# \[Solved\] How long does a downloaded (not published) app last?
**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-long-does-a-downloaded-not-published-app-last/1853885
**Category:** Publishing
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**Created:** [April 28, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-long-does-a-downloaded-not-published-app-last/1853885 "2022-04-28T20:58:53Z")
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### Author:  [@rickwheeler1992](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rickwheeler1992)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-long-does-a-downloaded-not-published-app-last/1853885/1 "2022-04-28T20:58:53Z")
If you download an app to your phone. How long does the downloaded app work? Does it work until you download another app or is there an expiration time on it? I’d it the same for iOS and android?
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### Author:  [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-long-does-a-downloaded-not-published-app-last/1853885/2 "2022-04-28T22:32:15Z")
When you select the option to download an app, Thunkable will send you an email with a link. The link will expire after 24 hours.
Once you download the app from the link then it will keep working in your phone.
The only difference is when you are using iOS then the developer config should be valid to use the app.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-long-does-a-downloaded-not-published-app-last/1853885/3 "2022-07-27T22:32:47Z")
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