How To Install Paid Apps On Multiple Android Devices

If you own multiple Android devices, yous shouldn't have to buy multiple copies of your apps. Fortunately, the Android Market makes it easy to install all of your paid apps on all of your devices without purchasing them once again.

Before getting started, please annotation that these instructions are for devices running the new Android Market (versions iii.0 and higher). While it is possible to install paid apps on multiple devices through the old Android Market, there's ane caveat: the Google account used for the purchases must exist the main account associated with the device. In any example, we've included notes that should make the procedure articulate.

Step 1: Make sure the Google account used to purchase your apps is added to your new device. If it isn't, get to your Android Settings, tap "Accounts and sync," then "Add account."

Note: If you are still running the old version of the Android Market place (version two.3), then the desired Google account must be the first account added to your device. This is because the old Marketplace tin only access the device'due south primary business relationship and has no means of switching.

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Pace two: Go to the Android Marketplace. Tap Carte du jour, so Accounts. Select the appropriate Google account.

Note: Over again, simply the new version of the Android Market (3.0 and higher) has this power.

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Step 3: While in the Android Market, tap Menu, and so hitting My Apps.

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Pace four: Scroll down to the bottom of the list, where you should discover a department labeled "Non installed." These are all of the applications that have been previously downloaded and/or purchased on your Google Account.

Note: The old Android Marketplace marks each app as either Installed or Purchased. In our case, we are interested in those marked Purchased.

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Step 4: Tap whatever of the paid apps listed to go to the app'due south Market page. Hit Install.

And information technology's that simple. Yous tin can install your paid apps on as many of your devices as y'all like, so long every bit they are continued to the Google account used to purchase the apps.