Hi Patrick, Your use case is not really relevant, because if you release an app for free, you cannot later charge money for it. I don't recall whether this is actually in the distribution agreement, but it is the way the market dashboard has been implemented.
If you do not release the app through the market, you will also not have access to the licensing server except through test accounts. You could release the app to testers and put their Id into the server as test accounts. That would allow them to run a version that you've given them with whichever response you've set up in your dashboard (but the same response for all). Regards, Michael A. On Nov 29, 10:25 am, Patrick <[email protected]> wrote: > Hallo! > > I have the following usecase: I am developing an application, that > will be commercial once it is done. Currently it is unfinished but I > want a "beta version" to be offered to a list of selected users. Those > users should be able to download the application using the market for > free. > > Going throught the tutorial of the licensing server I found the > following: "Licensing is currently for paid apps only, since free apps > are considered licensed for all users. If your application is already > published as free, you won't be able to upload a new version that uses > licensing." > > Is it possible to implement licensing in the application, upload it to > the market for free and offer it to a list of users, whose gmail > address I know? Other users should not see the application or at least > should not be able to run it. > > Thanks in advance for your help > Patrick -- 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
