How to hide old Android devices in Google Play / Android Market? [ANSWERED]
Q. Aloha, I have a number of Android devices now and some I have sold too. Whenever I download apps or do stuff in Google Play-used to be Android Market-I find that my old unused Android phones/tablets are still showing up 🙁 It is getting cluttered and it bothers me. Do you know I can remove or get rid of those old devices in the Google Play site? Mahalo in advance. -Charlie S.
A. Hi Charlie, great question!
I think I can be of some help. Please see the steps below to hide/remove an unused Android device from the Google Play menus.
Best regards,
-JD
PS enjoy those beautiful Hawaiian islands, I am a big fan of them!
How to hide unused Android devices in the Google Play app market
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- Scroll to the bottom of the Google Play home page and click the “My Orders & Devices” link
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- Click the “Devices” tab
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- Click “Edit” for the device you want to remove
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- Choose “Hidden in menus” then click “Update”
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God that’s great!!
Hi Acme,
Thank you for your comment.
I am glad the instructions were helpful 🙂
Best regards,
-JD
Yes, it works well for a while, but there’s a bug in Google Market that means that your previously hidden devices will re-appear after a few days/weeks. (It’s just happened to me again..)
Hi JCB,
Thank you for your comment.
Now that you mention it, I think that one of my devices may have reappeared as well. Bummer 🙁
Best regards,
-JD
The problem is this only works for a few weeks then they all reappear. Seems a very sneaky way for Google to gather information about what devices you own. I want a “delete device from account” button.
The title clearly says remove, not hide. Please change the title.
I too wish to remove/delete old devices.
Thank you for your comment Hiney. The title has been updated.
Best regards,
-JD
Thank you so much for this helpful post! The images were perfect for me to easily make the tweaks I needed.
This is a surprisingly hidden away options page… Everyone should know this. =)
Thank you for your kind words DoctorFu 🙂 I am glad it was helpful!
Best regards,
-JD
Thanks!
Thank you for your comment. You are very welcome Uriar 🙂
Best regards,
-JD
i had a problem with google play…the problem is…every time i have a new phone android i link with google play…the problem is i can’t remove the device every time i add anew phone device at google play…do google play had any solution how can i remove the device…pls help because at this time i had a 6 device list at google play device…thank you hope you all can explain it …
Hi diedy126,
Thank you for your comment and your excellent question!
Yes, you can remove devices and here is photo tutorial on the process:
http://www.jdhodges.com/2012/03/remove-android-devices-google-play-android-app-market/
(on that page make sure to click the thumbnails for larger screenshots that fully show the steps)
I hope this help!
Best regards,
-JD
PS sorry I thought you had commented on a different post. If the steps above don’t work then I don’t know anything else to try, sorry 🙁
Best regards,
-JD
i really dont understand why we just cant delete a device, my tablet was stolen and i would just like to remove all traces of it but i still have to see the tablet show up in my google marked. how fustrating!