btw aayush... if u r plannin to implement this can u plz temme how u r checkin the validity of a key?? 'm very bad with cryptography...
On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 6:04 PM, aayush <abhatnagar192...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yes...sounds neat indeed.. > > > >>> On Jun 3, 12:09 pm, mobilekid <mobilek...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > >>> > I would do the same. > > > > >>> > Get the android ID like this: > > > > >>> > String android_id = android.provider.Settings.System.getString > > >>> > (this.getContentResolver(), > > >>> > android.provider.Settings.System.ANDROID_ID); > > > > >>> > Then send it to your back-end and query the number of times you've > > >>> > made the same call or the date you firstly made a call against the > > >>> > unique ID. > > > > >>> > Hope it helps! > > > > >>> > On Jun 3, 11:02 am, Sujay Krishna Suresh <sujay.coold...@gmail.com > > > > >>> > wrote: > > > > >>> > > if i were u & if my app already interacts with the web then i'll > > >>> initially > > >>> > > hit a url from the app with may the phone's unique id... > > >>> > > i'll take care of everythin else at the web-side... this will > make > > >>> sure that > > >>> > > there's not much change in my app's performance... > > >>> > > but i dont exactly no if an android phone has any sort of unique > > >>> id.... & > > >>> > > the possibilities to get such an id... > > >>> > > if not the id u may go for the google acc registered with the > > >>> phone... but > > >>> > > this may have some limitations... > > > > >>> > > On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 3:20 PM, aayush < > abhatnagar192...@gmail.com> > > >>> wrote: > > > > >>> > > > okay..thanks for the answer Marc. > > > > >>> > > > For #1 i believe i need to create my own certificate by using > the > > >>> > > > keytool utility and sign it as you suggest. > > > > >>> > > > Time based is my only requirement..as of now. Usage based is > not a > > >>> > > > priority for me. > > > > >>> > > > aayush > > > > >>> > > > On Jun 3, 2:34 pm, Marc Lester Tan <mail...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> > > > > Hi, > > > > >>> > > > > # 1 - I believe you can do this when signing your > certificate. > > >>> > > > > # 2 - you can store the number of times your app is invoked > on > > >>> the > > >>> > > > > Preferences then just check if it already exceeds your limit > but > > >>> then it > > >>> > > > can > > >>> > > > > easily be broken by just uninstalling the application and > > >>> download it > > >>> > > > again. > > >>> > > > > I haven't tried this yet. Just my idea. > > > > >>> > > > > Marc > > > > >>> > > > > 2. Usage based ( 100 invocations of the application). > > > > >>> > > > > On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 5:24 PM, aayush < > > >>> abhatnagar192...@gmail.com> > > >>> > > > wrote: > > > > >>> > > > > > Hello list.. > > > > >>> > > > > > I had a query: > > > > >>> > > > > > If i wish to attach an evaluation license to my android > > >>> application, > > >>> > > > > > how can that be achieved ? As for example, i may want to > > >>> provide an > > >>> > > > > > evaluation license based application that expires in one of > the > > >>> > > > > > following ways: > > > > >>> > > > > > 1. Time based (30 days etc) > > > > >>> > > > > > 2. Usage based ( 100 invocations of the application). > > > > >>> > > > > > Once the application's license expires, i need to restrict > > >>> access to > > >>> > > > > > it from the user. > > > > >>> > > > > > Thanks in advance.. > > > > >>> > > > > > Best Regards > > > > >>> > > > > > aayush > > > > >>> > > -- > > >>> > > Regards, > > >>> > > Sujay > > >>> > > George Bernard Shaw< > > >>>http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/george_bernard_shaw.html> > > >>> > > - "A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on > the > > >>> > > support of Paul." > > > > >> -- > > >> Regards, > > >> Sujay > > >> H. L. Mencken< > http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/h/h_l_mencken.html> - "Nobody > ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American > > >> public." > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > Sujay > > > Mark Twain < > http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/mark_twain.html> - "There is > no sadder sight than a young pessimist." > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Sujay > > H. L. Mencken < > http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/h/h_l_mencken.html> > > - "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American > > public." > > > -- Regards, Sujay H. L. Mencken <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/h/h_l_mencken.html> - "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
