On May 24, 10:32 am, niko001 <[email protected]> wrote: > "Forward-Locked Applications > To forward lock an application, set copy protection to "On" when you > upload the application to Market. Market will not show copy-protected > applications on developer devices or unreleased devices." > > I don't think that our N1s are suddenly being treated as an unreleased > device, but it could be that this is happening because Froyo is not > 100% released to the public yet, as it's only being pushed to review > units via OTA at the moment?
I'm afraid it's probably a feature. From what I've heard, the market client checks the device "fingerprint" against a Google database, and doesn't show copy-protected apps if the "fingerprint" isn't found. And I believe the "fingerprint" is comprised of phone model, OS version, and mobile carrier, perhaps among other things. So while the Nexus One isn't an "unreleased device," it IS when it has 2.2 installed - at least in the eyes of the Market client. This is one of the major gripes with copy protection as currently implemented. This "fingerprint" method is prone to failure, and when it does, the handset won't show copy-protected apps. So far, the only solution seems to be to wait until Google adds the particular combination to their database - which hopefully will happen before 2.2 rolls out to Nexus Ones officially. String -- 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
