I'm really thank for your answer, you are really kind and I appreciate it but this technique is really really sad. o_O
On Jul 28, 7:19 pm, RichardC <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > On Jul 28, 5:54 pm, sblantipodi <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Really I can't understand this market... > > Free trial and full software are always the same APK file since the > > full version is activated if someone > > bought the software. > > This bit does not make sence to me. How can you have full and trial > software in the same APK? > > > Usually we do it by entering an activation code, > > registering on a web server or now using LVL. > > You now can't promote a free version of your product in the Google > market and upgrade it to the full paid version taking the money on > your website - check the latest developer agreement. > > > > > Why I should build two APK with different package name if it will be > > the same software? > > Investiage techinque of using a single APK that is both trial and full > version and selling an unlock APK from the market that unlocks the > features of the trial vesion. > > There were lots of discussions about this technique in the this group > about 9 months ago. > > > > > On Jul 28, 6:32 pm, sblantipodi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I haven't understood if I can't delete my actual trial app from the > > > market. > > > > On Jul 28, 3:33 pm, Olivier Guilyardi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Yes, that's right, and I don't understand why you consider this to be a > > > > nightmare. Other issues may qualify as such, but not this one IMO. > > > > > The market doesn't allow you to turn a free into a paid app, and I > > > > think that's > > > > because it would turn into a grand mess for people who upgrade but > > > > originally > > > > downloaded the app when it was free. > > > > > And anyway, it's very common to have two flavours of an app, on Android > > > > and > > > > other platforms. And they exist as separate apps. > > > > > Try and adapt a little bit instead of being negative. > > > > > Olivier > > > > > On 07/28/2010 02:31 PM, sblantipodi wrote: > > > > > > I'm sorry but reading better what you write, this means that I need to > > > > > upload to > > > > > different version for Payed and Free version? o_O > > > > > > this market is really a nightmare, can't imagine a worst way to > > > > > develop a market... > > > > > > On Jul 28, 2:19 pm, RichardC <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> Yup that is a "feature" of the market. > > > > > >> You need to change the package name and upload it as a new product to > > > > >> go from free to paid. I can think of 2 reasons for this restriction > > > > >> in the market (there are probably others as well): > > > > >> 1. Everyone with the current free version would get the paid version > > > > >> for free. > > > > >> 2. It would look like your stats and recommendations for the old free > > > > >> product were for the new paid product. > > > > > >> If you want to have both a free and paid version of your application > > > > >> this I sugguest you have a look at Android library support built into > > > > >> Eclipse and you structure your product(s) as below: > > > > > >> project my_app_free -> uses project: my_app_lib (Android Library) > > > > >> package: com.example.myapp.free > > > > > >> project my_app_paid--> uses project: my_app_lib (Android Library) > > > > >> package: com.example.myapp.paid > > > > > >> You put all of your common code and resources in the my_app_lib > > > > >> project. > > > > > >> The LVL code goes only into the my_app_paid project and you can put > > > > >> code to restrict the free vesion (or to add ads) in the my app_free > > > > >> project. > > > > > >> Hope this works for you, I have a few applcations built this way and > > > > >> it is working fine so far. > > > > > >> On Jul 28, 12:37 pm, sblantipodi <[email protected]> > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > >>> Hi, > > > > >>> actually I have published a free trial application on Android > > > > >>> market. > > > > >>> Since there is a protection method now (LVL) I want to upload also > > > > >>> the > > > > >>> full version of that application. > > > > >>> Unfortunantly when I try to upload the full version on the market it > > > > >>> tell me that there is just another software with the same package > > > > >>> name > > > > >>> and to update that package. > > > > >>> When I update that package it doesn't let me choose to switch from > > > > >>> free to payed. > > > > >>> How can I do it? > > > > >>> Thanks. > > -- 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
