If you already have a version of the Play Store installed, you can trigger an update manually: Google Play Store Profile icon at the top right. Play Store version
The digital skeleton of Leo’s old sat on his desk, a relic from 2014 running Android 5.1 Lollipop . It was a "project phone," a backup device he wanted to turn into a dedicated music player, but there was a problem: the Google Play Store had vanished after a factory reset, leaving only a blank screen and a spinning loading icon.
Yes, if you use APKMirror only. They verify cryptographic signatures match Google’s official releases.