Before I continue the experiment, I took one more look through the docs and found this gem:
"If your application is already published as free, you won't be able to upload a new version that uses licensing." I am guessing that if I try to include the LVL Library project into my free app, I won't be able to upload a new APK to the Developer Console. I'm not at my workspace now but when I get a chance to verify, I will. On Aug 31, 11:43 pm, String <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 8:52 PM,GJTorikian<[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Launch Free App->Launch Unlocker App->Run LVL->Return Result->Parse Result > > > in Free App > > > That was the gist of it, yes. > > I agree, having done an "unlocker" app in the past (and, separately, > using LVL now) that's the approach that makes most sense to me. > Especially if you already have an unlocker - convert it to LVL, and > change the call in the free app as outlined above, but leave the rest > of your architecture alone. > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 9:42 PM, Chris Stratton <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > I'm not seeing any obvious reason why the free version can't just query > > > the > > > license server about the unlocker by itself, but maybe I'm overlooking > > > something. > > I think that this is a real possibility, but I've not heard of anyone > doing it. The key would be for the free app to query LVL about the > unlocker's package name, NOT to try to use LVL for the free version's > package. You'd also probably need to keep your version numbers aligned > between the free & unlocker apps, because it has been established that > this will cause an LVL failure. > > IF this works, it would be much cleaner; it would mean that your users > would never have to actually have the unlocker installed, just > purchased. I can't see that this sort of thing is mentioned anywhere > in the LVL docs (though of course I could be missing it). It's > possible that you can't do this, that LVL checks the calling package > name or signature someplace. You'd just need to try it. > > Please keep us posted! > > String -- 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
