Downloads won't start from market

[Guest Ibanez33]

I did try searching but couldn't find any fix for this short of wiping and re-installing. But before that I thought I'd check if theres an easier fix?

What's happening is The market opens fine I can search etc but, when I click to download anything its added to the downloads list but never gets beyond "starting download"

Edited March 16, 2010 by Ibanez33

[Guest eViL D:]

I did try searching but couldn't find any fix for this short of wiping and re-installing. But before that I thought I'd check if theres an easier fix?

What's happening is The market opens fine I can search etc but, when I click to download anything its added to the downloads list but never gets beyond "starting download"

Sign into Google talk first.

[Guest knudsen81]

I did try searching but couldn't find any fix for this short of wiping and re-installing. But before that I thought I'd check if theres an easier fix?

What's happening is The market opens fine I can search etc but, when I click to download anything its added to the downloads list but never gets beyond "starting download"

try to log in/open google talk, when you download will begin

[Guest Ibanez33]

I've checked and it was signed in. So I signed out killed off the market in task killer signed into google talk and tried again and still no luck..

[Guest jUsT2eXy]

this happens to me too..was working fine last week..all of a sudden when you click download nothing happens for at least a few minutes...then it starts to download on its own accord... any fix? I don't have gTalk...

[Guest Ibanez33]

Thats better progress than mine. I've left some for several days and they haven't started so I've had to cancel the download. Tried alternating between wifi and mobile data but doesn't make a difference..

[Guest jUsT2eXy]

Thats better progress than mine. I've left some for several days and they haven't started so I've had to cancel the download. Tried alternating between wifi and mobile data but doesn't make a difference..

really weird... must be a market problem... or a market problem for the HTC Hero?

I'm running 2.1 Modded ROM... have never had this problem on Android 1.5 Modaco ROM 3.2...but last week when I still had the Modaco installed I noticed this behaviour on the Android market... hmm

[Guest shenshang]

do a complete wipe (data, dalvik and ext) and reflash the rom :)

[Guest Dan Mullen]

do a complete wipe (data, dalvik and ext) and reflash the rom ;)

I've got a walnut I need to crack open - have you got a sledgehammer I can borrow? :)

[Guest Ibanez33]

do a complete wipe (data, dalvik and ext) and reflash the rom :)

Yes that was plan B. I guess I'll have to do that..

[Guest pinnnnn]

Yes that was plan B. I guess I'll have to do that..

Nah, just go into settings - applications - manage - market and clear cache. Should work fine then.

[Guest mifran]

Nah, just go into settings - applications - manage - market and clear cache. Should work fine then.

is there any cure for this market problem cus mine has just started not down loading and i have already tried the suggestions above

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mifran

[Guest Dreaming Sheep]

Having the same problem intermitantly.. So far either rebooting the phone or stopping the download and clicking 'Install' a second time seems to resolve it for me. Some times switching my mobile network or Wi-Fi on and off, or off and on, does the trick too.

So far I have not had to clear any caches or wipe my phone and it's started to download straight away again. Nor do I every use Google Talk, never opened it in the 8 months I've had the phone.

Just have a play around.

[Guest mifran]

Having the same problem intermitantly.. So far either rebooting the phone or stopping the download and clicking 'Install' a second time seems to resolve it for me. Some times switching my mobile network or Wi-Fi on and off, or off and on, does the trick too.

So far I have not had to clear any caches or wipe my phone and it's started to download straight away again. Nor do I every use Google Talk, never opened it in the 8 months I've had the phone.

Just have a play around.

i have been downloading from the market on to my laptop and then putting the apk file onto the sdcard and installing using linda file manager inconvenient but at least i get the app No joy with the hero downloading

mifran

[Guest kendon]

i have been downloading from the market on to my laptop and then putting the apk file onto the sdcard and installing using linda file manager inconvenient but at least i get the app No joy with the hero downloading

mifran

how do you download from market to your laptop?

[Guest Dr. dre]

how do you download from market to your laptop?

Same Question ?

[Guest mifran]

Same Question ?

hi sorry i am stupid i should have posted the link but i was distracted because i cant get the market to download on my phone so here is the link http://www.android.com/market/ then select the paid or free option

mifran

[Guest zorm]

hi sorry i am stupid i should have posted the link but i was distracted because i cant get the market to download on my phone so here is the link http://www.android.com/market/ then select the paid or free option

mifran

35 featured apps, 34 top paid apps & 134 top free apps, with instructions to use an Android handset to access all the rest. You don't seem to be able to buy or download apps directly either, unless I'm missing something obvious? They do link to app home sites, though they generally don't offer alternative access either. This is more a promo for the Android market; not a market in & of itself. E&OE as I've not slept in 24hrs.

Edited April 15, 2010 by zorm

[Guest mifran]

35 featured apps, 34 top paid apps & 134 top free apps, with instructions to use an Android handset to access all the rest. You don't seem to be able to buy or download apps directly either, unless I'm missing something obvious? They do link to app home sites, though they generally don't offer alternative access either. This is more a promo for the Android market; not a market in & of itself. E&OE as I've not slept in 24hrs.

well i downloaded astro file manager from that link when i was unable to download a new version on my hero may be it was glitch and now it wont work

I have now cured the download from the market on the hero problem by doing a full nandroid and sd backup then wipe factory/data dalvik wipe then i installed update-hero-generic-2.73.405.66-rooted-signed-zip rom from here then did a restore from the recovery and downloads now work from the market on the hero

mifran

Edited April 16, 2010 by mifran

[Guest zorm]

well i downloaded astro file manager from that link when i was unable to download a new version on my hero may be it was glitch and now it wont work

Glad you got your problem sorted ;) Was the download link on the market site, or did you go from there to the home site of astro then download from there?

[Guest mifran]

Glad you got your problem sorted ;) Was the download link on the market site, or did you go from there to the home site of astro then download from there?

i am sorry my life got a bit hectic just after i did this update and i cant remember the details of how i came to download the astro file manager but i do remember going onto android market on my laptop down loadinf the apk file and then copying it to my sd card and installing it with linda file manager.

if you are not able to download from the market on your phone then i suggest you do the steps in my other post i.e.backup NAND + ext Backup then wipe data/factory reset, wipe Dalvik-cache: install a generic rom skip through setup till it asks for password to connect to your internet when it has connected turn off and do a restore this is how i got my market working so i hope it will for anyone suffering from downloads not starting

mifran

[Guest zorm]

No problem - I know the feeling. My Hero's fine atm. Just posting as I'm interested in all things Android & am generally curious. Hopefully your experience will help others. Blessed be.

[Guest Benjay09]

i think he clicked on the developper's name , and got redirected here :

http://www.androidfreeware.org/categories/system

[Guest zorm]

i think he clicked on the developper's name , and got redirected here :

http://www.androidfreeware.org/categories/system

Cheers. I just wanted to make sure I hadn't missed a way to download directly from the 'market' website.

[Guest apelly]

When I had the same problem the other day I set up my google account on another phone and from then on everything was sweet. I would try backup, wipe, boot, configure google on phone, wipe, restore.

it does seem to be something to do with googles validation. at the time it happened to me I was fooling about with orbot. it may be that they are wary of access from certain IPs