We found that having part of the application value sitting on a server provides a decent protection. People can crack the app all they want but they only get the logic, not the data. The data is only accessible to registered users, and it is watermarked so we can find and punish the ones who leak it.
On Thursday, May 3, 2012 11:22:29 PM UTC-4, Adam Ratana wrote: > To add to this: > > I've seen some apps I've made get cracked and posted on various sites, but > the ones that had true appeal (imo) continue to sell regardless. Generally > the people who will download cracked versions would likely never pay in the > first place, is something many people have said that I tend to agree with. > > When my main "bread and butter" app was cracked for the first time, I saw > a huge spike in installs on flurry, and a sustained use of that version > (which I interpret to mean continued usage of a cracked version), after I > had posted some updates, but it did not have a corresponding drop in sales. > > In fact I've found that LVL can potentially be more trouble than it is > worth, in fielding complaints from customers when it's not recognizing them > as being licensed, before their trial period of 15 minutes runs out. This > can lead to some frustrating back and forth, and asking customers for > patience with things beyond our control. > > For $0.99 live wallpaper type stuff, I don't even bother with the LVL > since the sales volume is much higher and likely it's not worth handling > the support emails for LVL failing incorrectly. These tend to be > cracked/posted almost immediately, but again, those people will never buy > from you anyway. They're not your target audience, imo. > > > > On Thursday, May 3, 2012 1:28:53 PM UTC-4, Streets Of Boston wrote: >> >> *Every *app can be cracked and pirated. It doesn't matter how much >> layers of protection you add to your app; your app can always be cracked. >> If someone is willing to spend time to reverse engineer your app and has >> enough determination, they will succeed. >> >> If i may be so bold to say, the only apps that can't be cracked are the >> apps that are not published. >> >> Google can't really do anything about it. >> *You *could look into some legal action against apkcracks.net, though. >> However, i'm doubtful it would have much effect (apkcracks is not the only >> one out there). >> >> On Thursday, May 3, 2012 12:04:16 PM UTC-4, Giuseppe wrote: >> >>> In our app we use Proguard and License system from Google. >>> >>> Our app and other thousand of apps are published on this web site >>> http://apkcracks.net >>> >>> Can Google explain what else we must do to protect our night, Sunday and >>> holiday's job ? >>> >>> Giuseppe >>> >> -- 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
