Questions tagged [google-play-store]
For questions related to Google's official content store. Please note that questions related to publishing, registering, or otherwise interacting with the Play Store in a development capacity are off-topic.
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Why are some apps on the market incompatible with my device?
I own a Motorola Flipout, Android 2.1 stock ROM. According to the market the app "Handyticket Deutschland" is not compatible with my phone. The required Android version is 1.5 or above. How can I tell ...
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How to hide updates from market?
I have an app that has updates that reduce the functionality of the app. Is it possible to hide the updates so that I can use the "update all" feature, or update all apps from the list without ...
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How can I stop being redirected to the App Store/Google Store by dodgy ad-scripts?
There are a load of sites that do this now, and it's really annoying:
I visit a content site on my Android device.
10-15 seconds after loading starts the site hangs for a few seconds.
Google play ...
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Security of Paid apps in Google Play?
What measures does Google takes to ensure that paid apps that are downloaded do not get spread for free? Currently I see a possibility that can leak out a large number of apps:
Someone pays to ...
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How can I get apps from the Amazon app store from an unsupported region?
Currently, the Amazon app store appears to be US-only. Similar to How do I use the US Android Market from Europe?, I want to know: How can I use the US Amazon Appstore?
Market Enabler doesn't seem ...
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Why does the Google Authenticator app have "obsolete" in its title on Play Store?
Why does the Google Authenticator app have "obsolete" in its title on Play Store?
Does it work? Can I still use it for two-factor authentication? Is there a preferred method?
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Error 504 when downloading apps from Play Store?
My device is Motorola Xoom MZ604. The internet connectivity is 4G WiMax via my laptop as hotspot.
The problem is when I'm trying to download any app from Google Play Store, it gives me an Error 504 ...
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How can I buy an app that isn't supported on my (current) device?
As you may know, the official Android Market is in the process of having a sale, charging only 10 cents for a bunch of apps for 10 days. They're going to pick 10 new apps each day, so the apps for ...
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Can I make Google Play show me ALL reviews for an app?
Google Play on the phone has for long been showing me reviews for the country I reside, which many times aren't really helpful, or sometimes there is simply no review at all to show, for my country.
I ...
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How can I turn off the “allow automatic updating” for **all** apps?
Recently Google started to check the “allow automatic updating” for their apps without being asked, which I hate. I have to deactivate it for each app separately.
But more importantly this pushed ...
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How to remove device(s) from My Market Account?
I know I can choose "Hidden in menus" and never see the devices again when I install a application. But I don't want my old mobile phones display in my account settings anymore. I have sold those ...
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How to resume app restore after stopping it on first opening Google Play?
I've installed a fresh stock ROM from Google site on my Galaxy Nexus.
At the time I've opened the Google Play and started installing the 157 apps... the problem is that I needed to stop downloading ...
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What happens with the installed apps when you switch Google Account on a phone?
I am going to buy a new Android phone.
I would like to give my current one to my wife when I do this. She already owns an Android phone so she has her own Google account.
I am just wondering what ...
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Move paid apps between devices? [duplicate]
I have an android phone(1) on 2.3.3 and a tablet(2) on preorder that will be on 3. (And a bad gadget habit.)
Can I, when the tablet arrives, uninstall paid apps on the phone and install them on the ...
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How to remove apps from "all downloaded" in Play Store
In the new Android Market/Play Store (3.5.15) they have now got a list of "all downloaded" apps.
I have had an android phone for a good 2/3 years now and the list is huge, plus sightly more ...
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