Yes, it's necessary. We need the application to be listed in Android Market so that we can actually check and see if you've purchased it. (We send the package name and version code of the application to the licensing server -- if your app isn't published, we won't find a match for the package name.)
Also, your developer account will always return a test response or NOT_LICSENSED (since you can't purchase your own app), so you'll need to test with a temporary account if you want to test the behavior an end user will see. -- Trevor Johns Google Developer Programs, Android http://developer.android.com On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 11:00 AM, OldSkoolMark <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm seeing the same behavior using the sample activity, using the > gmail account that is associated with my developer account. The one > thing I haven't done is upload the sample activity APK to the Market. > Is that necessary? > > On Aug 2, 12:45 pm, Trevor Johns <[email protected]> wrote: > > It's a little hard to figure out what the initial report is describing > here, > > but I suspect it's this: > > > > The test response settings in the Market publisher console only affect > users > > who are (a) the developer who owns the publisher account, or (b) listed > as > > test accounts. > > > > Normal users are unaffected by the "test response" setting. This is so > that > > you can test your account without disturbing users who have already > > purchased your application. > > > > So, if your "dummy" account purchased the application, they should always > be > > getting LICENSED -- because they purchased the application. (Likewise, if > > you sideload an application onto phone that's using a dummy account that > > hasn't ever purchased the application, they'll get NOT_LICENSED.) > > > > There's also one exception to this: free apps. While we won't allow > > uploading a free APK that uses the CHECK_LICENSE permission to the Market > > publisher console, *requests* for these applications currently will > always > > return LICENSED. However, since (again) you can't upload these APKs, this > > isn't something that should happen often. > > > > -- > > Trevor Johns > > > > On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 1:30 AM, ojpdev <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm getting the same problem. It works on two phones (Nexus One and > > > HTC Hero). Fails on a HTC Legend. Not sure whether that's important or > > > not! > > > > > I don't understand how it can say it's licensed. > > > > > On Aug 1, 11:46 am, sblantipodi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I opened a similar thread recently but I doesn't let me enter any new > > > > post on it so I opened a new one. > > > > > > I'm having problem with LVL, I'm using the MainActivity.java > > > > from the LVL sample. > > > > > > When I call the check() method from LVL it always returns LICENSED. > > > > The strange things is that with my developer account it works well, I > > > > got licensed, unlicensed etc > > > > on the base of what I set on the developer console. > > > > With dummy email settings I got always LICENSED. > > > > > > It's strange, It always return LICENSED also if I log into different > > > > GMAIL account > > > > into the "account and sync" in the emulator. > > > > - I deleted AVD, > > > > - recreated a new one, > > > > - logged into the emulator with a gmail account with no rights, > > > > - setted NOT LICENSED form my developer console, > > > > - installed the software on the new avd. > > > > > > In this way, If I login the emulator with the developer account it > > > > works well, > > > > if I login with an anonimous email address it always return LICENSED. > > > > > > Is this a bug? I have no idea on how to go forward. > > > > > -- > > > 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]> > <android-developers%[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
