The question now remains, will Google update Google Play Market on previous android versions to implement this behavior. If not, then developers may choose to not make their new shiny apps available for older versions of Android to prevent piracy of their app.
I am not sure if Google can even update older versions of Android to support this method without updating the entire ROM, as it has to be a low-level android feature not governed by an APK. On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 11:52 AM, seattleandrew <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes I think that's the concern is that developers are releasing apps which > can be (arguably) easily pirated, take Madfinger's recent Dead Trigger news > for instance. I believe that since the .apk will be encrypted through the > Google Play store per device, it will mean that the .apk will be device > specific and cannot be installed on other devices, even if it's the same > model. This should ease a lot of developers concerns with piracy. > > On Sunday, July 1, 2012 2:09:26 AM UTC-7, reox wrote: >> >> Am 01.07.2012 01:31, schrieb Jeffrey Walton: >> > Hi All, >> > >> > From Earlance's earlier post on App Encryption >> > (http://developer.android.com/about/versions/jelly-bean.html): >> > >> > Starting with Android 4.1, Google Play will help protect >> > application assets by >> > encrypting all paid apps with a device-specific key before they >> > are delivered >> > and stored on a device. >> > >> > What threat is being mitigated here? An information leak of >> > intellectual proerty? Unauthorized patching of applications on a >> > rooted device? >> they are only talking about paid apps, so i think its about pirating >> apps... >> >> greetings > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Security Discussions" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/android-security-discuss/-/3N7ZO_l9YY0J. > 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-security-discuss?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Security Discussions" 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-security-discuss?hl=en.
