It's your call, but S3 has no minimum use, so you really do only pay for what you use (my first S3 bill was $0.97 when I was testing it).
Al. tberthel wrote: > I will get a dedicated server and/or better hosting when I make > money. I won't expend money for hosting until then. > > On Nov 12, 7:28 am, Al Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Have you looked at Amazons S3 for hosting? >> >> AndAppStore can upload your apk with the correct MIME type and provide >> you with a URL that allows users to download directly from S3 instead of >> your server. It's all done in your own S3 account so you maintain >> control over file availability. Details are >> athttp://andappstore.com/AndroidPhoneApplications/s3hosting.jsp >> >> Al.http://andappstore.com/ >> >> P.S. Thanks for adding AndAppStore to your supported sites. >> >> >> >> tberthel wrote: >> >>> Yep that would be fine. >>> >>> What I do is send back an update url for the download originator. For >>> andappstore I was using a generic version name which would go to my >>> site for an update. I will start building one for andappstore now. >>> >>> It seems that the Google urls I provided are working on the phone just >>> not the browser. It looks like my current update notification to the >>> Google Market is working on the real hardware. >>> >>> I already had a custom build for SlideME, but no custom URL. >>> >>> I would just use my own site for all updates but I couldn't handle the >>> Google Market bandwidth needs, and I want to have payments work the >>> same way so I can keep with the terms of each site and know when and >>> where my downloads are coming from. >>> >>> I have > 40,000 downloads across my 4 games and more than 250,000 >>> license server checks. Maybe Google can fix their download counter on >>> updates soon. >>> >>> On Nov 11, 5:00 am, Al Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> AndAppStore has; >>>> >>>> http://andappstore.com/AndroidPhoneApplications/apps/[AndAppStore ID] >>>> >>>> where the AndAppStore ID can be found on by developers clicking "My >>>> Submission", then on the app name. >>>> >>>> Would this fit your needs? >>>> >>>> Al.http://andappstore.com/ >>>> >>>> tberthel wrote: >>>> >>>>> I did this with my license server already, but none of the apk stores >>>>> have a uri to the application. >>>>> >>>>> http://code.google.com/android/devel/sign-publish.htmlhas: >>>>> >>>>> http://market.android.com/details?id=<appMarketUidString> or >>>>> market://details?id=<appMarketUidString> >>>>> >>>>> but they don't work. The urls are dead. >>>>> >>>>> Currently, Google has not returned my email concerning this for a >>>>> while now. >>>>> >>>>> Maybe Peli or Shane could give me a similar working URL for SlideMe. >>>>> >>>>> I actually need it now because, my next release is today sometime. >>>>> >>>>> On Nov 4, 7:41 am, Peli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> If the Market does not provide version information at this point in >>>>>> time, it may at a later time. But currently it is not a big problem to >>>>>> download an XML file with the version information (using the VeeCheck >>>>>> protocol). >>>>>> >>>>>> What *would* be good to serve alternative markets is to introduce >>>>>> intents to open alternative applications like SlideMe. >>>>>> Currently, the page you cited, mentions ACTION_VIEW together with >>>>>> something like market://search?q=hello to open a specific application. >>>>>> >>>>>> First thing to check is whether other applications are also allowed to >>>>>> catch the VIEW intent with scheme="market:". Then it would be easy for >>>>>> SlideMe to catch requests to the Market and redirect them to their own >>>>>> application, letting the user choose their favorite Market application >>>>>> for doing the updates. >>>>>> >>>>>> If this is not possible, we should introduce a new intent for >>>>>> alternative Markets. But let's first check whether the first >>>>>> possibility works... (should be done by someone with a device, as I >>>>>> currently don't have a device...) >>>>>> >>>>>> Peli >>>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 30, 10:46 pm, "Shane Isbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 1:20 PM, friedger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Currently, I don't see any possibility to get the version number of an >>>>>>>> app on the Android Market. Does anybody know about one? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unfortunately, we are not allowed by the Android Market terms to load >>>>>>> up our >>>>>>> application, so I can't investigate. I'm just going by the >>>>>>> documentation at >>>>>>> the bottom:http://code.google.com/android/devel/sign-publish.html. If >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> Market UID is not available, then Google needs to update their >>>>>>> documentation. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Shane >>>>>>> >>>> -- >>>> ====== >>>> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the >>>> company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, >>>> 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. >>>> >>>> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not >>>> necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's >>>> subsidiaries. >>>> >> -- >> ====== >> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the >> company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, >> 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. >> >> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not >> necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's >> subsidiaries. >> > > > -- ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. 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