[android-developers] Re: How to handle a cloned service from paid and free app?

2010-03-02 Thread Posri
You could use a licensing solution like licmax (http://www.licmax.com) and check the license type at runtime (either dynamically via http or locally using hashed license key). All the decision for enabled features is contained within one code base, and there is only one build of your app

[android-developers] Re: How to handle a cloned service from paid and free app?

2010-03-02 Thread Posri
You could use a license solution like licmax (http://www.licmax.com). You just check the license type for your app on that device, and enable what features you want. One code base, one build. HTH On Feb 26, 9:39 am, Moto medicalsou...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to make my life easier by

[android-developers] Re: How to handle a cloned service from paid and free app?

2010-02-26 Thread Moto
Ok, any recurring answers? On Feb 26, 1:24 pm, Frank Weiss fewe...@gmail.com wrote: This is a recurring question. I think it should be added to the Android dev docs. On Feb 26, 2010 9:39 AM, Moto medicalsou...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to make my life easier by having one common code

[android-developers] Re: How to handle a cloned service from paid and free app?

2010-02-26 Thread Streets Of Boston
This is not optimal, but this is what i did. Implement your service, aidl and related java classes in one of your apps (either the free or the paid one) in your Android project. Make sure that your service is up to snuff at some point and all runs well. Be sure to put the aid and all related java

[android-developers] Re: How to handle a cloned service from paid and free app?

2010-02-26 Thread Moto
Hi St. of Boston! That's great feedback! It's really nice to know what other developers are doing! I'll look into that... -Moto! On Feb 26, 3:39 pm, Streets Of Boston flyingdutc...@gmail.com wrote: This is not optimal, but this is what i did. Implement your service, aidl and related java

[android-developers] Re: How to handle a cloned service from paid and free app?

2010-02-26 Thread Bob Kerns
What I've come up with: * I have *three* versions -- a dev version, and two release versions (free, pro). This helps keep things straight, and helps ensure that the release ones are built via a common transformation. * The dev version is what is checked in, and is what I build and test via