My apps haven't reached piracy rates that high (yet). But i'll keep an eye on your solution :-) Keep us updated.
On May 4, 5:20 pm, dadical <keyes...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've spent the last few weeks developing a new tool to stop piracy of > my paid apps on the Android Market. In a nutshell, licensing is tied > directly to purchase verification. There is no license server to > manage, no key for the user to enter. User experience is basically > uninterrupted from normal application purchase. > > I'm excited about this, as my paid apps are now reaching piracy rates > as high as 90% on some days,with the average somewhere around 75%. > For pirated apps, purchase verification (and subsequently licensing) > will fail after a certain number of attempts, and pirates will be left > with anything from a "buy me" nag, to a disabled app (behavior is > configurable). > > Android Market is the only supported purchase validation target so > far. Others will be forthcoming if demand warrants. > > This isn't a perfect solution (I have yet to find a perfect licensing > solution), but I feel it is the best balance of security, features, > and workflow that I've seen to date. > > You can find a write up, download, and purchasing information > here:http://keyeslabs.com/joomla/index.php/projects/auto-app-licensing > > I'll be looking forward to the comments, suggestions, and death > threats. > > -- > 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 > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- 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 android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
