When you download Office apps from Google Play Store, app installation errors may pop up that contain random numbers. The team at Google Play is aware of this issue and works tirelessly to resolve them.
Google Play Store errors like error code 18, 20, 103, 492, 505, 194, 506, 509 and 905 usually show up whenever you download apps from the store. The errors may be occasioned by updates to the app store, Google Play store stored data issues, Google cache issues or Google account issues.
While the team looks for resolutions to the errors, here are workarounds you can use in the meantime.
Fix Google Play Store app installation errors
Clear Google Play Store cache
To do this:
- Open Settings on your device
- Go to Apps or App manager (depending on your device)
- Now scroll to All apps and find Google Play Store
- Open app details
- Tap Force stop
- Now tap Clear cache
Repeat the steps above for Google Play Services.
Clear app data
When clearing the cache for the app doesn’t work, the next step is to clear the app’s data. To do this:
- Open Settings on your device
- Go to Apps or App manager (depending on your device)
- Now scroll to All apps and find Google Play Store app
- Open app details and tap Force stop
- Tap Clear data
Once you clear the cache and data for Google Play Store, the app installation error should be resolved. If it isn’t, try the next solution.
Delete and add your Google account again
You can remove and add your Google account back again if none of the other solutions helped, and then restart your device and add the account again. To do this:
- Open Settings on your device
- Go to Accounts
- Find Google and then tap the name of the Google account you want to remove
- Tap the Menu icon at the upper right side of the screen
- Now tap Remove account
- Restart your device and add your Google account again and try downloading the app
Were you able to resolve the Google Play Store app installation errors using any of the fixes above? Let us know by leaving a comment in the section below.
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