Google Play

[techbeck]

If you?ve been in this ?Android thing? for awhile now, you?d remember once upon a time when Google gave users a full full 24 hours with paid apps/games before getting a full refund. It?s almost insane to think we really had that long to play with an app or game before committing to buy and it was arguably overkill. Back in 2010, Google made the controversial move to reduce that refund window to a mere 15 minutes which ###### a lot of users off, but in actuality, it was still 15 minutes more than what the other guys were offering.

 

Recently, reports of an unofficially extended 2 hour window began to surface online and today, it seems Google is finally making it official. You wont find a press release, but the new changes are now laid out in writing on their Google Play support page ? clear as day. Google now says users can now, ?Return an app or game within two hours of purchase.?

 

 

More...

http://phandroid.com/2014/09/10/google-plays-refund-window-extended-to-2-hours-for-paid-apps-and-games-yes/

 

About D A M N time!

[Draconian Guppy]

So after I "return" an app? I have to delete it ? Or will the app just uninstall it self or simply stop working? The possibilities for exploits!

[techbeck]

So after I "return" an app? I have to delete it ? Or will the app just uninstall it self or simply stop working? The possibilities for exploits!

 

When you refund an app, it is automatically uninstalled.  If you try to install it again, you will have to pay.

[Sikh]

When you refund an app, it is automatically uninstalled. If you try to install it again, you will have to pay.

If you back out up before returning I'm sure it'll work when you put it back on

[techbeck]

If you back out up before returning I'm sure it'll work when you put it back on

 

Most users wont be rooted to do that or know how.  And really wont change things.  15 minutes, how it used to be, was plenty of time to DL an app.  Also, some apps require you to download additional data after you install them.  So dont think that would be possible.

[Raa]

Good guy Google. (Y)