You could use their original order number. Download the orders from the Checkout console and store them on a server. Add a way for users to enter their order number to open up the premium content. The user would have to search for their order number though.
-John Coryat On Monday, December 3, 2012 10:50:24 PM UTC-6, Brill Pappin wrote: > > Yeah, I'm trying to streamline and *not* maintain 4 different apps :) > I'm formulating a plan to simply ask the users in the next update and use > the LVL lib along with a hosted database to mark those who should never > need to buy it again. > > - Brill > > On Monday, December 3, 2012 11:38:53 PM UTC-5, Nobu Games wrote: >> >> The problem with this suggestion is that it won't last a switched SD >> card, factory reset or new device. I don't think that there's is a real >> good solution to this problem other than maintaining the paid app. You >> could transform the paid app into an "unlock key" and require your users to >> install the free version. After a grace period you can unpublish the unlock >> key app. I believe that your customers who purchased the paid version will >> still be able to download the unpublished app. >> >> >> On Monday, December 3, 2012 7:57:59 PM UTC-6, niko20 wrote: >>> >>> Maybe try and use something that would be on their device that you >>> created ( a folder, etc) as an indicator they are a previous customer. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Monday, December 3, 2012 2:37:34 PM UTC-6, Brill Pappin wrote: >>>> >>>> FYI - What I'm doing is switching from a free/paid version free with >>>> ads, to a single version that will have ads until an in-app purchase is >>>> made. >>>> Obviously I don't want to screw the legacy customers with ads they have >>>> to then pay to get rid of. >>>> >>> -- 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
