on 12-08-2020 17:09
Hello,
I'm a new customer to Virgin Media who has recently signed up for broadband.
I've noticed that I can't download any apps from the Play Store on my Samsung S10 with my Hub 3.
Whilst waiting for the installation I was connected to my downstairs neighbours Virgin Media WIFI and I don't have any problem and I've switched between the two to see that it's just my WIFI.
I've looked on other forums and there doesn't seem to be an answer for this problem and I was hoping to get some clarity.
Thank you.
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on 20-12-2020 13:32
@dandeedandan wrote:Hi,
I have this problem since VM sent me a Hub 4 a few weeks ago. (Everything was fine on Hub 3).
I have two Samsung android tablets and a Samsung S10 phone. (Not such a big issue for the phone as it can download over 4g if I switch networ off). None of them will download from the app store on my Virgin Media network but are absolutely fine on other networks. So it is definitely a problem with the VM network / not the app store or the device settings as has been suggested in previous answers.
I saw another post on here where somebody said they had reset their Hub 4 to address this problem and had fixed it. If VM were to publish a full manual for the unit it might be possible to figure it out. But without that I am not prepared to fiddle with settings etc.
They can’t provide a manual as things change with firmware updates.
on 23-02-2021 16:42
Hi,
Same problem here, 4 Android devices in my home have problem on updating app on Google Play. I can only update app by other network, such as mobile network, or through VPN with VM wifi. Also tried to change the DNS setting on my devices, but still cannot update. It is definitely a problem with the VM network.
Text and called VM, and they told me that is problem on Google Play. Anyway, I will try to reset my Hub 3 tonight to try.
After searched on internet, seems this is a known issue but still no improvement from VM.
on 23-02-2021 16:50
Hi. Nothing to do with Playstore, I am sure. (Really annoying when one supplier tries to blame their failure on another). One person on here fixed the problem by factory reset, but that was on a Hub 3. I have a Hub 4 and that didn't work for me. I eventually managed to get through to VM on the phone and they sent out an engineer. He replaced the Hub 4 with a new Hub 4. Fixed!
But I should stress that the problem only started for me when I was upgraded from Hub 3 to Hub 4.
Good luck, hope you get it sorted.
on 24-02-2021 10:25
I had reset the Hub 3 last night, the WAN IP address is same as the IP before device reset. The apps still cannot update on all my devices, but all the apps can be updated this morning. Seems reset the Hub 3 works for this problem.
With ethe VM network, I had experienced following problems on my Android devices:
OTA update failed, and I need to change the DNS on the WiFi setting, or use my mobile network.
Cannot update apps from Google Play store, apps can be updated by using VPN, or use my mobile network. Reset Hub 3 seems work and I will keep monitoring.
on 24-02-2021 10:39
The following often works:-
Go to Settings > Apps > Google Play app > Storage and tap on Clear Cache and Clear Data
You also have to clear Google Play services using the same method and then log back into the store.
Following that you may need to restart your android device.
16-03-2021 10:23 - edited 16-03-2021 10:25
I have the same problem since few days ago. Google Play downloads don't start, or stall halfway through. After many many re-attempts, they sometimes succeed.
Switching phone to 4G immediately fixes the issue.
I was tearing my hair out. Tried everything. Wiping Google Play Services storage & cache, factory-resetting the phone, using another phone, even using Android Studio device emulator! All had the same problem (when using my WiFi).
I've also tried factory-resetting the Hub. Didn't help either.
It's definitely Virgin Media issue, although I've no idea why the issue is so limited to Google Play service. Most other things work relatively OK.
Using HUB 3.0:
Hardware version | : 10 |
Software version | : 9.1.1912.304 |
on 16-03-2021 11:10
Hello @robal_k,
Thank you for taking your time to post on our community 🙂
Sorry to hear you've had some issues downloading from Play store.
Please can you confirm what handset you are using?
Thanks
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on 16-03-2021 12:10
on 16-03-2021 13:16
Hello,
Thank you for confirming this for me.
Please can you try going to the Play store settings > Data usage > Enable WiFi.
Let me know if you have either already tried this or have tried it now for me.
Thanks,
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on 14-06-2021 23:54
Problem still exists.
This is a VM network problem.
No, really, it is
Nothing to do with IP addresses, DNS servers, hub reboots, wired connections, viruses, AV software, firewalls, Play Store, resetting phones, phase of the moon ...
Any Android device now shows the same problem along with the stalled start of random Youtube videos. Switch to a different service, everything works, updates download immediately, Youtubes start immediately. It's just like the good old NTL proxy problems (Yeah, I remember those old lies). This is a CDN caching problem.
Anyway, reported to Google in the hopes that they'll prove the problem so that someone at VM can actually fix it properly.
Don't bother to reply or DM if all you have is the same old BS already posted, it's nothing to do with that.
Thanks.