[android-developers] Re: How to differentiate market download app and non-market application

2011-01-13 Thread Hugo Visser
In the case that you distribute your app through different channels, you could produce two builds which of your app and add some metadata to the AndroidManifest.xml to indicate it's a non-market version. You can check that attribute from code. This won't help defeat any piracy, and won't prevent a

[android-developers] Re: How to differentiate market download app and non-market application

2011-01-11 Thread Mark Carter
AFAIK, LVL will indicate if the app has been obtained from the Market, but not that that particular installation came from the Market. For example, you can download a paid app, uninstall it and then install another APK (same package name, version number, and signed with the same key) and LVL will r

[android-developers] Re: How to differentiate market download app and non-market application

2011-01-11 Thread Brill Pappin
Wouldn't the LVL library indicate if its a market app? AFAIK it actually has a response that will indicate a non market app. http://developer.android.com/guide/publishing/licensing.html - Brill Pappin On Jan 11, 12:25 am, Kumar Bibek wrote: > I don't think you can, other than breaking into the