Hmm... I like that idea. It just might work, I only need to cover 2.5k users and another 3.9k on the other one. Those numbers are small enough I could build them right into the code as a digested lookup.
By the way, if the user has lost their transaction record you can send them to this link: *https://wallet.google.com/manage/#transactions:* and tell them to get the order number for you :) - Brill On Monday, December 3, 2012 11:59:44 PM UTC-5, John Coryat wrote: > > You could use their original order number. Download the orders from the > Checkout console and store them on a server. Add a way for users to enter > their order number to open up the premium content. The user would have to > search for their order number though. > > -John Coryat > > On Monday, December 3, 2012 10:50:24 PM UTC-6, Brill Pappin wrote: >> >> Yeah, I'm trying to streamline and *not* maintain 4 different apps :) >> I'm formulating a plan to simply ask the users in the next update and use >> the LVL lib along with a hosted database to mark those who should never >> need to buy it again. >> >> - Brill >> >> On Monday, December 3, 2012 11:38:53 PM UTC-5, Nobu Games wrote: >>> >>> The problem with this suggestion is that it won't last a switched SD >>> card, factory reset or new device. I don't think that there's is a real >>> good solution to this problem other than maintaining the paid app. You >>> could transform the paid app into an "unlock key" and require your users to >>> install the free version. After a grace period you can unpublish the unlock >>> key app. I believe that your customers who purchased the paid version will >>> still be able to download the unpublished app. >>> >>> >>> On Monday, December 3, 2012 7:57:59 PM UTC-6, niko20 wrote: >>>> >>>> Maybe try and use something that would be on their device that you >>>> created ( a folder, etc) as an indicator they are a previous customer. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Monday, December 3, 2012 2:37:34 PM UTC-6, Brill Pappin wrote: >>>>> >>>>> FYI - What I'm doing is switching from a free/paid version free with >>>>> ads, to a single version that will have ads until an in-app purchase is >>>>> made. >>>>> Obviously I don't want to screw the legacy customers with ads they >>>>> have to then pay to get rid of. >>>>> >>>> -- 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
