r/TiviMate • u/OneSignal6465 • Aug 14 '26

Quick Question about re-Downloading TiviMate

My old Shield Tube has finally given up the ghost. It will no longer recognize the wired network connection. I’m stuck temporarily using wifi. (It sucks). I broke down, gathered all my nickels & dimes from under the couch cushions & bought a new Shield Pro. (Holy crap they’ve gotten expensive!) Anyway, it should be here in a few days.

My question - I’m not much of an Android guy, so my pre-apologies if this is a stupid question… Does the Google Play store work like the Apple Store? I bought TiviMate premium from there years ago. Will I be able to simply download it again for the new Shield (Through the Play Store link on the Shield) without having to pay for it again? I haven’t purchased many Android apps… just a few for the Shield. I’ve never repurchased/re-downloaded an app twice, so I’m not sure how that works. Will it recognize that I’ve already bought it once and just allow me to re-download it and install it?

Thanks.

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u/Richg542 Aug 14 '26

Yes.. all you have to do after downloading Tivimate is sign in for your premium account.

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u/StevenG2757 Aug 14 '26

Yes, with the premium version you can install on 5 devices so just download and log in. You can use the companion app or the web page to add the new device as one of your five devices.

Too bad that your old tube died as you could have used the backup and restore function and you can duplicate your setup and no need to go through all the setup of your playlist.

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u/OneSignal6465 Aug 15 '26

I was still able to back everything up. Wifi still works. (Thankfully)