Error 492 Play Market: causes and solutions

Probably not for any Android device user is the news that sometimes when you download or update an application from the Google Play system (also known as the Market), the system suddenly for no reason produces a message "Could not Download the application due to an error 492 Play Market ». The situation is quite common, and now we will consider how to deal with it.

What is Error 492 in the Play Market?

Before you start discussing how to fix this problem, you need to understand the nature of the failure itself. The fact is that this error very much resembles a similar failure, in which a similar message is issued, only code number 905 is indicated instead of number 492.

In both cases, the Play Market error 492 means that the application can not be downloaded or updated, not even due to a lack of communication or a lack of space on the internal flash drive or an external SD card. Let's try to understand the reasons causing such a failure.

Causes of failure

As already mentioned, crash 905 and bug 492 Play Market are very similar. But if the first one is more connected with the updates of the service itself (the installed updates with "bugs"), the second one is called due to the full cache filling (the partition where temporary files are stored to speed up access to the service), the use of corrupted memory cards, as well as the user's incorrect identification Entering the service.

In principle, those who know how to fix error 905 will cope with the problem we are considering, since similar solutions are applicable to failures with code 492 in most cases. In this case, the gadget does not need to be connected to the computer and perform some cunning actions. A few simple operations on the device itself are enough.

Error 492 Play Market: how to fix the simplest ways

As for troubleshooting, first of all, if there is a download or update error, just quit the service, reboot the device, and then try to download the necessary information again. But this does not help in all cases, and the Play Market error 492 appears again.

As already mentioned, you need to consider the overflow of the cache. For cleaning, go to the settings, and then select the application section and the menu for managing them. Here, the first thing you need to find is the Play Market service itself, enter it and use the cache clearing and data deletion buttons. In addition, you must perform the same actions with all Google services that are installed on your smartphone or tablet. After that, again, it is desirable to turn off and turn on the device again and try to download or update the desired application.

Deleting an account

In some cases, the Play Market error 492 may also occur due to an incorrect user identification when entering the service. However, most often it appears on devices with installed unofficial custom firmware, after which the Android system itself is malfunctioning. In this case, you can try to delete the existing "accounting", then enter the service on a new one.

To do this, again use the settings section where you need to find the "Accounts" menu, select a Google account (with Gmail confirmation), and from the bottom click the delete account button. Now it is desirable to reboot the system and try to enter the service.

Here you will be offered two options: either create a new account, or use an existing one. It's up to everyone to decide which option to choose, but it's better to enter the registration data already available, and then start downloading or updating applications and services.

Reset settings and Hard Reset

If this option also does not help, it's worth restoring the factory default settings or making the so-called Hard Reset.

In the first case, use the reset menu located in the settings section. In this case, in order not to lose important data, it is advisable to tick the point of creating a backup (as they say, you never know what). Now it remains to reboot the device, after which we get a pristine pure device.

If the software method does not help, you can make a Hard Reset ("hard reset", or "forced reset"). To do this, turn off the device, and then hold down the volume up key. Hold it, press the power button. Once the recumbent robot appears on the screen, release the volume button and go to the Recovery menu. Select the Wipe Data / Factory Reset item , then press the power button, and in the next window use the Yes-Wipe all user data item and press the power button again. When the process is fully completed, the volume keys when moving up or down selects the reboot line (Reboot). Upon further restart, the factory settings will be restored.

Conclusion

These are the causes and methods of eliminating the error 492. As you can see, the malfunctioning of the Play Market service with codes 492 and 905 is very similar, although they have different origins. But they are eliminated, in general, quite the same.

Here we did not consider the situation with the damage to the memory card. It seems that even without this it is clear that the card needs to either be checked for operability when connected to a computer via an adapter (card reader) and then restore its memory, or simply replace it with a new one.