No, I don't believe so. Are you trying to protect your app from piracy? If so, you may want to use the Google Play Store's encrypt .apk feature for Android 4.1+. This will prevent a user from taking an .apk and distributing it easily. If you're looking to limit the number of installs you could easily go with a server-side authentication method. i.e. hand out the .apk but also email a key that can only be used 10,000 times. This way the distribution is easy and you can limit the number of instances that it is installed.
tl;dr android 4.1 provides .apk encryption to protect against piracy, or you could setup a server-side authentication system to "license" the app. Hope that helps. On Friday, July 27, 2012 12:54:51 PM UTC-7, markcorv wrote: > > Yeah, but what if the limit was 10,000 installs or 50,000 for a one-time > batch installation run. > > On Thursday, July 26, 2012 7:03:13 AM UTC-7, RichardC wrote: >> >> copy >> install >> copy >> install >> .. >> .. >> .. >> >> On Thursday, July 26, 2012 2:45:51 PM UTC+1, markcorv wrote: >>> >>> Hi guys is there a way to limit the number os times an app can be >>> installed from an .apk. >>> Something similar to the time-stamp, but instead of time-stamp to limit >>> the time left , a sorta "install-stamp" for installations left. >>> >>> thnx >>> >> -- 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/-/qx52b2S3-MsJ. 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.
