4.0.4 Play Store | Android

Android 4.0.4 and the Play Store: A Complete Guide for 2025 and Beyond

Published: May 1, 2026 | Reading Time: 10 Minutes

| App Name | Last Working Version | Use Case | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | VLC Media Player | 3.0.12 | Music & Video playback | | Simple Keyboard | 5.6 | Lightweight typing | | AlpineQuest | 2.3.0 | Offline GPS mapping | | Moon+ Reader | 5.5.2 | eBook reading | | RetroArch | 1.8.5 | Emulation (GameBoy, SNES) | | KeePassDroid | 2.3.1 | Password manager | | AndFTP | 4.4 | File transfer (FTP/SFTP) | Android 4.0.4 Play Store

In the fast-paced world of mobile technology, Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) feels like a relic from a bygone era. Released in early 2012, this operating system powered iconic devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the HTC One X, and the Sony Xperia S. Fast forward to 2025, and millions of these legacy devices are still collecting dust in drawers—or worse, being used as secondary phones, media players, or child-friendly tablets. Android 4

Have a specific error on your Android 4.0.4 device? Leave a comment below (Note: You cannot load the comment section on Android 4.0.4 – use a modern PC). Have a specific error on your Android 4

The primary barrier to using the Play Store on this version is the deprecation of Google Play Services

If your device has stock ROM and no Play Store, you generally cannot add it without rooting and custom recovery.