Are you frustrated by accidentally deleting the Google Play Store from your phone? Or have you noticed that the Play Store icon is missing from your Android device? You have to worry about how to download the app now. Yes good. Do not worry. In this post, we will tell you how to recover deleted Google Play Store.
The Google Play Store has apps pre-installed and is a marketplace that lets you download apps on your Android phone. Besides being the official means to update apps, it also scans apps for any malicious activity using the Play Protect feature.
Let’s see how to recover accidentally deleted Google Play Store on Android phone. But before that, let’s find the answer to an important question — can you uninstall the Play Store?
Can the Google Play Store be uninstalled?
Let’s clarify: The Google Play Store cannot be uninstalled on phones and tablets that have it pre-installed. Only in some countries like China where Play Store is blocked can you uninstall this app.
So what’s going on? Where did your Play Store go? There are many answers to that, such as you could have turned it off or hidden. Whatever the reason your Play Store is missing, see how to restore the Play Store in different ways.
1. Switch from App Drawer to Home screen
There is a high chance that you just removed the Play Store from your home screen. For the uninitiated, apps on Android phones are present in two places – the app drawer and the home screen. While the app drawer contains all the installed apps, you can keep the apps you like on the home screen.
To move apps back to the home screen, open the app drawer. It is usually accessible by swiping up on the home screen or by tapping on the app drawer icon.
Find the Google Play Store icon. Touch and hold it and drag it to the home screen. If it’s not there, press and hold it, then select Add to Home Screen.
Tip: Don’t like the app drawer? We have compiled a list of launchers that allow you to disable the app drawer
Another reason why Play Store is lost on your phone could be because you have hidden it accidentally. So you need to check for hidden apps on your phone.
The option to hide apps is usually available in your launcher settings. Open the launcher installed on your phone and go to its settings. You will find Hide apps. Touch it. Then uncheck the apps that you don’t want to hide. In this case, the Google Play Store.
Tip: On phones running MIUI
3. Enable in Settings
As mentioned earlier, it is not possible to uninstall the Google Play Store but it is possible to disable it. And when that happens, its icon will disappear from your phone and you won’t be able to access it. Therefore, you need to enable it.
To do so, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open Settings on your phone or tablet and go to Apps & notifications/Application manager/Installed apps depending on the name of your phone.
Step 2: On some phones you will find all installed apps directly. If that’s not the case, go to All Apps.
Step 3: When you see the list of apps, look for the Google Play Store. Touch it.
If you can’t find it, tap the three-dot icon at the top — choose Show system or Show system apps. Then find the Play Store.
Step 4: If the app is already disabled, you will see an Enable option. Tap it to bring it back.
Tips
4. Install from APK
If you previously installed the Play Store using an APK file (in China and elsewhere) and then uninstalled it, you need to reinstall it using the APK file.
To do that, download the Google Play Store APK from a trusted source, such as APKMirror.com. After downloading the file, tap it to start the installation. You will be asked for security permission to install apps from unknown sources. Give. After successful installation, Play Store will work again on your phone. This method can also be used to update the Play Store manually. Learn how to do so.
Play Store Not Woes
The Google Play Store requires Google Play Services for optimal operation. If Google Play Services stops working on your phone, you should update it manually. Sometimes even the Play Store stops working and sends you errors like download pending, unable to download, etc. Learn how to fix those.
Restore another app
While we have focused on restoring the Google Play Store in this post, the above methods are also true for other apps. So, in case other installed apps are lost on your phone, you can bring them back using the methods mentioned above.
Next up: Who doesn’t love tips and tricks? See good tips for using Google Play Store effectively from the link provided below.
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