One instance of application security I've seen was bluetooth file sharing application.
I believe it read where it's location was, and if it's wasn't installed to /data/app-private then it called you a pirate and exited the program. Though this was easily circumvented by a simple push to / data/app-private, it was detailed somewhere on XDA. Also, while CoPilot and MyBackupPro seem to be defending well against piracy, it should be noted that they both have been cracked. On Nov 16, 4:10 pm, "nEx.Software" <[email protected]> wrote: > I think apps which operate in a SAAS fashion stand the best chance > against piracy. Unfortunately, the current terms of the Android Market > make it difficult, if not impossible to do this sort of thing. Web- > apps have the obvious benefit in these cases as they can house the > bulk of their functionality on the server and use a stub app to access > those features. As long as you can make this service worthwhile > outside of the world of Android, you'd probably be OK from the current > Android Market terms and conditions (please correct me if I am wrong). > > On Nov 16, 1:36 pm, "[email protected]" > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > So looking at it a different way ... > > > Are there any popular android apps that are not suffering from massive > > piracy? > > > I had a quick hunt around and could see that MyBackup Pro asks for a > > Google Checkout number and Copilot also requires a code on starting > > up. > > > Maybe there's something we can all learn by seeing how other app > > developers are dealing with this issue. > > > Does anyone know how effective these measures are? Has anyone seen any > > other techniques that have worked. > > > Its getting very tiring reading how pirates feel they have some right > > to steal apps from hard-working devs. Would love to teach those guys a > > lesson ... > > -- 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
