“Error 498 has occurred while communicating with the server” is a very common error which is faced by Android users. This error comes when you are downloading an app from the Google Play Store. There are numerous causes of Error 498 during downloading apps from the Google Play Store, the primary of which is the insufficient cache. Here are some of the best working solutions to fix Error 498 could not download app error.
Fix Error 498 Google Play Store Android
Clear Cache and Data
As the error has to do with the cache space available in your phone, clearing the cache must be the first thing you should try. Here’s how to clear data and cache.
Launch Settings in your Android phone.
Tap “Application Manager”.
Switch over to “All” apps to open the all running apps. Scroll down and search for “Google Play Store” app. When found, tap on it.
You will see a “Clear Data” and Clear Cache” option on this page. Tap on them one by one to clear cache and data of the Play store.
Here’s our detailed guide on how to clear cache in Android
Try downloading the app again from the play store. You will not see Error 498 during download again. If this didn’t fix anything, move on with the remaining solutions below.
Download app from Wifi not mobile data
You must make sure that you are downloading the app using a stable Wifi connection, and not a 3G,4G mobile data connection, as mobile data creates its own cache variables and messes up the phone cache.
Add New Account
You could try adding a new account on Google Play Store to fix Error 498 has occurred while communicating with the server. Here’s how to add a new account in Google Play store.
Launch Google Play Store.
Head over to settings > select add new account
After adding the new account, try downloading the app again.
Rest Android Device/Uninstall and Install Play Store
Resetting your Android phone and uninstalling and then reinstalling the Google Play store app is another last resort to fix Error 498 on the Google Play store during app download.
These were some of the methods to fix Error 498 could not download app from the Google Play store. Let us know which method worked for you.
