If you put antipiracy check (eg. CRC checking to detect package modification) in native code along with some other vital routines, one will have to patch native implementation, it's of course doable, but will take more time.
-- Bart Janusz (Beepstreet) On 24 Sie, 08:34, Hugo Visser <botte...@gmail.com> wrote: > Even native code doesn't help you, the call to the native method can > also be decompiled and patched, without bothering with the native code > at all. Like John says, it's an inherit problem of a language that > runs on the vm: you can decompile the byte code. You can just make it > harder to find the point to patch in the decompiled code. > They will always be able to pirate your app, but it's not as easy as > copying the apk and putting it up on a website anymore. So in that > sense it helps. > > Hugo > > On Aug 24, 6:48 am, a1 <arco...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > It's really simple, if you use stock implementation of LVL your app > > will be cracked in no time, otherwise (if you make the code > > complicated enough and then obfuscate) it will take at least week or > > two to crack it. If you use native code and put most of the antypiracy > > code there you will be good for long time. > > > -- > > Regards, > > Bart Janusz (Beepstreet) > > > On 23 Sie, 23:50, Brad <bradfull...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Well, just as I was finishing adding LVL support to my apps, I come > > > across this article: > > > >http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/08/23/exclusive-report-googles-andr... > > > > Of course we all knew that this new copy protection could be broken > > > (as is the case for all DRM), but I guess I had hoped that it would > > > take a little more effort. Looks like this will turn out to be a > > > "one-click" crack. > > > > Will Google up the ante? Is it a lost cause on such an open platform? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
