Android Market refunds

[Django x2]

How does this work? I have an app I no longer want or use. I thought there was a way to get a refund

 

[chrisxuk]

I think you only have 15 minutes after buying an app to get a refund.

 

[Cosimo]

I think you only have 15 minutes after buying an app to get a refund.

Yes it's 15 minutes:

http://market.android.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=134336

I suppose you could try this if it's not fit for purpose:

If you're unsatisfied with an application after 15 minutes, we recommend contacting the developer directly.

 

[lsg1r]

15 mins is a bit stingy, I could understand a day as it might take longer than 15mins to set up some apps...

 

[EniGmA1981]

+1, like LockBot, took me days of fiddling to realise it was pants lol - feel cheated

 

[deadite66]

games are ok at 15 minutes but apps we should have hours to test them.

 

[Its_Me]

should be 30mins for everything, its a joke at 15. Can take you that long to DL setup and fiddle

 

[Vertigo]

It used to be 24 hours but was changed fairly recently. A lot of developers lobbied Google to alter it as customers were taking the mick, especially with games, where they'd buy the app, play it to completion in under a day and then ask for a refund.

 

[Django x2]

bum wee

 

[EniGmA1981]

Here's a little idea for ya... What I do is buy an app, then use appsaver to copy it to an installable .apk file on my sd card, then refund it and reinstall it from the saved .apk

That allows for testing without a time limit - after that time, if it's cack, you can delete it and you haven't lost anything. However, if you think it's a keeper, re-buy it to support the dev and get updates etc

There are some apps that need a license to use, they check the market to make sure you have permission to use them - in that case, just buy it and try it the old fashioned way lol