[android-developers] Request for Ideas: how to handle a major upgrade to my App

2012-02-27 Thread Spiral123
Hi All... I'm working on v2 of my app. Although the basic operation of the app is the same, it is very different in terms of appearance and UI interaction (much better - I think!). I've got a couple of thousand users who rely on the app on a daily basis as a key part of their jobs and I'd like

Re: [android-developers] Request for Ideas: how to handle a major upgrade to my App

2012-02-27 Thread TreKing
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Spiral123 cumis...@gmail.com wrote: but I'd like to have some way that I can move over the folks who have purchased the app without requiring them to pay again. You can't do that. Consider releasing a minor, incremental update to your existing app without the

Re: [android-developers] Request for Ideas: how to handle a major upgrade to my App

2012-02-27 Thread John Coryat
Here's a way you can migrate your paid users... Release your new app as free with in-app purchase and create a way to use an unlock code. You'll need a server interface to check the validity of the code and a way of telling your existing customers about it. Using an unlock code will make it