How to restore apps after a phone replacement?

Question

Replaced inoperative phone with new one of the same type, I want to download my paid apps without paying again.

HerrBag · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-17 18:58:29Z

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To reinstall apps from the web

Open a web browser and go to www.windowsphone.com.
Navigate to the My Phone dropdown menu, located in the upper-right
corner of the screen, then sign in with the same Windows Live ID
you've used on your phone.
In the My Phone menu, click Purchase history.
Under Purchase History, find the app you want to reinstall and click Reinstall.
Follow the instructions to reinstall the app. You might have to
re-enter your Windows Live ID.

Personal Notes:

Clicking on the reinstall link failed until I changed a phone setting to on: Settings:find my phone:Connect to these features faster (may use more battery)
Clicking on multiple "Reinstall" links appears to stack requests, but seems to cause communication overloads. Better to take more time and do individually. At least failures are reported to the screen.

answered Mar 17 '13 at 18:32

HerrBag

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Actually you can find the app you want and click "buy". It will show you already paid the app and wont charge.
– Vitor Canova
Mar 17 '13 at 20:17
Forgot to mention, if you bought a specific carrier or brand app you must respect this. So if you had bought a Samsung app you can't download in a Nokia phone.
– Vitor Canova
Mar 17 '13 at 20:19
@Vitor Canova, Thanks, good call. I was a bit chicken to click buy on a $19.95 app. Especially good, because the larger apps seem to have trouble downloading from the web reinstall.
– HerrBag
Mar 17 '13 at 21:23

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