How to Redeem Apps After You Have Already Purchased Them

Android Market

1. Open the Android Market on your Android device by pressing its icon. Generally the icon is a picture of a shopping bag with an Android on it.

2. Navigate to the 'My Apps' section by pressing 'Menu' then 'My Apps.'

3. Scroll through the list of apps to find all ones you have currently installed and ones that you purchased in the past.

4. Select the purchased app you wish to download and press 'Purchased' to re-download it.

Apple App Store

5. Open the App Store by pressing its icon on your homescreen. Its icon is the letter 'A' made up of pencils and a ruler.

6. Navigate to the app you have purchased by searching for it or looking through the categories.

7. Press 'Buy App' on the app you purchased and a prompt confirming that you have already purchased this app will appear.

8. Press 'OK' on the prompt to begin your download.