I don't think its too much effort to build a slightly different APK for different app stores. I would do that anyway to help me trace the APK should it get copied around etc.
I apply all my updates to the Android Market and then periodically (when releases are considered stable) publish slightly modified APKs to a select few 3rd party app stores. On 27 July 2010 20:40, Mariano Kamp <[email protected]> wrote: > That's really not all that good. > > So if I want to have my app listed on an alternative market, because Google > doesn't provide all users with access to paid apps, then I cannot use the > new mechanism ... unless the alternative market provides a binary compatible > lib. Right? Otherwise I would need to disable the check for non-Android > Market apps. > Maybe that isn't too bad (except of course for the alternative markets), > but it would mean that somebody who has the Android Market needs to buy the > apps exclusively there and cannot use an alternative market. > > Of course, I could also make different versions of my app or just shoot me. > > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Shane Isbell <[email protected]>wrote: > >> It's addressing a direct need of developers. From my perspective, I wonder >> what the impact will be for alternative stores, as they can't use the >> service. >> >> The basic equation developers have to take into account is: are losses >> from pirated sales (through weakly protected apps on alternative stores) >> greater than sales from those alternative stores generate? I'm still trying >> to digest this. >> >> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Chris Stewart <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> With the just announced licensing feature for Android ( >>> http://developer.android.com/guide/publishing/licensing.html), I'm >>> curious to hear what you all think about it. Is piracy a big enough problem >>> on Android that this is a breath of fresh air, or more of a precaution for >>> the future? >>> >>> Chris Stewart >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.androidsdkforum.com >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Android Developers" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Shane Isbell (Founder of ZappMarket) >> http://apps.facebook.com/zappmarket/ >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Android Developers" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
