[Android Central Question]

Apps download to 100% but don't install. I've tried clearing cache and data from Google Play & Download Manager then forcing stop but still the first app in the update list just downloads to 100% and doesn't install, leaving all the rest of the apps waiting. I'm using Android 9, (Pie) on a Nokia 8. I've never experienced this problem before and it's very frustrating

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Does it matter which app is first in the queue, or is it any app?

[Stuartneils]

Hi,
I tried stopping auto-update and then selecting the second app in the list. This did exactly the same. Downloaded to 100% then just stopped.

Since all this started, I left my device for a few hours. On returning to the problem, all apps had updated.

It seems that the 20 or so updates had completed over 4-5 hours!! Normally, this amount of apps would be downloaded, installed and the update list cleared in a matter of minutes.

All this started since the recent upgrade to Pie

[B. Diddy]

Are you able to wipe the cache partition on that phone? https://www.hardreset.info/devices/n...recovery-mode/

[Rukbat]

That sounds like an overloaded Play server. It happens. Not even Google can handle all the users who log into one of their server networks all the time.

[Stuartneils]

Hi,
Thanks for the info. I'll give your suggestions a go and let you know how I get on