[android-security-discuss] Invalid license for a handful of users that have payed for our app

2011-08-15 Thread Cody Snyder
Is anyone else getting this? We get license-invalid but only for a handful of users so it doesn't appear to be on our side, anyone know how to get more info on why it failed (no log as it's on the market) or who can help. Were tempted to stop using the license stuff because of this, just curios if

[android-security-discuss] Re: Privilege Escalation Damage Reduction?

2011-08-15 Thread Earlence
Rodrigo: true. But this will be helpful in curbing malware. Even after the device has been rooted, setuid HAS to be called to elevate. Therefore, this should prevent that. Nathaniel: Race condition is true. However, the check is performed in setuid, that means, the system server is invoked before

Re: [android-security-discuss] Re: Privilege Escalation Damage Reduction?

2011-08-15 Thread Chris Palmer
On Aug 15, 2011, at 7:27 PM, Earlence wrote: Rodrigo: true. But this will be helpful in curbing malware. Even after the device has been rooted, setuid HAS to be called to elevate. Therefore, this should prevent that. No, this is not true. For example, if you exploit a bug in the kernel, your

Re: [android-discuss] Sudden drop in app ranking after pushing an update

2011-08-15 Thread Al Sutton
John, At the moment I get the impression Android is run as it's own little kingdom due to it's internally perceived success, so it's abnormality of operation within Google is, I would guess, a result of that. You're preaching to the choir on transparency :). I'm convinced it's an issue, and

Re: [android-discuss] Curious reaction from my users

2011-08-15 Thread John Coryat
Does it have a hard-coded IP address? If not, then why not load balance at the DNS level? DNS is best (dnsmadeeasy do it cheap) but you could do it with a load balancing proxy at the ip level such as with relayd on OpenBSD. Nginx, varnish and others may do it too. I'd prefer users

Re: [android-discuss] Curious reaction from my users

2011-08-15 Thread Tim Mensch
On 8/15/2011 8:42 AM, John Coryat wrote: I'd prefer users update the app. I could have used a server solution like Nginx but they require the server to manage the traffic, which sort of defeats the purpose. Having the load balancing done at the app level is more efficient. Then again, what

Re: [android-discuss] Total installs reduced???

2011-08-15 Thread Christiaan Schoenaker
Maybe this happens more often. But i have 400+ downloads every day, so I (as maybe many others) dont notice this bug. Good point. (btw, i installed your game but think it needs to be improved alot On Aug 15, 2011 6:22 PM, Appaholics raghavs...@appaholics.in wrote: Hi, You know some day in the

Re: [android-discuss] Curious reaction from my users

2011-08-15 Thread John Coryat
Tim, I guess my reluctance to use Nginx or other solutions as have been proposed is a lack of familiarity. I generally go with what I know and will do things I don't know cautiously. SInce I am totally ignorant about those products and they most likely are tricky to setup correctly, I am a bit

[android-discuss] Re: Total installs reduced???

2011-08-15 Thread John Coryat
Everything seems nominal on my stats. Personally, I wouldn't rely on them much but they haven't been bouncing around lately. -John Coryat -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Discuss group. To view this discussion on the web visit

[android-discuss] Re: Google Steps Up to Defend Android Developers From Patent Lawsuit

2011-08-15 Thread Nathan
The headline is inaccurate. Google hasn't intervened in any lawsuit. It has applied to have the patents reexamined. This is a good thing, because the lawsuit that is in progress may not examine the validity of the patents - it may only assert that Apple's license extends to its developers - or

Re: [android-discuss] Total installs reduced???

2011-08-15 Thread TreKing
On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Appaholics raghavs...@appaholics.inwrote: Any suggestions on the alternate stats? Flurry or Google Analytics. - TreKing

Re: [android-discuss] Curious reaction from my users

2011-08-15 Thread Jean Madson
What just poping up a dialog box saying a new version is available, press ok to upgrade or cancel to use the app as is ?? Em 15/08/2011 13:34, John Coryat cor...@gmail.com escreveu: Tim, I guess my reluctance to use Nginx or other solutions as have been proposed is a lack of familiarity. I

[android-discuss] Google acquiring Motorola

2011-08-15 Thread Nathan
Feel free to discuss: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/supercharging-android-google-to-acquire.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Discuss group. To post to this group, send email to android-discuss@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe

[android-discuss] Re: Google acquiring Motorola

2011-08-15 Thread John Coryat
I saw that today on the news. All I can say is WOW! -John Coryat -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Discuss group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/android-discuss/-/gP3fTz43p94J. To post to this group,

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Google acquiring Motorola

2011-08-15 Thread Jeffrey Kesselman
30% chance Apple or one of the other handset makers screams anti-trust, justified or not... On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 1:52 PM, John Coryat cor...@gmail.com wrote: I saw that today on the news. All I can say is WOW! -John Coryat -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Google acquiring Motorola

2011-08-15 Thread Paul Selormey
Yeah! Jeffrey they simply made it easier for Google :) Just thanking God for this wise move. Best regards, Paul. On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 3:08 AM, Jeffrey Kesselman jef...@gmail.com wrote: 30% chance Apple or one of the other handset makers screams anti-trust, justified or not... On Mon, Aug

[android-discuss] Re: Curious reaction from my users

2011-08-15 Thread Nathan
People don't know how to update. Last week, I met with my Congress person. There was a collection of small business leaders, plus me. One person there was a customer. Think of the thrill of meeting a real live customer in person. But then looking at his screen, the UI looked so last year. As

[android-discuss] Re: Curious reaction from my users

2011-08-15 Thread John Coryat
Nathan, One suggestion: when they click 'OK' on the message to update, redirect them directly to the Market listing... That's an excellent idea. -John Coryat -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Discuss group. To view this discussion on the

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Google acquiring Motorola

2011-08-15 Thread Chris Stratton
On Monday, August 15, 2011 2:08:11 PM UTC-4, CyberQat wrote: 30% chance Apple or one of the other handset makers screams anti-trust, justified or not... AFAIK, Apple is free to ship Android handsets with Bing search widgets front and center on the home screen. -- You received this

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Google acquiring Motorola

2011-08-15 Thread Aaron Bartell
AFAIK, Apple is free to ship Android handsets with Bing search widgets front and center on the home screen. Heck, that's how my LG Revolution shipped (with Bing search and Bing Maps as the defaults) and I was not too pleased about that. The kicker is that I couldn't find any place to change the

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Google acquiring Motorola

2011-08-15 Thread Kevin Chadwick
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:27:06 -0500 Aaron Bartell aaronbart...@gmail.com wrote: The kicker is that I couldn't find any place to change the defaults from Bing to Google for search/maps unless I root my phone! I am not yet brave enough to root so I have found some work arounds using the GO

Re: [android-discuss] Curious reaction from my users

2011-08-15 Thread Tim Mensch
On 8/15/2011 10:34 AM, John Coryat wrote: I guess my reluctance to use Nginx or other solutions as have been proposed is a lack of familiarity. I generally go with what I know and will do things I don't know cautiously. SInce I am totally ignorant about those products and they most likely

Re: [android-discuss] Curious reaction from my users

2011-08-15 Thread John Coryat
Tim, Thanks for the tips. Actually, it doesn't really matter as the app does a pretty good job by itself. Also, the old app is life limited and will be replaced in about a week with a new app that uses a fraction of the server resources of the old one, rendering the problem of an overloaded