[Discuss] iPhone vs. Android - the backup problem

[Edward Ned Harvey]

> From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey.com at blu.org [mailto:discuss-
> bounces+blu=nedharvey.com at blu.org] On Behalf Of Kent Borg
> 
> Shirley Márquez Dúlcey wrote:
> > One of the nice things about the Amazon Appstore is that it has a full
> > record of all the apps you have bought including free ones. It would
> > be nice if the Google Play store had the same kind of record. At least
> > then you would have a central place to see what apps you have
> > installed in the past and might want to install again.
> 
> Google does the same thing. (Mostly.)
> 
> I recently got a new phone and *most* of my Google Play apps reappeared,
> but not all. 

The ones you pay for will reappear.  But the free ones don't.  It seems like an easy fix - I wish they would do it.  Because I jump from phone to phone somewhat regularly, and tablets etc.  It's not always easy to remember how to find some free app that you really liked.