Your friend tells you about a great app he/she is using.

You like what you hear so you head on over to Google Play to install it.

When you tap on the install button you see the words Download Pending.

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If your phone has a tendency to be slow, you might not think twice about it.

Good thing that there are various tips you could give a shot to fix the problem.

But, there are apps that can wait and can be updated manually.

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To turn off auto-update tap on the hamburger icon when you first open Google Play.

When the menu slides out, tap on prefs > Auto-update apps.

If you want to stop all the updates, tap on the Stop button.

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To give your unit that extra space an app that will male installing useless files easier isFiles by Google.

This app will help you erase even WhatsApp GIFs that are only taking up space on your phone.

Remove your SD card and place it back in correctly.

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Double check to see you inserted it correctly before closing your gadget.

As long as youre in the area, you might also try force stopping Google Play.

By doing this you give the app a fresh start and hopefully, your app will start to download.