Huh? Regarding (1). That's almost the same as normal pc applications that require online activation. They either get cracked, someone creates a serial number generator, or people start posting stolen activation codes.
On 24 Nov, 11:15, "Dmitry.Skiba" <dmitry.sk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nice discussion you have there... > > For the last few days I was thinking about how to implement protection > technics for Android apps. > > One way is to go with alternative markets (like slideme) which provide > online activation (slidelock in case of slideme). > > But more challenging (and interesting!) is to integrate protection > with android's own market. > I can think of three schemes: > (1) Be able to supply an unique token to the user when he buys an app, > and have him enter that token later in the app to activate it. > (2) Somehow know which (by some id) phone is buying, and generate an > app that will run only on that particular phone. > (3) Generate an unique apk for each purchase and then let user through > activation process which will tie an unique app id to the unique phone > id. > All this methods assume that app is protected (the interesting part) > and can't be easily cracked. > > Now, as I understand options (2) and (3) is not available. We don't > know anything about buying phone nor can we generate an apks. > What about (1)? [I'm asking because I know nothing about commercial > aspect of the market.] > Or maybe there are other options? Let's discuss! > > Dmitry > > On 16 ноя, 17:12, AlexK <kucherenko.a...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Our company starts today anti-piracy initiative against piracy that > > already happened onAndroidMarket. We request all vendors and > > developers to support this initiative. > > > Piracy become a threat for vendors that publishing application > > onAndroidMarket! It is not a joke, it is a real threat. > > > Our last application publishing shows how bad is situation on > > theAndroidMarket. Only 20% of all installs are legal, other 80% are in > > piracy hands. > > > Google does not provide any actions to stop piracy, so we as a vendor > > that provide software forAndroidMarket, have to think about > > protection measures. Piracy is threat that cannot be target easily and > > eliminated in one day. Only join of all vendors can help in anti- > > piracy. > > > ArtfulBits company decide to start from today "AndroidAnti-piracy > > Movement" with main goal: "protect vendors and punish piracy". > > > Our next steps are: > > - Petition to Google with request to provide better anti-piracy > > protocols forAndroidMarket; > > - Collective anti-Google charge, from side of vendors that loose money > > due to Google "security holes" inAndroidMarketapplication > > distribution channel; > > - Public web service "Black List", that helps all developer to check > > is there application installed on pirate phone; > > - Joining of the software vendors over that problem for finding better > > anti-piracy strategies; > > - Identification of the roots of piracy, that make > > possibleAndroidMarketsoftware leaking and contribution them to justice. > > > A little later today we will open "black-list" database of devices, > > where was installed stolen version of applications. In addition, we > > will provide "easy code" for all developers that can be integrated > > into own application and during first start, check is phone in "black > > list" or not. > > > Opened Anti-Piracy forum thread:http://www.artfulbits.com/Support > > Petition can be signed > > here:http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/androidpiracy > > > Stay tuned! Thanks. -- 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
