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THANK YOU.

finally got app downloads working on my epic with these instructions

You’re my hero. Seriously. Samsung couldn’t fix it & told me to return the phone as defective.

Thank you! It works!

WORKED GREAT!

@Sarah
I’m happy that Android market issue is fixed for you

NOT USEFUL AT ALL, DID NOT FIX PROBLEM!

Fixed the problem I was having with my Epic. Thank you.

Oh my gosh! This saved my phone! Thank you so much! I just got my samsung epic two weeks ago so I thought I had done something that messed it up. This works perfectly! Thank you so much!

hey thankzzzz a milln…..it works gr8……

BINGO !! IT REALLY WORKS !!!
You’ve made my day. Thanks. I’ve been moaning for weeks all over the Google Help forums. I’ll post your link there if that’s OK ??

I do hate the fact that the clearing the cache of the Market app makes it forget what you have downloaded before and what you haven’t.

So I ran a test just now.

Clearing up the Checkin data and the Download Manager data on my phone (Samsung Galaxy S) fixed up the problem. Didn’t have to touch the GTalk or Market apps cache at all!

Just thought you would like to know

Thanks so much

Didn’t work on my Galaxy S. Doesn’t give mr the option to Clear Data on my Google Apps screen!

worked! thanks so much, t-mobile were useless and tried to get me to send my phone away for 10 days for a repair.

thanks!

Thanks so much – this solved my problem with isyncr for mac on my Galaxy S – spent ages looking for a fix and you so kindly put this together – again, many thanks

I’ve an iMito iM7.

First days market work fine. Now the market seems to work but when I want do download an app appear “Start downloading…” and the download don’t start.

I’ve tryed the this solution but I don’t have solved anything.

Have you any idea on how can I solve my problem?

Bit more info on my experiences;
The fix at the start of this thread only worked for me the once, but since then I find that if I leave a download alone, by the next day it’s usually completed. I find it helps to switch to WiFi too, to ensure a good connection (I may be on the fringes of 3G reception).
Another thing that works intermittently is Gmail push messaging – sometimes emails come through quickly, and sometimes not until the night (like downloads).
I cannot fathom how the Galaxy does these things but everything seems to work, albeit after exercising a bit of patience on my part…ho hum…

This worked for me. Solved a very frustrating problem.
Samsung Galaxy S Facinate – Verizon

My hero !
Thanks man !

thanks a lot!!!!!!!

Hi,

I have Samsung Galaxy 3 (GT i5801) and i am not able to connect to Gtalk, Gmail and such services using dedicated icons available on phone either on Wi-Fi or EDGE, however i can access gmail, gtalks using web browser on the same Wi-fi and Edge networks.

Any idea how to solve this probelm? Please help.

Thank you so much ! it FINALLY works. Sprint folks could not figure it out.

Thanks. Worked perfect. T-Mobile rep (Android Specialist) had no clue how to help me,

I was just wondering if there is a fix for the captivate now wanting to send and receive picture and video messages. I can not find a fix or solution any where on the net. Please help!!!! Thanks.

For all who have had this issue too, the solution that I got when i complained about this issue, was to switch off my galaxy 9000s. Remove the battery, wait like half a minute. After that problem solved. All my apps and downloads in tact . The problem has returned but was solved both times in the same manner.

Tried it on a HTC Tattoo (Android 1.6)and not only didn’t solve the problem, but I also became unable to connect to my Google account, meaning I couldn’t access Gmail, Market, etc.
Only way around it was to do a factory reset, which by the way, also solved the Market problem. Everything’s working fine now, but it is a pain to configure the phone all over again.

Worked first time on my Samsung Galaxy S i9000 – thanks for the info

Wohooo! Thanks for being so thorough with your instructions. Worked like a charm!!

Thank you – this fixed my epic when nothing else could. Does anyone know how to avoid running into this issue in the future?

it worked!!! thanks for your help– I’m finally able to download

Intercept had this problem for over a month. Did not work UNTIL I restarted the phone. Now downloads work. Thanks! Anyone else have that, needed to restart? If so, might want to add note to the instructions, maybe just for some phones.

Thanks a lot. It worked.

Thank you very much for this, it also worked for me.

IT DOESN’T WORK FOR ME!! I NEED HELP! I’M STILL STUCK AT “STARTING DOWNLOAD…”

Awesome!!!! Thanks

Worked like a charm.

This worked like a charm. Thank you very much!

Woahhhh….what a relief…brilliant article…

This did not work for me. However, after trying this, switching to 3G from Wifi fixed my ‘download unsuccessful’ problem.

Note first that there was no problem with the Wifi AP as switching right back to it a few mins later allowed successful downloads as well.

It should also be noted that simply turning my wifi data mode off and switching to 3G was not actually so simple; it would never complete the transition. Even trying to switch to airplane mode and then transition from that (no radios on) to simply 3G mode was not so straightforward; the switch to airplane mode also would never complete. I had to cold-boot the phone, then switch to airplane mode and then switch to 3G to get market to work again.

Do note that the above process was all attempted after the steps in this article by themselves would not fix my problem. It cannot be determined from my experience whether they may also have helped me in fixing my issues but only in combination with my steps.

-C

Huge help for me with my HTC Evo, thank you!!

O.k., So I inadvertently deleted my Google Talk Service”. How do I reinstall this package? Please help. My cell is a Samsung Captivate.

You guys freakin ROCK!!

This defintely worked for my samsung galaxy S…thanks! forever grateful!

I bought a phone recently feb/2011 – all I had to do was turn off my FIREWALL on the WIFI network for gtalk and market to work…

Thanks so much… It worked

awesome. Problem fixed!

This worked for on Samsung Galaxy 3 I5801

Thank you

THANK YOU SO MUCH IT WORSK… YOU ARE A GOD SENT

It worked for me although i had to do the steps twice.

Thanks

@eddThrid
1. I hope it also work without any need to open android market before cleaning the cache.
2. You mobile get fixed in previous steps b,c,d so you might not need to clear the market cache(the main step is “Download Manager” then select “clear data”)

Update – I found out that my payment was wrong! OOOPS! lol

I do not have a problem downloading Apps in general. The only App I cannot download is SKYPE. I tried the above but nothing changed.

Hi misaad,

1. Have you already used the skype on the same phone and uninstall it.
2. Please go to Settings>>Applications>>Manage application >> Click the all tab and have a look down the list and see if there is anything called skype or com.skype.raider. If you find that then please remove and try again to download it.
3. Follow the similar discuss on official skype forum, where many users are facing the same problem http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=804859
4. Try to download the apk file and then install it on your mobile phone.

Please update me if any of the above solution’s doesn’t work for you!

I thought i found the fix with your instructions, I did everything but couldnt clear the Google app because there was no clear button. It has worked I thought and was able to download some apps but then I tried again and no luck and redid the clearing process again and tried just to do the updating of Google Maps it would download it then I opened the market place to browse for more apps then it would start to download two of the same go for hrs again… UGH. I have had my SAmsung Galaxy Vibrant S for 1.5 yrs with no trouble until 2 wks ago……then BOOM problems with updating apps it was up to 45 downloads HAHAHA and then problems with just downloading apps. The Cell company said i may have to send it in and i would loose my cell for 2-3 wks…. I Cant live without it for 2 days….. hehehe and I dont want that.. Any other help you can give me?? Any help would be very much appreciated.

im on froyo and when i go to manage applications,im not having the left button option like you mentioned it would for the filter option and not all application option show up like mentioned.so i would like some help here,please reply.

Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you
I had this problem for over a month and tried everything. This finally worked on my Sony Ericsson X10.

Hi…I have an HTC Evo Shift on Sprint, and I get as far as Step 3 (Manage Applications), and can’t go further because apparently I don’t have the same buttons or navigation as the Samsung this article was written about. If ANYONE has a fix for the “Starting Download” thing where everything freezes at this point, I’d really appreciate it! I don’t mind doing a factory reset if it doesn’t wipe out my address book…really the only thing I care about, but not sure if my phonebook is automatically stored on the phone or the SD card…Help! PLease!

i am not able to open market app on my samsung galaxy s2…it shows connection error…but i am able to use facebook and google…so this is for sure that there is no problem with the connection or the service provider..

My Samsung Galaxy S (really a Captivate from ATT) doesn’t have the “Unknown Sources”. Still can’t install software not on the Android market. My have to look for some type of hack…