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Fix Google Play store error 961: How to

Last Updated on March 7, 2021 by Bestusefultips

While install, download or update app from Google play store and get error message “unknown install error 961” in android phone or tablet. You can see this type of message: Unknown error code during Application install:”961”. It is frustrating when apps or games not download you must need. It’s quiet easy to fix Google play store error 961 in android device.

Sometimes you can’t download or update app because of some of the Google play store errors such as error 505, error 501, error 110, error 492, error 906, error 920 and more. Try below given possible methods to fix Google Play store error 961 in android phone or tablet.

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How to fix Google Play store error 961 in android

Fix Google Play store error 961 in android

Here are the 3 various methods to fix unknown install error 961 in Google play store in your android device.

1st Method: Clear the cache of Google Play Store

Step 1: Go to “Settings

Step 2: Tap on “Apps” under device section

Step 3: Scroll down until view “Google Play Store” and tap it

Step 4: Tap “Storage

Clear the cache of Google Play store to fix error 961

Step 5: Touch “Clear cache

Clear cache of Google Play services android:

Settings > Device > Apps > Google Play Services > storage > Clear cache

2nd Method: Uninstall Google play store updates on android

Step 1: Go to “Settings

Step 2: Under device section, tap “Apps

Step 3: Tap “Google play store

Step 4: Touch “Three vertical dots

Uninstall update Google Play store to fix error code 961

Step 5: Touch “Uninstall updates

Step 6: Touch “OK

3rd Method: Use recovery mode to fix Google Play store error 961

Step 1: Turn on your android phone

Step 2: Press & hold the volume down button and the power button at the same time until the phone switch on.

Start button in recovery mode option in android to fix 961 error

You can view “Android system recovery” screen on your device. By default “start” button set on android phone.

Recovery mode android to fix play store error 961

 

Step 3: Press the volume down button until see recovery mode

Step 4: Press the power button to restart into recovery mode

Android robot logo with red exclamation mark to fix error 961

You can see the above screen of “android robot with red triangle” symbol on android device.

Use recovery mode to fix play store error 961

Step 5: Press volume buttons to scroll to wipe cache partition, press the power button to select it.

This message seen on your device screen: Wipe cache?

Wipe cache partition android to fix error 961 in play store

Step 6: To confirm, tap volume buttons to scroll to “Yes” and press the power button to select it.

Clearing the cache may take 5-10 minutes.

Reboot system now to fix error 961

Step 7: Use the volume buttons to scroll to “reboot system now”, press the power button to select it.

That’s all. Did you find above steps helpful to fix Google Play store error 961 code in android. If you know other trick that fix this error, please share with us on below comment box. Stay connected with us for daily updates.

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