Re: [android-developers] Re: Moving from free app to a paid model

2011-05-31 Thread Chris
I already have an export to SD, import to whatever version design so even if I had to force them to install a new app it'd be easy. I'm mostly worried about what the conversion rate might be. My app is based on long-term data storage and analysis, so old users who simply can't upgrade (eg,

Re: [android-developers] Re: Moving from free app to a paid model

2011-05-31 Thread Nikolay Elenkov
On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Doug beafd...@gmail.com wrote: On May 30, 7:09 pm, Nikolay Elenkov nikolay.elen...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 10:54 AM, String sterling.ud...@googlemail.com wrote: In any case, I would agree that expecting them to synchronize between processes

Re: [android-developers] Re: Moving from free app to a paid model

2011-05-30 Thread Nikolay Elenkov
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 2:54 PM, William Ferguson william.ferguson...@gmail.com wrote: You could offer an in-app purchase to upgrade users from your existing free app to whatever extra capability/content you believe they will pay for. That way you only have  a single app, single source base.

Re: [android-developers] Re: Moving from free app to a paid model

2011-05-30 Thread TreKing
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 2:47 AM, Peter Webb r.peter.w...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know what you would do if you wanted to transfer (say) user preferences from the free to the paid, if that is your issue then you may need to do something clever ... Export to SD card, re-import from paid

Re: [android-developers] Re: Moving from free app to a paid model

2011-05-30 Thread Mark Carter
I'm not sure, but isn't it possible to directly access the shared prefs of one app from another (by the same developer/publisher)? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: [android-developers] Re: Moving from free app to a paid model

2011-05-30 Thread String
Yes. That's why they're called shared preferences. String -- 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@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

Re: [android-developers] Re: Moving from free app to a paid model

2011-05-30 Thread Nikolay Elenkov
On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 10:54 AM, String sterling.ud...@googlemail.com wrote: In any case, I would agree that expecting them to synchronize between processes in real time is, um, unrealistic, but they definitely do work for the simple case of one app being able to read the prefs which another

Re: [android-developers] Re: Moving from free app to a paid model

2011-05-29 Thread kaushik p
Hi guys , can you just mention any place where all the details regarding the app hosting on android market is available ? And can we host paid android apps on our website without anyones permission ?? On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Zsolt Vasvari zvasv...@gmail.com wrote: They will HAVE to