Most of the MIUI users (even some non-MIUI users) might have seen this error 905 in play store while downloading apps. Your download stops all of a sudden, showing this error code. You might have tried that "goto settings>apps>play store, then uninstall updates, reboot, update play store" method and still this error wasnt fixed.
Well let me tell you, this is not a problem with play store but rather its a problem with MIUI(atleast thats my present conclusion). The reason why this happens is because of the play store app that has been stopped by MIUI RAM management, or when you clear the "recent apps".
As of now, the only fix which I could figure out was to make the play store persistent in RAM, atleast till the download is over. So probably, the question arises, "HOW?"
Just do the following:
- Open play store and start downloading whatever app you want to download.
- After download starts, open "recent apps" by tapping (or long pressing) the "recents" navigation button.
- Now click and drag the play store app icon down. This will lock the play store app in memory.
Thats it! Now the download won't be interrupted in between.
If required, after download finishes, goto recents and drag down the play store app again to unlock it.
NOTE: Some games need to download its additional files which will be downloaded once the app is installed and opened for the first time. That download will also get interrupted sometimes, if you leave it in background. You can repeat the steps above with whatever game/app to fix the interruption.
For non-MIUI users, there are a few ways to lock an app in memory, but I'm not sure about the percentage of success just because I don't have any non-MIUI phone which showed this error, to test it out. You're always welcome to test it and post the results, as to whether it did the trick or not.
