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.
جانتے ہیں کہ force closing the Store app doesn’t delete your personal data.
- شروع کریں ترتیبات آپ کے فون پر اے پی پی
- تک رسائی اطلاقات اور اطلاعات > گوگل کھیلیں سٹور ترتیبات میں
- ٹیپ زبردستی روکنا to forcibly close the سٹور کھیلیں اپلی کیشن.
- منتخب کریں OK in the prompt to confirm your choice.
- دوبارہ شروع کریں سٹور کھیلیں 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.
- اوپن ترتیبات آپ کے فون پر.
- Scroll down in Settings and select اکاؤنٹس.
- Select your primary Google account in the accounts list.
- ٹیپ اکاؤنٹ کی مطابقت پذیری۔ on the account page.
- Tap the three dots in the top-right corner and choose ابھی مطابقت پذیری کریں.
- Wait for your phone to sync your account settings.
- اوپن سٹور کھیلیں and try to download your item.
گوگل پلے اسٹور کیشے کو صاف کریں۔
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.
- شروع ترتیبات آپ کے فون پر.
- سر اطلاقات اور اطلاعات > گوگل کھیلیں سٹور.
- ٹیپ کریں اسٹوریج اور کیشے آپشن.
- منتخب کریں کیشے صاف کریں۔.
- اوپن سٹور کھیلیں and see if your chosen app or game downloads. If you still get the error, clear the Store cache data by heading to ترتیبات > اطلاقات اور اطلاعات > گوگل کھیلیں سٹور > اسٹوریج اور کیشے اور ٹیپ کرنا واضح اسٹوریج.
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:
- تک رسائی ترتیبات آپ کے فون پر.
- منتخب کریں اطلاقات اور اطلاعات اس کے بعد گوگل کھیلیں سٹور.
- میں سے انتخاب کریں موبائل ڈیٹا اور وائی فائی on the Play Store page.
- چالو Unrestricted data usage آپشن.
- شروع سٹور کھیلیں and try to download your app or game.
پلے اسٹور اپڈیٹس کو ان انسٹال کریں۔
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.
- شروع ترتیبات آپ کے فون پر.
- میں سر اطلاقات اور اطلاعات > گوگل کھیلیں سٹور ترتیبات میں
- Tap the three dots in the top-right corner and select تازہ کاریوں کو ان انسٹال کریں.
- میں سے انتخاب کریں OK in the prompt to confirm your choice.
- اوپن سٹور کھیلیں 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 آپ کا گوگل اکاؤنٹ, 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.
- اوپن ترتیبات آپ کے فون پر.
- ٹیپ اکاؤنٹس ترتیبات میں
- Choose your Google account in the list.
- منتخب کریں اکاؤنٹ کو ہٹا دیں to remove your account.
- میں سے انتخاب کریں اکاؤنٹ کو ہٹا دیں in the prompt to proceed with your choice.
- To add your account back to your phone, head to ترتیبات > اکاؤنٹس > اکاؤنٹ کا اضافہ اور نل دو گوگل. 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.
- شروع گوگل کھیلیں سٹور آپ کے فون پر.
- اوپری دائیں کونے میں اپنے پروفائل آئیکن کو تھپتھپائیں۔
- منتخب کریں ترتیبات کھلنے والے مینو سے
- ٹیپ کی توثیق ترتیبات کے مینو میں۔
- منتخب کریں Require authentication for purchases.
- فعال کریں کبھی آپشن.
- 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.