According to the documentation, if you implemented the licensing correctly, it will not allow installation on multiple devices for the same license. (Check out the "device identifier" section here: http://developer.android.com/guide/publishing/licensing.html)
Is there documentation or information elsewhere that contradicts this? -Jim On Sep 1, 2:57 pm, Kevin Tambascio <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > As my app has evolved, it has appealed more to business owners who > want to purchase the app for their employees. According to the > Android market statistics, yesterday I had a one day spike in the > number of active installs, that that amounted to 10x my normal > volume. Normally I sell around 5 per day, but yesterday the active > installs bumped up by about 55. I know I did not sell 50+ licenses in > one day per my merchant account. My fear is that a company bought one > copy of my app, and since they used the same email address on those > other devices, were able to download and use it on 50 devices. I have > no problem in letting each person use my app on a few devices, but 50 > crosses the line for me. > > Has anyone found any successful strategies to limit the app to just a > few devices (say a license that lets you install it on 3 or 5 > devices)? I would imagine that you'd have to extend the licensing > system along with your own server to validate the number of devices, > but I don't think users would appreciate my app "calling home" when > started. > > Thoughts? > > -Kevin -- 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
