For questions related to Google's official content store for Android devices. 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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Is there a good app that lets me to the app updates in one go?
Right now in the market you have to manually update each app, is there an app that automates this?
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CyanogenMod, why doesn't Market self-upgrade?
I've bought a used HTC Magic with CyanogenMod 5 on it. It has Google Market. The market version is 1.713 - which is nowhere near the latest IIRC. In-app billing, for one thing, is not supported.
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Google play fails to install application with RPC:S-5:AEC-0
Someone has reported me that he cannot install or upgrade applications on Google Play. It fails with error RPC:S-5:AEC-0
What does that mean? How to fix this?
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Google Play allows publishers to respond to users' comments?
As far as I have known, and also read in the description of many apps on Google Play, it is not possible for publishers to respond to user's comments, but recently I have come across this:
Can ...
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Can I download large downloads on the PC?
I just got my new Nexus 7 and found out that most big Android games download their data over WiFi. This is problematic for me as I don't have a good WiFi connection and most downloads freeze halfway. ...
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How can I use an app purchased from the Market on a Kindle Fire?
I bought "Cut the Rope" on my Nexus One cellphone from the Android Market. When I open this game on my Kindle Fire it asks me to buy it but I expected it to be "Purchased".
How can I add my Google ...
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Is there a way to pay for apps with paypal?
Is there a market where I can buy apps with PayPal?
Will the original Market going to support payment with PayPal?
Thanx.
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How can I turn off the “allow automatic updating” for an app?
Once I've checked off the box to "allow automatic updating" for an app in the market, is there any way to undo this without uninstalling and reinstalling the app?
Moto Droid running 2.2
UPDATE: ...
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How to keep Apps, that are banned from the offical market, up to date?
Sadly, a few fine Apps are banned from the official Market by Google (e.g. Transdroid): How can I keep those Apps up to date, without visiting the project sites regularly?
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Marketplace offers downloads in notifications but when I tap notification none are available
I've seen some other places with this question, but no answers that explain/help with what's going on.
I've got a Droid 3, and about once a day I get a notification that there are updates available ...
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Is it possible to disable Google Play indefinitely?
I have an HTC Desire. This phone sadly has very limited internal memory although plenty of memory card memory. Since owning it I've become accustomed to moving any apps I download onto the SD card and ...
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Any reason why Swype isn't in Play Store? [closed]
Have developers of Swype keyboard ever told anywhere why they haven't added their app in Play Store yet? As Play Store is easiest way of installing and updating apps, it'd be nice..
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Why would a free app be in the top grossing section?
I was just browsing through the play store and noticed that there are a few free apps in the top grossing section and that's a little puzzling. This might not be the best place to put up this question ...
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Searching for Android apps [closed]
Searching an app on the Play Store for new apps results in a failure most of the time. By failure I mean we don't find the desired app although the name matches exactly. Popular examples are Temple ...
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How to allow Android Market License Check through a secured network?
We have a secure network that doesn't allow internet access. Unfortunately one app from the Android Market we purchased for our honeycomb tablets uses Market License Check to verify that we've ...
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Cancel All Market Updates/Downloads at Once
I just re-flashed CM 6.1 and when I opened up the market to download Titanium Backup, 27 apps started to automatically download, simultaneously. I'm not sure why they'd do that, and they never have ...
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Can't I install or update Apps from Play Store: Error 905. How to fix?
Suddenly (after a Play Store update?) I can't install or update any Apps. I always get error code 905 when I try to do so. How can I fix this?
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Is there a way see if any of the apps on my phone have updates available?
Is there a way see if any of the apps on my phone have updates available?
I occasionally get a notification that updates are available but is there a way of checking manually?
If I clear the ...
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Why do apps legitimately purchased from Android Market warn about missing license?
A few weeks ago I purchased two paid apps, 3G Watchdog Pro (3GWP) and The Photographer's Ephemeris (TPE). Both of them displayed warnings that the license is missing, and advised to visit Android ...
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What does it mean the “WIFI” label on the market? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Wi-Fi icon next to apps in android market
I've noticed that a few items on "My applications" on the Android Market client have a gray "WIFI" label on them. What does ...
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How can I modify the phone model in build.prop to get unsupported apps?
I currently have a rooted HTC Legend. In light of the current Android Market sales, I would love to be able to purchase some of the apps on sale without a compatible handset, since I plan to get a ...
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Reapplying market updates after using “uninstall updates”
I had an issue with an application that couldn't be updated, and solved it by uninstalling the market updates (maybe there was another method, but in my case it worked). Problem is, now I can't find a ...
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How to remove apps from android market website?
There are a few apps that even though I uninstalled them (through android market mobile app) still remain present as 'installed' when I go to my website market account (they are not on my phone any ...
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How to revive crashing market app?
My Android 2.1 tablet crashed while the marked app was installing some apps. If I open the marked app now, it always shows that two apps are installing right now, and crashes immediately. Any ideas on ...
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Sometimes Market update gets stuck downloading. How can I cancel?
Sometimes when I update an app through Market the download gets stuck at 0% or 100% and won't finish download or finish installing. The only way I've found to work around this is to uninstall the app, ...
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Send sms through internet without using native services
Is there any way to send SMS to another device using internet? I don't want to use phone native. I want to use internet to send messages.
I'm not talking about android applications like Viber, ...
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Some apps not available on play store after lcd_density change in build.prop
I changed the ro.sf.lcd_density in the build.prop on my Galaxy SII from the default 240 to 190. It made everything smaller, creating more space and increasing the quality of use for me personaly.
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View just the “App” apps, without the games?
The Android Market / Play Store is structured with three main headings at the moment (at least in Australia, might be different elsewhere):
Apps
Games
Books
However, when you delve into the "Apps" ...
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Update Market Application to Google Play Market Application
I have the problem with latest update which re-brands "Market" app
to "Google Play Market" app.
At one moment "Market" icon disappeared from both home screen and applications.
I was seeking for the ...
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Android Market: Comments not consistent
I've noticed that for each app i see different comments if i'm going from the web version or mobile version of the market althought I click "Read All User Reviews" on both.
Have you also noticed ...
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Applications: Rollback latest update
I updated Winamp today from the market and now I'm having troubles playing shoutcast stations and some mp3's. Is it possible to rollback only the update I installed this morning? or am I out of luck?
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I want to remove credit card information from Play Store
Please let me know how can I change my credit card information that I entered when I set up the Play Store.
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Override PlayStore Application Android Minimal version requirement? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I tell the Android Market that I'm running an updated version of Android?
In fact, I installed an higher Android version on my phone (4.0 on a ZTE Blade ...
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One purchased app stuck at “Starting download…” but others download fine
I purchased an app from the Andriod Marketplace and the download will not start. It is stuck at "Starting Download..." and none of the suggestions on the support
site worked. I can download other apps ...
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Fixing “Couldn't install on USB storage or SD card” issue
I recently had a problem that prevented updating any application installed on the SD card. When trying to update the application in the market, the update failed and the following message was given as ...
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Are apps downloaded from an unrestricted market disabled when the phone is used in a restricted market?
I am currently on t-mobile in the US and have access to a lot apps that are not available in the Indian android market. What happens to the apps that I download off the US market when I return to ...
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Is there any way to force market to update and install apps one at a time?
I'm having problems with my Samsung galaxy Captivate where whenever I attempt to update all the apps in market, every single app begins downloading and installing all at the same time and the result ...
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how to remove android apps from my market account
I usually install different roms regularly..
so when i set up my account on android on a fresh rom,i dont want the os to start loading the apps that i had installed with the same accound on previous ...
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How to check an application's checksum or hash on Google Play?
Some free applications on Google Play are limited to the United States so the rest of the world has to use dodgy sites to get them. However the security of such sites are questionable as the apps ...
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Deleted Google Talk on accident
Okay, got a bit carried away in Root Explorer and deleted GTalk. Cant access Google Play. I tried reinstalling versions online, those crashed instantly. Then, i grabbed my ROM zip and pulled out ...
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How to circumvent the market compatibility check?
Sometimes I would like to install some App on my Notion Ink Adam but the Android Market says that my device is not compatible with the App. ATM I simply google for the specific App and search some ...
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Does Google publish search trends for the Android market?
Does Google publish the searches on the Android market? Is there any way to see top searches or anything?
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How to allow auto-update of apps in Play Store only when plugged in?
I would like apps to be updated automatically when my phone is plugged in (charging) and on wifi.
I can easily allow auto-update only when wifi is on with the appropriate option in the Play Store ...
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Google Playstore force-closes [closed]
I have a Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet. I cleaned up some applications, deleting them via settings, and now I receive an error message when I open some applications. The message reads
The ...
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App installs result in “Process System Not Responding” message [closed]
After installing or updating an app in the newest version of the android market I receive the warning "Process System is not responding" with the option to either force close or wait. I choose "wait" ...
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“device isn't compatible with this item” - why? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why are some Apps on the market be incompatible with my device?
I would like to download and install this app on my Samsung Continuum SCH-I400 running Android 2.2.2 but ...
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3answers
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Remove google accounts from Android Market
I have 2 accounts synced with the device, lets call them Account A and Account B.
When I got the device, I first entered A to be the account for the market, for gmail and everything else.
Then, I ...
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Searching and filtering Android Market app reviews
There seems to be no way of filtering or searching the app reviews in Android Market. This is a problem because it's usually the low-scored reviews that are most useful - they give an idea about what ...
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How can I force the Market to reinstall an installed app?
I have an app, installed from the Market, which I just updated. The "updating" notification was present for several hours, so it appears to have gotten stuck somehow.
I believe it now claims to be ...
