Google’s online Android Market is huge with more than 200,000 apps for your Android mobile phone. A lot of these Android Apps are available as free downloads while the paid apps can cost anywhere between 99¢ and $200. 

Amazon also runs a online store for Android Apps and one good thing about Amazon’s store is that it lets you test and play around with certain apps before you actually buy them. Unfortunately this feature is only available to Android users located in the United States. Google doesn’t offer “try before you buy” apps as such but there is an easy way to do this in Android Market.

Also see: How to Find the Best Apps for Your Android Mobile

How to Refund an Android App in Android Market

Follow the below steps to refund an app to the Android Market:

Step 1: Visit the Google Android Market, via desktop or mobile phone, and buy any of the ‘paid’ apps.

Step 2: The app is now installed on your mobile phone. Launch the app and you can test it for the next 10-12 minutes.

Step 3. Go back to the Android Market app on your mobile phone and under “My Apps,” tap the app name that you are trying to refund. Hit the “Refund” button and the app will automatically uninstall from your mobile phone.

Step 4. Once the App has been uninstalled, it may ask you to specify a reason for removing the app. The app amount will be refunded immediately.  Meanwhile you’ll also get an email  stating:  ”You have uninstalled the application from your phone. We have cancelled your order and you have not been charged.”

The refund process is quite easy and 10 minutes are often enough for you to get a good idea about an app. However there are two things mentioned in Google’s refund policy that you should know:

• You only have 15 minutes to return an app to the Android Market from the time of download after which the “refund” option will disappear from the app.
• You can return an app only once; if you refund an app and purchase it again, you won’t be able to refund it to the Android Market.