I signed out of a Google Account after adding another one, and it kept all my paid apps etc. Is there some downfall to this, or is this an easy way to share my apps with my family? Thanks!
Xygod said:
I signed out of a Google Account after adding another one, and it kept all my paid apps etc. Is there some downfall to this, or is this an easy way to share my apps with my family? Thanks!
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I have 4 Google accounts on mine I generally only use 1 for purchasing apps but occasionally accidentally use a different one. You don't 'lose' apps by changing account.
Once you've downloaded an app, it is possible to take the APK and install it on another device. Some apps phone home though and may call you out on this approach!
All apps you get from the play store are linked to the account and devices you were signed into when you got them. Many paid apps check for the linked account when they run out update to prevent you sharing them.
If you have the same account on multiple devices you can share, I do between my phone and my tablet, but my wife for example has her own accounts and own paid apps.
I don't want someone else with my Gmail account on their device. Mine is setup with 2 factor authentication anyway which requires a code which is sent via SMS to me to compete for extra security.
If you use your pc and log into the play store on the web you can see what apps are associated with that account and which devices they were loaded on.
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Recently updated to 4.2 (yay!), and like it so far. I'd like to set up an account for my granddaughter (yup, I'm old). I've got the account set up (no Google Play account made), but when I went to add applications (that I've paid for under my account) the apps aren't on the device.
Any clue how I can use my account (and apps) on her login? As always, all help is greatly appreciated.
I guess we can can it work in progress Multi-User. There is no way to share paid apps between accounts for piracy reasons. Until they find a walk-around and possibly limit number of users who can be assigned or some sort of "special" offer for multiple-users you will have to re-buy apps.
One way to do it is to login with your account on the guest user, download the apps you want and then remove your account. The apps should still be available to the guest user, unless an app does a market check to see if it's bought by the guest.
This is in theory, I haven't tried it yet.
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I travel in and out of the US a couple times a year. ATM, I have a US payment method and address, I'm in the US using a T-Mobile SIM. I can't access country-restricted apps, such as Pandora and Hulu. According to MarketHelper (or whatever it was called) I am T-Mobile US. I've called contacted Google, and they've refused support since I'm running a custom ROM (CM nightlies). Hence two questions:
Any ideas about the market issues?
How can I revert to stock and be able to come back to CM easily? I can't make a nandroid because I have 10GB of Google Music.
adriangb said:
I travel in and out of the US a couple times a year. ATM, I have a US payment method and address, I'm in the US using a T-Mobile SIM. I can't access country-restricted apps, such as Pandora and Hulu. According to MarketHelper (or whatever it was called) I am T-Mobile US. I've called contacted Google, and they've refused support since I'm running a custom ROM (CM nightlies). Hence two questions:
Any ideas about the market issues?
How can I revert to stock and be able to come back to CM easily? I can't make a nandroid because I have 10GB of Google Music.
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try clearing the data for the market app, then reopen it and log in.
Google had me do that, and also the data for Google Play services. By logging back in, do you mean delete my Google account from sync settings and re-add it?
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adriangb said:
Google hagt do that, and also the data for Google Play services. By logging back in, do you mean delete my Google account from sync settings and re-add it?
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no. when you open the play store after deleting data, it asks you to accept terms of use. i meant that.
Yes, that I did
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Google uses a combination of the country your email address was reg in, as well as a few other things to determine what country store your app uses.
That's unfortunate, but how can I force it to reset? I don't even remember what country my email was registered in, but I'm sure in the US now and have been for the last year. I can confirm it's account related because I logged into another account and it works fine.
adriangb said:
That's unfortunate, but how can I force it to reset? I don't even remember what country my email was registered in, but I'm sure in the US now and have been for the last year. I can confirm it's account related because I logged into another account and it works fine.
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Only way is to contact google about it and tell the what is going on. They maybe be able to help you but dont hold out to hope.
Yes, they're support is pure garbage. I've been in contact with them but they're really no help.
Try going to Google Play My Account > Settings and confirm the carrier and device is correct. Next, try to install Pandora to the device. If it wont, it tell you why.
As I said previously is T Mobile US and I can't install Pandora. It seems to be an account issue because with a different account on my phone or on the website I can install Pandora
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adriangb said:
As I said previously is T Mobile US and I can't install Pandora. It seems to be an account issue because with a different account on my phone or on the website I can install Pandora
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Try installing it from the web site with the same account that does not work on your phone. I may hint as to why it won't install.
When I had my Nexus S in Paris on SFR SIM, I was able to install SFR apps, but not update some US restricted ones, so I believe the market is tied to the SIM card, regardless of where the Google account was created. Other services, like Google Voice would depend on where the account was created (US only).
SIM, payment method, addresses are all US now.
I can't install even from the web (using my account).
With a different account I can install from my phone or web.
From the website it says: "This item cannot be installed in your device's country"
adriangb said:
As I said previously is T Mobile US and I can't install Pandora. It seems to be an account issue because with a different account on my phone or on the website I can install Pandora
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adriangb said:
From the website it says: "This item cannot be installed in your device's country"
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OK, your account still thinks you have a NON US SIM card. Power off, remove the SIM, power on and connect to WiFi. Check the web and see if the carrier clears itself. If you have market enabler installed, remove it, or try a different US carrier.
This is a bit of a stretch, but could you make a new gmail in the U.S and just use that one for the market?
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AlexWekell said:
This is a bit of a stretch, but could you make a new gmail in the U.S and just use that one for the market?
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I can confirm this works, I logged in from my work gmail and it works just fine. It seems like it would be a radical step to switch my Gmail account though. Theres gotta be a better way.
I called again, and this time they had me do something similar but slightly different (and ridiculous if you as me). I went to a paid app that WAS available to me (I randomly chose Minecraft) and I clicked buy (it was showing the wrong currency but I clicked anyhow) and then accepted the permissions, leading me to the next screen, which is a confirmation screen, in which the app will be purchased if you hit buy again but you don't, and you hit back and go back to the app. At this point you exit the Play Store and then (without force stopping it) you clear its data. You open it again, accept the terms and voilá! At least in my case this solved it, for some reason...
I must add that I removed foreign credit cards from google wallet (which according to previous conversations with them should have been a non-issue unless it was selected as default, which it never was), that I had on file but haven't used lately, so maybe that was related and that + a wipe of play store data was needed, I guess I'll never know now...
Hello guys !
Like I have to said. I switched from Win 7 to 8 and everything is perfect except the Store...
Like there wouldn't be a problem of using Microsoft account in Win 8 but every time I turn on my computer or even logout I have to type in stupid password -.- God Dammit !
Is there any way I can download apps from store without using microsoft account ?
Or to bypass that stupid password for logging in ? But I more prefer to be not logged in into any type of account to use my pc.
Just to be safe you know
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/13315-local-account-password-change-remove-windows-8-a.html
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For what it's worth, you can't be not logged into *any* kind of account - that's quite simply not possible on a multi-user operating system like NT. Even if you bypass the login interface entirely, you're still running under the SYSTEM account. On the other hand, if you you meant is that you want to avoid being signed into any *online* account, then... yeah, that's sort-of possible on Win8. The store apps are tied, by purchase, to your online account; you can avoid signing into the account to use the PC in general, but if you want Store apps you have to sign into that. It's (exactly) like asking to use Steam apps without signing into Steam
Also in my opinion it is a bad idea to not have a password protecting a pc. Even when I had windows 7 my desktop PC which isn't going anywhere had a password. Its almost like buying a chainsaw that came with some nice gloves and a protective shield on the back of the blade and then removing the shield and throwing the gloves away. You say just to be safe, well what you are proposing is the exact opposite. Computer security is not a joke, now where do you live so I can come and use your pc and perhaps see if your email, PayPal and online banking are set to "remember me"?
Store apps rely on a Microsoft account which means you must be signed into a Microsoft account. You can attempt to sideload apps and a few will work, alot won't.
feherneoh said:
Just use an offline account to login. Store will ask for your Live account when you open it, so it will be only used for Store, not Windows login
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Didn't knew that. Thanks. Working perfectly well ^^ I thought Win will change from local to Live account.
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just make your windows to login automatically
Hi
I have read in a article that the following manufacturers from China
TCL
Hisense
Xiaomi
are gaining more and more market share in SmartTV. I am looking for a new SmarTV (at the moment LG)
A quick web search revealed that they all use AndroidTV as their OS.
Do these manufacturers force me to have a Google account?
Mary1989 said:
Hi
I have read in a article that the following manufacturers from China
TCL
Hisense
Xiaomi
are gaining more and more market share in SmartTV. I am looking for a new SmarTV (at the moment LG)
A quick web search revealed that they all use AndroidTV as their OS.
Do these manufacturers force me to have a Google account?
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My Hisense doesn't require a Google account but you lose some features if you're not logged in.
spart0n said:
My Hisense doesn't require a Google account but you lose some features if you're not logged in.
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Which features?
Mary1989 said:
Which features?
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Well from my understanding you can't download any playstore apps without logging in
Mary1989 said:
I am looking for a new SmarTV (at the moment LG)
A quick web search revealed that they all use AndroidTV as their OS.
Do these manufacturers force me to have a Google account?
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Did you get tired of your nokia streaming box 8000?
Resistance is futile. All our arse and belong to google. There is no escape.
I'm glad that I created a few new google accounts on anonymous devices a few years ago. Now google doesn't allow account creation without a cell phone number, unless the account is being created on a smartphone.
Better to have one and not need it than to need one and not have it.
I've yet to meet anyone that can stay out of the grip of google services unless they are off-the-grid end timers.
How do you plan to use your new smart tv?
Without a Goole account you cannot install apps from the Playstore, but there are also other stores for Android apps to download and install via USB stick, downloader and ADB sideload
siegie65 said:
Without a Goole account you cannot install apps from the Playstore, ... install via ADB sideload
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I have one android tv device that has a throwaway google account (that is only used on this device).
I never use this device to watch anything. I just use it to download and install apps from the google playstore. Then, I pull the apks from that device and install them via adb on the android tv devices that I actually use.
All of the devices that I actually use never have had a google account associated with them, and have had google play services disabled (at root account level) from before they were ever connected to the internet.