> Date: Monday, May 30, 2016 18:50:40 -0700 > From: 'Baudouin G' via Android Developers <[email protected]> > > Summary of the problem: > > My phone is a Galaxy S4 Mini SHV-E370K (K-Telecom, Korea) > After the battery was killed by the "Touchwiz has stoped and > recovered" bug (thank you Android, it is a know issue ..), I have > re-rotted my phone to factory default. > I have make OS update up to Kitkat 4.4.4 which is the latest > version available for this phone. > > When I want to load Youtube or some other applications, it request > me to update my Google Play Services. > If I try to update the later, the messge is "Your Device isn't > compatible with this version" > So I cannot update to GP services to the latest v7.3. > I have installed GP version for 4.4.4 via an APK for GP v6.5.85 > (1589008-036) via APKMirror.com > > Means I am blocked and I cannot use even Youtube/Google Maps on my > smartphone! > Thank you Google, this is a 2 years old phone and you have decided > not to support it anymore? > > I have uninstalled GP Services and installed it again. > I have cleared cache. > > I have two solutions: > - Buy a new Android phone (or why not try Apple?) > - Find a Custom Root that could work > => > http://www.tutoriels-android.com/2015/08/installer-la-cm12-1-lp-5-1 > -1-sur-son-galaxy-s4-mini.html
I think it is important to understand the differences between Google, Android and your device's vendor -- and the roles they play. A "nexus" branded device is a Google-supported product for which you will get timely androidOS updates through the end of the hardware support cycle (which I think is 2-3 years). After that the device will continue to work, but certain services that require a newer OS won't be available (Apple does the same thing, I think with about the same length of hardware support). A non-"nexus" device running android, like your Galaxy S4, is a vendor product, in this case Samsung. The vendor provides their version of the androidOS and are responsible for maintaining and updating it. Options that they include, e.g., Touchwiz, fall to the vendor to support and fix, not google/android. Also, how quickly and how long OS updates are provided for is a vendor, not google/android, issue. In terms of your specific issue -- I just turned on a factory reset [samsung] nexus (android 4.3) device that's about four years old. After opening the factory-default "play store" app it automatically updated both "play store" and "play services" to the current versions -- store -- 6.5 ... and services -- 9.0... I had no trouble using the default (4.5.17) youtube app, and was able to update it to the current 11.19... version. So, from my experience, it's not clear why you are having a problem. My suggestion is that you make a clean start. Do a system reset to return the device to the original [samsung-provided] default. Then open the play store app and see what happens. In my case it looked like the play store was hanging, but I believe that the device was simply downloading/updating the fairly large updated services app. Once the automatic updates of both services and store had completed everything was normal. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/android-developers. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/android-developers/806533DE35ED3A6B75F22124%40ritz.innovate.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
