Despite the fact that many mobile usersdevices around the world prefer to have the Android OS on their mobile gadgets, rightly believing that this system is better and more reliable than its competitors, the developers recently presented an unpleasant surprise. After updating the firmware of the phone, the latest flagships began to report that an error occurred while retrieving data from the Play Market server. Therefore, all users rushed to seek a solution to this problem.
The first thing you need to check if you havean error occurred while retrieving data from the server, - possible blocking of this service by embedded means. Download any file manager for your device via computer.
After startup, go to the system / etc folder.We are interested in the file hosts. Open it with any text editor. Initially, this file should contain only one line with the value localhost. Everything else can be safely removed.
Since we started with a method that requiresDownloading a file manager to your device. Immediately it is worth mentioning the most dangerous method of solving a problem in the Play Market service. Error when receiving data from the server may occur due to downed or broken account settings and the application itself. Therefore, one of the ways to overcome this problem is to clear the contents of the com.android.vending folder using the file manager. This technique is recommended only for advanced users.
If you think the problem occurred duringyour use of Google Play, then you may be helped by a complete reset of the application data. To do this, go to the phone settings and select the "Applications" (program). Error when receiving data from the server occurs when using three utilities - Google Play, Google Services Framework, Google Play services. For all these applications, you need to repeat the same procedure. Select them in the list and in turn press the commands "Stop", "Delete updates", "Clear cache" and "Delete data".
After that, go to the settings of the "Google" account and disable all synchronization on the phone. Reboot the device. Now you can check the performance of the Play Market.
Immediately it should be noted that this method is not particularlygood and was apparently composed by not entirely competent people. Analyzing the above actions, we can assume that the error lies in the account settings, but we just fence it from the application, without eliminating the source of the problem.
One of the easiest and safest ways.get rid of the message "Error retrieving data from the Play Market server" is to reinstall completely the Google Play Market. Remove it completely from your device, and then download and reinstall it using a personal computer.
If we recall the previous paragraph, then we can safely say that this method will not always work. But since it is relatively safe, it is worth trying it first.
In addition to reinstalling the application is also worthrecall that the error when receiving data from the server begins to appear on devices after updating the system. You can either roll back the OS at the time before the upgrade, or reflash the device to an older version. In any case, this should be done carefully, since independent intervention in the gadget system may entail a denial of maintenance by the seller.
This method is the other side of the coin insolving the problem. It is assumed that the error crept into the data of the user due to synchronization. If, after all the previous actions, your device writes: "Error retrieving data from the server", then select one of the following methods.
Most likely, one of these methods will help you.
Since an error occurred while retrieving data from the serverappears after the official update of the operating system of the device, you have the full right to contact the service center with a similar problem, and they will be required to carry out free maintenance. So a hundred times first, consider whether you should try to correct the error yourself, because after your manipulations, you can easily be refused help. Especially if you turn your gadget into an ordinary "brick" with your own hands. In this case, prepare money for a new mobile phone.
