Re: [android-developers] Copy protection for Android apps

2016-04-29 Thread TreKing
On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 2:12 PM, Sven Hedlund wrote: > Wow, that looks interesting - do you know if it actually works, i.e. is it > effective for preventing unallowed usage? I haven't implemented the functionality myself, but I recall running a test with another user of this forum some time bac

Re: [android-developers] Copy protection for Android apps

2016-04-29 Thread Sven Hedlund
Wow, that looks interesting - do you know if it actually works, i.e. is it effective for preventing unallowed usage? Den fredag 29 april 2016 kl. 21:05:59 UTC+2 skrev TreKing: > > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 11:27 PM, Sven Hedlund > wrote: > >> Being an Android newbie, I wonder: If I spend a lot o

Re: [android-developers] Copy protection for Android apps

2016-04-29 Thread TreKing
On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 11:27 PM, Sven Hedlund wrote: > Being an Android newbie, I wonder: If I spend a lot of time on learning > how to program for Android, developing impressive apps and uploading them > to sell on Google Play - will they automatically be properly copy > protected? Or is it pos

[android-developers] Copy protection for Android apps

2016-04-27 Thread Sven Hedlund
Being an Android newbie, I wonder: If I spend a lot of time on learning how to program for Android, developing impressive apps and uploading them to sell on Google Play - will they automatically be properly copy protected? Or is it possible to just copy my apk from one device and run it on anoth

Re: [android-developers] Copy protection

2012-09-15 Thread TreKing
On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 7:26 PM, Vidal Pérez Leida wrote: > And i think that with copy protection enabled can prevent this. I'm right? Just to add to Kris's post, the "Copy Protection" option in Google Play should not be used. It's been in a state of "will be deprecated soon" for like a year now

Re: [android-developers] Copy protection

2012-09-15 Thread Kristopher Micinski
I've answered this to others as well on android-security, but basically, if you're thinking that using this licensing service will absolutely stop your user from being able to reverse engineer your app, you're plain wrong. You can always consider a hacked rom that lets you inspect the executable c

Re: [android-developers] Copy protection

2012-09-15 Thread Vidal Pérez Leida
Hi. The documentation says that the licensing service is a replacement, and the app can be installed on more phones. > >- A limitation of the legacy Copy Protection mechanism on Google Play >is that applications using it can be installed only on compatible devices >that provide a se

Re: [android-developers] Copy protection

2012-09-15 Thread TreKing
On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Vidal Pérez Leida wrote: > If I'm using the licensing service in my app, I have to set the copy > protection activated > in the developer console? > Did you read the documentation for the licensing service? ---

[android-developers] Copy protection

2012-09-15 Thread Vidal Pérez Leida
Hi. If I'm using the licensing service in my app, I have to set the copy protection activated in the developer console? I don't want that users can copy my apk. Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this grou

Re: [android-developers] Copy protection

2011-01-18 Thread TreKing
On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 10:03 AM, mmtbb wrote: > Have there been any improvements to this lately? > If my "improvements" you mean "did Google provide more code / tutorials / examples / infrastructure" for the LVL? Then no, I don't think so. > If not, what are my options to protect my app on t

[android-developers] Copy protection

2011-01-18 Thread mmtbb
I am just finishing up a game. I would like to protect it as much as possible. From my understanding, the license protection scheme introduced a few months ago from android was cracked shortly after release. Have there been any improvements to this lately? If not, what are my options to protect

Re: [android-developers] Copy Protection deprecated soon - is there a schedule?

2010-12-14 Thread TreKing
On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 9:17 AM, Fredrik Jonson wrote: > I wonder, is there a fixed schedule for the deprecation of > copy protection? > How soon is soon? > What will happen to apps that does not change copy protection settings > before that? > I doubt anyone here can answer that. Try here: http

[android-developers] Copy Protection deprecated soon - is there a schedule?

2010-12-14 Thread Fredrik Jonson
Hi all, I've noticed the following message on Android Market: The copy protection feature will be deprecated soon, please use licensing service instead. I wonder, is there a fixed schedule for the deprecation of copy protection? How soon is soon? What will happen to apps that does not change

[android-developers] Copy Protection ON and phones compatibility.

2010-11-19 Thread sblantipodi
Hi, can you tell me please why if I set the Copy Protection ON from my developer console, my apps isn't available on many phones like Sony Ericsson X8 Q1.6 ? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email

[android-developers] Copy protection getting deprecated

2010-08-30 Thread Chris Stewart
I just pushed an update on one of my apps and noticed a little red line stating that copy protection will be deprecated soon. What I didn't see was any mention of what that will mean for us who are currently using it. I'd love to easily turn that off without the affect on my current users. I mus

Re: [android-developers] Copy protection invisible app

2010-07-07 Thread TreKing
On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 1:38 AM, sandscorpio wrote: > So, my question is this, if I turn off copy protection, will all > users have to reinstall the app? Will only 1.5 users have to > reinstall (30%)? > There's one way to find out ... --

[android-developers] Copy protection invisible app

2010-07-04 Thread sandscorpio
I have an app with Copy Protection on. Since a number of users have reported being unable to find the app on Market since upgrading to 2.1, I have researched the issue and copy protection seems to be the culprit. Turning off copy protection is the answer, but it seems that it leads to file access

[android-developers] copy protection data loss?

2010-03-22 Thread Jocelyn
Hello, Has anyone turned off copy protection on their app recently? We're finding that Motorola Backflip users can't see our paid apps, so we'd like to turn off copy protection as it doesn't seem to prevent pirating. But, we're worried that existing users will lose their saved preferences. Acco

[android-developers] Copy Protection

2010-01-14 Thread Andrei
I have "Copy Protection" turned on for my app, but now i want to remove it Will there be any problems if i remove it now? Thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegr

Re: [android-developers] Copy protection bug statuses

2009-11-12 Thread Romain Guy
When a bug is marked as "FutureRelease" it usually means it will be fixed in the next release at the time the bug is closed. Anyhow, it means the bug has been fixed and will eventually reach users phones :) On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 9:07 AM, Neiman Buffard wrote: > ok for starters im pretty sure im

Re: [android-developers] Copy protection bug statuses

2009-11-12 Thread Neiman Buffard
ok for starters im pretty sure im not doin this right but i wanted to throw an idea at anyone who would take the time to read/listen for upgrades to come if it cant make the cut for the next one. I would like to see this done in an upgrade instead of an app only because i feel that this is somthin

[android-developers] Copy protection bug statuses

2009-11-12 Thread Matt Hall
Can anyone from Google comment on the status of the following copy protection related bugs: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2047 http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2263 They're marked fixed in a future release, but I don't know what release (if any) that means. I

[android-developers] Copy protection & License key management

2009-04-26 Thread Jay-andro
1. When the "copy protection" checkbox was first introduced on Android Market, I heard about a lot of issues with people not being able to download etc. Have those issues been resolved now? If I turn on copy- protection on an app with over 10K active users, do I risk a major rebellion? 2. I'd lik