On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 12:29 AM, Heshan Perera <
[email protected]> 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.
>
In this scenario, the "other users" are stuck with the ripped version of
the app. They cannot update it via Google Play. If an update becomes
available, they will have to pay for it, or wait for "A" to re-redistribute
the update to them.

> 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.
>
Where is this advice? I thought the advice was to use the LVL.

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TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago
transit tracking app for Android-powered devices

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