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[Tutorial] How to fix google playstore cannot establish a reliable connection to the server

[Tutorial] How to fix google playstore cannot establish a reliable connection to the server

hovatek
hovatek
hovatek
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24-03-2014, 10:42 AM
#1



If you get the 'Google Playstore cannot establish a reliable connection to the server' error then here's what to do:

Method 1: Edit Host files

  • Download ROM Toolbox lite
  • Install and launch ROM toolbox (grant super user privileges if prompted)
  • Select Root browser
  • Open System > Etc folders and locate the Hosts file
  • Highlight on the file, hold it down then click open with (any text editor on your phone)
  • In the Host file's script, insert # before the second set
    of IP addresses listed
  • Exit
  • Reboot the phone
  • Go to settings and scroll down to accounts
  • Add your Google account
  • Playstore should work normally now

Method 2: Change date

  • Go to Settings > Date & Time
  • Set the date to 4 years in the future
  • Relaunch Playstore
  • One you stop getting the connection error, revert the date to the correct one

Method 3: Uninstall proxy apps


If you have a proxy app like Freedom, you might want to uninstall it or ensure you change your proxy settings to that of your service provider (Settings > More > Mobile networks)

Method 4: Set correct date and timeĀ 


Ensure your device's date, timezone & time are correct

Method 5: Clear cache & cache

  • Go to Settings > Apps > Google play store & Google play services
  • Clear data & cache
  • Try again
This post was last modified: 14-06-2018, 03:19 PM by hovatek.

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ikbright4real
ikbright4real
ikbright4real
Respected Member
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16-08-2015, 08:39 PM
#2
Am happy to say that I used Method 1 above and it really helped me a great deal. Though the play store didn't open completely after following all the steps 1-10. So I have to perform another process that I saw somewhere - which has to do with CHANGING MY PHONE DATE TO FOUR YEARS IN FUTURE. And when I opened play store, it opened without delay. Kudos to the hovatek team.
oluwasegun
oluwasegun
oluwasegun
Junior Member
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01-12-2017, 09:24 PM
#3
I can't locate the host files... And moreover what is host file?
oluwasegun
oluwasegun
oluwasegun
Junior Member
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01-12-2017, 11:05 PM
#4
I locate d d host files and follow d steps.... But still samething d play store doesn't open
hovatek
hovatek
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02-12-2017, 12:28 PM
#5



(01-12-2017, 11:05 PM)oluwasegun I locate d d host files and follow d steps.... But still samething d play store doesn't open

Try the other methods

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