# Betting apps on Android

> How to choose, install and set up a betting app on an Android phone in Ireland: Google Play only, no APK files, Google Pay and Family Link.

Source: https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/android/
Updated: 2026-11-07

To choose and set up a betting app on Android in Ireland, find the operator's GRAI licence first, then install only from Google Play and compare the listing's developer with the licensee. Skip APK files. Check Google Pay and the safer-gambling tools before you deposit. This hub points to each step.

## The five checks on Android

1. **Licence:** match licensee and number on the GRAI register. See [how to check a licence](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/check-a-betting-app-licence/).
2. **Listing:** read the Google Play page. Fields we record: developer, version, update date, minimum Android, size, age rating and Data safety.
3. **Payments:** see whether Google Pay is documented by the operator. See [Google Pay in betting apps](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/google-pay-betting-apps-ireland/).
4. **Limits:** find the in-app limits, then consider phone-level controls such as [Family Link](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/restrict-betting-apps-on-android/).
5. **Features:** note what is documented for streaming, cash out and bet builder.

**In short:** licence first, then the Google Play listing.

## What Google requires, and why no APK

Google Play has a policy named Real-Money Gambling, Games, and Contests. Its exact wording is Not checked in this build. Confirm it on support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer before this page goes live.

We link to no APK files and to nothing outside Google Play. If someone sends you a file link, read [sideloading and APK files](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/sideloading-meaning/) and [can you safely install outside Google Play](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/is-an-apk-download-safer-than-the-store/).

**In short:** install from Google Play, not from a file link.

## Two accounts, not one

Your Google account signs you in to Google Play. Your operator account holds your betting details and money. Removing the app does not close the operator account.

**In short:** the Google account and the operator account are separate.

## A limit on our Android checks

We read Google Play availability from the web page for Ireland. A phone in Ireland can show a different result from that page. A listing we mark as present is Not checked on a device until someone repeats the check on one.

**In short:** web-page availability may differ from your phone.

## Pages in this hub

- [Betting apps for Android: ranking](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/best-betting-apps-android-ireland/)
- [Installing a betting app on Android](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/install-a-betting-app-on-android/)
- [Google Pay in betting apps](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/google-pay-betting-apps-ireland/)
- [Restricting betting apps on Android](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/restrict-betting-apps-on-android/)
- [Eight safety checks on Android](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/android-betting-app-safety-checks/)
- [Sideloading and APK files](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/sideloading-meaning/)

Using an iPhone instead? See [betting apps on iPhone](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/iphone/).

**In short:** six pages, plus the iPhone hub.

## How we checked

This hub is a map and holds no store data. Listing fields for each candidate app are Not checked until we read Google Play for Ireland. Page count and date: 6 pages, 7 November 2026.

**In short:** no Play Store figures are claimed here.