Anyone else having issues with new Google Play Store App for Android?

[Tee2072]

I downloaded but it won't let me actually buy anything! Every time I try to download a new app, it tells me I have to sign into Google via a browser and enter my details.

Well I've done that 5 or 100 times now, no dice.

Anyone else?

One of my phones (Galaxy Ace) says 'Google Play Books' needs to be updated (NB not 'Google Play' or 'Play Store' and I've never had/ wanted 'Google Play Books' so am surprised by this).

Another Huawei, makes no mention of Google Play needing update.

Same true of Archos tablet and another phone.

I have sometimes (very early on with the different phones) had a login failure (two are second hand and locked to O2, and I have only ever used them on wi-fi as a result) so they might have changed the error message now that it is no longer 'Marketplace' but 'Play Store'...

So the error message might suggest using browser to login to be sure user has correct login info, but 'store' app is not getting response fast enough when attempting to interact with servers, perhaps, and defaults to a daft error message rather than admit Google end is slow ?

That could be NG. I am stuck in a loop.

I'll just stick to the Play Store for awhile and not use the app.