Basic Operations 50
Google Play Store
Google Play
is the place to go to find new apps for your phone. Choose from a wide variety of free and
paid apps ranging from productivity apps, entertainment, to games.
Note: To purchase apps and other content on Google Play, you can use the payment methods from your
Google account. When you make your first purchase, your selected payment method will be added to our
Google account. To learn more about accepted payment methods, see support.google.com.
Installing Applications
Many different kinds of applications can be installed on your phone from Google Play (provided by
Google Inc.). Sprint is not responsible in any way for user-installed applications (quality, reliability,
legality, fitness for a purpose, credibility, accuracy, etc.) or resulting malfunctions (viruses, etc.).
Important: Our policies often do not apply to third-party applications. Third-party applications may access
your personal information or require us to disclose your customer information to the third-party application
provider. To find out how a third-party application will collect, access, use, or disclose your personal
information, check the application provider’s policies, which can usually be found on their website. If you
aren’t comfortable with the third-party application’s policies, don’t use the application.
Find and Install an App
When you install apps from Google Play app and use them on your phone, they may require access to
your personal information (such as your location, contact data, and more) or access to certain functions
or settings on your phone. Download and install only apps that you trust.
1. Tap > > Play Store.
2. Browse or search for an app.
3. When you find the app you like, tap it and read its description and user reviews.
4. To install a free app, tap Install. To install a paid app, tap the price button, and then tap Buy. If
you have not added a payment method to your Google account, tap to select the payment
method, and then tap Continue.
The selected app is downloaded and installed on your phone.
Warning: Read the notification carefully! Be especially cautious with applications that have access to
many functions or a significant amount of your data. Once you installed an app, you are responsible for
the results of using this item on your phone.
5. To open the app, tap Open after installing or go to the Apps screen and tap the app.
Tip: Apps sometimes get updated with improvements or bug fixes. To automatically download updates,
after installing, tap > Auto-update.
Purchasing Applications
Purchase apps at your own risk. Sprint is not responsible for any harm to you or third parties resulting
from the use of purchased applications.