By copying it to another phone do you mean for that user, on another device they own, or another third party who did not make the in-app purchases? On Jul 20, 2011 11:00 AM, "Nikolay Elenkov" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 4:30 PM, keyboardr <[email protected]> wrote: >> I recently finished a project where we used an in-app purchase to do >> the transition. Made it nice for the coders since we only had one >> code base (in this case we had a separate apk for an HD version with >> different levels, so it took it from 5 projects down to 3: sd, hd, and >> core with no need for sd-paid, sd-lite, etc. but this would not be >> typical, so you'd normally only need one), and nice for the users >> since their high scores and settings would carry over with no need for >> any migration. > > Wow! You should make use of the full stop and capital letters to > break your sentences once in a while :) > > Patents aside, in-app purchases are nice, and overall provide a better > user experience. However, > > * the whole in-app billing system is still a bit buggy and breaks once > in a while > * there are issues with older Android versions > * coding it is more work > * you have to come with some scheme to protect your purchase > database from copying it to another phone > * some people expect a 'pro' application download even when you > explicitly say that there is none > * carrier billing doesn't work, at least on some carriers > > Just a few things to consider. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
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