How to Open the Play Store on Android

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This wikiHow teaches you how to open the Google Play Store app on your Andriod.

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Opening the Play Store App from Your Home Page

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    If you don't see the app on your home screen, you can search for it.
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    The icon looks like a multicolored triangle. Pressing the app icon will launch the Play Store app.
    • You will be presented with the Home screen of the Play Store and lists of apps based on your activity.
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Finding the Play Store App from Your Settings

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    This looks like a cog, or a spikey wheel.
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    Scroll down the list to Apps to see all the installed applications on your device.
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    This looks like a sideways triangle colored with Google’s colors, blue, yellow, green, and red.
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