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.
Malaman na force closing the Store app doesn’t delete your personal data.
- Ilunsad ang Setting app sa iyong telepono.
- daan Mga app at notification > Google Store Play sa Mga Setting.
- Tapikin Pwersa tumigil to forcibly close the Play Store app.
- piliin OK in the prompt to confirm your choice.
- Muling ilunsad Play Store 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.
- Pagbubukas Setting sa iyong telepono.
- Scroll down in Settings and select Account.
- Select your primary Google account in the accounts list.
- Tapikin Pag-sync ng account on the account page.
- Tap the three dots in the top-right corner and choose I-sync ngayon.
- Wait for your phone to sync your account settings.
- Pagbubukas Play Store and try to download your item.
I-clear ang Google Play Store Cache
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.
- Ilunsad Setting sa iyong telepono.
- Tumungo sa Mga app at notification > Google Store Play.
- Tapikin ang Imbakan at cache pagpipilian.
- piliin I-clear ang cache.
- Pagbubukas Play Store and see if your chosen app or game downloads. If you still get the error, clear the Store cache data by heading to Setting > Mga app at notification > Google Store Play > Imbakan at cache at pagtapik I-clear ang imbakan.
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:
- daan Setting sa iyong telepono.
- piliin Mga app at notification sinundan ng Google Store Play.
- Piliin Mobile data at Wi-Fi on the Play Store page.
- I-on ang Unrestricted data usage pagpipilian.
- Ilunsad Play Store and try to download your app or game.
I-uninstall ang Mga Update sa Play Store
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.
- Ilunsad Setting sa iyong telepono.
- Pumunta sa Mga app at notification > Google Store Play sa Mga Setting.
- Tap the three dots in the top-right corner and select I-uninstall ang mga update.
- Piliin OK in the prompt to confirm your choice.
- Pagbubukas Play Store 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 iyong Google account, 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.
- Pagbubukas Setting sa iyong telepono.
- Tapikin Account sa Mga Setting.
- Choose your Google account in the list.
- piliin Alisin ang account to remove your account.
- Piliin Alisin ang account in the prompt to proceed with your choice.
- To add your account back to your phone, head to Setting > Account > Magdagdag ng account at mag-tap Google. Then, enter your login details and continue.
Turn Off Authentication for Play Store Purchases
Kung pinagana mo 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.
- Ilunsad Google Store Play sa iyong telepono.
- I-tap ang icon ng iyong profile sa kanang sulok sa itaas.
- piliin Setting mula sa menu na magbubukas.
- Tapikin Pagpapatunay sa menu ng Mga Setting.
- piliin Require authentication for purchases.
- I-activate ang Hindi kailanman pagpipilian.
- 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.