You could push an update to the free version, and then in its app description advertise the paid version. In this way users who will want to update their free-installed version will see the promo text in the market. (although they might use the "Update all" button and not see the new description...).
I've never written an input-method, but if it's possible to show a dialog (or launch an activity) you could show a one time promotion of the paid version when your input method gets opened. Mmm....does it make sense? :P Yuvi On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 11:12 PM, Brill Pappin <br...@pappin.ca> wrote: > Actually, my question was not about a separate app, but more along the > lines of how you tell the user they can upgrade. What ways work and > are unobtrusive and what ways don't. > > - Brill Pappin > > On Dec 2, 5:46 pm, Leon Moreyn-Android Development > <lmor...@earthcam.com> wrote: > > pretty much thats the general method being used. One thing to consider > > is unpublishing the app and releasing a paid version in its place. But > > users may find that kinda a slap in the face. I would say do as your > > doing, add features to the app and call it app Plus and charge money > > for it. Remember though those feature need to be worth the price you > > apply to the app though. What you can do is remove features in an > > update to your free app and keep them in your paid version. > > > > On Dec 2, 3:42 pm, Brill Pappin <br...@pappin.ca> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I've got a situation a lot of us do, where I have released a free > > > version and now need to make a Paid version of the same app. > > > > > As those who have tried will know, you can't change an app from Free > > > to Paid (a silly feature of the Market). > > > > > So, what I'm planning to do is release a "Plus" version that has more > > > features. > > > > > What are others doing to help direct users to their paid versions from > > > their Free versions? > > > I'n my case its an input method, so I have to be careful about how I > > > tell the user about the paid version with more features. > > > > > Comments? > > > > > - Brill Pappin > > -- > 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<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- YuviDroid Check out Launch-X <http://android.yuvalsharon.net/launchx.php> (a widget to quickly access your favorite apps and contacts!) http://android.yuvalsharon.net -- 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
