I "acquired" an apk for an app and now I'd like to buy it but the market only gives me an option to update the app and when I do it tells me that I haven't bought it.
I've tried uninstaling, clearing market cache, installing through online market, delinking from market in tb but nothing works.
Any ideas on how I can make the market forget that I ever had this app?
You said you tried uninstalling; what did you uninstall? The market or the app?
I've got the same problem. Installed one of Getjar's gold apps (free apps that are paid on the market). Got fed up of it sitting there in the Android Market's updates list (it seems not all developers bother pushing updates to getjar, and you still have to manually redownload to see if there's an update) but I can't get the Market to let me buy it - it seems to have latched on to the getjar version.
When I uninstall the app, it shows up in the market as purchased, but attempting to download fails the additional checks. Since it thinks its already purchased, I can't buy it.
I tried clearing the market data and cache, but that doesn't make a difference
Try installing the app again and clearing the data for that app and then uninstall .. Also check your sd card to see if you have app data on there
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Theonew said:
You said you tried uninstalling; what did you uninstall? The market or the app?
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Both. First it was the app and now I've update market too. It's definitely a market issue as when I check it out online it shows as "purchased".
I just found a solution - find the app on the web marketplace, and it'll let you buy it there, then the phone will happily update.
dave_y said:
Both. First it was the app and now I've update market too. It's definitely a market issue as when I check it out online it shows as "purchased".
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With the app being uninstalled, when you go in the market and try to re-download the app, what happens?
Theonew said:
With the app being uninstalled, when you go in the market and try to re-download the app, what happens?
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The app shows up with "purchased " next to it. I then click on that followed by Install but then a toast message appears saying that it's not been bought.
In the web market it also says purchased although that's where I'm going to dig around next.
dave_y said:
The app shows up with "purchased " next to it. I then click on that followed by Install but then a toast message appears saying that it's not been bought.
In the web market it also says purchased although that's where I'm going to dig around next.
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Weird situation. Here's an idea: Re-install the apk file which you "acquired", then uninstall it through the market. See if this fixes your problem..
Try installing the app again and clearing the data for that app and then uninstall .. Also check your sd card to see if you have app data on there
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That's the problem - when an item needs to be updated in the market you only get options to Open and Update rather than Open and Uninstall. I could try to get the "acquired" version update and then uninstall that I suppose.
dave_y said:
That's the problem - when an item needs to be updated in the market you only get options to Open and Update rather than Open and Uninstall. I could try to get the "acquired" version update and then uninstall that I suppose.
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Yes you could. Also, you don't always get Open and Update. Sometimes you may see it say Update and Uninstall and if you click update and it fails (for some reason), then it changes to Open and Update.
Don't uninstall from the market use your stock app manager or titanium backup if you have it but first clear all traces of the app your trying to un install.. Cuz their may be some kind of cookie/data Installed that is telling the market you already have it
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OK having tried uninstaling through different methods I've managed to solve it.
I used the Old Market app to replace my 3* version and I was able to officially uninstall and then purchase the app.
dave_y said:
OK having tried uninstaling through different methods I've managed to solve it.
I used the Old Market app to replace my 3* version and I was able to officially uninstall and then purchase the app.
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Great. Glad you problem has been solved.
dave_y said:
I used the Old Market app to replace my 3* version and I was able to officially uninstall and then purchase the app.
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Hi,
great to hear that you found a solution. I have the same problem here. Can you provide a download link to the old Market version you used?
Thanks a lot
Wrapp
I had the same problem and this is what I ended up doing.
Under Manage Applications/all
clear data and uninstall updates for market
clear data for download manager
Now I opened market and had the old/original market back, before it updated again I searched for the app that was bugged and it let me purchase/install it on the old market. A minute later the market was auto updated. Not sure what steps were actually needed but this is what worked for me. GL
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OK having tried uninstaling through different methods I've managed to solve it.
I used the Old Market app to replace my 3* version and I was able to officially uninstall and then purchase the app.
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Can you, please, share the old Market apk?
Just install the "acquired" version, then goto Market and un-install it. After that the market will show an option to purchase.
I had the same problem. I installed version2.2.6 of the market. and searched quickly for the app that said purchased before the market updated automatically. It let me purchase it. Problem Solved. I would post the link, but I don't have enough posts here.
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Hopefully I'm posting this in the right place. I don't think this is an issue specific to my phone model.
I have this really annoying issue. When I go into the Android Market (or Play Store) and I look at my apps it previously showed purchased apps but now it shows all the apps I've ever installed. If I want to install an app I purchased previously I have to search through all the hundreds of apps I have ever installed!
I've tried to find a resolution via Google but I keep getting results showing how to clear market search history.
Does anyone know what I'm referring to and know how to fix this? Like I said, previously before I upgraded to ICS the market only showed installed apps and purchased apps that I haven't installed, now it shows every app I have ever installed and it seems to include apps I installed on my android tablet!
Thanks
Lee
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Welcome to the new play store. This is intentional and functions the same as the iOS app store.
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Hi
Thanks for the reply. Its an annoying idea. We should at least have the option to turn it off. If I try an app and don't like it I uninstall it, why would I want to constantly see an app that I don't want! Haha.
I like Android because, among other things, it isn't iOS.
Thanks
Lee
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1.Clear data and cache of Google services framework and play store. Reboot.
Or
2. Remove play store updates.
Or
3. Remove and reenter gmail account
Or
4. Install an older version of play store. If it is installed as a user app the convert it to a system app with the system/app/mover.
Link requires aptoide
http://m.kolimense.store.aptoide.com/app/market/de.j4velin.systemappmover/5/804588/ system app mover
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You can use titanium to move apps to system and v.v.......an app that has a solid reputation and comes from the playstore.
No offence OP, just making a relevant point
i have had lot of weird problems with play store while running aosp roms sometimes rebooting or reflashing helps but anyway havent had problems on stock rom
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You can use titanium to move apps to system and v.v.......an app that has a solid reputation and comes from the playstore.
No offence OP, just making a relevant point
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That requires donate version and not everyone is willing to pay
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Also, not everyone can pay. Location issue.
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This has probably been asked a million times, but I can't find anywhere that answers it specifically.
If I download the APK's that I installed from the Google Play store, cleaned my phone and re-install a ROM, then I install the APKs from any various method (direct/manual, Airdroid, ADB, Titanium Backup, whatever) - will those apps be recognized and updated by the play store? Or should I just manually install the apps from the play store every time?
They'll be updated, unless pirated.
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karanrajkapur said:
They'll be updated, unless pirated.
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Awesome, thanks! That's WAY easier than the way I've been doing it >_<
Hi xda, first post there. Someone know where is storing apk files of apps I had bought from GP?
G910G said:
Hi xda, first post there. Someone know where is storing apk files of apps I had bought from GP?
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Hi, your paid Google Play Apps are saved on your Google Accout so you can reinstall them everytime you want, of course on a new Phone too if logg in with your Google Account.
If you want to download the APK files to your Computer you have to root your phone and save the apps with titanium backup as far as i know.
G910G said:
Hi xda, first post there. Someone know where is storing apk files of apps I had bought from GP?
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Hi, I've never downloaded paid apps but all the apks of apps I downloaded from the play store are in the /system/app/ directory. I'm not sure if you need root access to get there. Hope this helps.
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Tango_One said:
Hi, your paid Google Play Apps are saved on your Google Accout so you can reinstall them everytime you want, of course on a new Phone too if logg in with your Google Account.
If you want to download the APK files to your Computer you have to root your phone and save the apps with titanium backup as far as i know.
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Hello,
Yes you need to be root to able to get aPKs from phone. Android tools, with adb, will helped. Just rembemr, APK you bougth is not yours, its illegal to give them to somebody else or try to reverse engenering them.
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Not /system/app as this is read only rather /data/app for many apps
Most paid apps go to
/data/app-asec
Unless you are running some real old android versions
And just so you know there is some trickery needed to copy them from here but being its not cool to do so and if distributed its called warez, I'm not going to explain how if that's what youre after
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I use root browser, I can copy my apks from /system/app
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Of course you can, you're rooted. I believe the op was curious where apps go when downloaded from play store and I was just saying that none of them go to /system/anything as this is 'normally' a read only partition. They go straight to /data/app most of the time and paid mostly goes to /data/app-asec
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