Without providing info that compromises the security of your setup, I think there would be many here interested in hearing more about your solution John. Could you elaborate?
William On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 2:56:29 PM UTC+10, John Coryat wrote: > > We use In-App-Billing for premium access and built in an "unlock code" > system. It works great. No trouble, no cost and we can give out batches. > Recently, I gave out a batch of 100 to a first responder who loved the app > and told me that he gets other first responders to download it. Now he can > give them premium versions for free. > > Cost: $0.00 > > -John Coryat > > > On Monday, December 3, 2012 6:23:14 PM UTC-6, Nathan wrote: >> >> I just wanted to mention my experience. >> >> I have wanted a way to do something that should be very simple - give my >> app to someone free. >> >> There is still no good, completely free way to do that. >> >> However, I looked up the Google Play Gift Cards. >> One of the options was to choose email delivery. >> >> I bought a batch of five $10 cards at walmart.com and chose 'Email >> Delivery'. >> In 20 minutes, I got an email with five gift codes. >> >> I gave one of the codes to a person who asked for a free license, for a >> valid reason. I included the instructions. >> >> Some things to note: >> It helps if your app is exactly $10 (or $25, or $50). >> You are still out $3 in that case if they buy your app. >> You are out all $10 if they don't buy your app. Not a big concern for me. >> They just better not crawl back asking for another $10 code. >> >> In case you ask, yes, I know it can be free to hand out an APK. I won't >> do it for these reasons. >> I don't like passing APKs in the open. My APK is readily available on >> several sites, I know. >> LVL probably won't work. >> Updates won't work. >> I don't know if in app purchases will work. >> After every single update, I will get an email from each and every person >> to whom I have ever sent the APK, nagging me to send them the latest >> update. >> All the good feelings I had about giving them the free product for their >> charitable nonprofit cause will then melt away and I will begin to think of >> them as greedy and annoying. >> >> Nathan >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/android-discuss/-/pBjWSYdJe8kJ. 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-discuss?hl=en.
