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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.

google voice

i installed google voice...integrated it with my sprint phone number...how can i temove it? id rather use vvm again...thanks
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With the standard google voice service you could do something like *38 to disable google voicemail.
However, this is not an option if you enabled sprint integration. You would first have to disable the sprint integration and then you'll have the option to remove google voicemail.
All this would have to be done from http://voice.google.com of course.

thanks for the reply...problem is..i deleted my gmail acct thinking it would get rid of google voice...any other way to do it?
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kalel_293 said:
thanks for the reply...problem is..i deleted my gmail acct thinking it would get rid of google voice...any other way to do it?
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I think that if you just removed it you "might" be able to re-enable it again.
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another question, since i deleted my google acct, when i tried to redownload root explorer from the market, its asking me to buy it again (purchased a while back)...
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Not a good move my friend.
You can fill out a form and possibly get your account reactivated. Hopefully you deleted the account only recently. Otherwise you may have to talk with sprint tech support and there's only so much they can do.
Anyways, check out the link below:
http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?answer=32046
Look near the top for the link to the form for deleted accounts and select "No" for the first question.
Let us know how it goes.

Google disables Nexus 7

Anybody knows what happens to your Nexus 7 after you reported lost/stolen? What does Google disables? How long does it take for Google to send you a new one?
Called Google and they say the 2 level department that handles losses usually takes 3-4 days for them to reply to you after you reply with "I CONSENT" which authorizes Google to disable your previous device. I am on day 4 so far nothing...
What exactly are they going to disable if never received it?
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not 3g,no imei, how can they disabled it.
Mac address maybe. But its easy to change with Mac changer....

Why are you worried or curious as to what or how they'll disable a N7 that you don't have? I wouldn't care what disabling a N7 I didn't have entailed. Just curious.
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Maybe it was linked to his/her account?
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How could it be linked to their account when it never made it to their hands? Google shipped it but they never received it.

How could it be linked to their account when it never made it to their hands? Google shipped it but they never received it.
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Mine was linked to my account when I received it (purchased through Play Store).

tjupille said:
Mine was linked to my account when I received it (purchased through Play Store).
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Linked to your account in terms of your email address for purchase history with the play store only.Google doesn't put anything on the device that would link you to it.

Mine too was linked to my account when I bought it
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jamesst20 said:
Mine too was linked to my account when I bought it
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what do you mean by "linked"? It was "linked" before you even turned it on to sign in to your gmail? It already knew who you were before doing anything? Linked how?

There is an option when you checkout asking you if you want it linked to the account you checked out on. If you select yes they do add your account to the device before you get it.

Danny80y said:
There is an option when you checkout asking you if you want it linked to the account you checked out on. If you select yes they do add your account to the device before you get it.
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Thanks...So you didn't have to sign in to Gmail? It was already loaded up ready to go?
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dirtyhamster73 said:
Thanks...So you didn't have to sign in to Gmail? It was already loaded up ready to go?
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The email account is setup and presumably all the apps are setup (saving you a few seconds maybe). It does still ask for the password before you can use it though.

shaneydroid said:
The email account is setup and presumably all the apps are setup (saving you a few seconds maybe). QUOTE]
Well when I buy a new phone/device and sign in to my Gmail all my apps start downloading and my account was never linked until I signed it.. Isn't that just the "way" it is?
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I honestly don't know.
All I know is that the N7 I got from play store I checked the box to link to my account, the one I got from Curry's obviously didn't have the option.
The only difference between the two is that I had to enter my password into the linked one and had to enter my email and password into the not linked one. I could not see any difference whatsoever besides.

shaneydroid said:
I honestly don't know.
All I know is that the N7 I got from play store I checked the box to link to my account, the one I got from Curry's obviously didn't have the option.
The only difference between the two is that I had to enter my password into the linked one and had to enter my email and password into the not linked one. I could not see any difference whatsoever besides.
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Ok, that's cool...thanks for the explanation. I'm seriously just trying to understand what's the big deal about Google disabling a device that I never received. Maybe the op did have the account linked....but I honestly can't see Google having that big of a security issue open by sending out devices that are linked already....for situations like this where the device doesn't get to the owners hands in delivery.
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[Q] How to migrate from iPhone?

Well my phone hasn't even shipped yet but I'm impatiently trying to plan everything to get the best use of the phone right away...
The biggest and most important thing will actually be migrating from my iPhone. I guess since all my mail is either GMail or work's exchange, I'm good there... I can easily download the photos on to my computer...
What about contacts? They are in iCloud but is there any easy way to export/import my entire contact list?
Is there anything else I might be forgetting about migrating over?

I suggest entering your icloud contact phone #'s to Gmail's contact list if u haven't. Also get Google Music and it will upload all your songs in itunes to Google's clouds.

you should be able to download an app to sync your contacts to gmail and from there you just log into your gmail account on the N4 and your done. and as mentioned with play music, upload it to googles cloud and be done with that. the migrate should be fairly easy. once u do it you will never go back lol
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n1ggyn1ce said:
I suggest entering your icloud contact phone #'s to Gmail's contact list if u haven't. Also get Google Music and it will upload all your songs in itunes to Google's clouds.
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No google play music in canada...

Kaitlyn2004 said:
No google play music in canada...
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I think DoubleTwist has some iTunes syncing ability
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Plug your iphone/open iTunes/select contacts / there,s a option to sink your contact to your gmail... Simple!
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Burn the iphone and throw away the ashes and you should be good to go..
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Using Google Hangouts on One with Bloatware

I guess some of you noticed that google just updated Google Talk to replace it with Hangouts. A nice WhatsApp Clone with some beautiful features. I guess cross platform chat (Phone <> PC) is the most interesting part.
If you are an owner of an One which has Google Talk preinstalled as bloatware there is no chance to update this via Google Play unless HTC delivers an update. Too bad we're not able to uninstall bloatware / preinstalled stuff on non rooted devices...
But if you open the Play Store via browser on your computer to instruct it to install Hangouts on your phone, it will overwrite the Google Talk and you're able to use the new Hangouts app
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.talk&referrer=utm_source%3Dde-ALL-landingpage%26utm_medium%3DCTA%26utm_term%3D%26utm_campaign%3Dlandingpage
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That's what I did myself I wondered why it wouldn't update
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I really wish they integrated it with sms/mms app like Facebook Messaging can do... or just made it like iMessage. But I'm happy for the upgrade.
It might not be showing up for folks because it is probably still replicating across the Play servers.

UI Layour is quite nice, hope it gets popular, but i really wanted that it could send sms , like imessage , or sms atleast so i can use that app for all.
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Lmfao scud

I tried installing it from the website but it never appears on my phone

Rage1ofakind said:
I tried installing it from the website but it never appears on my phone
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Yep, but it is there don't worry. It launches when you start Google Talk

For me Talk was completely replaced after I started the remote Installation.
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Rage1ofakind said:
I tried installing it from the website but it never appears on my phone
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Reboot your phone.
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Hangouts is a seperate app from the store for me
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Won't work for me since it states that it's already installed but it just opens up as Google talk
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noneed2aim said:
Won't work for me since it states that it's already installed but it just opens up as Google talk
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Strange. I'm on an att HTC one and it installed as a seperate app. I'm guessing it has to do with being on a non stock rom
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I just got the phone today , it wouldnt let me install from Play store on the phone , it just gives me an option to open.
i went to play store on my pc and was able to install it from there on my phone and it replaced my talk app and it seems to work fine.

I opened a thread like this, Hangouts, with how to install and other stuff.
I saw this thread after.
Sorry

What I did was uninstall Google talk with titanium backup and then just install hangouts from the store later
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maverick1103 said:
Reboot your phone.
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listen to him, it works.

Seems if ur rooted than you can get it or if gtalk wasn't a system app bloatware, like on sprint so I suppose I just have to wait
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Since when is Google Talk "bloatware"
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Hoax87 said:
I guess some of you noticed that google just updated Google Talk to replace it with Hangouts. A nice WhatsApp Clone with some beautiful features. I guess cross platform chat (Phone <> PC) is the most interesting part.
If you are an owner of an One which has Google Talk preinstalled as bloatware there is no chance to update this via Google Play unless HTC delivers an update. Too bad we're not able to uninstall bloatware / preinstalled stuff on non rooted devices...
But if you open the Play Store via browser on your computer to instruct it to install Hangouts on your phone, it will overwrite the Google Talk and you're able to use the new Hangouts app
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.talk&referrer=utm_source%3Dde-ALL-landingpage%26utm_medium%3DCTA%26utm_term%3D%26utm_campaign%3Dlandingpage
Regards from germany
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I'm not sure if it works without root but titanium backup allows you to unistall bloatware but all my devices have been rooted so idk if it works without it honestly
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I just logged into google play on my PC and installed it on my phone and talk was replaced by hangouts. I am stock not rooted.

Already Installed Issue on Hangout..
Hi, i am from India and I am having an issue about installation of Hangout, The same issue occurs to my colleague also.
In Google Play it says already installed and no update option displayed but when i open it is the same GTalk UI and same icon.
Not able to update from Google Play ( WEB / Android Device). i am using Stock LG NEXUS 4.