help! I dragged an app to the remove folder and now my google play app seems to have vanished. I can't find it anywhere. Tried restoring my home screen to two weeks ago and that didn't work. Tried to download a needed app today thru the net and it tells me it's installed but i can't find it anywhere. How do i get play store back?
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BRAINZ2013
Extreme Android User
Are you rooted
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Simple_fear85
Guest
The only thing I think that can fix this from an issue i had with the same thing and my playstore disappeared is FDR (Factory Restore the Device).
stef7
Android Expert
The Playstore might be a downloaded app. It shows in my download list. Removing the icon from a homescreen shouldn't have resulted in it disappearing from the app drawer - so this is puzzling.
I guess I would try a few things (short of an FDR):
1). Long press on your homescreen. A list of Apps will appear. Scroll to the right and verify it's not in the list. If it is in the list, select it.
2). Power Cycle the phone. Does the icon appear in the app drawer? If so, long press on it and drag it to your homescreen.
3). Settings | Application management | Downloaded, see if the Playstore is there, and enable it. Go to the All tab by scrolling right. Is it there? How about scrolling all the way to the right to Disable. Is it there?
4). Maybe you could Google it (Google Playstore APK), and side-load the APK file from the web. Side-loading means you are installing a file from a location other than the store. When you press on the link to the file, it downloads onto your phone. You go to the .APK file using the File browser, and you press on it, and it will ask you to remove the restriction on installing files from unknown sources.
I guess I would try a few things (short of an FDR):
1). Long press on your homescreen. A list of Apps will appear. Scroll to the right and verify it's not in the list. If it is in the list, select it.
2). Power Cycle the phone. Does the icon appear in the app drawer? If so, long press on it and drag it to your homescreen.
3). Settings | Application management | Downloaded, see if the Playstore is there, and enable it. Go to the All tab by scrolling right. Is it there? How about scrolling all the way to the right to Disable. Is it there?
4). Maybe you could Google it (Google Playstore APK), and side-load the APK file from the web. Side-loading means you are installing a file from a location other than the store. When you press on the link to the file, it downloads onto your phone. You go to the .APK file using the File browser, and you press on it, and it will ask you to remove the restriction on installing files from unknown sources.
BRAINZ2013
Extreme Android User
Which carrier are you with you can go to the lg website and update your recovery if your not rooted or if your rooted . this will update anything that's a problem and will replace anything missing .
acejavelin
Android Expert
Just check your list of Disabled apps, then re-enable it and reboot... My guess it will be there and this will take care of it, if not, you will probably need to do the FDR as noted by previous posters.