Hi,
If I buy an app in the market, Is it licensed for one device or one user?
I have a phone and a tablet, both use the same GMail email adress. Would I be able to buy and install the app on both devices or I have to pay for it twice?
Thanks.
junks2010 said:
Hi,
If I buy an app in the market, Is it licensed for one device or one user?
I have a phone and a tablet, both use the same GMail email adress. Would I be able to buy and install the app on both devices or I have to pay for it twice?
Thanks.
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Usually the purchase is linked to your account and you can install it on any Android device that is connected to your account. I installed apps on the XOOM, Nook Color and TF without problems. Think of it like the iTunes store.
However, there are apps that register your Device ID and install only on one at a time. For example CoPilot Live. You need to deactivate one device before you can install on another one.
Hope that helps!
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Got my Sensation today and found that I couldn't complete a search or even directly enter a web address without first signing on with a Google Account. What's up with that?
I have android 2.2 on another device and the search and web browser don't require a Google Account. Must Google record everything I do from my phone's browser? Is this a T-Mobile issue, a HTC issue or an Andorid issue?
Or do I just need to install another web browser app?
VideoVeteran said:
Got my Sensation today and found that I couldn't complete a search or even directly enter a web address without first signing on with a Google Account. What's up with that?
I have android 2.2 on another device and the search and web browser don't require a Google Account. Must Google record everything I do from my phone's browser? Is this a T-Mobile issue, a HTC issue or an Andorid issue?
Or do I just need to install another web browser app?
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can't download apps from the market without a google account... it is a google phone after all. just sign up for one with a fake name or something its free
Right. I already have 3 Google Accounts. This is my first Android phone, but not my first Android device. Of course I understand I must "sign-in" when using the Market. One account was used for the Market, another for my G-Mail and a third one was tied to Youtube. I never had to use any of them for the web browser. I just wondered what started that. The other device is a WiFi tablet (not a phone) so I wonder if this is a phone thing. Do all Android Phones work this way?
VideoVeteran said:
Right. I already have 3 Google Accounts. This is my first Android phone, but not my first Android device. Of course I understand I must "sign-in" when using the Market. One account was used for the Market, another for my G-Mail and a third one was tied to Youtube. I never had to use any of them for the web browser. I just wondered what started that. The other device is a WiFi tablet (not a phone) so I wonder if this is a phone thing. Do all Android Phones work this way?
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it doesn't ask you to sign in for the browser it asks if you want to save your search results to your gmail acct. it normally does this the first time you search for something on a new device. i don't think its a big deal so they aren't tracking you lol
I want to root my phone but I want to back up my apps before I do so, mainly just xda premium because that's the only app I paid for. How do I do this if I'm not rooted?
hockeybpr25 said:
I want to root my phone but I want to back up my apps before I do so, mainly just xda premium because that's the only app I paid for. How do I do this if I'm not rooted?
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Do a backup from your settings menu in phone. When you get a new phone just put in your gmail info on setup and it will automatically download most of your apps from the market. The last part is that any app you pay for stays with your gmail account. When you get a new phone and set up your gmail info go into market and you will see it say purchased. The catch is that you have to use that gmail account from here on out. If its not the main account on the phone neither of the previous suggestions will work.
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oh ok sweet, i already had my gmail account set up so i guess i'm good
So when I went to the market to put xda premium back on my phone it's saying I have to buy it again. The market shows that I'm logged into my gmail account as well.
hockeybpr25 said:
So when I went to the market to put xda premium back on my phone it's saying I have to buy it again. The market shows that I'm logged into my gmail account as well.
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Astro, free in the Market. Once installed, Menu, Tools, Applications manager/Backup. Ir will create a folder called Backup and a subfolder inside it, called Apps.
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If you are logged into the same Google account the purchase was made on, you can re-download any purchased app at any time without paying again.
Falcyn said:
If you are logged into the same Google account the purchase was made on, you can re-download any purchased app at any time without paying again.
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Just remembered I bought it through Amazon so I got it that way.
Now another question. I had backup assistant with verizon and when I started my phone the first time I got it it loaded that up and put in all my contacts. How do I get it to do that now that I'm running gummyCHARGED
Okay maybe a stupid question
I'm a developer.. but this is my first Android phone... so forgive me if this is a stupid question.
If I buy an App on GmailAccount#1. Can I back it up and then restore it if my phone is synced to GmailAccount#2?
Reason I ask, and maybe this is the way it is suppose to be, but coming from an iPhone I am use to sharing apps with my wife's phone.
I researched a bit and it seems like the only way to do that is if you decided to setup a third gmail account, and make it the primary for both, and then sync our personals after that.
Is there an easier way to share apps within the household? Or is it suppose to be more of a 1 app per device vs 1app per household?
If I can't do both, I'll probably buy fewer apps, especially the more expensive ones. I could justify it more when at least I could get 2 (actually 3 cause I have an iPad too) installs out of it.
Apps are matched to the purchasing account and only the purchasing account.
I believe that's intentional, as it's a bit unfair to app developers for the OS provider to decide their apps can all be shared.
HOWEVER: if you put the Amazon Appstore on both phones and sign in to the same Amazon account, the Google account the phone's set up on is irrelevant. Most really good apps are on the Amazon Appstore now (and in general, the quality of apps is higher and they're certainly safer since Amazon approves every single app).
Hi. Can I somehow move a paid MX Player Pro to my wife's account? We shared the same tablet before, and the program was in my account, but actually it was she who used it. Now I bought a tablet for myself, and she can't use it from her account, though I don't need it. Is there any way to cancel my own purchase and transfer an app to other person's Google account?
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Hi. Can I somehow move a paid MX Player Pro to my wife's account? We shared the same tablet before, and the program was in my account, but actually it was she who used it. Now I bought a tablet for myself, and she can't use it from her account, though I don't need it. Is there any way to cancel my own purchase and transfer an app to other person's Google account?
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There is no such options available on Google Play. License is per account. You can use it any number of accounts. So, it's valid as long as you keep your mail id logged in.
Hey guys
I have an old phone (LG Optimus 2X - p999) that I wanted to give away to a friend.
I had installed the Magicjack app when I was using the phone, and now my friend is having problems loging in.
When my friend attempts to login, he gets this error "Your device is not on this account."
The username and password are entered correctly and he's able to login when he's using his tablet.
I was wondering if anyone came across this issue before?
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Phone: LG P999 with Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Magicjack account: free
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It looks like no one had this problem before, eh?
Am I the only one who had this problem?
Or maybe my post was not clear?
It is possible that the license for the MJ app on that phone has expired. You might try to remove and reinstall to update the license. Or you can go to your MJ account to see if you can reactivate that license. Just a thought.
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It is possible that the license for the MJ app on that phone has expired. You might try to remove and reinstall to update the license. Or you can go to your MJ account to see if you can reactivate that license. Just a thought.
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I don't have the account info and password to login to magickjack, and I don't use it anymore.
I've tried to remove the app and all it's data files and re-installed.
I've also tried flashing a different ROM to my old phone and still no go.
My friend wants to use it, but he's not able to login with his account when using my old phone.
Are there any alternatives to Magicjack on the Google play store that don't require you to buy credits?
Yeah, MJ has to be active for the app to work.
You might take a look at testPlus. I think you can subscribe for a year for $20 or watch some videos for credit.
Hope that helps.
Hi,
please please please have patient with with as i’m still on iphone waiting to sell it and buy android (after @5 years on apple ecosystem)
Before that, last android phone, i had note 3, rooted ...
My question is about having a degoogled phone with lineageos (im looking for pixel 4a to buy this one), without any google service instaled (not even aurora that, from what i understood, can be installed via fdroid and used to install play apps) and use no more google/facebook services (e.g whatsapp).
The question: can i download an apk file from google store via a laptop (e.g: revolut, or other banks apps) upload them to the phone and install them?
If this will work, will be privacy compromised?
Is this safer than installing via aurora?
Another question: lets say ill use k9 mail for my gmail account. Will help google target my phone in any way knowing at least my phone ip ?
Regards,
dallas87 said:
The question: can i download an apk file from google store via a laptop (e.g: revolut, or other banks apps) upload them to the phone and install them?
If this will work, will be privacy compromised?
Is this safer than installing via aurora?
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Android allows side-loading, where an APK from anywhere can be installed. It is up to you to make sure you aren't installing a bad app if you do this.
However, if you have completely de-googled your phone, expect trouble with apps. It is very common for apps to depend on Google services.
It is safer to use a store of some kind than to download from random web sites, unless you are going to verify certificates and such yourself.
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Another question: lets say ill use k9 mail for my gmail account. Will help google target my phone in any way knowing at least my phone ip ?
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I don't understand what you are concerned about. You will have to force Google to "lower your account security" if you use k9 because it doesn't support Google's oath authentication. But it will work. I used k9 for many years with my Gmail account. The worst that ever happened was when Google temporarily blocked logins due to my IP changing a bunch. That kind of thing is much less likely with an oauth login.
To be frank, having a Gmail account while being paranoid about Google stuff on your phone makes no sense to me. You can turn off or disable things on the phone if you don't want them on.
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To be frank, having a Gmail account while being paranoid about Google stuff on your phone makes no sense to me. You can turn off or disable things on the phone if you don't want them on.
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I'm agree with you. I'll create an email service for myself in the near future so I'll skip this only service that I'm using from google
Thank you