Question Reloaded stock ROM on Tab 3; Play store gives 'no connection' error...

[Dougmeister]

The error when I attempt to install anything from the Play store is "Error: no connection".

• SM-T210R
• Factory reset (re-flashed Stock ROM)
• Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)

I found a similar thread here but I'm hoping that someone either has a solution or a different (newer) ROM that I can load onto this old tablet and get a little more life out of it to keep it out of the landfill. I only want the tablet to run the Alfred Security Camera app, so it needs Lollipop (5.x) or higher. If that won't work, maybe I could give it to some little kid to draw on, etc.

Thanks.

Edit: I should add that I already tried going into Settings, Apps, and clearing the cache for Google Play Store. Nada.

 

[joeldf]

Factory resetting doesn't "reflash" anything. It just clears out the existing OS setup and puts it in "like new" or "first time setup" condition. But it does that with the OS already installed.

The other issue is that last month Google cut off Play Store support for KitKat.

Android 4.4 KitKat is truly dead, loses Play Services support

With Play Services gone, it's only a matter of time before you can't log in.

arstechnica.com

So you need Android 5 or newer to get anything from the Play Store anyway.

 

[mustang7757]

That device is just too old from hardware/Software/Security standpoint

 

[B. Diddy]

Google Play Services now requires at least Android 5 to function correctly, so that's probably why 4.4.2 doesn't work. https://developers.google.com/android/guides/setup