The Google Play Store gets frequent updates, which is excellent news. The not-so-great news is that it can take weeks, or sometimes even longer, to get the latest iteration. The basic functionality ...

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Did you just get a Hisense E INK phone? Google Play does not come on this line of smartphones out of the box. You have to install a software packaging called Gapps ...

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