When Attempting To Download Apps To My Laptop Wrong Device Is Shown

Each and every time I attempt to download apps from google play store, instead of showing app being installed on my laptop, it ALWAYS shows download device as "ONEPLUS A5000"??? Why and how can I fix it? Thanks

 

If you are trying to install Android apps to your Windows laptop you can't. ONEPLUS A5000 is an Android mobile phone, is that your phone?

 

Hi Thanks for replying to my thread, NO! ONEPLUS A5000 is definitely not my phone, the best I can do is an Iphone8!!!In fact I have no idea where that device ID came from?
Perhaps if I explain what I am attempting to do, you could advise?
In my car I have an Android 8 media device, which carries media, sat nav and many other feature's. However many of the apps are badly out of date and require replacing, as they no longer operate, for example if I click on any google app it states unable to connect with google servers.? (I have a good wifi and bluetooth connection)
What I am desperate to do is reinstall a sat nav system, something along the lines of Tom Tom. Plus bring my other google apps up to date and operating .So to that end I thought I could download apps from google play store, which I understand is android, then using Bluetooth send them from my laptop to my car android device.
I'm getting the impression that because google play store is android I cannot download android to my laptop, if that is the case is there any way that I can download a google android app ?
How can I download android apps(especially from google play store) to be able to transfer them to my android device, by either Bluetooth or wifi.
I have been trying to crack this for ages but personally am getting no where so some professional assistance would really be appreciated. Many thanks caskin

 

Not answering your question... but throwing in the idea of replacing the "one trick pony" car sat nav with your phone. You most likely will have your phone with you when heading out... its address book will be the most updated (versus maintaining a phone address book and separately maintaining destination points within your sat nav)... and your phone can play/stream music, news, etc., etc. Anyway, just my unsolicited two cents.

 

A bit on a tangent but may be useful to some... My car is ancient too. No bluetooth and no aux port. But if your car has FM radio, this works pretty well. You pair it with your phone via bluetooth just once and it will know to connect going forward. It then broadcasts signals to your FM radio (you can select the station frequency) and out comes news, music, etc. from your phone to your car's stereo system. Works the other direction too - so you can give your phone verbal commands and make hands free phone calls.

A car phone charger comes in handy too, of course.

 

There's more to downloading Android apps than Google Play.
Try no. 2 on this list.
https://www.apowersoft.com/android-app-download-site.html

 

That Sir worked a treat, only device shown was the A5000 phone, which is now deleted, so will press on with next step and see how it goes...many thanks

Incidentally my car is also 20 yrs old,Rover 75 connesiour tourer auto V6 2.5lt 42000 genuine on the clock...but the the media unit fitted is the BMW (which the rover is) E46 media unit.Android series 8.

 

Well Young lady please accept my sincere apologies, I myself am 82,but still love the game, with the PC being one of my favourite places. Having did as you advised, Im now stuck with finding a device that google will accept, I was hoping my laptop would come up but no!
All I need is one google app that will be in my downloads which I can send via (Bluetooth) to my cars media (android)device. Surely it cannot be as difficult as it appears??Do I require some interface to accept android apps on a windows PC in order to be able to download android apps??

 

Thankyou Can but give it a try.....the strange thing is that I have already downloaded APK android files to my laptop,but whe attempting to install in car android device, I get a message stating windows cannot handle these files!!! (which perhaps says it all)I did also wonder if I could download from my Iphone???

 

Recommend you take another look at post #5. I've been using an Android phone with Google Maps for years for sat nav. Does the job well - no need for any in-car device.

 

Have you looked here? It shows how to manually update the head unit (scroll down).

You might be able to transfer it using a computer emulator like Bluestacks and the My BMW app. It says that app is another way to update the head unit.

 

Sorry but don't fully understand the reply as I wasn't inferring that you do anything, it was me that was going to give YOUR idea a try. Plus my car is 20yrs old, but has a modern BMW add on(the media unit)however I also have a portable Garmin sat nav unit with life long updates, but having a unit in the car designed to display sat nav it would be great to get it up and going.I think Waze is fantastic have it on my phone but want it in the car??? Don't forget I am also 82 born 1940!!

 

I understand where you are coming from, I too have Waze plus Garmin drive on my Iphone, equally I carry a portable NUVI Garmin sat nav, so finding my way is not the problem. My problem is that I have a modern 9" BMW sat nav system in the car which I would like to activate, but cannot find a way of installing android apps to allow me to use it, most emulators such as blue stacks are designed to allow you to play android games etc on your PC,but they do not cater for Bluetooth or WiFi transfers of android files to android devices.

 

Thank you for the heads up, its certainly given me food for thought, will digest and get back with how I get on Cheers.

 

I also use an Android 2DIN in my little Mazda MX-5, and often use "sideloading": get your APK elsewhere than the Google Play Store, like #2 on the list in Post #8 from Eldon, and download the APK file to your computer and onto USB stick, then USB stick out to your vehicle and plug into Android 8 media device, then click on the APK to install.
IE, the APK file is installed on the Android device using a computer to download the file and transfer to USB stick.
https://i.imgur.com/61cIyj8.jpg
TorquePro App showing tire pressure and temperature, and action of the 3-speed cooling fan.

 

Snap! besides my Rover which is my daily ride, we too have a 2010 MX5 powershift 2.0Lt which the wife uses, soft top and removeable hard top. Anyway I digress. Fully up to speed with your advice, which as you imply is simple to do, but on my media device I only have mini USB slots to take micro sd cards????

 

Same scenario if using a micro SD card, just load it with the .apk file then insert card into the Android unit.

 

Do you know what size of USB stick you used? I have a 'HandsFreeLink' from Honda and the manual says only a 16gb flash drive would work for updating the built-in Garmin GPS. After a few hours of frustration I discovered that only a 32gb flash drive would work. I'm not sure if it is the same for you but you might need a specific size of mini SD card.

I can update everything else OTA but apparently Garmin thinks walking back and forth from computer to head unit multiple times is the better way...

 

Ive actually had a breakthrough on reinstalling my sat nav,just have a few more tweaks and updates to do to fully test and check it,will get back with results.But I know what you mean as I too was trundling back and fore to the car with the laptop!!!!

 

May we now please close this thread as problem now solved. With the aid of a company AID managed to obtain android mini sd card with sat nav installed. Running a treat, so thanks to all appreciated all the input. Cheers Derek
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