What is Play Market and how to use it correctly? How to set up Play Market?
The easiest way to install applications on your Android device is through the official Play Market catalog for Android devices. We will tell you what it is and how to use it in this article.
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What is the Play Market for and what are its advantages?
Play Market is the official catalog (sometimes called store) of Google. With its help, you can install on your smartphone or tablet any application that has been verified by the moderators of this directory. In addition to applications that can significantly expand the capabilities of your smartphone, you can download books, movies, music and games to your device from the Play Market.
Advantages of the Play Market compared to unofficial Android application directories:
- The applications that you download and install on your device from the official catalog contain practically no bugs. And if there are any, they are quickly eliminated by the developer
- After installing the Play Market (if you didn’t have it initially, which is rare), you will be able to receive notifications about the release of updates installed on your application gadget
- If you use Google+, you can recommend apps to your friends and get recommendations from them. What can help you find that application that you may not see in the catalog
How to log into the Play Store from a tablet or smartphone?
In order to enter the Play Market, you need to find the icon of this application on your smartphone and tablet. After which, if you have not yet registered it, you need to enter your email address in the Gmail service. We have already written about how useful it is to have a mailbox on this service on the pages of this site. And in general, how to use Google services without a Gmail mailbox?
Once you go to the Play Market, you will quickly figure out how to search for applications within this service. The easiest way to do this is through a special search bar. All you have to do is start typing in the name of the desired application and Google hints will help you quickly find it.
But what if you don’t know the name of the application? Search for something suitable through the catalog sections. To do this, click on the “Categories” button and select the desired section. After that, we look in the list of applications for the one we need.
How to optimally configure the Play Market?
In order to work comfortably with the Play Market, this service can be comfortably customized for yourself. For example, you can activate application updates only over a Wi-Fi connection.
You can also activate the following functions:
- Add icons to your device's home screen
- Notify about updates
- Activate parental controls, etc.
You can also increase the security of your payment information by activating additional authentication.
How to re-register in the Play Market on an Android phone and tablet?
There is no need to register again in the Play Market. After all, you can always restore your account. Just go to the page https://www.google.com/accounts/recovery/forgotusername and answer a few questions.
If your previous account does not provide any value, then you can easily register with Google again. To do this, you will need to register your email account with Gmail again.
How to download Google Play for free?
Some smartphones, especially those made in China, may not have the Play Market application. What to do in this case? Naturally, install this application. By the way, if errors often occur when working with the official Google catalog application, then re-installing the application may be a way out of this situation.
Two ways to install Play Market on your device:
- Download the Play Market apk file from a trusted source, upload it to your device and use the file manager to activate the installation on your gadget. Unfortunately, this method is not suitable for older smartphones. Perhaps the official Google catalog application is not supported by the capabilities of the outdated device
- If you like to experiment and have installed custom firmware CyanogenMod, MIUI or any other on your device, then to install the Play Market you first need to install the package gapps. To do this, you need to download the archive from one of the Android forums popular among enthusiasts. We copy the gapps archive to a memory card and load it into the smartphone via recovery mode. For this we choose Install from zip file and indicate the path to the files
Most often, after installing the Play Market in this way, Android will ask you to update it. Let's do this and use the application for its intended purpose.
Why can’t I log into the Play Market and how to log in?
Sometimes it may happen that you cannot log into the Play Market. What to do in this case? There are several options to solve this problem. Let's take a closer look at them. The most common problem that a user cannot access the official Android application catalog is the lack of a Google account. You can solve it by registering in the services of the “Corporation of Good”.
Don't forget to check your internet connection. Could it be that there was simply a problem with the line? Try accessing the Play Market via mobile Internet or using another available Wi-Fi network.
It may also be the reason that the system does not allow access to the Play Market - the time and date on the device are incorrectly set. To solve this problem you need to set the correct time, day, month and year.
Another reason that the Play Market remains an impregnable fortress for you is the overcrowded cache. Cleaning it will not only help you enter the application catalog, but will also speed up your mobile device.
If all of the above methods do not have an effect, you will most likely have to reset your device to factory settings. For this purpose, you need to go to “Settings” - “Backup and reset”.
Conclusion
The official catalog of applications, games, music, films and books Play Market is very popular. Here, every Android device user can download any content they need for work and entertainment. Of course, not all applications can pass the strict moderation of this directory. On the one hand, this is good; Google protects owners of smartphones and tablets on its operating system. On the other hand, it somewhat limits the number of applications. If you are not afraid for security, you can use alternative directories. But it’s better not to do this, but to find everything you need in the Play Market.
