The Google Play store is one of the biggest repositories of mobile apps in the market today. Some even argue that it has more content than Apple’s ‘App Store’, but whatever the case, today, every Android Device relies on the Play Store for its apps.
There are errors that do creep into the Play Store from time to time, and one of the most common and irritating errors is the ‘Download Pending‘ error. Here, the app download status stays as ‘Pending‘ and after the due course of time, the installation is canceled automatically.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to fix the Download Pending error on the Google Play Store.
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Solution 1.
Check whether your internet connection is stable. The download pending error predominantly occurs when you have an inconsistent internet connection. If you are having Wifi issues, you can try to download the app on mobile data as well.
This is how you can download the app over mobile data.
- Open the Play Store on your Android Smartphone.
- Tap on the ‘three line‘ icon to open the side menu.
- Tap on Settings from the menu.
- Next, tap on App Download preference.
- Select the ‘Over any Network‘ option.
