This is not exactly a vibrant specific question, but since I have a vibrant and I don't know where else to post it.
If I buy a paid app in the market (I have never bought one before), and then I root the phone (delete everything on it) or change the phone how do I get those paid apps back without paying for them again?
They always show up under your "downloads" and you can download them again at any time.
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chastbi said:
They always show up under your "downloads" and you can download them again at any time.
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but how if I have never create an account how does the market know that I Bought that app.
with my ipad it's ok. since I have to create an account to buy apps. So I get it, but with the android I don't understand since I haven't create any account to buy apps in the android market
You have to create a gmail account to even access the market. I dunno how you would've bypassed this...
And rooting the phone won't delete anything on it
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disturkis4u said:
You have to create a gmail account to even access the market. I dunno how you would've bypassed this...
And rooting the phone won't delete anything on it
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^ its flashing custom roms that "deletes" apps... you have to have a Google account, the app will permanently be on your account and you can re-download the app anytime.
The apps are tied to your Google account, so there's no need to create sone sort of new account for the market. They will always be under downloads on any Android phone you will get.
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thank you guys, now I know how it works so its throught my google account he LoL sorry for be ignorant I just know the there will be a some custom room flashes for my vibrant in the future and didn't want to lose my apps.
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Does anybody know how to manage the apps that lithium and cyanogen pull from my Google account to install? When I install the Roms fresh and login and open the market they start pulling down old apps I don't use anymore. How do I make Google forget those old ones?
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loccoelf said:
Does anybody know how to manage the apps that lithium and cyanogen pull from my Google account to install? When I install the Roms fresh and login and open the market they start pulling down old apps I don't use anymore. How do I make Google forget those old ones?
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I have just uninstalled them and the next time i install a rom it doesn't download it anymore. Are you letting it download and uninstalling it or just cancelling the download?
I really wish we had more control over what apps are stored on the cloud
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Login to the market on pc and manage your items there. Works!
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Hi all
I would like to know if it's possible to update a third party application without user action.
I noted that the android market can self-update the installed apps. The user is not asked about an acknowledgment.
I don't want to offer my self-coded app in the market. I found a way to update this app from my homepage, but the user must this affirm.
you could make a service that runs when the phone boots up that checks whether a new version exists, and if it does it downloads it.
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Meltus said:
you could make a service that runs when the phone boots up that checks whether a new version exists, and if it does it downloads it.
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thanks for your help.
That's not the problem. The download and the install works fine. All I want is to get rid of the dialog asking the user whether he want to update or not.
sorry ignore, misread the question
winwiz said:
if after installing the app you open the app from within the market again, it gives you the option of auto-updating?
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my application is not available on the market. it's a business applikation only used by our company. therefore i don't want to upload it to the market.
oh I get you. I know it must be possible because like you said the market can do it, but I don't know how, sorry.
ill do some digging and see what I can find.
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Does anyone know what it is in a ROM, that when you sign into Gmail, it downloads all your applications that were installed on your device? Ive noticed alot of ROM's lately that are lacking this feature, and was curious as to what allows a ROM to do this.
Thanks
Your market saves all your paid apps. The rest you have to have a backup with like titanium backup
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Nicgraner said:
Your market saves all your paid apps. The rest you have to have a backup with like titanium backup
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no offense. really, but thats not true. if you use a g2, or nexus s, or cm7, when you sign into gmail ALL your apps re download back to your device
Oh right forgot bout that lol feel kinda dumb... But that is true.
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mrpanic7 said:
no offense. really, but thats not true. if you use a g2, or nexus s, or cm7, when you sign into gmail ALL your apps re download back to your device
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It also happens in the Glacier.
My theory is this. the first time you sign into your Google account via a Android phone it picks up the phone model. and the first time you sign in it figures you just got that phone so it will re-download the apps to that phone. and once you change ROMs and resign in it think "hey this phone already as the apps" so it doesn't kick it to the new ROM.
In any case the best thing to do is use Titanium Backup.
Sounds like a good theory to me.
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Check under settings /privacy /back up + auto restore. I believe that's what the initial setup access.
I don't like it, new rom = new app install, just easier to eliminate problems not related to rom.
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Does anyone know if it's possible to link the android/google market with the Amazon appstore or visa versa.
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You want to sink it? Hmm. Try an iceberg! It worked for the Titanic!
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Nope, they're completely separate entities.
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Nope, they're completely separate entities.
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I know that, but when I go to update my application is there no way of the android market knowing that I've downloaded application from another source. They both basically have the same applications
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Why would one update an app bought from the other? If you are buying from both you must have both market apps on your device, right? So together all your apps are being updated.
Don't really see the issue here.
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I know that, but when I go to update my application is there no way of the android market knowing that I've downloaded application from another source. They both basically have the same applications
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Try to install the app from Amazon and then use Titanium Backup's "Market Doctor", it might work
Nah that won't work for paid apps. It'll show as installed in the Market, but if you try and update via the Market you'll be prompted to pay.
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Nah that won't work for paid apps. It'll show as installed in the Market, but if you try and update via the Market you'll be prompted to pay.
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Exactly. I tried this with setcpu apk installed. But was prompted to pay before I could get the update.
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did you then have a problem whereby market was always prompting for an update for an app you had bought via amazon? if so, how do you stop market banging on about an app you cant update?
Use Titanium Backup to break the market link.
Is it possible to rip an .apk from the phone? Something I installed via the market?
Yup. Its in /data/app then copy and paste to tour sdcard. Or adb pull it.
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Will they always work in another device?
tinpanalley said:
Will they always work in another device?
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The apks? Probably.
Some will. Well most of your 3rd party apps from the market will. Some of the system .apk's won't. For example, I like the HTC Facebook. chat app, but when i tried to install it on Black Ice, it kept failing. Probably because it is a cyanogen based rom. Also my favorite search app is the Quick searck from TMobile with Google,Wikipedia Youtube,
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Some will. Well most of your 3rd party apps from the market will. Some of the system .apk's won't. For example, I like the HTC Facebook. chat app, but when i tried to install it on Black Ice, it kept failing. Probably because it is a cyanogen based rom. Also my favorite search app is the Quick searck from TMobile with Google,Wikipedia Youtube,
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MIUI has its own framework. Therefore, only those system apps will work on MIUI. Same goes for HTC. That's why it wouldn't work on Black Ice.
Also, just in case if you intend on trying to illegally distribute a paid app, some of them (I don't know how many, but probably many) have Market's legality check, and won't function when installed on a system they weren't purchased on.
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Also, just in case if you intend on trying to illegally distribute a paid app, some of them (I don't know how many, but probably many) have Market's legality check, and won't function when installed on a system they weren't purchased on.
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I'll leave this one alone..while i dont encourage it anymore, or waste my time trying to get 2 or 3 dollar apps for free..i can tell you that there isnt an app on the net that cant be gotten for free. I didnt think it was wrong years ago, but it is. Oddly i still like some of my old buddies that havent changed yet but I am blessed and I dont do anything i cant explain to my 4 yr old.
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I was specifically thinking about an app I paid for and want to install on my tablet though I have my tablet set up under a different gmail account. That's all. I can't be bothered to try to rip games or apps to save 3 or 4 bucks.
you still should be able to add a 2nd acct to your tablet, and then dl it...
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Wait a sec... so I can add my phone's gmail account to my tablet, download the app, then switch back to the tablet's gmail account and actually see and use that app? I didn't think you could do that.
No, you won't see it downloaded. But you won't have to pay twice - if you paid for an app on your phone and you have the same account on your tablet, you will be able to download it on the tablet as well without paying again - you'll see the app as "purchased".
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Wait a sec... so I can add my phone's gmail account to my tablet, download the app, then switch back to the tablet's gmail account and actually see and use that app? I didn't think you could do that.
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you can add the acct to your tablet, dl whatever app you purchased. You can leave both accts on your tablet and choose 1 as your primary acct. You can have mor than 1 acct on your device. when you open the app store press your menu button and select "accounts" and choose which one you want to use.
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