Play Store missing from my android phone, how do I get it back?

Not sure what happened but the Google Play Store icon is gone. I checked the app drawer and it isn't there. How do I reinstall it?
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barolideepak Oct 29, 2026
inshya_gadget
It's almost always disabled rather than gone, you can't properly uninstall it on a normal phone. Settings > Apps, show system apps (it's in the three dots menu), find Google Play Store. If there's an Enable button, tap it and the icon comes back. If it already says enabled, check your launcher hasn't hidden it or tucked it in a folder. Don't go downloading the Play Store from random sites.