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Unused/Deleted Apps - Google Play Store - Support Reply

This may be covered in another thread, but i just received this from google support regarding my continued ***** about not being able to delete unused, uninstalled, non working apps listed on the play store granted.. they still show up on the web but now its not on my GSIII any longer.. Thank god... it took google too long to address this issue: :good:
Thank you for contacting Google. At this time, there is no way to delete records of old apps from the Google Play website (play.google.com).
However, if you're running the latest version (3.9+) of the Google Play Store app on your device (to find out the version you're running, launch Google Play, then tap Settings > Build version), you have the ability to remove apps from your My Apps list. At this time, the latest version of the Google Play Store app is slowly being released to devices around the world.
To do so, open the Google Play Store app > My Apps > All, tap the gray circle on the app you want to remove, then tap OK to confirm. You can select multiple apps to remove from the list by long-pressing an app, then tapping more apps in the list.
Note that you will only see the gray circle for apps that are not installed on that device. Removing an app from your My Apps list will uninstall the app from any other devices associated with your account. To get an app back that you've removed from your My Apps list, you must re-download the item from Google Play. If you remove a purchased app, there's no need to re-purchase that app - simply visit the app's details page on Google Play and re-install it.
If you're still running a version of the Google Play Store app below 3.9, you will not be able to remove apps from your My Apps list.
Regards,
Danielle
The Google Play Support Team.

I wish every time you deleted an app the list didn't refresh all the way to the top.. Also after rom installs do they come back and show again?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747

grkmaster said:
I wish every time you deleted an app the list didn't refresh all the way to the top.. Also after rom installs do they come back and show again?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
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No they do not. They are also removed from the PC version when you log on from there. It makes it so much easier to try and an app and then delete it for good out of your list.

Nice to be able to finally batch delete...now if only we could batch install...
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Well..you can now...the downside? Batch remove isn't available anymore.

The list doesnt refresh anymore thank god. It was so irritating when each time you erase the app from the list you have to scroll again to the point where you stopped before removing the app from the list. And I just got to know that you can actually select multiple apps from that list and install them at once instead of going to each app and pressing intall. COOL!!!

[APP] App Chooser, Default App Manager and Share Apps

I've come across 3 apps which are all about a better Android user experience and app management, they're all free to download from the Playstore; read on to find out more, screenshots and APK's attached at the bottom of this post.
I always wanted a way to restrict the number of options available to me in the 'Share Via' options of Android when sharing a photo or other file. Something perhaps a future rom could have?
For now theres a neat little App which does just that, AppChooser lets you choose which apps you want available to choose from when sharing a file.
Long press an app in the list to hide it from view, and future view
Click the arrow in the top right of the window and it shows two arrows. Now you can share the file via multiple methods.
Arrange available apps by frequency of use, name etc
It doesnt replace your existing 'Share Via' method, but you can set it as default so the Android method wont show in the future.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.noxi.apppicker
Coming on to default apps, I know of two ways of dealing with default apps, clear all defaults or go to each app individually to clear the default.
Default App Manager lets you view all you defaulted apps in one manageable list and also lets you see which apps you can set defaults for and set as appropriate. Very handy and saves alot of time.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appiator.defaultappmanager&hl=en
The final app i wanted to share is, well, Share Apps . Share Apps is something missing from my Nexus 4 and my current rom. Using Share Apps I can select a single app or multiple apps to share from an easy to use app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theronrogers.shareapps&hl=en
All three apps are well made and require little to no permissions, so there's really nothing to loose. Give them a try and experience a better Android user experience. Click on the links above or download them directly from this post. :good:
Hit the thanks button if you've found this post useful :good: and be sure to show your support to the developers of these apps by leaving positive reviews

wow txz man
u rock man... .txz for the apps... :good:

Pity AppChooser is no longer available. Is this v2 the latest one?

Late enough, it works in kitkat on a galaxy s4.
Also, this thread is the only place I could find this app as a direct download. Other google hits download something to do with an egg, and then that wants to be an app store, and then maybe you'd find this app.

Puffin617 said:
Is this v2 the latest one?
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I've seen posts that say the Dev ended support for the app in 2012. Given that this thread is from 2013 I'm hopeful it's the final build, but I haven't looked very hard.
It works OK on my phone with 4.2.2, but there doesn't seem to be a way to set it as the default app for the share action as described in several blogs. Any ideas on that?

It's not what Google would want me to do, but I had to. Couldn't find App Chooser, and Andmade doesn't work with my Lolliop gallery. My preferred app for sharing photos was "below the fold" in the Share with options in Gallery. So, I uninstalled Google Plus and Hangouts, which is what it took to get my preferred app to appear. You go to Settings, Apps, Uninstall Updates and then Disabled.

Thank you @Wezi for the post. It actually helped me around to find AppChooser Pro 2.0.0. I have downloaded it through Aptoide and happily using it on my LG G3 D850 (AT&T) with Candy5 5.1.1.
Anybody want to try, kindly download it from Aptoide. I tried sharing link for file on Dropbox but as I am new to the forum, I am not allowed to post external link as per the policy. Once I shall be allowed to do so, I will share the link. You are welcome to PM me and will share the same.
Enjoy!

Help!About Appstore

How can i make "Google Play" as a main store on the Fire phone instead of "Amazon Appstore" ?
When i download some application it offers me to download only with "amazon appstore". How can i change it if i want to download via "google play" ?
PS : i've already installed Google Play and it works

AnnA93 said:
How can i make "Google Play" as a main store on the Fire phone instead of "Amazon Appstore" ?
When i download some application it offers me to download only with "amazon appstore". How can i change it if i want to download via "google play" ?
PS : i've already installed Google Play and it works
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What do you mean? Just use google play to install apps. Amazon doesn't do a great job allowing you to pick which apps are defaults.

mstrblueskys said:
What do you mean? Just use google play to install apps. Amazon doesn't do a great job allowing you to pick which apps are defaults.
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i use google play, but in other apps when i click install it says "continue to amazon appstore? this app is trying to open a link with an external market that is not available on your device. would you like to open this link with the amazon appstore instead?" and i can't choose google play

Very simple my friend,all you have to do is disable the amazon app store and links will open in the play store.

Not working
kieranc88 said:
Very simple my friend,all you have to do is disable the amazon app store and links will open in the play store.
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Sorry, but I've tried the above solution. I have allow sources other than Amazon turned on and open external links with appstore off. When I do this, it gives me the error message, "External Market Links Disabled- You can choose to open external market links with the Amazon Appstore. Update this option in the External Market links section of the Appstore settings"- followed by OK.
Under external market links options
Open with Amazon store- blocks the external link
Don't open with Appstore - gives the above error
Ask before opening - gives message, "This app is trying to open a link with an external market that is not available on your device. Would you like to open this link with the Amazon Appstore instead?"
Any ideas?

I've got "don't open with appstore checked" and links now open to Google play in my browser but I use a Firefox extension to then open in the native Google app if I need to.

How did you set this up?
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I've got "don't open with appstore checked" and links now open to Google play in my browser but I use a Firefox extension to then open in the native Google app if I need to.
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Can you share all your settings and how you set up firefox?
Thanks,

I did as in post above. I switched to don't open with appstore. Then, with Firefox installed from play store, I click on an external link and I chose to open in Firefox. If you've got the 'open in native app' extension installed in Firefox you can click it's menu and be directed to the link in the actual play store app.

Any solution found here?
I am facing the same issue as the OP. Although, on my Fire Phone I don't seem to have any setting options related to external markets. I am thinking perhaps the update to 4.6.1 has eliminated such options.
Did any of the people participating in this discussion (those trying to resolve this issue on their phone) come to a valid solution?

AndroidWelcome said:
Did any of the people participating in this discussion come to a valid solution?
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I answered the question in your other post.

[Q] How to prevent Firephone to go to app store and go to google

When in my launcher (lightning) if I get " item is not installed .search Google play, or pick an other app if I click on play store I got "continue to Amazon appstore? This app is trying to open a link with an external market that is not available bla bla.."
is there a Xposed module to prevent this behavior and go direct to Google play? without his warning poping up and preventing to go to Google play

guliver365 said:
When in my launcher (lightning) if I get " item is not installed .search Google play, or pick an other app if I click on play store I got "continue to Amazon appstore? This app is trying to open a link with an external market that is not available bla bla.."
is there a Xposed module to prevent this behavior and go direct to Google play? without his warning poping up and preventing to go to Google play
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I think that is the same redirection problem that I am also having, because when I was using my Fire Phone with FireOS 3.6.8, all APPs like AppGratis AppsZoom, Always opened a litle floating window, and always gave me the option to select between "Google-Play-Store" and "Amazon APP Store"... But now after the FireOS 4.6.1, I only have the option to select, on the floating window, only the Amazon APP Store.
I hope that there is an APP that could redirect and enable to select and open other APP Stores, not only the Amazon APP Store..
I already post a question in the forum about the same problem, but never got any reply:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-phone/help/to-redirect-app-links-google-play-store-t3107671

guliver365 said:
When in my launcher (lightning) if I get " item is not installed .search Google play, or pick an other app if I click on play store I got "continue to Amazon appstore? This app is trying to open a link with an external market that is not available bla bla.."
is there a Xposed module to prevent this behavior and go direct to Google play? without his warning poping up and preventing to go to Google play
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This is being discussed in another thread that @ulises.rodriguez mentioned. So have a look there.
And also since this is a question it should be moved to the Q&A forum so if you don't mind I will ask a moderator to move it there. Your chances of getting an answer is better there anyway.

[Apk Request Granted] App Store(FireOS Version) for AFTV 2nd Gen

Though it never seems to get mentioned, the fire TV uses the Amazon App Store for an app drawer as well as in-app purchases. I was prompted to update mine so I searched for, found, and installed one only to find that the version I installed was for non-fire device tablets only. Now I have to launch all my apps through the settings menu. How can I extract the fire version's APK, and where from?

:The answer to this disaster was for me to open ES File Explorer and from the home screen to go in to apps from the "App" icon. At this point you want to navigate to the App Store icon that represents the user version that was installed on top of the System version. Here it will give you the option of uninstalling, which actually only uninstalls the user update, the pop-up will confirm the detail of this action. This is the easiest way to revert. For me it was the only way since the 3nd user apk I installed over the first 2 prevented me from installing any other version or even going back to the other versions I previously installed all because there has been no access to the Fire OS version of the App Store on any site or archive.
Until now...
Presenting the Amazon FireOS Apk Below
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxBTuEYnt3qeOURfbWdpYVBqLTQ
I spent over 30hrs scavenging the internet through forums, archives, I even called Amazon. They were clueless. This is the only link to it that can be found. I requested on several threads and sent private messages to many of you, where only 1 would even consider to give so much as an "I have no idea what you're talking about" response. Therefore much credit goes to sconnyuk, who was that only person, but that was not his response. He was trying to retrieve it but my new fire device came in the mail before he got a chance to finish. I used my file browser to go into system/priv-app/com.amazon.venezia/ and the copy that original apk, paste it to the download folder and use the application Apps2Fire to send it from one fire device to the other. The problem then was, from the beginning, me being prompted from within an app store game(crossy road by name) that my version of the app store was not the latest, and was out of date. I tried to use the link the game provided but the device refuses to open external links. So I googled it , found the OEM website and downloaded and installed the non-fire version of the app store, and there is no button in the app manager that lets you uninstall updates to system apps like there is on Android phones and tablets. So me, picking and poking, finding other App store versions and trying them out, went from not able to play certain games but now can't even try any other version, the installer would fail faithfully.
I was no longer able to open apps from the launcher, I had to go the app manager every time. My Games refused to open, giving me the "internal error" message. Longpressing the home button and selecting apps was useless. The apps category and the "your apps & games" category from the launcher was pitch black and unacceptable, I mean unaccessible. My kids dropped out of school and started a rap group, my best friend became the first man drafted to the WNBA.. my life was bottomless pit of despair. Now, howevr, my system is back to normal, I got an extra fire device, my kids still rapping but they back in school, and my best friend is still in the WNBA but he's just the mascot now. My life is... weird!

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