Jayanth 1. Please refrain from adding redundant information since it doesn't help. The Overflow Blog. Who owns this outage? Building intelligent escalation chains for modern SRE. Podcast Who is building clouds for the independent developer? Featured on Meta.

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