How to enable google background data?

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... the box that says restrict background data? You can find that ... of background data disabled error Source : enable</b>-<b>background</b>-<b>data</b>/">What is background data   more
Force stop worked for me too..Thank you... I've been trying all posibilities since two days..   more
... resolved the problem! Wonder if Google Playstore people are aware of ...   more
Thanks Anonymous, It worked fine for me too.   more
... worked like clearing the cache, enabling background data nd and sync, Force Stop ... store app and then the google pay store is reset with ...   more
Force Start worked for me. I was pulling my hair out before this. Thanks   more
Woah, it did work... Thanks so much... Androids behave weird at times..   more
I had go to Settings-> Data usage-> Google play store-> Uncheck Restrict background data and then force stop Thank you!   more
force stop worked. wrecked my brain over this.....thanks   more
This worked. I was afraid I'd lose apps or things because the warnings sound scary. But nothing lost. Everything was fine.   more
I have been facing this problem ,i tried force stop procedure , but the problem still persists whenever i opened play store in different time intervals , every time i had to force stop it . so i was ...   more
... intermittently to me thou I have background enabled. Sometimes would launch from apps ... have created caching or "clear data" issue.   more
"force stop" option worked for me, i didnt use clear data option thnx   more
I shutdown and restarted. It works straight away! Thank you   more
why not just reboot the phone? it automatically clears ram   more
Anonymous you are simply awesome. Thank you very much.   more
What worked for me was clearing my device RAM. That killed it even though in my active apps Google play wasn't listed.   more
You are awesome anonymous. This worked. I didn't have to hit clear data, but the force stop worked perfectly.   more
Thanks Anonymous. Force Stop Google play and Then Clear Data. Worked like a magic   more
... 4.3) where I had to enable this background data option for Google - not just one!!! The ... second one was Settings / Data ...   more
wooohoo.. force stopp.. it worked for me tooo.. thanks...   more
I had same problem. I did restart..that helped me   more
It worked anonymous.. but why does this happen   more
nothing works for my phone (sony xperia j).... what else can i do?   more
I tried the force stop method and it worked   more
Force stop worked for my Galaxy Note 3, but after about a week it was back at it again acting up. Google Play, FIX THIS! I have had this problem for over 2 months.   more
Force stop worked for me...Thank you. Now back to work. Well done anon   more
Go to Settings-> Data usage-> Google play store-> Uncheck Restrict background data answered Jan 3 by anonymous This step is worked for me. Thanks.   more
Stopping the service and clearing cache worked for me. God knows why it did it in first place as have never restricted background data. Cheers though :)   more
Worked for me ! Great answer, saved me a lot of time   more
Go to settings, on the connection tab, click on data usage. Scroll down to google playstore and click on it. Untick background restriction.   more
Thank you clearing data trick worked no my lenovo   more
For what it is worth, I did the same thing: Force stop, etc. This had the desired effect. It also caused a lot of software on my phone to be updated, and I had been trying to do that for some time. I ...   more
i did force stop and than it works fine, so i recommend force stop that clear cache best of luck   more
This worked for me too. I just did the fore stop - I did not have to clear data. Thanks. I know this is almost a year later, but it was really helpful to me.   more
Thank you! Had same problem and this fixed it!   more
FORCE STOP for the Play Store and reset cache ... works perfectly. THANK YOU!   more
I tried a force stop and it did not repair the issue. It didn't even change the screen. I had to 'uninstall updates' and return to factory settings for this app and it works (for now).   more
Uninstall Google Play app and let the phone reinstall to its factory set. Done with SGS3. Now its working fine.   more
Locked up Google Play Store App solution was to select Forced Stop fixed me too. Thanks   more
The Force Stop did the trick for me as well. Greatly appreciate this information.   more
Hi there, I also went to Settings> Application Manager> Force Stop the Google Play Service> Restarted the phone and Play Store worked fine afterwards.   more
Go to Settings-> Data usage-> Google play store-> Uncheck Restrict background data   more
Hi had the same problem recently. I used forced stop before. But what also worked for me was simply clearing the memory in the RAM manager. This is probably a better "first step". Good luck!   more
Thanks Anonymous, It worked fine for me.   more
I did FORCE STOP and all but nothing helped me to run Google Play Store. Is there any more solution please?   more
I also did a FORCE STOP for the Play Store and it reset... seems to work just fine now. Thanks for the tip!   more
I went into settings and did a FORCE STOP for the Play Store and it reset... seems to work just fine now.   more
If you're having your background data on but it still says ... apps, Google play store, and press force stop and clear data then ...   more
Do you think we are retarded????? I have both on!! And background data is not restricted   more
If you are using on phone through mobile network may be it is due to them, otherwise check your wifi connection.   more
Background data means Data Connection or Wireless connection. You ... to sync items. You can enable this option from the Wireless ...   more

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