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.
알고 force closing the Store app doesn’t delete your personal data.
- 를 실행 설정 앱을 휴대 전화에 추가합니다.
- 접속하다 앱 및 알림 > 구글 Play 스토어 설정에서.
- 가볍게 두드리다 강제 종료 to forcibly close the Play 스토어 응용 프로그램.
- 선택 OK in the prompt to confirm your choice.
- 다시 시작 Play 스토어 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.
- 엽니다 설정 귀하의 휴대 전화에.
- Scroll down in Settings and select 계정.
- Select your primary Google account in the accounts list.
- 가볍게 두드리다 계정 동기화 on the account page.
- Tap the three dots in the top-right corner and choose 지금 동기화.
- Wait for your phone to sync your account settings.
- 엽니다 Play 스토어 and try to download your item.
Google Play 스토어 캐시 지우기
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.
- 실행 설정 귀하의 휴대 전화에.
- 머리로 앱 및 알림 > 구글 Play 스토어.
- 탭 스토리지 및 캐시 옵션을 선택합니다.
- 선택 캐시 지우기.
- 엽니다 Play 스토어 and see if your chosen app or game downloads. If you still get the error, clear the Store cache data by heading to 설정 > 앱 및 알림 > 구글 Play 스토어 > 스토리지 및 캐시 태핑 저장 공간을 비우기.
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:
- 접속하다 설정 귀하의 휴대 전화에.
- 선택 앱 및 알림 다음 구글 Play 스토어.
- 왼쪽 메뉴에서 모바일 데이터 및 Wi-Fi on the Play Store page.
- 켜기 무제한 데이터 사용 옵션을 선택합니다.
- 실행 Play 스토어 and try to download your app or game.
Play 스토어 업데이트 제거
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.
- 실행 설정 귀하의 휴대 전화에.
- 머리로 앱 및 알림 > 구글 Play 스토어 설정에서.
- Tap the three dots in the top-right corner and select 업데이트 제거.
- 왼쪽 메뉴에서 OK in the prompt to confirm your choice.
- 엽니다 Play 스토어 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 귀하의 Google 계정, 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.
- 엽니다 설정 귀하의 휴대 전화에.
- 가볍게 두드리다 계정 설정에서.
- 목록에서 Google 계정을 선택합니다.
- 선택 계정 삭제 to remove your account.
- 왼쪽 메뉴에서 계정 삭제 in the prompt to proceed with your choice.
- To add your account back to your phone, head to 설정 > 계정 > 계정을 추가 탭 구글. 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.
- 실행 구글 Play 스토어 귀하의 휴대 전화에.
- 오른쪽 상단 모서리에 있는 프로필 아이콘을 누릅니다.
- 선택 설정 열리는 메뉴에서.
- 가볍게 두드리다 인증 설정 메뉴에서
- 선택 구매 시 인증 필요.
- 활성화 어머 놀랐다 옵션을 선택합니다.
- 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.