Sounds like you didn't about LVL licensing and implement LVL based 
restrictions to prevent this.

On Friday, 27 December 2013 16:29:54 UTC+11, Heshan Perera wrote:
>
> Let's say I published a paid Android app to Google Play for selling.
>
> Let's say user "A" pays for and installs it. Now user 'A' can extract this 
> apk from his device and freely distribute it to other users, who will not 
> have to pay for it anymore.
>
> Hence, as a developer, I lose out. I know the advice to tackle this 
> situation is to request an online login but, for an application that does 
> not require web connectivity for its base functionality, this seems to be a 
> bad practice in terms of usability.
>
> So out of curiosity, why aren't these APKs signed to run for a specific 
> account prior download ? This is what iTunes does with their IPAs, they are 
> signed with the relevant Apple ID.
>
> What are the possible reasons for Android / Google to not follow suite ?
>

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