Andreas, If you are using Eclipse, you may wish to consider setting up a library project, since that was designed for the paid/free app scenario:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/eclipse-adt.html%23libraryProject&usg=AFQjCNGHPeZv-40aHFJUElKIwdatQMjx_A -Moto On Jun 5, 5:16 pm, andreas <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a free app in the market and use the data directory of the app > to store some files. Now I think about offering a paid (donate) > version of the app, so that people who want to pay a few pennys will > be able to do so. > > But AFAIK the new (paid) app needs a new name, so I won't be able to > use the stored data of the free version. That means, that existing > users would have to re-enter a lot of personal settings - which > probably would be a no-no for a lot of users. > > So my question: Is there a smart way to have a free and a paid version > in the market, where the later installed payed version can use the > data of the free version? > > I thought about using the SD-card for data storage, but there might be > devices without any SD-card... > > Andreas -- 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
