a wonderful idea for android and developers !
On Apr 27, 3:05 am, "Al Sutton" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've been given the impression that something like the AndAppStore licensing
> system is in the works for Market. I'm not sure how close the solution will
> be to what we offer, but hopefully it will be close enough to offer variable
> feature sets and device/user/phone number locking which provides enough
> functionality for a single apk to switch on and off features as and when
> users get licenses for them.
>
> Beyond that it's a matter of handling payments and upgrades in a sane way.
>
> Al.
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> Subject: [android-discuss] Combining free and paid versions of app into a
> single apk - a proposal to the Google engineers
>
> Proposal to Google engineers :
>
> - Apps should be published as a single apk, both free and paid version
> - There should be an API within the app to confirm whether user is a free or
> paid user and disable / enable functionality accordingly
> - There should be a screen that can be called from the app which allows user
> to upgrade to the full version with a single click (this may be a callout to
> the normal Google Checkout payment screens and then return back to the app)
> - No need to re-download the apk - just start it again with the new settings
>
> Advantages :
> - Android market not flooded with duplicate versions of each app
> - Devs can issue single update which will upgrade both sets of users
> - Makes it easier / more enticing for users to upgrade to full version as
> just single click
> - No new download required on upgrading to full version
> - Saves devs time in having to produce and maintain 2 versions of each app!
> - Allows automatic sharing of data between free and paid versions of app
> - Significantly reduce refunds as apps should all be testable before payment
> made
>
> I can't see many downsides to this idea, so if it is not too difficult to
> implement, could the Google engineers please consider this proposal.
>
> I strongly believe it will help advance the Android Market above competing
> app stores. I would like to hear other devs thoughts on this.
>
> p.s. I posted this once before but there was a typo in the message subject
> (I said 'some' apk, rather than 'same' apk) that I was later unable to
> change. I don't think it got the response it needed, given the issues it
> raises could easily be addressed on the Android Market and help develop the
> platform.
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