>how a pirated app can be updated 5 minutes after a submission ?
I actually have seen a repeatable case where the Market app will start tracking an app as if it were purchased when it wasn't. Back when my G1 was running Android 1.5, I had one of my paid apps installed already, then tried to buy it in the Market to test if purchasing was working correctly. This results in an error during the checkout process because you can't buy your own app, so there is no charge to your Google Checkout account, but after that error, the Market app started treating the install as if it had been done by the Market app. It let me post a comment, etc. whereas it hadn't before. This was fixed in later versions, but I'm just bringing it up as an example of where the Market app on the phone can behave as if you own something that presumably the Google servers know you don't. Additionally, I've seen threads elsewhere by people with rooted phones where they were intentionally changing things in the Market app's database. This was being done to fix the problem where the Market never starts a download. I get that a lot myself, but I don't have any rooted phones, so I'm stuck doing the clear various app's data from the settings magic ritual to fix that problem. But, anyway, I'm just bringing this second thing up as an example of where some phone owners intentionally manipulate the Market app's database. I've also seen people list the database schema it uses as well. In conclusion, I wouldn't be surprised if it were possible to tweak the Market app database on a rooted phone to make it think it had installed an app that was really obtained via piracy. Thereafter it might offer to update the app automatically, just like any other app it had installed. Phew, there's probably a simpler situation out there that is more likely, but that's an interesting one that comes to mind. People do scrape the market automatically for information to make market listing web sites. Maybe others' scrape it automatically to pull down any app as it appears in the just in section. On Aug 28, 6:02 pm, Nicolas Thibaut <nthibau...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have implemented the LVL to send event on private webservices each > time the market respond an NOT ALLOWED. > > Five minutes after the submission to android market, some events were > throwed. > How can this be possible ? > > how a pirated app can be updated 5 minutes after a submission ? > > On 27 août, 08:11, String <sterling.ud...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > I suggest you start a new thread for this issue; this "sticky" topic > > is better used for generalized discussion of LVL, not debugging of > > individual issues. > > > String > > > On Aug 26, 5:31 am, Feelsocial <feelsocial.andr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi String , i have uploaded and saved my new licensed version 2 of my > > > application on market. And testing on my emulator but its still not > > > allowing. My version 2 is still not published? Moreover, application > > > licensed version 1 was running fine.Help me plzz.. > > > > Thanks, > > > > On Aug 21, 2:29 pm, String <sterling.ud...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > > I think you need to upload an APK with versioncode="2" to your Market > > > > console. You don't need to publish it, but you do need to upload and > > > > save that version before LVL will give a correct response for it. > > > > > String > > > > > On Aug 21, 9:15 am, Feelsocial <feelsocial.andr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I am facing the problem in licensing of my old published paid apps. > > > > > Basically i have paid app which is published by version code 1. I > > > > > implemented the license code on it, it working fine to me. Licensing > > > > > server giving the response or allow that you can use it. But once i > > > > > changed version code from 1 to 2 in manifest file, then licensing > > > > > service not allow to use the app.Server giving the response dont > > > > > allow. I not understanderd, y it has relation with version code? i > > > > > can't publish the update version.??? > > > > > > Moreover, i am already login to my publisher account, i have setting > > > > > of LICENSED in edit profile section. > > > > > > Is any body can help me?...... Helppppp > > > > > > On Jul 28, 1:19 am, Kaj Bjurman <kaj.bjur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > I saw that entry, and have a question. > > > > > > > What will happen if the user doesn't have network connectivity? Many > > > > > > users turn of data traffic when they travel to other countries, but > > > > > > the probably still want to use the licensed applications. > > > > > > > On 27 Juli, 19:55, Trevor Johns <trevorjo...@google.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Android fans, > > > > > > > For those of you who haven't already heard through our blog, we've > > > > > > > just launched the Android Market licensing service: > > > > > > > >http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/07/licensing-service-for-... > > > > > > > > From the above blog post: > > > > > > > > "This simple and free service provides a secure mechanism to > > > > > > > manage > > > > > > > access to all Android Market paid applications targeting Android > > > > > > > 1.5 > > > > > > > or higher. At run time, with the inclusion of a set of libraries > > > > > > > provided by us, your application can query the Android Market > > > > > > > licensing server to determine the license status of your users. It > > > > > > > returns information on whether your users are authorized to use > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > app based on stored sales records." > > > > > > > > Developer documentation is available here: > > > > > > > >http://developer.android.com/guide/publishing/licensing.html > > > > > > > > Happy coding! > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > Trevor Johns > > > > > > > Google Developer Programs, Androidhttp://developer.android.com -- 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
