Play Store’s “Authentication is required” error sometimes appears out of nowhere and prevents you from getting your favorite apps or games from the Store. If you’re experiencing this issue, you’ll have to find the underlying problem and fix that to download content from the Store.
Luckily, getting around this issue is easy. You have several ways to fix the issue and ultimately download your apps and games.
Force Stop and Reopen Google Play Store
When the Play Store acts up, first close and reopen the Store app. If this doesn’t solve the issue, try force closing and reopening the app. That might work for you.
إعلم أن force closing the Store app doesn’t delete your personal data.
- Запустить الإعدادات التطبيق على هاتفك.
- الوصول للتعاليم التطبيقات والإشعارات > متجر Google Play في الاعدادات.
- نقر فرض وقف to forcibly close the اللعب مخزن التطبيق.
- أختار OK in the prompt to confirm your choice.
- استئناف اللعب مخزن and see if you can now download your favorite apps and games.
Resync Your Google Account Settings
If your phone’s settings have gone out of sync with your Google account settings, that can lead to the “Authentication is required” error. In this case, manually resync your Google details with your phone, which should resolve the problem.
You’ll need access to the internet to sync your account settings.
- ساعات العمل الإعدادات على هاتفك.
- Scroll down in Settings and select الحسابات.
- Select your primary Google account in the accounts list.
- نقر مزامنة الحساب on the account page.
- Tap the three dots in the top-right corner and choose زامن الآن "لنقل البيانات.
- Wait for your phone to sync your account settings.
- ساعات العمل اللعب مخزن and try to download your item.
امسح ذاكرة التخزين المؤقت لمتجر Google Play
Google Play Store’s problematic cache files may be the reason you’re getting the “Authentication is required” error. Luckily, you can remove all these cache files without affecting your data.
Play Store will build the cache files from scratch when you’ve cleared the files.
- إطلاق الإعدادات على هاتفك.
- التوجه الى التطبيقات والإشعارات > متجر Google Play.
- اضغط على التخزين وذاكرة التخزين المؤقت الخيار.
- أختار مسح ذاكرة التخزين المؤقت.
- ساعات العمل اللعب مخزن and see if your chosen app or game downloads. If you still get the error, clear the Store cache data by heading to الإعدادات > التطبيقات والإشعارات > متجر Google Play > التخزين وذاكرة التخزين المؤقت والتنصت تخزين واضح.
Allow Google Play Store to Use Unrestricted Data
If you’ve enabled data saver mode on your Android phone, you might have restricted Play Store’s data limit. This can interfere with your app and game downloads, and it’s possible the “Authentication is required” error is the result of that.
To overcome that, allow Play Store to use unrestricted data even when your phone is in data saver mode, as follows:
- الوصول للتعاليم الإعدادات على هاتفك.
- أختار التطبيقات والإشعارات تليها متجر Google Play.
- اختار بيانات الجوال وواي فاي on the Play Store page.
- بدوره على Unrestricted data usage الخيار.
- إطلاق اللعب مخزن and try to download your app or game.
قم بإلغاء تثبيت تحديثات متجر Play
Google regularly pushes updates for Play Store to keep the app bug-free. Sometimes, though, one of these updates causes various issues.
That might have happened with Play Store on your phone. In this case, you can roll back the update and see if that fixes your issue.
- إطلاق الإعدادات على هاتفك.
- توجه إلى التطبيقات والإشعارات > متجر Google Play في الاعدادات.
- Tap the three dots in the top-right corner and select إلغاء تثبيت التحديثات.
- اختار OK in the prompt to confirm your choice.
- ساعات العمل اللعب مخزن and see if your app or game now downloads.
Remove and Re-Add Your Google Account
Since Play Store’s “Authentication is required” error is related to حساب Google الخاص بك, it’s worth removing and re-adding the account to your phone.
You’ll need your Google account’s username and password to log back into your account.
- ساعات العمل الإعدادات على هاتفك.
- نقر الحسابات في الاعدادات.
- اختر حساب Google الخاص بك في القائمة.
- أختار أزل الحساب to remove your account.
- اختار أزل الحساب in the prompt to proceed with your choice.
- To add your account back to your phone, head to الإعدادات > الحسابات > إضافة حساب والاستفادة شراء مراجعات جوجل. Then, enter your login details and continue.
Turn Off Authentication for Play Store Purchases
If you’ve enabled the option that requires authentication for Play Store purchases, it might be worth turning off that option to get rid of the “Authentication is required” error. This way, the next time you download something from the Store, you won’t have to authenticate yourself.
You can turn authentication back on whenever you want.
- إطلاق متجر Google Play على هاتفك.
- اضغط على أيقونة ملف التعريف الخاص بك في الزاوية العلوية اليمنى.
- أختار الإعدادات من القائمة التي تفتح.
- نقر التحقّق من المُستخدم في قائمة الإعدادات.
- أختار طلب المصادقة على المشتريات.
- تفعيل أبدا الخيار.
- See if you can now download your app or game from Play Store.
Install the App Using an APK File
If you’re still having issues downloading apps or games from the Play Store due to the “Authentication is required” error, use an alternate method to get your item.
One way is to download your item’s APK file from a non-Play Store source, and then install that APK on your phone. There are several safe APK download sites where you can download your favorite apps and games.
Go through our guide on how to install Android apps via APKs to learn the entire procedure.
Let “Google Play Authentication Is Required” Bother You No More
Google’s Play Store on Android has its fair share of issues, but these issues shouldn’t prevent you from doing your tasks. If you’re looking to get an item from the Store, but can’t due to an authentication error, the above guide is all you need to fix that problem. We hope it helps you out.