How To Delete Order History On Google Play
Google payments center lets you view and update user's payments information across different Google products. All of Google. Sign in to continue to Google Pay Enter your email. Find my account Sign in with a different account Create account One Google Account for everything Google. Clear Off Play Store Search History. Follow the procedure to do that –. From your mobile phone open the official Android Play Store. Tap on Menu and select Settings from the various options. Now you have to find and tap on the clear search history and this will delete all the searches that you have performed.
Google Play (formerly known as Android Market) is an online store for all your favourite Android apps, games, music, movies, books, and magazines. The market offers both free and paid applications, where purchases can be made using a applicable credit, debit, or gift card and the payments are directed securely through Google Wallet. Perhaps, you must have noticed that Google asks for your Credit Card when making your first purchase from Google Play Store. And the next time you wish to buy an app, it doesn’t asks for the CC because by default it saves your Credit Card credentials during the first checkout without offering any option to continue without saving the card information.
Now there are certain instances where this facility can be beneficial and risky as well. Let’s say your Android phone or tablet is accessed by multiple users or your friend asks you to buy an app for him using your Credit Card. Considering payment information is added to Google Play, your CC can be easily misused by those users for buying any of the paid Android apps from the linked device in a few clicks. If you don’t want to save your payment information in your Google Play Account, you need to delete your Credit Card after making a purchase. This however currently cant be done from within Google Play app and requires a web interface. Follow the steps below:
1. Sign in to your account at ‘https://wallet.google.com/manage’ using the same email address that you used to buy apps from Google Play. (This can be done either from your mobile phone or computer).
2. Google Wallet will show all your transactions. Click Payment Methods from the left pane, where your added cards will be listed.
3. Click Delete next to the card information that you’d like to remove. A confirmation message will appear, click ‘Yes, remove it’.
You can also Add a new card, update your payment or billing address information using the ‘Edit’ option and set one of the added cards as your default payment method by clicking ‘Set as default’ from the same webpage.
Note: Removing your payment method from your account won’t stop the payment for a transaction that’s in progress.
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UPDATE (15 May, 2014) – Google has added PayPal as a new payment method which users can use to buy apps and digital content on Google Play. PayPal is currently available in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United States, United Kingdom. You can add PayPal to your Google Wallet account using the Google Play store app or your computer.
In case you want to Remove/Delete your PayPal account from Google Wallet, go to Google Wallet and select ‘Payment Methods’. Then select PayPal and click Remove.
Google’s Play Store is your official Android portal for apps, games, movies and TV, books and magazines, and more. But Google Play isn’t just about content; it’s also a valuable tool for managing your various Android devices, setting notifications for apps and services, enabling automatic software updates, and personalizing your Android experience.
Here are ten tips and tricks for getting more practical value out of Google Play.
1. Manage your devices via the Web
In addition to accessing the on-device app store, you can reach Google Play via your Web browser. The Web interface offers an array of options that aren’t available through the Android-based app store, including the ability to see and manage all of the Android devices associated with your Google account.
To see a list of all your Android devices, visit Google Play at play.google.com. Click a content option in the vertical menu on the left side to see a Settings icon that looks like a small gear in the top-right of your display. Click that icon to view a list of your registered devices. (If you don’t see the Settings icon, try choosing another content option from the content menu.)
To change the name of a device in the list, click the Edit option, type the new name in the Nickname text field, and click Update to save your changes.
2. Manage mail preferences and notifications
The Play Settings screen also lets you update your email preferences and notification settings. Open the Web-based Play settings, using the process described above, and then scroll down to the bottom of the screen, where you’ll see two check boxes. If you want to receive news and promotions from Google Play, fill in the first box. If you want to receive email notifications from developers seeking feedback on the apps you use, check the second box.
3. Review orders, report problems, and request refunds
To see a handy list of all of your paid transactions on Google Play, first click the Play Settings icon—but this time, instead of choosing the Settings option, click My Orders.
The orders list provides details about the specific content you’ve purchased or downloaded, including the item’s full name, price, transaction date, content type, and status (complete, cancelled, shipped, or whatever). To filter your purchases by content type, use the All Orders menu in the top left corner, above the list of purchases.
To report a problem with an app, product or service, or to request a refund, find the specific purchase in the orders list and hover your pointer over that name in the list. A set of three vertical dots will appear to the right of the name. Click the dots and choose the Report a Problem option. A popup box with a drop-down menu and a set of options specific to the content type will appear. Choose the appropriate option from the menu, and you’ll see a list of possible resolutions. If the suggestions don’t help, fill in the text field with appropriate details and submit your request. You should receive some type of email receipt after submitting a request.
4. Password-protect your orders
It’s a good idea to password-protect your Google Play account, to avoid unwanted or accidental purchases—especially if multiple people (including children) frequently use your device or devices.
To enable Play password protection, open the Google Play app on your Android device, tap the three vertical dots in the top right corner of your display, and choose Settings. In the User Controls section, you’ll see a box next to Password. Enter a password there, and then confirm it to enable the setting.
After turning on password protection, you’ll be prompted for your password whenever you make a Play purchase. You can make additional purchases without reentering your password for up to 30 minutes after your most recent purchase.
Some devices enable password protection by default. If the Password box is checked, your account is already protected.
5. Automatically update your Google Play apps
Google Play’s 'Auto-update apps' setting lets you automatically update your apps and games so you don’t have to update them manually. Activating this option will reduce the number of (potentially annoying) update notifications you receive, too.
To enable automatic app updates, click the Menu icon (the three vertical dots) in the top right corner of your Google Play Android app and choose Settings. Under the General section, you’ll see an option for Auto-update apps. Tap that option and confirm it in the popup box.
You may still occasionally receive notifications to approve app updates if permissions change, but most of your apps will automatically update after you enable this setting.
6. Automatically add widgets for new apps
Widgets are among the best things about Android apps. They bring app features onto your Android home screen for quick viewing. And Google Play lets you automatically add a widget to your home screen for any new app you download, assuming that the app has a widget.
If you frequently download lots of apps, this setting may be a bit much, because unlimited widgets can become too much of a good thing. But it’s a good way to quickly determine which apps have widgets and whether they’re useful to you. And deleting widgets you don’t want is quite easy.
To enable the auto-widget option, open your Google Play app, tap the three-dot menu icon in the top right corner of your screen, and choose Settings. Then fill in the box next to Auto-app widgets, in the General section.
7. Filter Google Play content
Google Play offers a number of content-filter settings that let you restrict the types of apps that you can download via your account.
To view and modify your content settings, open the Google Play app, click the three-dot menu icon and choose Settings. Under User Controls, choose Content filtering options. You can customize those settings by checking or unchecking the boxes next to the five filter options under 'Allow apps rated for', which include 'Everyone', 'Low maturity', 'Medium maturity', 'High maturity', and 'Show all apps'.
For details about each content setting, visit the related Google support page.
8. Browse for new apps and send them to your device from the Web
Sometimes it’s easier to search for new Android apps, games or media by using your Web browser than by using the mobile app. If you use both an Android phone and an Android tablet—or various Android devices—you can use the Play Web interface to send new apps and content to specific devices quickly and easily.
When you find an app or other download you’re interested in while using the Web interface, tap the Install or Buy button on the download page. After logging in to your Google account, you’ll see a pop-up box containing a list of the app permissions and, at the bottom of the box, a drop-down menu listing all of the Android devices linked to your account. Choose the device you want to send the app to and confirm the download. If you want to download the app to multiple devices, walk through the process again, but this time choose another device from the drop-down menu.
How To Delete Order History On Google Play
9. Remove devices from menus
All Android devices you connect to your account show up in your Google Play devices lists, but you can remove them from menus by modifying your Visibility settings. For example, if your last phone was a Samsung Galaxy S3, but you recently updated to a Galaxy S4 and no longer want the GS3 to show up when you download new apps in the Web interface, you can remove the old GS3.
Using the Web interface, open your Settings menu (as described in tip 1 above). On the My Devices page, under the Visibility column, uncheck the boxes next to the device or devices you want to remove from your menus. Then refresh the page and confirm that the boxes are still unchecked; if necessary, uncheck them again.
10. Filter tablet-optimized apps
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Finding apps that are designed for tablets in Google Play is simple, thanks to a newish Designed for Tablets section in Google Play. To access that section, open the Google Play app on your tablet and tap the Apps option at the top of the page. Drag a finger to the left of your screen to scroll from the homepage to one of the following pages, and choose Designed for Tablets from the drop-down menu at the top of a page. At this point, when you scroll through the various pages—including Top Paid, Top Free, and Top Grossing—you’ll see only tablet-optimized apps.