It doesnt seem to be a paid apps only problem. I am the developer of CoursePro. I have one paid version and have tried several demo versions on the market. The download problem is not happening for the paid version but is for all of the demo versions I've tried.
The first demo I had out worked perfectly for a while. I was getting good reviews, people were downloading. Then I updated it. After that people were complaining about a force close. I investigated and the crash was "can not open database file". This problem apparently had something to do with the copy protection system in the market. Even trying to open the database inside "adb shell" returned a permission denied error. This is probably a separate bug that Google needs to look into. You cant upload a non-protected app and then update it as protected. The app will no longer have permission to open the database that it created itself. I then re-updated the demo in the market and removed the copy protection. After that all I get is users complaining that it wont download and flagging CoursePro with 1 star. Now, we cant even update our paid app because we are afraid to break it, and most users cant even try my demo before they buy! On Feb 22, 3:38 pm, joshbeck <[email protected]> wrote: > This is a very bad situation indeed as my app relies on regular > updates! > I hope they prioritize this. > > On Feb 22, 2:30 pm, Stoyan Damov <[email protected]> wrote: > > >http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/label?lid=7dc8a5... > > > Basically, you're not the only one. A reinstall helps in most cases. > > > On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 9:52 PM, joshbeck <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hello All, > > > -I have a paid app on the market. > > > -I uploaded an upgrade > > > -The market download manager hangs on 'Starting Download' when I try > > > to download the newest version. > > > > -Has anyone experienced this? > > > > (If the problem is resolved shortly, I'll post here.) > > > > Thanks, > > > Josh Beck --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
