Apparently, the overwhelming majority of users of mobile devices running Android operating systems have encountered situations when, when updating automatically and manually or when trying to install some application, the Play Market 941 error message appears on the device’s screen. It reads That downloading the application is not possible. The exact cause of the failure is never indicated. Read about how to fix this situation in the material below. The whole procedure comes down to freeing up device memory, but you can do this in different ways.
Why does the “Market” error 941 appear when trying to update?
A little distracted from the topic, to begin with, I would like to say that many users and specialists in Google’s Android systems and services note that this failure began to appear after renaming “Play Market” to “Google Play”. How true this is is unknown, but today the Google Play 941 error is not associated with the service itself.
It is believed that in most cases it appears in situations where the internal memory of a mobile device or removable drive is full, if the installation and saving of applications are installed for it by default. However, there are also cases when the cause is a short-term malfunction or disruption of communication just at the time of downloading the content.
Error 941 in the Play Market: what to do first?
So what can be used as the simplest method? As usual, for starters, it is recommended that you simply restart the device.
It is possible that after its restart, everything will return to normal, and error 941 in the “Android” system will disappear by itself when you try to access the described service. Such cases are known in a fairly large number. If this does not help, move on.
Checking available memory
First, check the available physical memory from the appropriate settings section. If there is some kind of file manager, you can use it.
In case of critical filling of the drive on which applets are installed by default, delete unnecessary applications. If this is an internal device, but the mobile gadget supports moving applications to an SD card, transfer heavy programs there.
Note: as an additional measure, delete unnecessary pictures or videos (they take up a lot of space on drives).
Cleaning boot
But sometimes there are situations when there seems to be enough memory, but error 941 in the Play Market appears with enviable constancy. What could be the reason for this phenomenon?
In most cases, this is associated with unremoved downloads. In this case, in the settings, go to the applications section, select "All" and find "Download Manager" in the list. After that, enter the parameter editing menu by tapping on the line with the name of the applet, and then, in turn, perform the following actions using the appropriate buttons:
- stop;
- Erase data
- clear cache.
Clearing the cache of Google applets
If the Play Market 941 error appears even after performing such actions, you must again enter the application section and find the Google Play and Play Market services there.
As already clear, they need to perform similar actions, only in this case, for the sake of fidelity, it is desirable to reboot the device or start the application again on its own.
We use optimizers
Finally, error 941 in the Play Market using similar actions can be eliminated using special applets that can optimize the system in automatic mode and perform a deeper cleaning of accumulated debris.
Today, there are a lot of such applications, and you can download them not only from the official repository, but also from third-party resources that are designed to support Android systems of any rank. Among them, the most popular can be called such as:
- CCleaner;
- All-in-One Toolbox;
- Super Cleaner;
- Speed Cleaner and the like.
All such programs have not only phone or tablet acceleration functions, but also quick or deep cleaning modules. It is enough to perform such operations, and as a result, both the system cache and the application cache will be deleted. If desired, again, you can remove unnecessary applets.
What could be more?
In principle, although infrequently, one can encounter situations where a removable card is set as the default location for installing applications, it is defined in the system, it seems that there is enough space, but applets on it still do not want to be installed. Apparently, this is due to violations in her work or the presence of errors.
Alternatively, try removing it and connecting it to a card reader on a desktop computer or laptop. After that, perform a standard check using the Windows-systems or using specialized applets, setting automatic correction of bad sectors. In principle, this is exactly the same operation that can be used to check disks and partitions in Windows. After that, insert the card back and take the necessary steps to download or update applications on the mobile device.
Brief summary
If you make brief conclusions about the elimination of error 941 in the "Play Market", in most cases it is enough to clean up the downloads and cache associated with the described service applications. Which method will be used (standard tools or applications for optimization or cleaning) does not play a fundamental role. Checking the card may be required only if the applets are installed by default on it.