if your concern is sensitive data so don't export to your server, export to a local file
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 1:11 AM, Arjun <t.ar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I agree with Raymond. Performing an Import / Export is a workaround > that some users might not want to go though, specially if they have > sensitive data inside the application. > > Any idea why didnt google have conversion from FREE to PAID? > > Also, why cant we create a new app with same app ID? This would solve > the problem since > 1) FREE app and PAID app cannot coexist on the device. > 2) PAID app would access FREE app's app data hence no import / export. > > On Mar 4, 1:41 pm, Raymond Rodgers <raym...@badlucksoft.com> wrote: > > Avraham Serour wrote: > > > have the free app to export the settigns to your server or to user > > > file or somewhere > > > > > have the paid one import it > > > > > ... > > > > > profit > > > > > On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 11:26 PM, t.ar...@gmail.com > > > <mailto:t.ar...@gmail.com> <t.ar...@gmail.com > > > <mailto:t.ar...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > From what I learn, a developer cannot convert his FREE app to a > PAID > > > app. > > > I was looking out for some alternative ways to make this happen. > > > I have an app with about 10K users. Users have their data stored > > > inside the application. > > > Lets call the existing FREE version com.myapp > > > > > I would like to sell myapp for $10. > > > > > How do I go about it? > > > > > If I create a new application, it does not accept com.myapp since > it > > > says I already have an app on the store with the same name. Create > a > > > new app: com.paidmyapp does not help because how do the existing > 10K > > > users get their data from FREE version (myapp) to PAID version > > > (paidmyapp). > > > > > Any thoughts? Thanks for your help. > > > > While that's a simple way of doing it, there has to be a more elegant > > way of handling it. > > > > Raymond > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
