If I don't believe an application should require Internet, I don't
install it. I hope that there are others who do the same. To require
internet permissions (with the current generic internet permission) on
an app which really does not need it, such as aiFlashlight, gives me
reason to question the motives of that developer. I ask myself "Now,
why the heck would a flashlight app require internet permissions?" and
then move along to another app that does the same thing without
requiring those permissions. I usually recommend to others that they
do the same thing. Taking this route is, in my opinion, a band-aid,
not a solution.
On Nov 16, 2:09 pm, AlexK <kucherenko.a...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, INTERNET permission required.
>
> For example In our application we show activation dialog with
> description about activation process.
> In your cases can be done something different.
>
> On Nov 16, 8:16 pm, "nEx.Software" <email.nex.softw...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Of course, now you have to add Full Internet permission to every app
> > and thus negate any usefulness of this permission for actual use.
> > As if this permission was not already useless enough in telling the
> > user what the app intended to do...
>
> > On Nov 16, 11:13 am, AlexK <kucherenko.a...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Source code which you can integrate into own application for checking
> > > black list.
>
> > > /**
> > > * Determines status of device's IMEI.
> > > *
> > > * @return -1 - imei status retrieval failed. 0 - Green status 1 to 3 -
> > > Yellow
> > > * status 3 to 5 - Brown status above 5 - Red status
> > > */
> > > public int getIMEIStatus()
> > > {
> > > // 1. Get device ID
> > > TelephonyManager manager = (TelephonyManager)getSystemService
> > > (Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
> > > String sDeviceID = manager.getDeviceId();
> > > // 2. Fetch for IMEI data.
> > > // Will look like
> > >
> > > //http://www.artfulbits.com/android/antipiracycheck.ashx?IMEI=123456789...
> > > String url = "http://www.artfulbits.com/android/antipiracycheck.ashx?
> > > IMEI="
> > > + sDeviceID;
> > > // Server will return 200 if request post was successful.
> > > final int http_ok = 200;
> > > // Create new http client.
> > > HttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();
> > > // Create new http post.
> > > HttpPost post = new HttpPost(url);
> > > // Cache http response.
> > > HttpResponse response = null;
> > > // Will return -1 unless server provides its own value.
> > > int imeiStatus = -1;
> > > try
> > > {
> > > // Executind post.
> > > response = client.execute(post);
> > > // Making sure we've received correct status code.
> > > if(response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == http_ok)
> > > {
> > > // Retrieving content stream.
> > > InputStream stream = response.getEntity().getContent();
> > > // Decorating stream with Input stream reader
> > > InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader(stream);
> > > // Decorating input stream reader with buffered stream reader.
> > > BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(isr);
> > > // Reading imei status from stream.
> > > imeiStatus = Integer.parseInt(reader.readLine());
> > > // Closing buffered reader will recursively close decorated
> > > input stream
> > > // reader and input stream.
> > > reader.close();
> > > }
> > > }
> > > catch(Exception e)
> > > {
> > > e.printStackTrace();
> > > }
> > > return imeiStatus;
>
> > > }
>
> > > On Nov 16, 7:57 pm, AlexK <kucherenko.a...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > I just did publishing of the web service!
>
> > > > All details can be found here:
>
> > > >http://www.artfulbits.com/Android/antipiracy.aspx
>
> > > > In 5 minutes I'll update database by our latest catched pirate phones.
>
> > > > On Nov 16, 2:19 pm, "admin.androidsl...@googlemail.com"
>
> > > > <admin.androidsl...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > > > > +1
>
> > > > > This keeps coming up but I am bumping because it shouldn't be ignored
> > > > > by Google.
>
> > > > > Problem is people can buy and refund within 24 hours. So we need a web
> > > > > service apps can call where we can send a device ID plus a google
> > > > > checkout number which confirms a valid non-cancelled order. If this
> > > > > web service could be centralised to check other app markets too, we
> > > > > would all be laughing.
>
> > > > > Its not cost effective for a single dev to work out a solution. A team
> > > > > of people should be driving this forwards where they can keep an eye
> > > > > on what the pirates are doing and continue to improve the system as
> > > > > the pirates continue to break it.
>
> > > > > So the question then becomes a monetary one. No one has the motivation
> > > > > to build a system without a monetary incentive. So how about all app
> > > > > devs who are interested in the scheme support the anti-piracy
> > > > > developers by paying a monthly subscription. Most app devs would be
> > > > > happy to do so if they can claw back 100's of pirated copies of their
> > > > > apps.
>
>
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