Problem:
Google Play doesn’t see the Android phone you want it to see when you’re on your browser. In my case, the phone would link to the Google Play store just fine. I could download apps and everything. But when I would view my account from a browser, there would be nothing there. Easy problem to fix? Yes. Annoying as hack to deal with? Heck yes.
Why this happens:
Caused by resetting the cache on Google Services Framework. At least this is what happened for me.
Solution:
- Go into your phone’s Settings
- Select Apps
- Swipe over to view All
- Select Google Play Store (there could be two Google Play labelled apps, made sure you pick this one)
- Click on Force Stop
- Now you can click on Clear data
- Restart phone!
- Turn phone back on.
- Open the Google Play app.
- Select your account and Accept Terms
This is what worked for me, so hopefully it will work for you too. Make sure you pick “Google Play Store” and that you restart the phone. I tried these steps without restarting and it failed that time. Now, go enjoy your awesome android phone.
