Google Play Store is our gateway to downloading millions of games and applications available for Android in a simple way, and the Play Store is more than just an application store, it also offers e-books and audiobooks to buy, the ability to rent movies, and many more. Like the rest of the applications, the Google Play Store receives updates in the background to support it with more functions that greatly enhance the user experience, however, some people do not know anything about it. Well, that's what we're going to change with today's topic as we present below some Play Store tricks and features that we think you will know for the first time, so let's start by reviewing them directly.
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The ability to share applications between phones
There are many such applications designed to help Android phone holders to share their applications, and here I do not mean sharing links to the applications that they use only, but rather sending them in full for direct installation on the other phone. Perhaps the most popular of these apps are SHAREit and Xender, but the Google Play Store comes with a similar feature to get the job done. Here we are talking about the Nearby Share feature, which we previously explained how to use to send applications from your Android phone to another phone.
The great thing about this feature is that it does not need any internet connection and it is reliable to send and receive any number of games and applications quickly, regardless of their size, the only condition is that the applications (to be shared) are already available on the Play Store and are not external applications that were installed using the APK file. In any case, it is an important feature and solves many problems in some situations.
The possibility of deleting a group of applications at once
In any Android phone in general, if you search in its settings, you will find a page dedicated to managing installed applications in terms of setting the permissions you use, deleting the cache for each application, and other options that help to set each application easily. However, Android phones lack the option to delete more than one application at a time, but the Google Play Store bridges the gap through the “Manage apps” feature, through which you can know the consumption of each application on the phone for storage memory with the ability to delete it to save space in case you encounter a problem. memory is full."
As for the bulk deletion of applications, this is done by clicking on the profile picture in the search bar above, then choosing “My applications and games” and then click on “Free up some space” and start by placing a checkmark in front of each application that you do not want, then click on the “Trash” icon in the upper corner Confirm the deletion command by clicking on "Uninstall". In the end, you will get rid of all the selected applications with the click of a button instead of deleting each application separately.
the hidden game appears only when the internet is down
Internet connection may be interrupted at any moment. And because smartphones rely heavily on the Internet, the moments of Internet outages pass with difficulty and boredom, unless there is a nice game that can be played to pass the time, and this matter is well understood by Google. Therefore, in addition to the famous dinosaur game in the Google Chrome browser, there is a game called Hot Air Balloon in the Google Play Store that appears only when the Internet is out.
Then you will need to ensure that your phone does not have an internet connection, or you can easily force this by activating the flight mode. After that, try running the Play Store and go to the “Games” tab from the bottom bar, and you will find the game in front of you. Just press “Play” and then “Start” to play the game, which is very fun, by the way, as the goal is to move the balloon to collect as many bubbles as possible. while avoiding obstacles that appear in random places. Just a very simple game to kill time.
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Prevent the package from being used to download new applications
Sometimes we unintentionally fall into this heartbreaking scenario when we download games or applications from the Google Play Store and forget that we are using mobile data instead of Wi-Fi, and then we discover in the end after downloading that the application space (which is probably large) has been consumed Due to the limited capacity of the package or as a result of this, the package will expire and you will have to renew it before the specified date.
To avoid this from happening, there is an option in the store that prevents downloading of applications from starting immediately after pressing the “Install” button while activating Mobile Data. Instead, a window appears in which you can specify whether you want to install the application now or wait until a Wi-Fi connection becomes available. To activate this option, click on your profile picture, and from the menu select “Settings” then “General Settings” and click on “Preferred Settings for Downloading Apps” from there select the “Ask a question every time” option and click “Done”.
Some paid apps are temporarily free
As you know, not all Android apps available in Google Play are free, a large percentage of them are paid apps. But what you often don't know is that some developers make their paid apps available for free for a limited time to arouse users' interest and urge them to try them out and keep them free forever. The strange thing is that the Google Play Store does not disclose these offers explicitly. Rather, you need to rely on an external tool such as AppSales to discover games and applications that are available for free for a limited time, and after opening a page for any of these applications in the store, you will find a notice of the duration of the offer.
Of course, you should pay attention to this matter, given that paid applications have better quality than their free counterparts and are ad-free, so you should always be aware of Android applications and games that are available for free for a limited time.
Set a budget for your purchases in the store
If you prefer to buy applications from the Google Play Store and spend a lot of money on them, it is important to know that there is a feature in the store that helps you limit spending exorbitant amounts from your bank account on applications, which is to set a maximum amount of money or a certain amount on purchase transactions that you make in the store each month. But note that according to Google, this feature does not prevent purchase transactions when the set budget is exceeded. In the event of exceeding, you are only alerted to that.
To set a budget for your purchases on the store, all you have to do is click on your profile picture and select “Payments and Subscriptions” from the list, then click “Budget and History” and then “Set a budget” and specify the maximum amount that can be spent in that month, and after completion, click “Save”. From now on, every time you buy an app or game with your Google account, a message will pop up telling you if your budget is about to run out or if you've run out.
