Can't re-install/uninstall Google+ App...

[burnw73]

Hey,

I'm hoping I'm in the right category of the forum for this question.

I'm hoping I don't need to do a factory reset...

Today, my phone shut off (possibly while it was updating some apps... I was away from the phone for a few minutes). When I turned it back on, my Google+ shortcut on the desktop had changed icons from the Google+ icon to the gear and paper (like system apps in the App Manager). When I clicked it, it said that the program no longer existed.

I went to the Market to reinstall. No luck there. I received a "Package file is invalid" error.

I went into the App Manager and found a file that was named com.google.android.plus..... or something like that. It's the app data for Google+, I think. I click on it, and App Manager crashes and I have to force close.

Any ideas?

 

[aarrrchie]

Same thing happened to me when updated the app. If you figured out how to fix it let me know.

 

[burnw73]

Still nothing yet. I think I'm going to have to wipe.

 

[andyj9]

I just did a full wipe and still cannot remove Google+.
Any news or update info on doing this?

 

[andyj9]

Ok - just figured it out -- apparently Google+ registers itself as a system app.
I have a program SystemApp Remover and that allows removing system applications.
Once removed - I did an install from google market to the new version.

All is OK now.