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Android: Google Play Store error 498 - what to do?

  • Oct 29, 2025
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You want to install an Android App from the Google Play Store, sometimes appears the error 498. Here you will learn how you can install your Apps, in spite of the error message.

Error 498: insufficient memory

The error message 498, you have to install the App is probably too large for your device. Here, both the memory or the internal memory is not sufficient, resulting in an Installation is at least temporarily possible.
Android: Device Storage Display

Despite the error message Apps from the Google Play Store to install

With a few tips, you can give the memory space on your Android Smartphone free. Note that the large amount of free memory is often only for the Installation required. For this your Smartphone must save the downloaded Setup file, and at the same time, the installed App. After the Installation, more space is usually available.
  • Uninstall old and unused applications. Take a look at your installed programs and uninstall what you no longer need. The best uninstall multiple Apps at once.
  • You can also start the device again. Some Apps leave some data in memory. By restarting, you can remove the Remnants of but easily.
  • Move data to an external memory card. Many Smartphones can even the Apps on a SD-card copy. For an Installation of internal storage is always important, the external, you can fill arbitrary.
  • You terminate all Apps running in the Background. After a reboot some applications, a nest directly in memory. In the Taskmanager you can see this in the list of "Active" and click on "Stop" to stop. Alternatively, read in a further practical tip, such as the main memory in Android is completely empty.
  • This is not sufficient, still you can also delete the data of your Apps. Stored information, such as account and images will be lost hereby, but most of the time. Click the App launcher to an application and select "clear data" (all data) or "empty the Cache". The latter you can delete without concern.
  • You try to install the App again. The storage space, the Play Store automatically Download.
Android app data delete
As a last step, you can still on the hunt for a real memory-Eaters to pass a further practical tip, you will learn how the memory consumption of the local files on your Smartphone to see.

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