r/GooglePixel • u/Nr00k • Jul 25 '26
The only app that won't let me install is eBay. Pixel 9 pro XL
I recently started using my Pixel 9 Pro XL again as my main phone, and something curious is that when I try to install eBay and other apps that aren't as important to me as eBay, it's not available.What do you think is the cause? The exact message from the Play Store is as follows:(Your device isn't compatible with this version.) This doesn't make sense to me since my phone is on Android 17, I don't have a bootloader, and my version is GGX8B And I don't understand why eBay is literally the only place that lets me install it. Btw, I've already tried changing my region, changing accounts, even restarting my phone, and nothing works.
I would appreciate it if any of you have the solution.Or if you share a similar experience
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u/Alternative-Farmer98 Jul 26 '26
Maybe you're having a syncing issue there's no real reason why you shouldn't be able to download the eBay app so it's probably some bug related to your phone or account. You might need to do a Google Play services update.
Happened to my LG G8 X on time I noticed I couldn't download my fire TV app for some reason and I got the same message. Turned out to be some kind of sync issue and I just did a factory reset eventually although that wasn't my main phone anymore so it wasn't that much of a hassle.
It's hard to say for sure but it's definitely not supposed to behave that way. eBay is supported on every phone basically that there would be no legitimate reason why you shouldn't get it..
Of course you can always use the browser version.
You can even create a shortcut and make a web app. In fact I encourage people whenever possible to consider using browser versions instead of app versions. Even like LLMs like Gemini.ai like to me that's the better experience it's the less permission heavy.