[General Questions and Answers] Zeke88:
MultiROM user: I can browse Play Store but it FC's on app download...

I know this question has been asked frequently before bc I googled several forums, and searched XDA for days, I've been home sick and have been googling this issue non-stop and found lots of answers, and tried (most of) them, but I still have the same problem. When I try to download an app from the Play Store it force closes with the error: "Unfortunately, Google Play Store has stopped".

I have a Galaxy S4 SGH-M919, it is rooted, and I am using MultiROM successfully to multiboot several Android 5.1.1 ROMS: Dirty Unicorns v9.8 Release, Mokee Release 11.28.15, and PACMAN 02.22.15, all are stable releases.

They all installed successfully. I have tried using PA Gapps (PICO), and OpenGapps (PICO), and excluded everything except Play Services, Play Store, and Google Base packages using a gapps-config.txt file for both gapps installs. I have deleted "Cache" "Dalvik Cache" and "Data" then deleted the ROM(s) before reinstalling a new, or the same, ROM(s) and trying a different set of gapps. I have the same problem on all three ROMs.

Now for the sake of troubleshooting and time, I'm only dual-booting my Stock 4.4.4 ROM and Mokee 5.1.1 ROM (update: Right before posting this, I deleted all cache/Dalvik/Data, then deleted the Mokee 5.1.1 Rom, and installed Dirty Unicorns 5.1.1 Rom, along with OpenGapps Pico, and I still have the same issue).

Note:

When using PA Gapps 5.1.1 (pa_gapps-modular-pico-5.1-20150418-signed.zip) Play Store version "-438" installs, and when using OpenGapps 5.1.1 (open_gapps-arm-5.1-pico-20151225.zip) Play Store version "-238" installs.

While PA Gapps' "-438" Play Store crashes even before I browse apps, or upon opening Play Store at the latest, the OpenGapps' "-238" Play Store permits me to browse all day long without any issue, but FC's immediately upon initiating an app download. From what I've read, both the -238, and -438 version seems to be specific to the sgh-m919 dpi, and will accept a minimum of Android 2.3 and up to Android 6.0.

I have tried:

- Different Gapps packages (besides the two listed above) from XDA, OpenGapps, and Android File host

- Checked for Disabled: Downloads, Download Manager, Play Store, Play Services (no apps in the "Disabled" tab)

- I've Disabled and then Re-enabled: Downloads, Download Manager, Play Store, and Play Services

- I've Deleted "cache", "Dalvik cache", and "data" all the same time, and one at a time, rebooting in between

- I've deleted all the above, and all ROMs, then re-installed only the Mokee, or the Dirty Unicorn rom

- I went into the /system/cache directory and used terminal to mkdir the "download" directory & chmod'd it 777

- I've checked for a disabled "Google Sevices Framework" and Disabled/Enabled it between reboots then deleted

the cache, Dalvik cache, and data again, and rebooted

- I've created a brand new Google user account directly from my Galaxy S4

But I still have the same problem; I can't download apps from the Play Store.

I get the message: "Unfortunately, Google Play Store has stopped", without any variation on the error.

I can make and receive Text messages, and Phone calls, and access the Internet without any issues.

I do not use Google to sync any of my data and I don't use Google search, or any Google apps, or features, with the exception of

Play Store and Maps.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!