So about the Android Market...

dvdlesher · Nov 9, 2011

Hi there! I'm quite confused as to how the Android market works... (And yes, I'm still new to Android, just got my first one several hours ago

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So anyway! If I purchased an apps on the market, does that mean that it's only exclusive to that phone, or can I still download the purchased apps if one day I change to new Android phone?

chanchan05 · Nov 9, 2011

As long as you use the same Google account to set up your phone, yes it still works. If you have two devices as well, (for example a tablet and a phone), if you use the same account, you can have paid apps on both devices.

zuben el genub · Nov 9, 2011

Depends on your tablet. I've got a Coby that I tweaked to get Market, Market sees it as a TMO device, and some of the apps that I paid for are not available for the tablet. Either they don't show or they won't download. Tablet is almost the same configuration as the SGS4G.

novox77 · Nov 9, 2011

Android apps are designed so that the features (hardware and software) required for the app are documented in the app's manifest file. The Android market will look at that manifest and only list the app for the devices that are able to run it.

That means there's a chance that if you switch phones or tablets, an app that you used to be able to buy or download is no longer visible. It simply means the app wouldn't run correctly on your new hardware.

But the apps you buy are associated with your google account. It will remember permanently what apps you've bought. And you'll be able to re-download those at no cost if you wipe your phone/tablet or get a new phone/tablet, again assuming that the app is still compatible, which for the majority of upgrades, it's not an issue.

dvdlesher · Nov 10, 2011

I see, thanks everyone!

darklide · Nov 10, 2011

dvdlesher said:
Hi there! I'm quite confused as to how the Android market works... (And yes, I'm still new to Android, just got my first one several hours ago )

So anyway! If I purchased an apps on the market, does that mean that it's only exclusive to that phone, or can I still download the purchased apps if one day I change to new Android phone?

Same google account / email will allow you to transfer apps.

mulasien · Nov 10, 2011

Hot dang, I did not know that. So that means that in the unlikely event that I have to wipe my phone, I can easily redownload all paid apps from google market at no cost. That's a very nice change vs. my old iphone.

pawdog · Nov 12, 2011

Because of The stuff you will learn in this forum take it from me, someday you will root and you will try different ROM's and you will wipe your phone, and you will like it.

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