Allow automatic updating
Within each individual app’s page, you’ll have the option on whether or not you want to enable automatic updating. Although this may seem like a great way of keeping your apps up to date without having to manually do it every time, there’s no way of knowing what the update will add to the app, or how much memory it could take. Be very careful, and very selective of the apps you trust, before using this feature on the Google Play store.
Switch between different accounts
If you have more than one Google account on your smartphone, you may not have realised that some of your app downloads are attached to a different account. While on the All screen in the My Apps section, press on the bar that displays the account you’re currently signed in with. Doing this will open a menu where you can switch between your accounts, or create a new one from scratch.
Content filtering
To place some parental controls, access the Store’s settings by
pressing the Options button. From here you can scroll down until you reach Content Filtering. Open this up and select the type of apps you want to be blocked on your phone. To remove any blocks, you’ll also use this screen.
Share your apps
When you find an app that might be of interest to a friend of yours, make sure to press the share icon. From here you’ll be able to choose the format in which you want to share the information through, as well as choose how you want to send it. You can even upload the information about the app to one of the many cloud storage apps available.
Within each individual app’s page, you’ll have the option on whether or not you want to enable automatic updating. Although this may seem like a great way of keeping your apps up to date without having to manually do it every time, there’s no way of knowing what the update will add to the app, or how much memory it could take. Be very careful, and very selective of the apps you trust, before using this feature on the Google Play store.
Uninstall an app
As well as being the place to go when you want to download and install a new app, you can also access the Store to uninstall some of the apps you no longer use. There are two ways of doing this. In the first instance you can simply use the search function to find the specific app’s page and uninstall it from there. Or you can access the app within the My Apps section and uninstall it from there.
Check your permissions
With every new update, apps must list their permissions before you download them. In some cases you’ll find that an app requires some new permissions for it to run properly. Make sure you read over the new permissions carefully, though.
Save your data allowance
One thing to look out for when you start downloading updates is to make sure you’re doing it over Wi-Fi. Bigger updates can use up a lot of your allowance, and the last thing you want to do is to go over it and incur pricey charges on top of your bill.
Filtering ads
Within the same settings menu as we discussed previously, go to the bottom of the menu until you find the Adverts sub-menu. You can tinker around with the adverts you receive. If you’re getting too many adverts, you may want to consider ticking the box that allows for your device to only receive ads that are trusted by Google.
Switch between different accounts
If you have more than one Google account on your smartphone, you may not have realised that some of your app downloads are attached to a different account. While on the All screen in the My Apps section, press on the bar that displays the account you’re currently signed in with. Doing this will open a menu where you can switch between your accounts, or create a new one from scratch.
Remember the refund period
With every paid app you download, you have a 15-minute trial period from which you can decide whether or not you want to keep the app on your device. If you don’t like the app. you can simply go back to app’s page on the Google Play store and get a full refund there and then. You’ll then receive an email notifying you of the refund within the following few minutes.Content filtering
To place some parental controls, access the Store’s settings by
pressing the Options button. From here you can scroll down until you reach Content Filtering. Open this up and select the type of apps you want to be blocked on your phone. To remove any blocks, you’ll also use this screen.
When you find an app that might be of interest to a friend of yours, make sure to press the share icon. From here you’ll be able to choose the format in which you want to share the information through, as well as choose how you want to send it. You can even upload the information about the app to one of the many cloud storage apps available.
My apps
The My Apps section of the Google Play store is the hub from which you can manage all of your installed and downloaded apps. The first screen you’ll see when you access the My Apps section is the Installed screen. At the top will be the apps that require an update, and whether they can be automatically uploaded, or if they require a manual update. As you scroll down you’ll soon see all the up-to-date apps that don’t require any updates. The second page for you to check out on the My Apps section is the All page. Here you’ll find the details of all the apps you have on your phone, including the ones that came pre-installed on your device. This page is where you need to go if you’re looking to switch between various accounts.